Small business website design, from £49.99 a month
A fast, SEO-ready website built around the five pages a small business actually needs.£49.99 a month with £0 upfront, or £995 if you would rather pay once. We aim to have it live within 14 days, and you know the price before we start.
- £49.99 a month, £0 upfront, or £995 outright
- We aim to launch within 14 days, mobile-first and fast
- Local SEO and Google Business Profile set up properly
- Chester studio, working with small businesses UK-wide
Anatomy of a website that wins customers
Every section earns its place — from the headline to the contact button.
What every small business site includes
Most small businesses don't need a sprawling site. They need a handful of pages that each do their job properly — and the technical details that make them get found.
A 5-page site that does its job
Home, services, about and contact — the pages a small business actually needs, each one written to turn a visitor into an enquiry.
One clear way to get in touch
One phone number, one form, no dead ends. A site a visitor can’t work out how to contact is a site that doesn’t pay for itself.
Local SEO baked in from day one
Local-business schema and a Google Business Profile link so your reviews and map listing reinforce each other from launch.
Fast on a phone
We target 90+ on Google PageSpeed and build for fast loading on mobile — where many of your customers will find you.
Built around your area
Town and service wording so you show up for the searches that matter near you, not generic national keywords.
Changes made for you
Send us new photos, prices or opening hours and we make the change. 30 minutes of changes every month are included on the monthly plan.
Up to 5 pages, designed and built by our Chester team · Hosting, SSL certificate, daily backups and updates · Your own domain, registered in your name · Google Business Profile set up properly · Basic local SEO so Google knows where you work · Contact form and WhatsApp button · We write the words from a short call with you · 30 minutes of changes every month.
12-month minimum, then month to month with one month’s notice. Buy it outright at any time for £495. No VAT to add. Hand On Web is not VAT-registered.
Start your small business website30-day money-back guarantee. Not happy within 30 days of your site going live? We refund everything you have paid and take the site down.
Prefer to pay once? The same site is £995 outright. Need a shop, blog or more pages? Business websites start from £2,500 on our web design service. Full Starter Website details.
From call to live site, aiming for two weeks
A simple, fixed process — you always know what happens next and what it costs.
Quick discovery call
Twenty minutes on what you do, who you serve and where. No jargon.
Design you approve
We design the pages and you sign them off before a line of code is written.
Build & local SEO
We build it, set up your Google Business Profile properly, add the local schema and test on real phones.
Launch
We put it live on your own domain. On the monthly plan you then get 30 minutes of changes every month.
Built for tradespeople, clinics, shops and local firms
Built for trades, clinics, shops and local firms: the kind of business customers find on a phone. They don't need a 30-page corporate site; they need a handful of fast pages that say what they do, prove they're trustworthy, and make getting in touch effortless.
Based at the Riverside Innovation Centre in Chester — face-to-face for Cheshire clients, remote for everyone else.
Small business website FAQs
The questions small business owners ask us most.
How much does a small business website cost in the UK?
Our Starter Website is £49.99 a month with nothing to pay upfront: up to five pages, hosting, your domain in your name, basic local SEO and 30 minutes of changes a month. It has a 12-month minimum and the site is yours after 24 months. Prefer to pay once? The same site is £995 outright. Bigger business websites start from £2,500. No VAT to add. Hand On Web is not VAT-registered. Our UK website cost guide explains what you should expect to pay elsewhere in 2026.
Read the UK website cost guide →How long does a small business website take?
We aim to have a Starter Website live within 14 days of the kick-off call. The main thing that sets the pace is how quickly you can send photos and check the draft. We write the words for you from a short call.
What’s included in the Starter Website?
Up to five pages designed and built by our Chester team; hosting, an SSL certificate, daily backups and updates; your own domain, registered in your name; your Google Business Profile set up properly; basic local SEO; a contact form and WhatsApp button; the words written for you from a short call; and 30 minutes of changes every month. Extra pages, online shops, booking systems and branding are quoted separately. For a bigger site, our Business Website starts from £2,500.
What if I’m not happy with it?
Every website is covered by our 30-day money-back guarantee. Not happy within 30 days of your site going live? We refund everything you have paid and take the site down.
Do I need more than five pages?
Usually not. Most small businesses need a home page that says what you do and where, a page for each thing you sell, an about page that puts a face on the business, and a clear contact page. Extra pages add cost without always adding enquiries. We’ll tell you honestly if you’re fine with five.
Will my website actually bring in customers?
A website earns its keep two ways: getting found, and converting the people who find it. We build both in — local SEO and fast mobile pages for the first, clear calls-to-action and one obvious enquiry path for the second. It won’t replace word of mouth overnight, but it makes sure the people already looking for you can find and contact you.
Can you help my business get found locally after launch?
Yes. The site ships local-SEO-ready, and if you want to actively climb the local rankings we offer ongoing SEO and Google Business Profile management as a separate service.
See our SEO services →Do you only work with businesses near Chester?
No. We’re a Chester studio: face to face in Chester and Cheshire, remotely UK-wide. The process works the same remotely — video calls, shared previews and clear communication.
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