Web design, search & photography · Stamford
Web Design in Stamford
Fast, well-built WordPress sites designed around the enquiry — not around a template, and not around whatever was easiest to assemble.
A website that earns its keep
A good site does three things: it loads quickly, it makes you look like the business you actually are, and it makes it obvious what to do next. Most sites I am asked to replace fail on at least two of those, usually because they were built to a template and filled in afterwards.
I start with what you sell and who buys it, work out the handful of pages that will do the selling, and design those first. Everything else follows. You get a WordPress site you can edit yourself, on a clean build with no page-builder sludge, hosted somewhere quick.
Photography, copy, hosting and search are all handled here too, so nothing gets thrown over a fence to someone who has never seen your business.
I also build websites for photographers, wedding venues, videographers, authors and content creators, and each of those pages shows how the approach changes for that line of work.
The best-looking website is not the one that wins. It is the one you can find, read and act on.
How a build runs
From first call to live
01
A proper conversation
What the business does, who buys, what the current site gets wrong, and what would count as success. An hour here saves a fortnight later.
02
Structure before decoration
I map the pages and what each one has to achieve before anyone opens a design tool. Get this right and the design becomes straightforward.
03
Design and build together
Designed in the browser, on real content, at real sizes — so what you approve is what you get, on a phone as well as a laptop.
04
Live, then watched
I do not disappear on launch day. The first month is when the real information arrives, and it is when the useful tweaks get made.
Built to be edited
You get shown how to change text, add pages and swap photos. No ringing me to update an opening time.
Quick by default
Compressed images, minimal plugins, sensible hosting. Speed is a ranking factor and a conversion factor, and it is mostly free if you build properly.
Accessible and legible
Real contrast, sensible type sizes, keyboard navigable. It is the right thing to do and it happens to help everything else.
Written, not filled in
Copy is part of the build, not a document you have to supply at the end. If you would rather write it yourself, that is fine too.
Photographed properly
Stock photography of other people’s offices fools nobody. I shoot the real thing — it is the single biggest lift a small site gets.
Hosted and looked after
Updates, backups and monitoring handled, with someone to ring if something looks wrong.
A site should still be fast, findable and easy to update three years from now not the day it launched.
Pricing
Clear packages, no hidden costs
You will know exactly what you are getting and exactly what it costs before I start. Pick the package that fits where your business is right now.
Starter
£350
A smart, three to five page website to get your business online and looking professional.
- Three to five pages
- Mobile responsive
- Contact form and map
- Basic on-page SEO
- Submitted to Google
Most popular
Business
£800
A full multi-page website built to grow with your business and bring in enquiries.
- Up to ten pages
- Custom design and branding
- SEO set-up and schema markup
- Lead-focused layout
- Everything in Starter
Ecommerce
From £1,000
For a growing business that needs to sell online. Includes the full set-up.
- Everything in Business
- Ecommerce set-up
- WordPress or Shopify
- Ongoing SEO and content
- Priority support
Every package includes hosting set-up, a training session so you can edit the site yourself, and a written quote before any work begins. Need something that does not fit these three? Tell me what you have in mind and I will price it properly.
Local work
Websites I have built close to home
Most of my work comes from within an hour of Stamford, and a fair amount of it from within twenty minutes.
Pony Perfect in Deeping St James is a family-run miniature pony business that visits parties, care homes and therapy sessions. Their site gives each of those audiences its own route without splitting into three.
The Malcolm Arms, a pub and restaurant near Boston, has events, menus and table bookings in one place, on a custom build that scores 100 for accessibility in Google’s own page test.
Swan Lake Country Park is a luxury lodge park in Lincolnshire, with pages for lodge ownership, holidays and each lodge. I am currently working with businesses in Bourne and Spalding too.
What people say
A few words from clients
★★★★★
“James took the time to understand the business and built us something that actually brings in enquiries. Easy to deal with.”
★★★★★
“James is professional, quick to respond and genuinely helpful. Our website looks the part and does its job.”
★★★★★
“Exactly what we needed — a clean, credible presence that reflects how we work. Highly recommend.”
How long it takes
A Starter site is usually live within two to three weeks of me having your content. A Business site takes three to five weeks, and an ecommerce build six to eight depending on how many products there are and where they are coming from.
You get the price before work starts, in writing, with a date beside it. It does not move unless you ask for something new — and if you do, I will tell you what it adds before I do it.
Questions
Common questions about web design in Stamford
How much does a website cost?
Starter websites are £350 for three to five pages, Business websites are £800 for up to ten pages, and ecommerce websites start from £1,000. Every package includes hosting set-up, a training session and a written quote before any work begins.
How long does a website take to build?
A Starter site is usually live within two to three weeks of me having your content. A Business site takes three to five weeks, and an ecommerce build six to eight.
Can I update the website myself?
Yes. Every site is built on WordPress and you are shown how to change text, add pages and swap photos, so you never need to ring me to update an opening time.
Do you write the content and take the photos?
Yes. Copy is part of the build and I do the photography myself, so you do not have to supply everything at the end. If you would rather write it yourself, that is fine too.
Will the price change once work starts?
No. You get the price in writing before work starts, and it does not change unless you ask for something new. If you do, I tell you what it adds before I do it.
Further reading: What does a website cost in 2026? and Why your website is losing you customers.
Got a site that is letting you down?
I will look at it properly and come back with what I would change first — whether or not that turns into a project.