Pet Getaway
The WordPress website and local SEO for my own home dog boarding business in Hindley, Wigan, built to compete with established local kennels.
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Web design that works for the business, not just the brochure.
Professional, fast websites designed around business objectives rather than simply appearance.
Who it’s for
A site that should be earning its keep.
Your website is out of date, slow, awkward on a phone, or simply doesn’t bring in enquiries. Or you’re starting out and need something credible you can grow into.
I work with local and small businesses, and with indie developers who want a game to have a proper home. If you want the site to do a job rather than just exist, that’s the work I enjoy.
What’s included
What the work covers
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Planning around the goal
Before any design we agree what a visitor should do: call, book, enquire or wishlist. Every page is built to lead there.
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Design that fits the business
A clear, confident look that suits your brand and your customers, designed for the phone first rather than squeezed down from a desktop layout.
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Fast, and built properly
Lightweight pages, optimised images and clean code, so the site loads quickly on a mobile connection and holds up on Google's page experience measures.
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Accessible by default
Readable text, sensible contrast, keyboard-friendly navigation and properly labelled forms. It is the baseline, not an upgrade.
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Search-friendly foundations
Sensible page titles, headings, structured data, a sitemap and clean URLs from day one. Deeper SEO is a separate, planned job: see Website + SEO.
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Launch and handover
Testing across devices, launch checks, and a plain-English walkthrough of how to keep the site up to date.
How it works
From first message to launch
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Conversation
You tell me what the business does and what the site needs to achieve. I tell you honestly what I'd do and whether I'm the right fit.
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Plan and structure
Pages, content and the route to enquiry are mapped out before anything is designed.
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Design
You see the look and feel on real content, on a phone and on a desktop, and we refine it.
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Build and test
The site is built, tested across devices and checked for speed, accessibility and search basics.
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Launch and improve
Live launch, then a review of how it's performing and what to improve next.
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Where this has been applied
Ways to start
Ways to work together
Every project is scoped to the job. These are the shapes most work takes; fixed prices can be shown here once they are set.
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Local and small business
Starter Website
A focused, fast site for a business that needs a credible home online.
- A small, focused set of pages
- Mobile-first design
- Enquiry form
- Search-friendly foundations
- Launch and handover
Priced to scope
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Local and small business
Business Website
A fuller site for a business with several services to explain.
- Service and supporting pages
- Structure planned around the enquiry
- Performance and accessibility checks
- On-page SEO throughout
- Launch and handover
Priced to scope
Ask about Business Website
Questions
Straight answers
How long does a website take?
It depends on the size of the site and how quickly content and decisions arrive. I give a realistic timeline in the proposal once I understand the scope, rather than a one-size-fits-all number.
Will I be able to edit it myself?
That depends on what suits the project. Some sites are best as a simple hand-built static site; others benefit from a system you edit directly. I’ll recommend one and explain the trade-off.
Do you do the SEO as well?
The foundations are part of every build. Keyword research, content strategy and ongoing optimisation are a separate piece of work, best planned together with the site. See Website + SEO.
What do you need from me?
Your goals, your content (or help creating it), your logo and brand assets if you have them, and access to any existing site, domain or analytics. I’ll give you a clear list.
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Next step
Tell me what you’re building.
A short message is enough to start. I’ll reply with an honest view of whether and how I can help.