Websites for
small business
A five-page website from haldev studio costs £500 as a one-off. I build modern, mobile-friendly websites for small businesses across the UK with no page builders, no monthly retainers, and clear fixed pricing from the start.
Built for Real Businesses
Click through — all three are fully working demo sites, not mockups.
Your Café
Slow down. Good coffee. Proper food.
A neighbourhood café website with menu, gallery, about page, and contact form. Mobile-first, fresh design, ready to go live.
Widgetly
Widgets built to last.
A full online shop selling widgets. Product catalogue, shopping cart, checkout flow, and order confirmation — all working end to end.
HireWell
Recruitment, done right.
A recruitment consultancy with a full admin panel for managing job listings. Create, edit, and remove positions — no developer needed.
What I Build
Each site is built from scratch with Next.js, Tailwind, and MCP — an open agent protocol — then reviewed by an AI-assisted QA pipeline that catches layout issues and broken links before you ever see them. No templates, no page builders. These are rough starting points — the final price depends on what you need.
Simple Site
Small business, professional web presence
Up to 5 pages: Home, About, Services, Contact, Gallery. Mobile-first, contact form, basic SEO. Perfect for tradespeople, shops, B&Bs.
- Mobile-responsive (looks good on phones)
- Contact form that emails you
- Google Maps on contact page
- Basic SEO (meta tags, sitemap)
- I host it — you own the domain
Business Site
Everything above, plus a blog/CMS
The Simple Site with a CMS so you can update pages, add news, or manage a gallery yourself. No coding needed.
- Content management dashboard
- Blog or news section
- Photo gallery with lightbox
- Analytics (see who's visiting)
- Cookie consent / GDPR compliant
Online Shop
Sell products directly from your site
Product pages, a shopping basket, and Stripe checkout. For farm shops, local makers, or anyone who wants to take orders online. I'll be upfront about whether this is the right fit.
- Product catalogue with categories
- Shopping cart
- Stripe card payments
- Order confirmation emails
- Mobile-optimised checkout
Custom Web App
Something that doesn't fit the above
Appointments, calendar sync, booking form, automated reminders. For holiday lets, charters, mobile services, and hospitality.
- Built to your specification
- Database (PostgreSQL)
- User accounts & login
- API integrations if needed
- Hosted and maintained for you
Who I Am
I'm a web developer based in Swanage, Dorset. I build websites for small businesses — the kind that don't need a big agency, just someone local who knows what they're doing and shows up.
I work with Next.js and Tailwind CSS. Every site I build is hand-coded — no page builders, no bloated templates. The result is a fast, clean site that looks good on any screen.
You own your domain name. I handle the technical side: hosting, SSL certificates, keeping things running. If something breaks, I fix it.
How I Work
I'd rather lose a project than land one on false promises.
Your Domain, Your Site
You buy the domain name (about £10 a year from any provider). I build the site and host it for you on a cloud service — fast, secure, and typically £5–£15 a month depending on what you need. No lock-in. If you ever want to move, the domain is yours and the code goes with you.
Straight Answers
The questions small business owners actually ask, answered without the agency waffle.
How much does a website cost?
Tier-by-tier UK pricing, from a £500 simple site to custom builds.
Read the cost guideHow long does it take to build?
Timelines by project type, stage by stage, plus what slows builds down.
Read the timeline guideDoes my business need a website?
The honest answer, including why AI assistants make it matter more, not less.
Read the honest answerHow It Works
A simple, transparent process. No endless meetings — just clear milestones and honest timelines.
Discovery
We learn about your business, goals, and audience. No assumptions — just questions and listening.
Design
Wireframes and mockups that look great on every screen. We iterate until it feels right.
Build
Clean, performant code. No bloated page builders — just modern frameworks that ship fast.
Launch & Support
Deployed, tested, live. We provide hosting setup, handover docs, and ongoing support if needed.
Got a project in mind?
Tell me what you need and I'll let you know if I can build it, how long it'll take, and what it'll cost. No obligation.