Your site is slower than your competitors
A one-second delay costs you 7% of conversions. Most WordPress sites are bloated with plugins, unoptimised images, and unused code. We build lean from the start.
WordPress Design & Development
A platform that works as hard as you do.
A platform built to your business, not a template customised for it. We design, build and launch WordPress sites that load fast, rank well, and give you full control of your content – without a developer on speed dial.
- PageSpeed targets
- 85+PageSpeed targets
- Years senior UX
- 20+Years senior UX
- 2.1 AA compliant
- WCAG2.1 AA compliant
- ownership on handover
- Fullownership on handover
Trusted by
- Fund Boards Council
- WPS Advisory
- The Pension Calendar
- Built on a professional tech stack
- Optimised for Core Web Vitals
- Accessibility-ready
- SEO foundations built in
Why this matters
Your website is your hardest-working employee.
It's working 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If it's slow, confusing, or difficult to update, it's costing you leads every single day.
You can't update it without breaking something
A good WordPress build means your team can update content, add pages, and change images without needing a developer every time. We build to hand over cleanly.
Compliance and accessibility are an afterthought
If you're in a regulated sector or serve the public sector, WCAG accessibility isn't optional. We build to standard and document it - so you're covered.
Recent work
Platforms we've designed, built and maintained.
A selection of WordPress sites and custom platforms - UX and UI design, development, membership systems and ongoing care.
Fund Boards Council
Digital experience consultant across five years: designed both the main site and members' portal, with heavy WordPress customisation for the portal - then built and maintained it all.
- Digital experience
- WordPress
- Member portal
- Ongoing care
WPS Advisory
UX research and wireframing through to a full WordPress build across both WPS sites (ukwps.com and wpsadvisory.com), plus an ongoing maintenance plan and link-shortening setup.
- UX research
- WordPress
- Maintenance
The Pension Calendar
A heavy custom WordPress dev build: a membership system with payment functionality, permission-based dynamic content, and event data upload.
- WordPress dev
- Membership & payments
- Permission-based CMS
- Events
Positively Aware
UI design from their brand guidelines, the WordPress build, and a separate learning portal for paid members.
- UI design
- WordPress
- Learning portal
- Membership
Grey GR
Design and WordPress development, plus a bespoke property database storing documents, project timelines, FAQs and other information.
- Design & dev
- WordPress
- Property database
Pricing
Three tiers. One standard.
Every build gets the same senior attention. The tiers reflect scope, not quality.
Launch
£1,500+ VAT
One-off project
- Single-page conversion site or campaign landing page
- Elementor Pro build, mobile-first
- Speed optimised — 85+ PageSpeed target
- Basic contact form and CTA setup
- Handover with training
- Usually turned around in a week
Authority
£3,500+ VAT
One-off project
- Multi-page business website (5–10 pages)
- ACF custom fields and dynamic content
- Full blog / resource centre setup
- WCAG 2.1 compliance check
- Advanced Rank Math SEO configuration
- Care plan onboarding and handover
- Usually turned around in 3-4 weeks
Ecosystem
£7,500+ VAT
Bespoke – call for scope
- Complex multi-section platform builds
- Custom CPTs, taxonomies, and search filters
- Third-party API and CRM integration
- WooCommerce or Stripe commerce layer
- Full WCAG audit and accessibility statement
- Ongoing care plan included
- Timeline subject to scope
From the founder
Every site I build gets the same attention I gave to platforms at The People's Pension - where the regulatory bar was high, the performance expectations were higher, and there was no room for shortcuts. That standard doesn't change based on the size of your budget.
Questions
What people ask about WordPress builds.
What platform do you build on?
WordPress with Elementor Pro, ACF Pro, and Dynamic.ooo for dynamic content. WPCodeBox 2 for custom snippets. Rank Math Pro for SEO. All licences included in your build.
Will I be able to update it myself?
Yes — that's a core design principle. We build every site so a non-technical person can update content, add pages, and change images. You'll get a handover video and documentation.
Do you handle hosting?
We offer managed WordPress hosting from £85/month which includes all plugin licences. We can also configure your existing hosting - but managed hosting means we handle updates, backups, and security.
What about after the site launches?
We offer Basic (£150/month) and Plus (£325/month) Care Plans covering ongoing maintenance, updates, backups, and support hours. Most clients roll onto a plan post-launch.
Do you write the copy for my site?
Not as standard - most clients either write their own copy or bring a copywriter into the project. We'll give you a clear wireframe showing what each section needs to say and roughly how much space it has, so you're not staring at a blank page. If you'd rather outsource the writing, we can recommend a copywriter we've worked with before, or include copywriting as a costed add-on from the start.
How is this Launch option different from a VIP Day?
The Launch tier is a traditional project with a 1-week timeline - we do the work, you review drafts, we refine and launch. A VIP Day is an 8-hour live build where we work alongside you in real time. Same price, different experience: choose Launch if you'd rather provide input asynchronously; choose VIP Day if you want to compress the whole thing into a single focused day with live collaboration.
Let's build something worth owning.
Book a free 15-minute project call. We'll tell you exactly what approach we'd take and what it would cost - no waffle.