We're a founder-led studio based in Norwich, and we work with businesses across Norfolk and the rest of the UK. That means we're one of the options you're weighing up - so rather than pitch, here's the checklist we'd want a friend to use when choosing anyone, including us.
Does local actually matter?
Less than it used to, and more than people admit. Technically, none of the work requires proximity - we build for clients in Northumberland and London from Norwich without friction. What local genuinely buys you is easier trust: you can meet, you can see other Norfolk work in the wild, and there's accountability that comes from sharing a city.
What it should not buy is a premium for the privilege. If a Norwich quote is materially higher than a comparable one elsewhere with no difference in scope, ask what the extra covers.
The nine questions
- Who will actually build it? If you're speaking to a salesperson, ask to speak to the builder before signing.
- Is the price fixed and itemised? A day rate with an estimate attached puts all the risk of a wrong estimate on you.
- How many revision rounds are included? Get the number in writing, and the cost of extra rounds.
- Who owns the domain, the site and the code at the end? The answer must be you. If the domain is registered in their name, that's leverage over your business.
- Can I edit the content myself afterwards? If not, you're buying a support contract as well as a site.
- Who writes the copy and sources the images? Cheap quotes usually assume you do. That's fine - as long as you know.
- What happens after launch? Hosting, backups, updates, and how fast can you reach a human.
- Can I see two sites you built that are still live? Live and loading fast, not screenshots in a deck.
- What's the honest timeline, and what would delay it? A good answer names content as the usual bottleneck.
Two answers to walk away from. First: "we'll register the domain for you" without confirming it's in your name - always own your own domain. Second: a monthly fee that can't be itemised, where cancelling means losing the site. Ongoing hosting and care are fine; hostage arrangements are not.
What a Norwich website should cost
For context, here's what we charge - a useful yardstick whoever you use:
| Scope | Price | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| One page, fixed structure, you supply content | £495 | 2 weeks |
| Five to six pages, bespoke layout, editable | £1,250 | 3–4 weeks |
| Ten-plus pages, e-commerce or booking | £2,450 | 4–6 weeks |
| Bespoke build, quoted after a scoping call | From £6,000 | Per project |
Our full breakdown of what a UK website costs and why quotes vary goes into what pushes each of these up, and our web design in Norwich page covers what's included at each tier.
Getting found locally, not just online
A site that looks good but can't be found isn't finished. Whoever builds yours, insist on these basics:
- A Google Business Profile, completed properly, with your real address and opening hours. For local searches this often matters more than the website.
- Separate pages for separate services. One page listing eight services will lose to eight pages, each answering one question.
- Your location in the copy where it's true - naturally, in the words a customer would use. Not a paragraph of "Norwich Norfolk Dereham Wymondham" at the bottom.
- Real page titles and descriptions per page, not the same one repeated site-wide.
- Speed on a phone on 4G. Most local searches happen on mobile, often outside. Test it there.
- Consistent name, address and phone number everywhere it appears.
Beyond the website
Plenty of Norfolk businesses we speak to don't primarily need a nicer site - they need the admin behind it to stop eating their week. That's the other half of what we do: rotas, reconciliation, spreadsheet automation, private team apps. If that sounds closer to your problem, start with the seven signs you've outgrown spreadsheets.
Happy to be one of your three quotes.
Tell us what you sell and who you sell it to. You'll get a fixed, itemised price before any work begins - and you'll be speaking to the person who builds it, start to finish.