How I work, from first message to launch
Local Web Studio is me, Danny, in Prescot. I take on one or two websites at a time and build every one myself, so this is exactly what happens, in order, and what I promise along the way.
What happens, in order
You get in touch
Through the contact form, a call, WhatsApp or email. I reply within four working hours on weekdays, and it is always me.
A short conversation
What you do, who for, and what you need the website to do. If I am not the right person for it, I would rather tell you then than later.
A free homepage concept
If it is a good fit, I design a working sample of your homepage so you can judge it on your own business before you pay anything. How the concept works.
A fixed price, in writing
What you get and what it costs are agreed in writing before I start, and the price does not change after that. £100 holds your slot in the diary; on Essentials the rest is £325 at design approval and £325 at launch, or you can spread it over twelve months. Every figure is on the pricing page.
Your content, agreed
We settle what goes on each page: your services, your photographs, your words. What I need from you is listed below, and most people already have more of it than they think.
The build, and your review
I build the site around your business and share it as it comes together. You review everything before it goes live, and I refine it with your feedback.
Launch and handover
I set up the hosting, connect your domain and take the site live, then walk you through how it all works. Most Essentials and Signature sites go live within a week of the content being agreed.
After launch
The first twelve months of hosting are included, then it is £96 a year. Care plans, from £65 a month, are there if you would rather I kept an eye on things, and entirely optional.
What I need from you
- What you do and who for: your services, and your prices if you publish them.
- Photographs of your work, your premises or your team, whatever you have. Phone photos are often fine.
- Your contact details and opening hours, and the areas you cover.
- Your logo, if you have one.
- Access to your domain if you already own one. If you do not, I register one in your name.
- Anything else you already use: posts, reviews, leaflets, a price list. It is usually enough to start from.
What I promise, in plain words
- The price is the price
- The price agreed in writing is what you pay. Anything new, meaning building something rather than changing something, is quoted and agreed in writing before I start it.
- You see it first
- If it is a good fit, you see your homepage before you pay anything, and you review the whole site before it goes live.
- It is yours
- You own it once it is paid for, in full or on the last instalment, and your domain is registered in your name from day one.
- You can leave
- If you ever move to another developer or host, I hand over the code, the domain and the accounts and answer your new developer’s questions. No fee and no notice period.
- No tie-in
- Care plans are optional. You can cancel one with 30 days’ notice and no fee, and your website stays exactly where it is.
- You deal with me
- From the first message to launch and after it, the person you talk to is the person building your site.
- No VAT
- Local Web Studio is not VAT registered, so no VAT is charged.
The same promises, in full, are in the terms.
Start with a message
Tell me a little about your business and what you need the website to do. I will reply within four working hours on weekdays.
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