SERVICES // WEB DESIGN

A website design company in Stoke-on-Trent that builds sites to win work

Fast, mobile-first websites for trades, construction, industrial and professional businesses. Researched before we design, tested before we launch, and looked after long after.

Website design shown on a desktop monitor in a home office
WEB DESIGN

Websites built around how your customers actually choose

Studio Alex is a website design company in Stoke-on-Trent, and we look after more than 200 businesses across Staffordshire, Cheshire and the rest of the UK. Most of them found us the same way: someone they trust recommended us.

A good website is where a customer lands after hearing your name, seeing your van or searching for what you do. In a few seconds they decide whether to call you or the next firm on the list. Our job is to make that decision easy.

That’s what bespoke website design in Stoke-on-Trent should mean: clear pages, proper calls to action and a site that loads quickly on a phone in a muddy car park. No jargon, and no disappearing once the site is live.

INCLUDED AS STANDARD

What’s included in every website we build

Whatever the size of the project, every build gets the same foundations.

Research before design

We look at your competitors, your customers and what people actually search for, so the structure of the site is based on evidence rather than guesswork.

Mobile-first design

Most of your visitors are on a phone. We design for the small screen first, then make sure it looks just as sharp on a desktop.

SEO foundations

Page titles, descriptions, headings, fast loading and clean structure, set up properly from day one so Google understands what you do and where.
Find out more

Conversion tracking

Calls, forms and enquiries tracked, so you can see what the website is bringing in rather than guessing.

UK hosting with Cloudflare

Your site sits on UK hosting with Cloudflare protection and weekly off-site backups.
Find out more

Handover and aftercare

A walkthrough, a written how-to guide and 30 days of free tweaks and fixes after launch. Then we’re still a phone call away.
WHO IT SUITS

Web design for small business owners who’d rather be doing the job

Most of the businesses we work with are busy. Trades, builders, engineers, hauliers, farms and professional firms who know their work inside out but don’t have time to wrestle with a website. That’s where we come in.

We handle web design across Staffordshire and Cheshire, from Leek and Congleton to Stafford and Newcastle-under-Lyme, and we work with businesses UK-wide too. Local clients can meet us in person. Everyone gets the same plain-English approach.

  • Trades and contractors who want more of the right enquiries
  • Construction and engineering firms that need to look as solid online as they are on site
  • Professional services that need trust and clarity
  • Small businesses replacing an old, slow or embarrassing website
  • Anyone who wants one studio to handle the website, branding and marketing together
Mobile website for a windows and conservatories installer
OUR WEB SERVICES

Choose the right route for your website

We don’t push one platform. Here’s how our web design work breaks down.

WordPress websites

Our main platform. Flexible, easy to edit and built to grow, including WooCommerce shops and booking systems.
Find out more

Wix websites

Sometimes Wix is the right fit. We build and improve Wix sites, and we’ll tell you honestly when it isn’t.
Find out more

Hosting and maintenance

UK hosting, Cloudflare, backups and updates handled for you, so the website keeps running while you get on with work.
Find out more

Website rescue

Hacked, slow, broken or locked out by a previous developer? We get you back in control.
Find out more
HOW IT WORKS

Our six-step web design process

01 1. Listen

A conversation about your business, your customers and what the website needs to do. Not a sales pitch, just questions.

02 2. Research

We look at your market, your competitors and the searches your customers make. We research before we recommend.

03 3. Wireframe

We map out every page and how it fits together. You sign off the wireframes before any build starts, so there are no surprises.

04 4. Private preview

Your site is built on a private preview link. You can click through it, share it with your team and ask for changes before anything goes live.

05 5. Launch and handover

We launch, check everything works, and walk you through the site. You get a written how-to guide to keep.

06 6. Aftercare

You get 30 days of free tweaks and fixes after launch. After that, we’re still here for hosting, maintenance, SEO and anything else you need.
PRICING

How much does a website cost in the UK?

It depends on how many pages you need, who writes the content, and whether the site needs to take payments or bookings. We give you a fixed quote once we’ve listened to what you need, so you know where you stand before anything starts. All prices exclude VAT.

Starter website

From

£1,400

A focused site for a sole trader or small firm: the key pages, a contact form, SEO foundations and conversion tracking.

Ask about this

Business website

From

£2,150

A larger site with service pages, project galleries, location pages and room to grow as your business does.

Ask about this

Shop or booking site

From

£2,760

WooCommerce shops and booking systems, set up so you can manage products, orders or appointments yourself.

Ask about this

Hosting and maintenance

From

£240 a year

UK hosting, Cloudflare protection, weekly off-site backups and updates, so your site stays quick and secure.

Ask about this

WHERE WE WORK

Local web design across Staffordshire and Cheshire

We’re based in Stoke-on-Trent and work with businesses across the area, as well as clients right across the UK.

Web design in Leek

Websites for Leek and Staffordshire Moorlands businesses.
Find out more

Web design in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Sites for firms in Newcastle and the surrounding area.
Find out more

Web design in Congleton

Helping Congleton and East Cheshire businesses win work online.
Find out more

Web design in Stafford

Websites for Stafford trades, contractors and professional firms.
Find out more
WHAT CLIENTS SAY

Rated 5.0 by local businesses.

QUESTIONS

Web design questions we get asked

It depends on the number of pages, the features you need and who’s providing the content. Our websites start from £1,400, and we give a fixed quote after an initial chat, so there are no surprises.

We agree the timescale with you at the start. It depends on the size of the site and how quickly content and feedback come back. We agree a timeline at the start and keep you updated.

Yes. At handover we walk you through the site and give you a written how-to guide. If you’d rather we made the changes, we can do that too.

No. We’re based in Stoke-on-Trent and work with plenty of businesses across Staffordshire and Cheshire, but we also build websites for clients UK-wide.

For most growing businesses we recommend WordPress, because it’s more flexible and easier to grow. Wix can suit simpler sites. We’ll talk it through honestly and recommend what fits you, not what suits us.
RELATED SERVICES

Everything works better together

Business card for a chartered surveyor and expert witness

Branding

Branding

A logo and identity that looks right on your website, van and paperwork.

Take a look

Skip hire company website on two phones

Marketing

SEO

Get found by the customers already searching for what you do.

Take a look

Demand Gen ad for an IBM storage partner shown on a laptop and a phone feed

Marketing

Google Ads

Put your business in front of people ready to buy, with tracking to show what’s working.

Take a look

LET’S TALK

Let’s build something that sets your business up for what’s next.

Fill in the form and I’ll come back to you within one working day with an honest answer and a fixed quote. Rather talk? Just call.