Websites for Individuals and Small Businesses
Many popular website services, like WordPress or Wix, can be confusing… so many options, themes, layouts, and plugins, when all you want is a basic website that does the job. Then you have to pay all sorts of subscription fees and maintainance costs on top of this.
😥 Do you feel like managing a website is often way too complicated and confusing?
💰 Are you fed up with spending money on hosting, updates and security fixes?
👍 Do you just need a simple, professional website that works?
These websites are different.
- Cheap: Websites that are basically as cheap as possible while still providing a professional look and feel.
- Editable: You can change things easily.
- Small Ongoing Costs: Apart from a domain name (usually about £10-£20 a year), ongoing costs will be very low*.
These services are useful for different people:
- If you are a small business owner, you might need a simple website just to provide some basic information about your services, and to provide contact details and prices.
- If you are an academic or PhD student, you might want a simple website to provide an overview of your academic profile with details about your publications.
- You might run a small voluntary group or small campaign. Maybe you just need a basic website for directing people to.
If this sounds like you, get in touch!
Prices
There are three tiers available. Small, Smaller, and Smallest.
- Small Websites (£600)
- Smaller Websites (£400)
- Smallest Websites (£200)
- Discounts available for PhD students and for those on univeral credit
| Tier | Smallest | Smaller | Small |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Basic Image Uploader | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pages Included (you can add more yourself) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Editable site settings and menu | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Header Logo Uploader and Icon (you have to provide the file) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Simple SEO | Site-based | Page-based | Page-based |
| Colour Palettes | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Font Choices | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Contact Page | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Blog | No | No | Yes |
| Page Layouts | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| YouTube / Vimeo / Soundcloud Embedding | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free Hosting with Github | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Website Analytics | No | No | No |
| Help with Site Setup | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Post-Completion Support | 30 minutes | 90 mins | 90 mins |
| User Guides | Yes | Yes | Yes |
What is not Included
In order to keep sites cheap, the following are not included. ALL custom requirements are considered extras and require additional fees.
- Personal customisation
- Custom layouts
- Custom colour schemes
- Video/audio uploads (must be done via other services like YouTube)
- Image Gallery
- Infinite free ongoing support
- Free fixes if your site breaks
- Free training
Technologies Used
These websites rely on specific technologies to keep costs down.
- Jekyll as a website builder
- Pico.css for styling
- TinaCMS for allowing you to edit the site (free tier)
- GitHub Pages for hosting (free for basic, static sites)
This service relies on TinaCMS and GitHub to enable you to edit your site and publish it. There is a chance that changes to these services will require maintainance updates, but given the simple nature of these websites, these will not require complicated, expensive fixes, unlike other website services.
Example Sites
This is a new business so check back soon for examples!