Keep what works.
Fix what gets in the way.
A tired website does not always need throwing away. Show me what you have, what is frustrating you and what customers keep asking. We can decide whether a repair or a rebuild makes more sense.
For an existing business with an out-of-date site, awkward editing, poor mobile pages or a change in what it offers.
Look at the existing site first.
We review the pages, enquiry routes and the content people still use. If you have search and analytics access, that helps identify important pages. A new design should be based on your actual business and the useful parts of the current website.
Keep control of the move.
We list the domain, hosting, content system, email and any connected services. We check access and responsibility before changing providers. If someone else looks after the current site, the handover needs to be planned with them.
Build away from the live website.
The replacement is reviewed separately while the current site stays available. You can check the copy, images and journeys before the launch. The quote sets out content migration and revision limits.
Give old pages a proper destination.
We map the existing URLs to the new pages and plan redirects where addresses change. Before the switch we check forms, contact details and the mobile layout, and agree what to do if the launch needs to be rolled back.
A few things
you might be wondering.
If your question is about your particular website, send it over. I would rather you ask.
Can you make a few repairs instead?
If a smaller repair will do the job, I will say so. Access, the current platform and the state of the site decide what is practical.
Will my search positions stay the same?
No one can guarantee that. We reduce avoidable problems by reviewing useful content, retaining URLs where sensible and mapping redirects when they change.
Can I keep my existing photographs and copy?
Yes, if you own them or have permission to use them. We agree what stays, what needs updating and what needs replacing.
Let’s build
your next website.
A free 15-minute call with me, Garreth.
Bring what you have. We can work out the rest.