// freelance web designer & developer · south devon · uk & worldwide

See your website before you pay for it.For the businesses around the corner. And the brands you've heard of.

A free chat, then a real, working draft of your site within days. Like it and we agree a fixed price, from £600. Don't, and you owe nothing.

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// same care, every size

// brands whose campaigns run on sites I build and look after

  • Nike
  • Chanel
  • Prada
  • Burberry
  • Celine
  • Omega

// the free first draft

A real draft of your site, before there's anything to sign.

The kind of website most businesses need is quick to build, so I can turn a half-hour chat and whatever you've already got into a working draft of your actual homepage and the pages that matter most. Usually within a few days, always free. You react to something real on your own phone, not a flat mockup. Like it and we agree a fixed price. Not quite right? I'll try one different direction, still free. Not for you at all? You owe nothing.

  1. 01

    A free first chat

    Phone or video, half an hour or so. What your business does, what the site needs to do, sites you like the look of. No charge, no commitment.

  2. 02

    You send what you’ve got

    Photos, your Facebook page, the old site, a price list. However messy. I build a real, working draft from it.

  3. 03

    A fixed quote, once you’ve seen it

    Only then do we agree a price, for a site you already know you like. The free draft covers my standard sites, which suit nearly everyone. A WordPress build starts from a theme shortlist and a quote instead.

// what i do

I build for a 95‑million‑reach publisher and the village shop up the road. Same person, same standards, 8 years of doing it, one phone number.

The technology behind global brands, sized to the business around the corner. My sites are built the way Porsche, IKEA and The Guardian build theirs: quick to load on any phone, with next to nothing that can break. I host and look after them end to end, so you never have to think about it. WordPress is there if you want to edit content yourself, and custom builds cover anything off the shelf can't. And I don't vanish once it's live. I'm a phone call away next week or next year.

More about me →
A Willcocks Web banner tied to a wooden fence at a country show, marquees and bunting behind
// out in the field

// services

Five ways to work together.

Most projects fall into one of these. If yours doesn't, we'll work it out in the first chat.

  • Static sites

    Fast, secure, and nothing for you to maintain.

    The kind of website most businesses need: your services, prices, photos, opening hours and how to get in touch, loading instantly on any phone. It's what I call a static site. There's no database or admin login for anyone to hack and nothing for you to patch, and I host and look after it. Priced by the project, not the page: from £600, with most coming in around £800.

    More on static sites →
  • WordPress sites

    For clients who want to edit content themselves

    WordPress gives you a dashboard where you can log in and change the site yourself. It's the right choice if you'll be editing pages every week. It costs more than a static build, because there's more to build and look after. From £2,000.

    More on wordpress sites →
  • Custom development

    Plugins, platforms, the awkward problems

    Membership systems, booking platforms, interactive maps, headless CMS builds, GDPR-compliant ad cookie management. The things off-the-shelf software can't do.

    More on custom development →
  • Advertising operations

    Google Ad Manager and campaign delivery

    For publishers and media sites: the ad infrastructure behind a brand with 95M monthly reach, carrying campaigns for names like Nike, Chanel and Marc Jacobs. Yours can be smaller.

    More on advertising operations →
  • Hosting and support

    Kept online and looked after, from £25 a month

    A website has to live on a computer somewhere, and its address has to be renewed every year. Managed Static at £25 a month covers both, I keep an eye on it, and up to an hour of changes every month is included, so it's one thing off your plate for good. The other plans, WordPress hosting included, are on the pricing page.

    More on hosting and support →

// done properly

The parts nobody asks for until they go wrong.

Accessibility, privacy, performance and security are usually the last-minute items on a web project. Here they're the default. Every one of these is running on the page you're reading now.

  • // accessible

    Accessible

    Built to WCAG 2.2 AA: keyboard-operable, screen-reader friendly, visible focus, motion that respects your settings. Clear structure helps search engines read the page too.

  • // privacy handled

    Privacy handled

    Cookieless stats for accurate visitor counts, Google Analytics for the detail, and the consent banner, cookie policy and privacy pages set up properly. This site runs both; yours can too. GDPR handled, not left on your to-do list.

  • // fast where it counts

    Fast where it counts

    A slow site loses the customer before it’s even loaded, and it’s at its worst on rural mobile signal, or in summer when the holidaymakers are all sharing it. Pages served ready-made from a datacentre near the visitor keep you fast where your customers are.

  • // locked down

    Locked down

    Security headers and a strict content policy as standard, and on a static build there’s no admin login or database to attack in the first place.

// next step

See your site before you pay for it.

A free chat, then a working first draft within days, also free. Like it and we agree a fixed price. Don't, and you owe nothing.