Hi, I'm Steve.I build websitesthat earn their keep.
I'm a freelance web designer based in Skipton, North Yorkshire. I work with local service businesses whose websites look fine on the surface but aren't bringing in the enquiries their owners deserve.
Built to bring in enquiries.
There's no shortage of web designers in Yorkshire. Most of them will build you something that looks good, hand you the login details, and wish you luck.
That's not how I work.
I got into this because I kept seeing the same problem: business owners investing in a website, then wondering why nobody was getting in touch. The design looked fine. The branding was nice. But the phone wasn't ringing.
The issue was almost never the design. It was the strategy behind it. Unclear calls to action. No thought given to what a visitor needs to see before they trust you. Contact forms that went nowhere.
So I build websites to bring in leads. That starts with the outcome you want, more enquiries, and works back to the design.
Ilkley Dental Care had a website that looked decent but was silently losing them patients. The contact form was broken. The phone number was buried. Visitors couldn't find what they needed.
After a rebuild focused on getting people to make contact, they went from almost no online enquiries to 30+ per month.
What working with me looks like.
I talk about your business, not just your website.
Before I touch any design, I want to understand who your customers are, what they need to see before they trust you, and what's currently getting in the way of them getting in touch.
I build around conversion, not just aesthetics.
Every decision (layout, copy, calls to action, page structure) is made with one question in mind: will this help a visitor take the next step?
You get a website you're proud of and a business that benefits.
Most of my clients tell me they didn't realise how much their old website was costing them until they saw what a new one could do.
A bit about me.
I've been designing and building websites for years, and I'm based in Skipton in the Yorkshire Dales. I work with service businesses across Yorkshire, from Ilkley and Keighley to York and beyond.
I work as a freelancer, which means you deal directly with me from the first conversation to launch day and beyond. No account managers, no handoffs, no surprises.
When a project calls for specialist skills like copywriting, photography or SEO, I bring in trusted collaborators from my network. But I'm always your main point of contact and always responsible for the outcome.
Don't just take my word for it.
Rated five stars on GoogleMy website crashed after a TikTok went viral with over 200,000 views. Steve looked at it immediately and got it back up and running straight away.
Steve is fantastic! He created a beautiful website for my skin clinic. The finished result looks extremely professional, slick and stylish. He went out of his way to make sure my website was just as I wanted!
We used Steve to create our website. He filled us with confidence from the first conversation. No request was too much to ask, his work is excellent and amazing value for money. I would 100% recommend Steve to anyone needing to take their website to the next level.
We're absolutely thrilled with the work Steve did on our new websites! He managed to navigate and sort through two separate sites with ease, and the turnaround time was impressively quick.
Ready to find out what your website could be doing?
Start with a free website review. I'll look at your current site and tell you the three most important things holding it back, whether you end up working with me or not.