Websites that get York businesses more enquiries, more bookings and found on Google.
I'm Steve — I design and build WordPress websites for service businesses in York and across North Yorkshire. Not templated, not outsourced. Strategy, design, build, launch, and ongoing care. All from one person who actually picks up the phone.
A website that works while you're busy serving customers.
The best websites do their job while you're doing yours. They answer questions before anyone picks up the phone, build trust before the first meeting, and turn strangers into enquiries without you lifting a finger. That's what I build for York businesses.
"My contact form works really well for me, it's helped me book out my boutique for months in advance. Steve understood exactly what I wanted — something different, something that felt like my brand. The website captures everything Maidens & Ravens is about, and brides find us every week because of it."
Elizabeth Matfin
Maidens and Ravens, Micklegate, York
Why York businesses work with me
Strategy-first approach
Every site starts with your business goals, not a template. We work out what you need before touching any code.
Built to convert
Designed around getting enquiries, not just looking good. Every page has a job to do.
WordPress, no lock-in
You own everything — domain, hosting, files. Move it whenever you want. No hostage situations.
Local understanding
I work with businesses across York and North Yorkshire. I know the area and the customers you serve.
One point of contact
No account managers, no ticket queues. Just me. When you call, I answer.
Ongoing support
I don't disappear at launch. Website care plans keep your site secure, backed up, and looked after.
A growing list of York names
From dental practices to bridal boutiques, beauty clinics to hospitality — these are some of the businesses I've helped get found and get enquiries.
Maidens & Ravens, York
A bridal boutique as distinctive as the dresses they sell. Elizabeth needed a website that matched her vision — gothic, sustainable, one-of-a-kind. We built it, and now she's booked out every Saturday for six months.
Months booked out
Monthly visitors
Google review rating
"Steve understood exactly what I wanted — something different, something that felt like my brand. The website captures everything Maidens & Ravens is about, and brides find us every week because of it."
Elizabeth
Maidens & Ravens, York
How I work
Free call
A proper conversation about your business, not your colour scheme.
Discovery
Your customers, what they need to see, and what's getting in the way.
Design
Drafts you can revise, built around the path to enquiry.
Build
Hand-built WordPress. Fast, secure, yours to keep.
Launch & care
Live, trained, and looked after long after handover.
Free call
A proper conversation about your business, not your colour scheme.
Discovery
Your customers, what they need to see, and what's getting in the way.
Design
Drafts you can revise, built around the path to enquiry.
Build
Hand-built WordPress. Fast, secure, yours to keep.
Launch & care
Live, trained, and looked after long after handover.
Website design questions from York businesses
Answers to the questions I hear most often from York businesses. If yours isn't here, just ask.
Projects start at £2,000, and I quote every one properly once I understand what you need — so there's no surprise invoice and no day-rate meter ticking over. What moves the number is scope: how many pages, whether you're selling online, how much is built from scratch. You'll know the full price before I start a thing.
How I can help
Your site isn't bringing anything in
You've got a website. Maybe it even looks decent. But the enquiries aren't coming and you're not sure why. I find what's holding it back and fix it.
You're paying too much for your current platform
Proprietary website builders and closed CMS platforms can cost hundreds — sometimes thousands — a year for no good reason. I move businesses onto WordPress and cut the ongoing cost significantly.
Your developer disappeared — or stopped caring
It happens more than it should. If you've been left with a half-finished site, no access to your own files, or a developer who's stopped returning calls — I can take it over and sort it out.
You're starting from scratch
New business, new direction, or starting properly for the first time. I'll build something that works from day one — not just something that looks good in a browser.
Need help with your website?
Ready to turn your website into your best salesperson? Tell me a bit about your project and I’ll get back to you within one working day.