Let's get your website sorted.No upfront build fee, nothing to learn — just someone local who handles it.
I'm an Isle of Wight web designer. I build your website, host it, and look after it. When something needs changing, you message me and it's done — no logins, no jargon, no support tickets.
£95 a month from launch, everything included. Hold your build week with a £49 refundable deposit.
15+ years building websitesIsle of Wight basedA real person, a real phone number
Three headaches, off your plate
You already know the website’s a problem.
Here’s how I take all three of them off your hands.
01The bit that makes you wince
Your “Book Now” button’s been broken for months. Your prices are out of date. It looks rough on a phone. You keep meaning to sort it, and somehow it’s been on the list since spring.
I rebuild it properly, then keep it current for you. Spotted a wrong price? Want to swap a photo? Send me a message and it’s done that day. You never touch it.
That little flash of embarrassment when someone asks for your website — gone. You send them the link and you’re actually pleased they’re looking.
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02The bit that makes you hesitate
Last time, you paid up front, it broke, and the person went quiet on you. You’re not being difficult — you just can’t afford to lose money on this twice.
You pay no upfront build fee. A small refundable deposit holds your slot, and your first month is only due once the site’s finished, you’ve seen it, and you’ve signed it off. The money follows the result — never a promise.
You’re in control the whole way through. Nothing changes hands until you’re genuinely happy, so the worst-case scenario from last time simply can’t happen.
03The bit that drives you mad
You want to change your opening hours. Suddenly you’re logging into some system you’ve never seen, raising a “support ticket”, and waiting three days for a reply to a thirty-second question.
You reach me however you already talk to people — phone, WhatsApp voice note, or email. Tell me what’s changed and I sort it. No new systems unless you want them. No tickets. No learning anything.
It stops feeling like managing a supplier and starts feeling like having someone local on your side who just handles it.
TuesdayHi Matt, can you change my opening hours to 9 till 4 from Monday? Cheers.09:41Done — it’s live now. Anything else, just shout.09:52
How it works
A simple, low-stress process.
From first hello to launch and beyond — here’s exactly what happens, and exactly when you pay.
1
Today
Reserve a build week
Pick an available week that suits you and hold it with a refundable deposit. That's your place in the calendar — nothing else to do yet.
2
Before your build week
We have a proper conversation
A relaxed chat about your business — your story, your best customers, what they ask before they buy, and what makes people choose you. You already know all of this; you just haven't had anyone ask the right questions.
3
Before a single page is designed
Your message map takes shape
Everything you tell me becomes a plan: who your best customer is, what they need to hear, and in what order. The website gets built around their questions — not around what a template thinks a homepage should say.
4
Your build week
I design and build it
I write the words and design the pages around your message map. You carry on running your business — there's nothing for you to project-manage.
5
When it's ready
You review it, I refine it
You see the finished website, tell me what's not right, and I change it. Only when you've signed it off does your first month become due.
This is the only point you pay.
6
From launch
It's looked after
Hosting, security, updates, changes — all covered. Spot something you want changed? Message me and it's done. You never touch the technical side.
Scroll to watch a site come together.
This has been my thing since I was 16.
When I was 16 I built a website to help local businesses in my town get found online during the recession. Charities used it free. It got written up in Surrey Live. I wasn’t trying to build a career — I just believed that a good local business deserved to be visible.
That was over 15 years ago. The technology has changed. The belief hasn’t.
Since then I’ve spent my career building websites for local businesses and charities, always working directly with the people who are genuinely passionate about what they do. I moved to the Isle of Wight because this is where I want to build a life. I’m a new dad. I care about this community in a way that isn’t a marketing line.
I’ve seen good Island businesses lose customers to competitors with worse products and better websites. I’ve watched people compensate for a broken booking button by pasting price lists into WhatsApp at 10pm. I built this offer specifically to fix that: no upfront build fee, nothing due until you’re happy, one predictable monthly cost, and communication that works the way you already work.
No hidden extras. No surprise invoices. No “that’s not included in your package.” One monthly amount covers all of it.
A website built around your business
However many pages it needs to do the job properly. Designed around your best customers, written to answer their questions and earn their trust before they’ve even picked up the phone.
Copy and content written for you
I write the words. Based on our conversation about your business, your values and your customers — not a generic template filled in with your name.
Content updates done for you
Changed your prices? New photos? Updated your opening hours? Message me however suits you and I’ll sort it. No ticket systems, no logins, no waiting days for a reply.
Hosting, security and maintenance handled
Your website stays live, secure and up to date. You never receive a hosting renewal email, a plugin update warning, or a security alert. None of that reaches you.
A monthly website report in plain English
Every month I send you a simple summary of how your website is performing — how many people visited, how they found you, which pages they looked at. No spreadsheets, no dashboards, nothing to log into.
Works perfectly on every device
Fast, clean and fully responsive. Looks right whether someone finds you on their phone at 9pm or on a laptop in the office.
Local support from a real person on the Island
You know who built your website. You have my number. I’m not going anywhere.
When you pay
Today
£49
Refundable deposit
Holds your build week and comes off your first month. Fully refundable at any point before launch.
At launch
First month
Due at sign-off
Only when the website is finished, you’ve seen it, and you’re happy with it. Not a day before.
From then on
£95/month
6 months minimum
Everything above, covered. After 6 months it rolls monthly — 30 days’ notice to cancel, no exit fees.
Most businesses that come to me have already spent money on a website that didn’t work out. This structure exists so that can’t happen again: you only ever pay for work you’ve seen and approved, and the 6-month minimum gives the website a genuine chance to prove itself.
For most small businesses, one or two new customers a month covers it. Everything after that is profit.
This might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.
If any of this sounds familiar, you’re probably in the right place.
This is for you if you’ve been meaning to sort the website for months and somehow it keeps getting pushed down the list.
It’s for you if you’ve been burned before. If you paid someone, it didn’t go the way you hoped, and now you’re wary of spending money on this again. That’s completely understandable. And it’s exactly why I’ve structured this the way I have.
It’s for you if you’re relying entirely on Facebook or word of mouth, and you know, deep down, that people are searching for what you offer on Google and not finding you.
It’s for you if you just want someone to take the whole thing off your plate. The technical side, the updates, the maintenance, the back and forth. All of it. Gone.
And it’s for you if you’d rather work with a real local person you can actually call, than send a support ticket into the void and hope for the best.
Trades, salons, cafés, shops, charities, holiday lets — any local business that needs to be found online and look the part when someone finds them.
I’ve been building websites for businesses on the Isle of Wight and beyond for over 15 years. Here’s what people have said.
This managed care package is a new way of offering my work. The reviews below are from clients across my 15 years of web design. I’d rather be straight with you about that than pretend otherwise.
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I'd like to thank you for getting me through the whole process of setting up a new website which I had been dreading and putting off for months. ... I honestly wouldn't change a thing and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend you!
Susan NathanFamily Mediator
Matt is a professional and talented web designer who is able to take your ideas and interpret them into a web site. I would highly recommend Matt and we are very pleased with the two websites he developed and is running for us.
Nick HillChurch leader
Very efficient and professional with a good sense of what was required and was helpful in suggesting changes and in keeping the website up to date. Very good artistic sense with an eye catching home page with easy access to tabs.
Michael StubbsCharity Chair
Matt is a highly accomplished website designer who I fully endorse. To date he has designed 2 websites for me which have proved highly successful and have led to a significant increase in my client base. ... Matt comes highly recommended by me and I will certainly be using his services again in the future.
James JaggerPhotographer & tutor
Most of them found me the same way you probably did — someone they trusted said I was worth a call.
Decide for yourself — the maths
Work out your own return.
Pick your business type, plug in your numbers, and see whether the maths works for you. No sales pitch — just a straight answer.
I’m not going to tell you this is a no-brainer. The numbers will do that, or they won’t.
Looks like a strong fit
Your first commitment is £570 (6 months at £95/month). After that, rolling monthly.
Quick guide only. Nothing you type is saved or sent. Figures are estimates, not guarantees.
Decide for yourself — the calendar
Current build availability.
I take on a small number of new websites each month. Here’s where the queue currently stands.
1 business already in the queue • 7 slots currently available
Your week
Week of 14th July 2026
Available
Your week
Week of 21st July 2026
Available
Your week
Week of 28th July 2026
Available
Your week
Week of 4th August 2026
Available
Your week
Week of 11th August 2026
Available
Your week
Week of 18th August 2026
Available
Your week
Week of 25th August 2026
Available
Week of 1st September 2026
Reserved
Every reserved slot represents an Isle of Wight business that’s already committed to getting their website sorted. Pick an available week and reserve it with a £49 refundable deposit — slots are limited because the work deserves proper attention.
Still got questions? Here are the honest answers.
No small print designed to confuse you. Just straight answers.
What if I change my mind after paying the deposit?
You get the £49 back. No questions, no awkward conversation, no admin fee. It's refundable right up until the moment your website goes live.
What if I don't like the finished website?
Before anything is due we'll have gone through a proper review process together. You'll have seen it, fed back on it, and signed it off. The first month is only due once you're genuinely happy. If something isn't right, I fix it first.
What happens after the 6 months?
It rolls to a monthly contract. 30 days' notice to cancel — that's it. No long-term lock-in, no exit fees, no awkward conversations.
What if I want to cancel?
After your 6-month minimum, give me 30 days notice and we're done. Your website won't be held hostage. We can talk through your options at that point.
Do I get to see the website before it goes live?
Yes, always. You review it, feed back, I make changes, and only once you've signed it off does it go live and your first month become due.
What if something breaks after launch?
That's what the monthly care package covers. You message me, I fix it. No extra charge, no support ticket, no waiting three days for a reply.
Can I make my own changes to the website?
If you'd like to, that's available as an optional add-on. Most people prefer to just message me and have it done for them. But if logging in and editing your own content suits the way you work, we can talk through what that would involve.
Do I own the website?
This is a managed service, meaning the website is built and maintained as part of your monthly subscription. If you ever want to discuss ownership or moving the site, just ask. I'd rather have that conversation openly than have it buried in small print.
Why only Isle of Wight businesses?
Because local is the whole point. I want to work with businesses I can visit, in a community I'm part of. Keeping it Island-only means I can give every client the attention they deserve.
I've been burned before. How is this different?
No upfront build fee. Refundable deposit. You pay your first month only once you've seen and approved the finished site. I'm a real person with a local phone number and 15 years of work behind me. And unlike last time, I'm not going anywhere.
Ready to get your website sorted?
If you’ve read this far, something here probably resonated. The next step costs nothing: pick an available build week and hold it with a refundable deposit.
Then we’ll have a relaxed conversation about your business and what you need. If it isn’t the right fit, I’ll tell you honestly and point you in the right direction. Either way, you’ll know where you stand.
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