Website design for small businesses
A clear, professional website for a small business in Northern Ireland or Ireland, planned and built by the person you speak to. A standard WordPress website starts from £2,500, typically covers around 8 pages and takes around 6 weeks.
What a small business website needs to do
For most small businesses, a website has one job: turn the people who find you into calls, enquiries or bookings. That means saying clearly what you do and where you work, showing that you do it well, and making it easy to get in touch from a phone.
It doesn't need to be big or complicated. A focused site of around eight pages, kept accurate and easy to update, usually does more for a small business than a large one nobody has time to maintain.
What a standard build includes
Planned around your enquiries
Pages and navigation planned around your services, your customers and the main thing you want visitors to do: call, send an enquiry or book.
Built in WordPress and Elementor
Designed and built in WordPress with Elementor, with layouts for mobile, tablet and desktop, and agreed areas you can edit yourself after launch.
SEO foundations from day one
Page structure, headings, page titles and meta descriptions set up during the build, then mobile, browser, form and link checks before launch.
What a small business website costs
A standard WordPress website starts from £2,500 for around 8 pages. Online shops on WooCommerce start from around £5,000, depending on the size of the store. You get a written scope and quote before any work starts, and 53Marketing is not VAT registered, so no VAT is added.
• Copywriting and photography aren't included as standard; both can be added as separate services.
• Hosting and maintenance is available at £150 a month, or you can host and maintain the site yourself.
• Ongoing SEO is a separate service, with a lighter monthly plan for smaller businesses.
How a project runs
1. Talk it through: what the business needs, who it's for and what's already working.
2. Agree the priorities: scope, platform, pages and order of work, agreed before anything starts.
3. Build: the website is built and checked, with updates along the way.
4. Launch and hand over: launch checks, and guidance on editing the site yourself.
You deal with the same person from the first conversation to launch. No account managers and no hand-offs.
Small business websites built by 53Marketing
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Small business website FAQs
How much does a small business website cost?
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A standard WordPress website from 53Marketing starts from £2,500 and typically covers around 8 pages. You get a written quote before any work starts, and no VAT is added because 53Marketing is not VAT registered.
How long does it take?
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A standard website typically takes around 6 weeks. Timing also depends on how quickly the text and images for each page are ready.
Can I update the website myself?
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Yes. Pages are built in Elementor, so you can edit agreed areas such as text, images and news without code, and the handover shows you how.
Do you write the content?
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Copywriting isn't included as standard. You supply the words for your pages and they're laid out and structured for you, or copywriting can be added as a separate service.
Is a website builder like Wix or Squarespace enough?
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For some very small businesses, it can be. WordPress suits businesses that want to grow the site with new services, case studies or news, add features like forms or vacancy listings, or sell online later with WooCommerce. You'll get an honest recommendation in the first conversation.
Will my website show up on Google?
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Every build includes SEO foundations: page structure, headings, page titles and meta descriptions. That gives search engines a sound starting point, but it isn't an SEO campaign and doesn't guarantee rankings. Ongoing SEO is a separate service.
Planning a small business website?
Send over what your business does, the pages you think you need and your preferred timeframe, and you'll get a direct reply with the most practical next step.
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