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Small-business websites,
built beautifully.
From £500.

Aelis builds new websites and rebuilds tired ones for small businesses that deserve to look the part online. Fixed prices between £500 and £1,500 — no hidden fees, no surprise invoices, ever. Redesigns go live in under a week; brand-new sites in 7–14 days.

£500+
Projects start here
7d
Redesigns go live in
100
Google speed score
0
Hidden fees, ever

Why bother

A website earns you customers
while you sleep.

If your business isn't online, it doesn't exist for the 97% of UK consumers who Google a place before they visit. Here's what a proper site does for you — beyond just looking good.

Customers find you first

97% of consumers search online before visiting a local business. If you don't show up on Google, your competitors do — and they get the foot traffic that should've been yours.

Open 24/7, even when you're not

Your site shows prices, takes bookings, and answers FAQs at 2am on a Sunday. It works the shifts you can't — turning idle hours into actual revenue.

More foot traffic, fewer phone calls

A clear opening-hours, address, and "book now" page sends ready-to-buy customers straight through your door — without you stuck on the phone explaining for the tenth time.

Trust before they walk in

A real website with reviews, photos, and a clear address is the cheapest credibility signal you have. It turns "is this place legit?" into "yeah, let's go there."

Compete with the chains

A well-built independent site loads faster, looks better, and ranks higher than the cookie-cutter franchise template. You can punch up — and win the customer who's choosing between you both.

Turn first-timers into regulars

A simple newsletter signup or rebooking link converts one-time customers into repeat business — without paying Instagram for the privilege of reaching the people you already won.

The Yellow Pages is gone. Word of mouth still works, but it works slower than search. A proper website is the cheapest, longest-lasting marketing investment a small business can make.

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Our favourite perk

See your site before it's live — and actually click it.

Most agencies show you mockups over Zoom. We give you a private staging link instead — a real, working version of your site that you open on your own phone, tap through, test, and show to your partner over dinner. If something isn't right, you tell us. We change it. No screen-share theatrics, no "can you see my cursor?"

  • Your own private staging URL
  • Works on any device — your phone, laptop, your nan's iPad
  • Unlimited feedback rounds during the build
  • Goes live only once you're 100% happy
staging.yoursite.co.uk

Built with modern tooling · optimised for humans and search engines

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What we do

Everything a small business actually needs.

We kept the list short on purpose. Each of these we can deliver well, quickly, and for a fixed price between £500 and £1,500. No shiny extras we can't back up, no bloated packages padded with things you'll never use.

New websites

Starting fresh? We design and build a professional site from the ground up — tailored to your business, loading in under a second, looking sharp on every phone. Choose a simple showcase site or add features like online booking and an admin panel.

Website redesigns

Got a site that's showing its age? Send us the URL. We rebuild it from scratch — same content, modern design, dramatically faster on mobile. Most redesigns go live in under a week, with a booking system as an optional extra.

SEO & more traffic

Getting found on Google isn't magic — it's the right meta tags, structured data, page speed, and content that makes sense. We handle the technical side so your site actually brings customers through the door.

Care plans

Monthly upkeep: content edits, security patches, backups, small tweaks. Your site stays fast, secure, and current — no emergencies, no surprise bills, cancel any time.

The whole range

£500 – £1,500

That's the entire price range for every project we take on. Fixed before we write a line of code. No hourly creep, no surprise invoices, nothing to argue about later.

Get your exact quote

Good to know

Two types of website — which do you need?

Website only

A beautiful site that shows what you do and how to reach you. Great for most small businesses that just need to "be online."

What's on it: Home, about, services, gallery, contact form.

Website + features

The same beautiful site — plus tools that do real work. Worth it if you take bookings or payments, or want to edit your site yourself.

Extras: Online booking, Stripe payments, admin panel, customer logins, automated emails.

See a full side-by-side comparison

How we work

Five steps from idea to live.

Transparent, fast, no agency drama. Most projects go live before a traditional agency's initial "discovery phase" would even end.

01

Free chat

A short, honest call — or an email thread if you'd rather. We figure out what you actually need, how soon you need it, and whether we're the right fit. Zero pressure, zero sales pitch.

02

Fixed quote

Within 24 hours we come back with a single, fixed price between £500 and £1,500. Everything included, nothing held back, no hourly creep. You know exactly what you'll pay.

03

Design

A clickable design within 2–3 days. You see the thing, react, and we iterate fast. No "discovery phase," no mood boards nobody looks at.

04

Build & preview

As we build, you get a private staging link — a real, working version of your site that you can click through and test yourself on your own phone. No Zoom screen-shares, no passive watching. New builds take 7–14 days; redesigns, up to 7.

05

Launch & care

Deployment, SEO setup, analytics, handover docs. You own the code, the domain, and the hosting. Optional care plan keeps everything purring afterwards.

Why Aelis

Cheapest in the market. Quality you won't find there.

We've deliberately stripped out everything a small business doesn't need from the bill — not from the work itself. Here's how that shows up.

£500 – £1,500, fixed

Every project falls in one clearly stated range. The quote we give you before kickoff is the one you pay at launch.

Zero hidden fees

No setup fees, no hourly creep, no revision surcharges, no "oh and this part costs extra." What you see is what you pay.

Not a template

Every site is designed from scratch for the business it serves. You won't get the same layout as the café down the road.

Delivered in days

New sites take 7–14 days. Most redesigns go live in under a week. Your first clickable preview is ready in 2–3 days.

Fully interactive preview

See your site on your own phone, not a Zoom screen-share. Tap, test, and ask for changes until it's exactly right.

You own everything

Your GitHub, your hosting, your domain, your content. Walk away any time — we hand over every file, cleanly.

FAQ

Questions
worth asking.

Don't see yours? Email us — we answer every message within a day.

Ask us anything
How much does a website actually cost?

Between £500 and £1,500 — fixed price, decided before we start. Redesigning an existing site is our cheapest option: £500–£700 (£700–£1,000 if you add features like online booking or Stripe payments). A brand-new site is £700–£1,100 (£1,100–£1,500 with features). Redesigns come in cheaper because your content already exists — we just reshape it. You get the exact figure in writing within 24 hours of your first message, and it doesn't change.

What's the difference between 'website only' and 'website + features'?

A 'website only' build is a beautiful site that tells people about your business — pages, images, a contact form, the lot. Perfect if you mostly need to 'be online' and be reachable. A 'website + features' build adds the clever tools that do real work: online bookings on your own domain, an admin panel so you can edit the site without touching code, customer logins, and automated emails. Most small businesses do great with the website-only version; add features only if you actually need them.

Why are you so much cheaper than agencies?

No office, no account managers, no sales team, no project-management middle layer. We use modern development tools to deliver in days what agencies quote in months — and those savings go straight into your pocket, not our overheads.

Can my website take payments?

Yes, easily. We integrate Stripe — the same payment processor used by Deliveroo, Shopify, and the NHS. Customers pay on your own domain (no redirects to weird checkout pages), and the money lands directly in your bank account. Stripe's fee is the standard 1.4% + 20p per UK transaction; we add zero on top, and there's no monthly platform cost. Payments usually fall into the "website + features" tier.

What features can you actually build in?

Most things a small business needs: online bookings, Stripe payments, an admin panel so you can edit text and prices yourself, customer accounts and logins, product catalogues, automated emails (confirmations, reminders), and membership or subscription handling. Anything that would normally require a third-party SaaS with a monthly fee, we can usually build directly into your site instead — so you own it, and there's no ongoing bill. Tell us what you're imagining; we'll say honestly whether it's in scope.

Are there any hidden fees?

None. Your quote is the final number. Domain and hosting are usually £0–£15/year (Cloudflare's free tier fits most of our sites). If you want a care plan after launch, that's optional and clearly priced. No retainers, no lock-ins, no surprise invoices.

Will I see the site before it goes live?

Yes — and you'll actually get to use it. Every project gets a private staging link: a real, working version of your site that you can click through on your own phone or laptop, from your own sofa. No Zoom screen-shares, no passively watching someone else scroll. If you don't love something, you tell us and we change it — before anyone else sees it.

How fast can you deliver?

A brand-new site goes live in 7–14 days. Redesigns are faster because the content already exists — most go live in under a week. Our fastest build to date went from kickoff to launch in 3 days. Urgent deadline? Tell us — we'll say honestly whether we can hit it before you commit.

Will my site actually rank on Google?

Every site we build ships with the technical SEO basics — meta tags, structured data, sitemap, fast load times, semantic markup, mobile-perfect layout. That's 80% of the battle. The rest is content and local listings, which we'll advise on for free.

Do I own the code?

100%. The code goes to your GitHub, your hosting, your domain. If you ever want to take it in-house or hand it to another developer, everything you need is in the repo — clean, commented, ready to go.

Can I edit the site myself?

Yes, if you pick the 'website + features' option. That build ships with a simple admin panel where you can edit text, images, prices, and services without touching any code. No per-seat fees, no training videos, no WordPress-plugin spaghetti.

What if I don't know what I want yet?

That's normal. Send us a short note about your business and a site you like the look of. We'll suggest a shape, a scope, and a price. You can say no at any point — we'd rather lose a project than push you into something wrong.