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Affordable local web designer

I take care of your website so you can focus on your business.

What I do

Here is why you should hire me

I combine great design, website usability, optimised code & search engine knowledge to design websites that generate income, leads or sales for your business. Compared to web agencies my design work is more affordable & I take care of all aspects of your website & hosting, leaving you to focus on your business.

After over 20 years as a freelance web designer I’m complimented that many of the people whom I built websites for in 2000, I am still working with now.

Contact me to discuss your project, your new website could be live & working for your business by February.

On schedule

The average turnaround for completing a website is three weeks from a deposit been taken, I take deadlines very seriously & your new website could be live by February. Some customers aren’t sure what content is needed to complete a website, I can help you compile your rough ideas into a completed website.

Great support

The same person who sells the website is the same person who will work with you to design & build it. I always respond to every enquiry the same day even during weekends & bank holidays. I build long term relationships with my customers & my testimonials prove that.

What I do

The tools I work with

I specialise in working with web development platforms, WordPress & WooCommerce. WordPress currently powers 43% of all sites on the internet (January, 2025).

500+ new WordPress sites are built everyday while only 60-80 per day are built on platforms such as Shopify, Wix & Squarespace. In short your new website will be built using the worlds most popular web tools.

Keeping your website running

Website maintenance

Keeping your website up to speed, secure & up to date.

Modern web platforms require routine updates to keep the website secure & implement new features or improve performance. Website & server updates also help optimise your website. Fast page delivery is essential to stop website abandonment, a term used to describe when people leave your site before completing a desired action such as making contact or making a purchase.

I use Independent monitoring services to monitor your websites health & I am extremely quick to respond & prioritise on the occasion when a site goes offline.

Depending on the type of website, I offer flexible support packages, & if you ask me to make a minor change to content, the odds are I wont charge you for it.

My role is simple, to keep your website working at its best & if tech problems arise, I’m here to resolve them quickly.

What they say about me

Testimonials

I can’t thank you enough for being such a great person to work with on this website.

 

That looks fantastic, I am delighted 😀

It looks bloody fantastic so far, it’s bang on!
Thanks so much!

We both love the website its awesome.

Website is looking spot on

I think it’s absolutely stunning Jake ~ exactly what I wanted.

Thankyou for all your work, really pleased and chuffed with my new website.

Very happy with the service received from Jake : professional, fast and friendly. Excellent website created.

On behalf of all the trustees at WM I would like to thank you for your work in developing the website It is a fantastic platform and will certainly bring our services to a wider audience. Grateful thanks from all the Trustees

Thank you Jake for your expertise.

The website looks really professional Jake, thank you.

Jake was a pleasure to deal with. Understood the brief with ease and bought in to it. Delivered exactly what we wanted on time.

Jake made my website in 2016 and has since updated with an ecommerce page and other changes – always extremely supportive and professional.  Would highly recommend

Over the last 16 years, I have run websites with 5 different webmasters and Jake Richard is definitely the best, most reliable, most sincere, and value for money webmaster that I have used.

Our joinery company comes up number 1 in Google since Jake built our website. I get work enquiries multiple times a day directly from the site. Thanks Jake!

The website Jake built for me generates enquiries & work for me, season after season. A great investment.

I first used Jake to create a website for my catering business 8 years ago, and again 4 years ago for my restaurant, Jake always comes up with the goods, he is quick to do amendments if required. I would highly recommend him.

Creating an ecommerce website for our new business felt daunting. Jake made it uncomplicated & straightforward giving hints & tips, design ideas & advised us of what works best.

Jake re designed and modernised our website Mobile Guitar Lessons. He also helped us move our guitar lessons online onto Skype during the Covid lockdown. This has been a total game changer for our business.

Thank you Jake for your creativity, professionalism, and speed in designing our website, we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend your services and may we thank you kindly for your continued ongoing support

I have been professionally acquainted with Jake Richard for several years and found him to be a most excellent web designer. Indeed, both of our two separate company websites were designed by Jake, which are massively significant in attracting customers. Many of customers comment favourably on our websites. Jake also maintains both sites on a monthly basis to our ultimate satisfaction.

Jake has developed four very different websites for me and at every stage the customer service and design has been exemplary! So much so I have confidently recommended Jake to the most exacting of my friends and colleagues.

Jake has helped us with our hobbyist photography website project for more than six years, I would recommend The Jake Richard Experience to everyone.

Jake came highly recommended and we weren’t disappointed.  He had our website up and running in under two weeks.  Very easy to deal with and I would highly recommend him.  Our business has gone from strength to strength because of it.

Jake was contracted to produce an ethnographic research intranet website for us, working alongside content writers, photographers, videographers and graphic designers. We were so pleased with the result. Jake managed to pull all the different content together to make a very informative and easy to navigate website.

SC Johnson

Jake has been my website designer for the last 6 years., he really listened to what I wanted design wise and created a fantastic website for Chic Hair Studio.

Jake has been fantastic to work with, setting our website up from scratch. His innovative ideas, knowledge and eye for detail has really helped us to raise our profile through this platform. People are always commenting on how great our website looks. Thank you!

Jake has been my web designer since 2008, and created four great websites. Really helpful and very quick to fix any issues.  Not only would I recommend Jake as a great web designer, but I have done many times.

Our new website looks beautiful and reflects our brand much better than our previous websites. We are over the moon, thank you Jake.

Professional & efficient. Helped us both with the website build and putting our music online.

Jake built us a great website for our electrical business Bright Sparks Eco services, he is quick to respond to queries and keeps our site updated regularly and on top in search.

Excellent service and very knowledgeable, would recommend without hesitation. A very good website design and helped with our email set up etc.

Paul Oxtoby

Jake is an amazing multi skilled creative thinker. Over the last 15 years he has provided a huge range of skills to our music label, from web & CD sleeve design, to video editing and getting our music optimised for Spotify distribution.

This guy comes highly recommended.

I have used many many web designers over the years but I have now stuck with Jake due to his conscientious approach to my projects. He is also great value for money and a very honest person – This is hard to find these days. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM.

I have worked with Jake since 2004 when he helped me design my first website. He has been my first choice for all our business sites ever since.

Just to say thanks for a great website its paid for itself in the first week.

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