How much does a website cost for a small business?

£249 to design and build it, then £49.99 a month for hosting, changes, updates and support. That is the whole price. There is nothing else to pay to get it live, and the monthly care is part of the package rather than an upsell.

Will my website actually show up on Google?

Nobody can promise a position on Google, and anyone who does is guessing. What I can show you is that the sites I have built currently hold 97 page-one rankings between them, including first and second place for searches like “double glazing unit replacement near me” and “painter in redruth”. Every site is built around the services and towns you want work from.

How long does it take to build?

Usually one to two weeks from the point your content is with me. You see it before it goes live and one round of changes is included.

Do I own the website and the domain?

Yes. Two domains are bought for you and registered in your name, the .com and the .co.uk, and the accounts are yours. You are never locked out of your own website.

What if I already have a website?

Most of the work I do is replacing a site that is out of date, slow, or was built on a template and never brought any work in. Your words, photos and logo are the hard part and I will use all of them.

Do I need to know anything technical?

No. You send me what your business does and I do the rest, including the domain, the hosting and the Google setup. When you want something changed after launch you message me and I change it.

Can I cancel the £49.99 a month?

Yes, at the end of any month. It is billed at the end of each month for the month just gone, so you never pay for time you have not had.

Websites for self-employed tradesmen and small businesses

Get your business seen online.

I build websites that help you get found on Google and turn that into enquiries. I’m Liam Tapp, I do the work myself, and I look after the site once it’s live.

£249 to build £49.99 a month to host, maintain and update it

Get your business seen online See the results

97: page-one Google rankings across client websites, and counting
6: real client businesses, every site live today
1–2: weeks from your content to launch

97page-one Google rankings
across client websitesand counting

My clients get found. That’s the point of the website.

Counted in Google Search Console on 13 September 2026, across the established sites below — LCD Haulage launched this month and has not been counted yet. Every search here puts a client on page one of Google today. Not estimates, not the same page counted twice, and you can type any of them in yourself.

“property maintenance st austell”2nd on page oneCoast & Quay
“property maintenance services”1st on page oneCoast & Quay
“double glazing unit replacement near me”1st on page oneMK Repairs
“painter in redruth”2nd on page oneCBM Decorators
“painters and decorators near me”2nd on page oneCBM Decorators
“cornwall door and window repair”2nd on page oneMK Repairs
“broken window repair”2nd on page oneMK Repairs
“window and door companies near me”2nd on page oneMK Repairs
“kitchen cupboard painters near me”2nd on page oneCBM Decorators
“kitchen cupboard repairs near me”6th on page oneCoast & Quay
“property maintenance”7th on page oneCoast & Quay
“bespoke storage cornwall”9th on page oneCoast & Quay

More visibility

Customers looking for your trade in your area can actually find you, instead of scrolling past to someone else.

More enquiries

A phone number, a WhatsApp button and a form on every page, so finding you and contacting you are one step apart.

More local work

Pages written around the services you want more of, in the towns you are willing to travel to.

Nobody can promise a position on Google, and I won’t. What I can show you is where the sites I have built actually sit today, and you can search any of these yourself.

Who this is for

Built for people who are busy running their business.

Most self-employed tradespeople don’t want to spend their evenings learning web design, hosting and SEO. You run the business. I handle the website.

Get found locally

Pages built around the services and the areas your customers actually search for, not a single page that says what you do.

Look professional

A site that earns trust before anyone rings you. Most people check you online before they call, whoever recommended you.

Turn visits into enquiries

Clear ways to get hold of you on every page, and a form that arrives in your inbox. Tested before launch, checked every month.

Someone to ring

Changes, updates and fixes are part of the £49.99 a month. You message me with what you need and I do it.

12+ years self-employed.I’ve chased invoices, quoted jobs and had quiet months, so I know what a website has to earn before it’s worth paying for.

Proof

Real websites. Real results.

Twenty seconds of live client sites and the searches they turn up for. No mockups and no stock footage — every site in this is trading right now, and you can go and look at any of them.

Silent. Press play only if you want to.

Real client work

Seven businesses. Seven websites. All live today.

Real screenshots of real sites you can open and check for yourself. Nothing here is a mock-up.

Property maintenance

Coast & Quay Property Care

A property maintenance business in St Austell that needed customers across mid Cornwall to find it. The site is built around the services it wants more of and the towns it covers, which is why it now sits 2nd on page onefor “property maintenance st austell”.

View live site How I built it →

The offer

A website built to bring you business.

A complete, properly built small-business website for a single fixed price, with nothing else to pay to get it live and no surprises at the end.

One-off build

£249

was ~~£599~~

Up to 100 informational pages
Responsive mobile, tablet and desktop design
Navigation and footer
Enquiry form that sends to your email
Social-media links
Google Maps embed where appropriate
Basic page titles and meta descriptions
Sitemap and robots configuration
Social-sharing metadata
Basic accessibility and performance checks
Two domains bought for you and registered in your name: the .com and the .co.uk
One consolidated revision round
Daily support

Then, every month

£49.99 per month

Launch Care

Content changes and updates as you need them through the month
Software, dependency and security updates kept current
Uptime monitoring, with faults picked up before customers report them
Broken-link and form-delivery checks
Backup and deployment verification
A short summary each month of what was done

Included with every site we build, for as long as the site is live. Billed at the end of each calendar month, for the month just gone, so nothing is paid up front.

What isn’t included, so there are no surprises

Online shops and payment taking, which are a different job and priced separately
Booking systems, customer logins and anything with an account behind it
Ongoing content changes and updates after launch, which the £49.99 a month covers
Photography and logo design, though we will happily work with what you have

Usually one to two weeks from the point your content is with us.

Start my website Compare every package

The actual goal

Rankings are useful. Enquiries are the point.

Being on page one is worth nothing on its own. What matters is whether the person who finds you picks up the phone. So every site I build is put together to make that the easiest thing on the page.

Your phone number visible on every page, tap-to-call on a phone
WhatsApp where you use it, because most people would rather message than ring
An enquiry form that goes straight to your inbox, tested before launch
Form delivery checked every month as part of the £49.99, so a silent site gets caught

Talk to me about your business

A huge thank you to Liam Tapp for all his hard-work, creativity and patience in bringing our website together. Liam took the time to understand our business and what we wanted from our website, and we're so happy with the finished result. It's professional, easy to use and really showcases the services we provide. We've really enjoyed working with Liam and would happily recommend him to anyone looking for a new website or anyone in need of a website refresh.

MK Window and Door RepairsWindow and door repairs, Wadebridge · Facebook

Why Website Builds

No agency, no account manager, no runaround.

Built for local trades and small businesses, not for tech companies
Search considered from the first page plan, not added afterwards
12+ years self-employed, so the business side is not theory
One fixed price, written down before anything is paid
Two domains bought in your name, so you own what you pay for
One person to speak to, who answers his own phone

What they said

In their words, not mine.

Posted by the clients themselves, on their own Facebook pages, under their own names.

We now have an amazing new website and can accept Klarna payments. Liam Tapp has done an amazing job and we are very grateful. A very easy way to view all our wonderful kitchens, past and present.

Wes ToddRecycled Kitchens Cornwall · Facebook, 1 September 2026

I highly recommend using Liam Tapp for a website design.

CBM DecoratorsPainters and decorators, Cornwall · Facebook, 8 September 2026

If you need more

More than a five-page website.

Local SEO

Service and location pages aimed at the searches that bring work, with the technical setup Google expects.

Custom features

Quote tools, calculators, admin areas and booking forms where a business genuinely needs them.

Ecommerce

Selling online where it fits the business. Recycled Kitchens takes card and Klarna payments through its site.

Ongoing support

I am still here after launch. That is the whole point of the monthly care, and it is why the sites stay current.

Straight answers

The questions people ask before they get in touch.

How much does a website cost for a small business?: £249 to design and build it, then £49.99 a month for hosting, changes, updates and support. That is the whole price. There is nothing else to pay to get it live, and the monthly care is part of the package rather than an upsell.
Will my website actually show up on Google?: Nobody can promise a position on Google, and anyone who does is guessing. What I can show you is that the sites I have built currently hold 97 page-one rankings between them, including first and second place for searches like “double glazing unit replacement near me” and “painter in redruth”. Every site is built around the services and towns you want work from.
How long does it take to build?: Usually one to two weeks from the point your content is with me. You see it before it goes live and one round of changes is included.
Do I own the website and the domain?: Yes. Two domains are bought for you and registered in your name, the .com and the .co.uk, and the accounts are yours. You are never locked out of your own website.
What if I already have a website?: Most of the work I do is replacing a site that is out of date, slow, or was built on a template and never brought any work in. Your words, photos and logo are the hard part and I will use all of them.
Do I need to know anything technical?: No. You send me what your business does and I do the rest, including the domain, the hosting and the Google setup. When you want something changed after launch you message me and I change it.
Can I cancel the £49.99 a month?: Yes, at the end of any month. It is billed at the end of each month for the month just gone, so you never pay for time you have not had.

By trade

Websites built for your trade, not a template.

Each of these has a page of its own, covering what that trade’s customers search for and what the website needs to do about it.

See all 247 trades and sectors Areas I cover across the UK What I do, in detail Guides: getting found on Google

Your next customer is already searching.

Make sure they find you, and not the business down the road.

Get your business seen online Message Liam on WhatsApp

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