Small business website design in Sussex & Hampshire
Small business websites that support enquiries, bookings and follow-up.
South Coast Apps designs and improves small business websites, landing pages and service sites
that do more than just look tidy. The goal is a clearer customer journey:
better messaging, stronger contact paths, local SEO foundations, and a setup that fits the way
your business actually runs behind the scenes.
Everything starts with a £49.50 Business Tech System Review.
Sometimes that means a new website. Sometimes it means improving what you already have.
The review is there to work out which is the sensible move, rather than lobbing a rebuild at every problem like an overexcited raccoon.
Based near Worthing, working mainly across Sussex and Hampshire.
We’re a good fit if you want a practical, outcomes-first website or landing page —
not a design trophy that is hard to update and disconnected from the rest of the business.
• Owner-led businesses who need more of the right enquiries, not just more traffic.
• Clinics, trades, property and service companies with real offline workflows to reflect online.
• Teams already using tools like Microsoft 365, Xero, booking software or a CRM, but with a website that has not caught up.
• Businesses that need clearer service pages, better enquiry flow, or stronger local search foundations.
• People who prefer plain-English advice and honest pushback over agency theatre.
If you mainly need somebody to fix staff laptops, printers or office Wi-Fi, we are not the right partner.
If you want your website and the systems around it to quietly support the business better, we probably are.
Standards
What’s included in every website build or improvement project
Different businesses need different shapes of site, but there are a few non-negotiables we include by default.
✅ Mobile-first layouts that work on phones, tablets and desktops.
✅ Sensible page structure with accessible forms and clean heading hierarchy.
✅ Image optimisation, next-gen formats where appropriate, and lazy loading.
✅ Privacy basics, consent-aware tracking and plain-English setup notes.
✅ Search Console and analytics wired in properly.
✅ Local SEO foundations: titles, meta descriptions, schema and Google Business alignment.
✅ Hosting on UK/EU infrastructure with SSL, backups and a rollback plan.
✅ Handover notes and Loom walkthroughs so the setup is not mystery tech.
Common project shapes
Typical website project shapes
These are common patterns we see after the review. Exact pricing lives on the pricing page,
because the whole point is to confirm the right scope before throwing numbers around like confetti.
Starter brochure-style website
New businesses, simple services, or teams that need a cleaner online presence without a sprawling build.
• 1–3 core pages such as Home, Services and Contact
• Clear calls to action for enquiries, calls or email
• Stronger basics for speed, structure and local visibility
Growth-focused service website
Established businesses that need the website to explain services properly and support more of the right enquiries.
• More service depth, FAQs, case studies or proof sections
• Stronger content structure and on-page SEO foundations
• Cleaner paths into forms, bookings or follow-up
Systems-aware website
Teams using bookings, payments, CRMs or internal workflows that need the website to join up properly with the rest of the business.
• Website designed around the actual customer journey
• Hand-offs into bookings, payments or CRM made clearer
• Room for phased integrations or automation later
These are project shapes, not rigid packages. We’ll confirm whether you fit neatly into one of these
or whether a more custom scope makes better sense.
A calm four-step process designed around busy owners and small teams. No mystery phases, no endless scope creep.
1
Quick intro call
A short video or phone call to understand your business, audience and current setup.
No charge, no hard sell — just a sense-check that we’re the right fit.
2
Paid review and plan
You book the £49.50 Business Tech System Review. We review your content, goals,
tools and structure, then send a short plan with a recommended scope and fixed quote.
3
Build and first slice
We ship a first slice — often the homepage and one key customer path —
so you can see tone, layout and flow before the rest is built out.
4
Launch and care
Go live with monitoring, local SEO basics checked and a short handover.
You can stay on a care plan for edits, tweaks and quarterly improvements.
FAQs
Website questions we’re often asked
What does the £49.50 Business Tech System Review cover for website projects?
We review your current website or idea, your goals, your content, and the customer journey around the site — from first visit to enquiry, booking, payment or follow-up. You receive a short write-up with options, risks and sensible next steps. If you go ahead with a project, the £49.50 fee is usually credited against your first invoice.
Do you only build new websites?
No. A lot of projects start with improving an existing website rather than rebuilding from scratch. If your current setup can be improved sensibly, we will usually recommend that before suggesting a rebuild.
Do you use templates or build from scratch?
We use a small, well-tested design system as a base, then tailor the structure, content and components around your business. That keeps things faster and more maintainable without you paying for endless reinvent-the-wheel design work.
Can we edit the site ourselves?
Yes. We’ll either wire in a lightweight CMS or agree which parts you want to update yourselves and which should stay fixed. You also get a short handover and Loom walkthrough so future you is not left guessing.
Do you handle domains, email and DNS?
Yes. We can purchase or transfer domains, configure DNS and SSL, and get Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace pointed at the right place. We look after the website and the cloud services around it, but we are not a general IT helpdesk.
Do you help with local SEO foundations?
Yes. That usually includes page titles, meta descriptions, heading structure, schema, tracking, Search Console setup and alignment with your Google Business Profile where relevant. It is the sensible foundation work, not magic dust in a jar.
How long does a website project usually take?
If content and decisions are ready, simpler brochure-style websites can often go live within 1–2 weeks. More involved scopes with multiple services, booking flows or integrations are usually more like 3–5 weeks. We’ll agree a realistic timeline during the review before you commit.
What happens after launch?
Every build includes a period of fixes and small tweaks after go-live. Many clients also choose an ongoing care plan for content edits, monitoring, quarterly reviews and light improvements so the site does not quietly go stale.
Ready to make your website pull its weight?
Book the £49.50 Business Tech System Review. We’ll review your current site or idea,
agree realistic outcomes, and outline the most sensible website scope for your business.