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Alderley Edge studio

A new brand and website. Then the marketing that brings you customers.

One studio for independent businesses who want their brand and website to actually sell. We design the brand, build the website, host it for you, and run the local SEO and email that bring customers back.

What we can do for you

Most independent businesses want one of these.

Brochure and service-business sites

A clean site that shows what you do, who you do it for, what it costs, and how to get in touch. The default for most independents.

Online booking and reservations

Customers book appointments, classes, or tables directly from your site. Salons, gyms, clinics, restaurants, treatments.

E-commerce stores

Online shops on our own platform. Products, stock, orders, payments. Comes with a dashboard and an iOS app for managing the shop from your phone.

Local SEO and Google Business

Showing up on Google Maps and in the local search results when someone nearby looks for what you do. Set up at launch, maintained every month.

Email marketing

Welcome flows, newsletters, customer follow-ups, promotions. The retention work that keeps the same customer coming back.

Online ordering for food

Takeaway and pickup orders direct from your site. No third-party app, no commission cut. Yours, on your platform.

AI integrations

Practical AI built into the site. Chatbots that actually answer questions, content help, smart booking, customer support, recommendations.

AI search optimisation (GEO)

Showing up when people ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google AI Overviews for what you do. Schema, structured content, and brand signals that AI search engines actually read.

Custom builds

If you need something specific that does not fit the categories above, we build it. Almost everything we used to outsource, we now do in-house.

Selected workWebProduct

Beth Bakes Cakes, a custom storefront built to replace the DMs

A York-based artisan baker drowning in Instagram messages. A six-page mobile-first Next.js site with a bespoke cake builder, a custom CRM, and 24/7 ordering, built to turn the website into the actual sales channel and let Beth get her time back to bake.

Scope

Brand integrationWeb designWeb build (Next.js)Custom CRM
See case studyLaunching soon
Beth Bakes Cakes, a custom storefront built to replace the DMs cover
Selected workWebBrand

loop, a waitlist site for a community platform built around showing up in real life

An editorial waitlist site and brand identity for Sophie Ashton's coastal-Australia launch of loop, a community platform that turns 'we should catch up' into actual plans. A full Next.js + Express build with a tokenised referral queue, event RSVPs, and a Resend-powered admin dashboard.

Scope

Brand identityWeb design (8-page editorial)Web build (Next.js + Express)Tokenised referral queue
See case studyLaunching soon
loop, a waitlist site for a community platform built around showing up in real life cover
Selected workWebProduct

Racing Life, Australia's home for racing

An independent racing media platform combining live odds, expert previews, and the culture around the sport. Launched in 2025. Built for the modern Australian fan who wants more than a form guide and less than a betting app.

Scope

Brand identityDesign systemArchitectureThree-app monorepo (Next.js + Express + CMS)
Racing Life, Australia's home for racing cover
How to work with us

Pick the level that fits.

Most clients start with Launch, then move onto Grow once the brand and site are live. Manage is for businesses who want us running the marketing as well.

Launch

A new brand and a new website, built and shipped together.

From £3,995

One-off

  • A new logo, colours, and fonts
  • A website built around the brand
  • Hosting on our platform, first year included
  • Set up on Google Maps and Google search
  • AI search optimisation (GEO) set up
  • Email marketing ready to go
  • Live in 4 to 6 weeks

Grow

We run the technical side so the brand and the site keep working for you.

From £299/mo

No long-term contract

  • Hosting and small updates each month
  • Your Google Business Profile run for you
  • Local search kept healthy
  • AI search optimisation (GEO) maintained
  • Email system maintained
  • Monthly performance email
  • 30-minute monthly check-in

Manage

Everything in Grow, plus a small team running the marketing.

Talk to us

Custom retainer

  • Everything in Grow
  • Writing for your site (case studies, guides)
  • Ongoing campaigns, organic and paid
  • Monthly strategy session
  • Quarterly review and planning
How it works

Four phases.

01

Discovery

Start with the intake form. I review the brief, then we book a 60-minute call to walk through it together. I come away with the shape of the work.

02

Direction

Within a week, a brand-direction document covering colours, type, references, and the reasoning behind every choice.

03

Production

Iterative builds with weekly reviews. You see the work in the browser, not just Figma.

04

Launch & after

Domain, analytics, email, the lot. Then a month of free iteration once you have lived with the site.

FAQ

Common questions.

Can't see what you're looking for? Email the studio.

Four to six weeks from kickoff to live, depending on scope. Most projects land around five.

Got a project in mind?

Tell us about it. We respond to every enquiry within 24 hours.