Websites Built
to
Last and Load Fast
Custom builds, ecommerce and CMS work, coded by the same people who designed it. What goes live matches what you signed off, and it stays quick when the traffic picks up.
Is Your Build
Holding You Back?
Slow pages, things breaking, a developer needed for every small change. That's rarely a design problem. It usually comes down to how the site was built.
The Site Loads Too Slowly
Heavy pages, huge images and scripts loading things nobody needs. You lose visitors with every extra second. And since Google started measuring speed, you lose rankings too.
Nothing Can Be Changed Safely
Every small edit needs a developer and might break something else. So people stop editing it, and bit by bit the site goes out of date.
It Breaks On Real Devices
It looked fine on the developer's laptop. On an older phone or a slow connection, though, text overlaps, things spill off the screen or just don't load.
Plugins Doing The Heavy Lifting
Fifteen plugins doing what a hundred lines of proper code could. Each one needs updating, and each one is a possible security hole.
The Business Impact of
a Solid Build
The way a site is built affects how much it costs to run and how fast it loads. It also decides how much you can change yourself without paying anyone. Need software with logins, roles and a database? That's a separate service: web app development.
Web Development
Custom front ends, CMS builds and integrations. We write the code so the next developer can read it and keep it running.
Yours
Repo, hosting and domain, all set up in your name and given to you at launch.
Agreed
Before we start codingDecide First, Then Build
We settle the big decisions before any code gets written. It means less rework halfway through and fewer nasty surprises in launch week.
View Our WorkWhy We Plan So Much
We map out how the site needs to work before we build it. Guesswork tends to get rewritten in week three, and you'd be the one paying for that.
Structure FirstMap what the site has to do Real DevicesTested on what people actually useFast
We compress images, cut render-blocking scripts and measure Core Web Vitals before anything goes live.
How We
Build Things
We do the design and the build ourselves, so most problems get caught early. By the time code is being written, the awkward questions have mostly been answered.
Designed Before Built
You approve the design before we start building. That way developers aren't making things up as they go, and nothing gets lost between the two.
Component Architecture
Components are built once and reused, with the type and colour scale written down. Adding pages later gets cheaper, and they don't drift off-brand.
Responsive & Tested
Every layout is built for its screen size, then tested on actual phones and tablets. Dragging a browser window narrow doesn't count.
Accessible By Default
Accessibility is in the code from the first commit: colour contrast, visible focus states, keyboard navigation. Adding it later costs more, and an audit is less stressful when it's already there.
Code You Can Hand On
Components are named properly, dead files are deleted, and anything odd has a comment explaining why. Whoever opens it next won't have to reverse-engineer it.
Post-Launch Support
Things come up after a site goes live, and we're still here for them. Updates, new pages, and the bugs you only find once real traffic hits.
From Brief
To Live Website
Here's what happens between the first call and a live site your team can run without ringing us every week.
Book a callUnderstand the requirement
Before writing any code we work out what the site has to do and what it connects to. Also what it has to cope with.
Plan the build
We pick the stack, map the integrations and settle the data model. Then the coding starts.
Build the site
We build the front end and the back end and connect them up. This is when your design turns into a working website.
Test and harden
We check every screen size on real devices and try our best to break the forms. And we make sure it's still fast before anyone signs it off.
Launch and hand over
We deploy it, connect analytics and hand over everything you need to run it. If you'd rather not run it yourself, we're an email away.
Developers You
Can Talk To
Anyone can say they write clean code. You need developers who understand the goal, tell you what they're doing and own it when something breaks. Then you're not checking their work.
Experienced Developers
We've been building and shipping websites since 2019. Plenty of first commits, plenty of launch days.
Outcome-Focused Approach
We ask what the site needs to do for your business before choosing any technology. Every technical choice should have a reason you can follow.
Talk Directly To The Team
No go-between. Your questions go straight to the developer who wrote the code, and they answer them.
Flexible Engagement
Book us for a single build, or keep us on a monthly plan for ongoing work. Whatever suits how often your site needs changing.
Clear From The Start
We quote a fixed price before any work starts, and the quote spells out what you're getting.
Start With A Call
It starts with a free call. We'll look at what you've got and be honest about whether we're the right developers for it.
Got A Build
In Mind?
Tell Us About It
Things People
Usually Ask
If something technical isn't covered below, just ask. We'd much rather explain it before the build than after.
Book an intro call
Walk us through what needs building and when. We'll tell you how Web{X} Studio would handle it.
What do you build websites with?
Whatever suits the job. A marketing site that needs to load fast and rank well doesn't need the same tools as a web app with logins, roles and a database. Using the wrong one is how projects get expensive.
Most of our work ends up on a modern front end with a CMS your team can use. Some projects need a fully custom build. Either way, we explain the choice before we start.
How long does a web development project take?
A landing page usually takes 1–2 weeks. A typical business site of six to ten pages takes about 3–5 weeks, design and build included. Ecommerce stores and web apps with logins, roles and a database run 6–12 weeks. The more we have to build from scratch, the longer it takes.
You'll have a written milestone plan with fixed review dates before we begin. Delays rarely come from the code. They come from waiting on content and feedback, so pick one person on your side to approve things.
Will we own the code?
Yes, all of it. We set up the repository, hosting and domain in your name and hand them over at launch. There's no licence that only we hold.
If you ever move to another team, they can take the repo and get going. They won't need anything from us.
Can you work with our existing site or codebase?
Usually, yes. First we read through what's there. Then we tell you honestly if it's worth extending, or if a rebuild would cost less than two more years of workarounds.
If we keep it, we follow the conventions it already uses instead of adding our own. Otherwise the next developer inherits two styles of everything.
Do you handle hosting, maintenance and updates?
Hosting gets set up in your name, so the accounts are yours from the start. After launch you can run it yourself or put us on a monthly plan. That covers updates, backups, dependency patches and the small changes that always come up.
Your site keeps working whether you stay on the plan or not. It's there to save you time, that's all.
What do you need from us first?
A call to start, about what the site has to do and who'll use it. After that we'll need access to your current site, any designs or brand assets you have, and an introduction to whoever controls the domain.
No designs yet? We'll do those. No copy? We'll write that too.