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How to write a website brief (with a copy-and-paste template)
What to put in a website brief so agencies can quote accurately: thirteen short sections, a template to copy and paste, a filled-in example…
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Lighthouse · mobileour aim on every build
- 100 Performance
- 100 Accessibility
- 100 Best practices
- 100 SEO
LCP < 2.0sCLS < 0.05INP < 200ms
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Three ways to work with us. Pick yours.
We build it for a fixed price, you build it yourself and we launch it, or you book a developer by the hour. Every price is on the page.
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Build it for me
Fixed-price website packages
For a new business site or a tired one that needs replacing. You see what is included and what it costs before you spend a penny.
- Website packages: Startup, Pro, Elite, Business
- Pay in full or start with a 50% deposit
- Delivery from about two weeks
Packages from £430 + VAT
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New: build it yourself
I will build it myself
WE-DEV Studio
Pick a template and change the words, photos and colours yourself. When it looks right, we check it, connect everything and put it online.
- Free to build, no card needed
- Pay once, or £29 + VAT a month after a £99 set-up
- Online in about five working days
Your site from £299 + VAT
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I need a developer
Developer hours, booked online
For fixes, new features, custom software and ongoing work. Buy the hours you need and we get on with it.
- One clear rate per hour
- Volume discounts applied automatically
- Hours never expire
Hours from £50 an hour + VAT
Book hours
- Free quoteShop, app or custom software?Answer four short questions and get a written, fixed price within one working day. Get my free quote
- Launch planStarting a business?See everything you need online, and what each part costs, in two minutes. Build my launch plan
- Price in writing before work starts
- Secure card payment by Stripe
- You own the site and the code
- Rather talk it through? Call +44 (0)20 3918 3814
WE-DEV Studio
Think you can build it yourself? Go on, then.
Type your business name below and watch it become a website. Carry on in Studio for free, and when it looks right we check it and put it online.
- To buildFree
- Online from£299+ VAT
- Or by the month£29+ VAT, £99 set-up
Stuck halfway? Press "Finish it for me" in Studio and our team takes it from there. See the templates and prices
What we do · 17 services
One team for everything your business runs on
Websites & WordPress
Hand-built classic themes, no page-builder bloat, Lighthouse-grade speed, editable by your team.
- Web development Fast, hand-built websites on WordPress or custom PHP that rank, load quickly and turn visitors into enquiries.
- CMS development Custom WordPress themes with tidy, safe editing, so your team updates content without breaking the design.
- PWA development Web apps that install from the browser, work offline and send push notifications, with no app store needed.
- White labeling WordPress, WooCommerce, custom and app development delivered under your agency's brand, quietly and to spec.
Custom software & CRMs
Portals, dashboards and internal tools shaped around how your company actually works.
- Custom software Bespoke web apps, portals and SaaS products for UK businesses, built around how you actually work.
- Custom CRM A CRM built around your pipeline, sites and team, linked to your website, inbox and accounts.
- Microservices Modular systems and microservices in Laravel and Node, split only where it genuinely helps you scale.
Mobile apps
iOS and Android from one Flutter codebase, with push notifications and offline mode.
E-commerce
WooCommerce, Magento and PrestaShop shops with Stripe, bookings, deposits and subscriptions.
Integration, cloud & DevOps
APIs that talk to each other, hosting that scales, releases that are boring in the good way.
- API development REST APIs and integrations that connect your website, shop, CRM, payments and accounts so data flows by itself.
- Cloud solutions Cloud hosting, migration and cost reviews for sites, shops and apps on UK data centres, with tested backups.
- DevOps Git, staging, CI/CD, tested backups and monitoring, sized for small teams rather than enterprises.
- IT infrastructure Ongoing care for the hosting, domains, DNS, email settings, backups and updates behind your website and apps.
- Blockchain Straight advice on whether blockchain fits, plus crypto payment, wallet and smart contract integrations when it does.
Security, UX & advice
Hardening and audits, interfaces people understand, and a senior developer in the room before you spend.
- Cybersecurity Security reviews, hardening, patching and hacked-site clean-up for UK websites, shops and web apps.
- UX design Research, wireframes, prototypes and accessible interfaces that make your site or app easier to use and buy from.
- IT consulting Independent advice on software, systems, quotes and suppliers, so you spend your technology budget once.
Why WE-DEV
A website takes an afternoon to generate and a year to regret. Ours take a little longer. We write the code ourselves, test it on real phones, check how it does on Google, and still pick up the phone after launch.
- 17Services, one accountable team
- 100%Of the source code is yours, no lock-in
- 50%Deposit to start, the balance later by secure link
- 1 dayLongest you'll wait for a reply
No extras to pay for
Six things every project includes
Things that are often sold as extras. Here they are part of the job.
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Lighthouse 100
Fast on every phone
We aim for Lighthouse 100 and green Core Web Vitals before launch.
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SEO built in
Found on Google
Technical SEO, schema and sitemaps set up properly.
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Firewall + backups
Secure by default
Hardened login, firewall, backups and updates.
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No lock-in
Your code, your keys
Full ownership. No lock-in, no licence traps.
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Stripe
Payments that work
Stripe, Apple Pay, Google Pay, deposits.
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UK team
People who answer
A UK developer on the phone after launch, not a ticket queue.
The WE-DEV app · on Google Play
Your project, in your pocket.
No more digging through emails to find out where things are. The WE-DEV app for Android shows clients their project, tickets and invoices in one place, and lets anyone else get a price in a couple of taps.
Already a client
- See where your project stands and what happens next
- Open a ticket, send files and follow the reply
- Review quotes and pay invoices securely
- Get a notification when something moves
New to WE-DEV
- Get a fixed quote in four short questions
- Book developer hours and see the price as you choose
- Browse our work, services and plain-English guides
- Call, email or WhatsApp the team in one tap
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Guides for business owners
Straight answers on websites, software and cost
Plain-English guides on what things cost, which platform to pick, SEO, security and the law. Written by the people who build the sites.
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E-commerce
How much does an ecommerce website cost in the UK? Prices by platform, with running costs
What an online shop costs to build and run in the UK, platform by platform: Shopify, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, Magento and bespoke, with payment fees,…
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Google Business Profile for UK service businesses: set-up, reviews and what moves rankings
How to set up and run a Google Business Profile as a UK service business: verification, categories, address versus service area, reviews within Google's…
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