Small Business Websites Design & Build.

Are you in need of a small business website? Whether you’re looking for a redesign or a brand-new website, I can provide a bespoke solution tailored to your needs. I specialise in creating simple, clean website designs, each meticulously tailored to suit your needs and goals. I ensure every site is visually appealing, user-friendly, and easy to manage.

Professional websites at affordable prices.

I offer the following types of modern content-managed websites built on Webflow. I deliver sites that enhance your online presence and engage your audience.

Small Business Websites

Establish your brand’s online presence with a professional-looking bespoke website tailored to match your individual requirements — ideal for all types of small businesses, sole traders, charities, or start-ups.

Portfolio Websites

Showcase examples of your work in photo galleries, slideshows, or digital portfolios — ideal for creative professionals such as graphic designers, artists, photographers, copywriters, and freelancers.

Membership Websites

Login functionality allows you to control access to your website’s content and requires visitors to sign up or pay a subscription fee to receive full access. This is ideal for invite-only membership sites or for online businesses with subscription-based premium content.

Blog Websites

For bloggers of all kinds, from in-house marketing teams to independent creators, we can create beautifully designed SEO-friendly blogs that make blogging a breeze.

Directory Websites

Our custom-designed directory websites display a list of organised, categorised resources, companies, products, individuals, or other information.

Ecommerce Websites

Whether you’re looking to sell online for the first time or need help customising the look of your existing Shopify store, I’m experienced in creating Shopify ecommerce websits that your customers will love.
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What is the process?

Launching a new website can seem daunting for any small business or sole trader. I will handle the whole process from start to finish and get you up and running in no time. With options ranging from brochure websites to custom solutions and everything in between, the following steps outline what’s involved in an average web design project. Get in touch today for a personalised proposal.

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Proposal

Receive a proposal that includes a brief strategy, scope of work and an estimate based on your enquiry and/or conversation. We agree on payment terms, set a project road map and sign a contract.
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Design Brief

Complete a onboarding questionnaire and agree on the exact features and functionality of the project – this design brief then provides a precise specification for the final website.
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Design Visuals

Prepare a working prototype and/or design visuals based on your requirements.
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Content

Supply the content – including branding, edited text, licensed photos and videos. Content can usually be migrated from an existing website, such as WordPress or Squarespace.
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Build

Construction of the website and add pages, blogs, galleries, videos, forms, Instagram feed and more. Optimise the website for user experience and SEO.
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Testing

View the site on a staging domain and conduct final cross-device testing. Complete any page amendments as required.
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Hosting

Purchase a Webflow site plan to host your website.
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Domain and Launch

Update DNS settings to connect your custom domain to your Webflow website and publish to the world.
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Digital Marketing

Add Google Analytics, tracking scripts and submit your site map. Run paid marketing such as Google or Facebook ads for fast results.
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Updates

Webflow makes managing your website’s content a breeze. For those times you need a little help, I can handle the updates for you.
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Speak to an expert right from the start.

No matter what kind of website you need, I can help turn your ideas into reality with a great-looking professional website that is fully optimised to help with your business goals.

We provide a professional, friendly, and personalised service
Expert help and guidance throughout every step of the process
Competitively priced and affordable solutions tailored to your needs
Over 30 years as a creative professional in graphic design and website design
Our websites are carefully designed to be be visually appealing and user-friendly
We’ll get your Shopify ecommerce store trading fast with minimal fuss
Experienced in migrating all types of business and ecommerce websites
CMS websites that make updating your content quick and easy
Responsive and mobile-friendly websites built as standard
Our solutions include both the CMS software and web hosting services

Reviews

Creative, efficient and supportive

Sunset Design is fantastic. They’ve just built my new website for the Long Man Inn pub in Wilmington, and they couldn’t have been more creative, efficient and supportive. Richard communicates

Listens and provides fantastic solutions

We initially spoke to Richard as we liked the look of his website. Richard provided us with an innovative way to approach our market and produced a website that is already bringing us new

Highly recommended Shopify designer

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Richard on two of our Shopify websites, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the results. Richard did an excellent job rebuilding an existing Shopify store with a

Vast expertise in website design

Richard has been incredibly important in building my site. He is an excellent editor if you need your text refined. He has vast expertise and is very prompt and reliable. Everything he does works, and

Superb customer service and expertise

Richard at Sunset Design is a real find. Superb customer service and always on hand to answer questions, often out of business hours! His experience and dedication are immeasurable, and for years

Good value with creative solutions

Sunset Design built our cycle club website, and the process was thorough, provided good value, and was creative. Richard devised an excellent approach for members and non-members by effectively

Fantastic personal service

100% recommend Richard at Sunset Design. They worked with us from the start, listening and understanding the brief immediately and creating a superb, user-friendly website. Richard always goes above

Thoroughly recommended

Richard took the time to listen to the nature of the business and discuss several approaches, explaining the advantages or drawbacks of each option. Over the following weeks, we worked together to

A keen eye for design

As a web developer, Richard’s abilities are unusual. Not only does he have excellent technical skills, but he also has a keen design eye, good attention to detail, and talks like a human! I like that

Top-notch service and communication

Sunset Design are experts at building and managing websites, and I can’t recommend them enough. Communication with Sunset Design has been seamless. They’re always there, ready to listen and

Projects

Hayley Trezise
Hayley Trezise
Shopify
Space Station Soft Play
Space Station Soft Play
Webflow
Cello Courses
Cello Courses
Shopify
Brickmongers
Brickmongers
Shopify
Clear Sky Energy
Clear Sky Energy
Webflow
Virginia von Celsing
Virginia von Celsing
Webflow
Edulis
Edulis
Shopify
Clarity Law
Clarity Law
Webflow
Vaulted Sky
Vaulted Sky
Shopify
Berwick Church
Berwick Church
Webflow