Real prices, before you enquire.
Websites start at £500 and most projects land under £2,000. Every quote is fixed in writing before any work begins — and you can spread it across the build.
Get online, properly
- Up to 5 pages, designed around your enquiries
- WordPress build you can edit yourself
- Mobile-first, fast, accessible
- Enquiry form and Google Maps
- Search foundations: titles, structure, sitemap
- Google Business Profile set up
- Training call before handover
Compete and convert
- Everything in Essentials
- Up to 12 pages, including service pages
- Bespoke design rather than a template
- Keyword research and on-page SEO
- One local area or sector landing page
- Copy guidance for each page
- Analytics and conversion tracking
- 3 months of aftercare included
Grow and sell
- Everything in Business
- Unlimited pages, or a WooCommerce shop
- Extended SEO programme at launch
- Multiple location or sector pages
- Advanced Custom Fields for structured content
- Speed and Core Web Vitals optimisation
- Security hardening and monitoring
- 6 months of aftercare included
No single bill on launch day.
Projects are split into three staged payments tied to milestones, so cost follows progress.
On acceptance — 40%
Design approved — 30%
Go live — 30%
A launched website is not a finished one.
UK hosting, updates, backups and a real person to email. Monthly, cancel any time — your site and domain stay yours.
Keep it running
- UK WordPress hosting and SSL
- Core, theme and plugin updates
- Daily offsite backups
- Uptime monitoring
- Email support, same working day
Keep it improving
- Everything in Care
- Managed VPS hosting for speed
- Security testing and hardening
- Up to 1 hour of content changes monthly
- Quarterly performance review
- Ongoing local SEO maintenance
Keep it winning work
- Everything in Care+
- Active SEO programme, monthly
- New landing pages as needed
- Content and blog support
- Monthly reporting call
- Priority on all requests
| What's included | Care | Care+ | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK hosting & SSL | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Updates & daily backups | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed VPS hosting | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Security testing | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Content changes | Quoted | 1 hr / month | 3 hrs / month |
| SEO | — | Maintenance | Active programme |
| Reporting | — | Quarterly | Monthly call |
| Support response | Same working day | Same working day | Priority |
Pricing questions.
Why does a website start at £500?
Because that is what it costs to design and build something small properly — planned around your enquiries, built to be fast and accessible, and set up so you can maintain it. Cheaper than that means a template filled in, and it shows.
What pushes a project towards £2,000 or beyond?
Page count, bespoke design work, ecommerce, structured content that needs Advanced Custom Fields, migrations from an old site, and the depth of the SEO programme at launch.
Do I have to take a monthly plan?
No. You can host your site anywhere and maintain it yourself. Most clients take a plan because WordPress needs regular attention and it is cheaper than fixing it after something breaks.
Do I own my website?
Yes — outright, from launch, including the domain and hosting account if you want to move it. CSM does not lease websites back to clients.
Are there any hidden costs?
Third-party costs are listed in your quote up front: domain renewal, premium plugin licences where needed, and paid stock imagery if you want it. Nothing appears on an invoice that was not agreed first.
Can I upgrade later?
Yes. Plans move up or down monthly, and a site built as Essentials can be extended into Business or Premium without starting again.