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Website design on the Isle of Wight.
Websites for island cafés, pubs, places to stay, shops and days out, made by a web designer who lives here. We design yours first, so you see it before you pay a penny.
Who it's for
Websites for island businesses.
We make websites for businesses on the Isle of Wight. Most are cafés and restaurants, pubs, holiday lets and B&Bs, shops and makers, days out and tours, and wedding venues. Most of our clients are on the island too, so if you'd rather talk it through over a coffee, Reuben can come to you, in Cowes, Newport, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor, Freshwater, Yarmouth, Bembridge or anywhere in between.
A lot of what we do is redoing a website that isn't pulling its weight. It might have been built years ago, it might sit on a website builder you've outgrown, or it might just not look like the business you run today. We keep what works, like your web address, your email and your booking system, and rebuild the rest so it's quick, clear and easy to find on Google.
We design it before you pay
Most web designers want a deposit before they've shown you anything. We work the other way round. We design your new homepage first, with your own photos and words that sound like you, and send you a private link to look at on your phone. Ask for changes until it feels right. If you love it, it goes live. If you don't, you owe nothing.
You don't sign anything before you've seen your design, and we never ask for a card to get started.
Whatever you do
Built around how your trade works.
Restaurants, cafés and pubsMenus as real words, the right opening hours and a clear Book a table button.Read moreHoliday lets and B&BsEvery room shown properly, the island questions answered, and more guests booking direct.Read moreShops and makersAn online shop or a shop window, with island postage worked out.Read moreMoving off Wix or SquarespaceKeep your web address, your email and your place on Google while you switch.Read more
What comes with it
You run the business. We look after the website.
- Found on GoogleEach page is written so Google knows what you do and where you do it. We help you get your Google listing to match.
- Quick on a phoneIt loads fast, even on a patchy island signal.
- Keep what worksYour bookings, your email and your web address stay as they are, in your name.
- Change it yourselfAsk for a change in plain words in your Client Hub, see exactly what will change, then press Go live. Prices and allergens wait for Reuben's check.
- Looked afterHosting, security and backups are part of your monthly plan.
- Photos if you need themA shoot at your place is a separate service you can add. Website clients also get partner rates on Isle of Wight Stock's island photos and clips.
- A real personYou deal with Reuben directly, here on the island.
Built on the island
Sites we've already made.
Restaurant group
The Garden
One login for a Cowes restaurant group's four sites: the restaurant, its food stop, the bar and the rooms. Each place updates its own menus and photos.
Launching soon
Card shop
Elderberrie Blue
Watercolour cards painted on the island, to download and print at home the same day.
Launching soon
Food and drink
Good Grief Local Guide
A waiting list for the island's food and drink guide, with short films and member offers.
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Restaurant
The Low & Slow Co.
Texas barbecue in Brading. A cartoon smoker cooks as you scroll, and you can book a table.
Launching soonHow it works
Designed first. You only pay if you love it.
- Tell us about your businessIt takes two minutes: your name, what you do, and your current site if you have one.
- We design your homepageBy hand, with your own photos and words that sound like you. The design costs you nothing.
- Look at it on your phoneYou get a private link. Ask for changes until it feels right.
- Love it? It goes live.You switch it on with step-by-step help in your Client Hub. If it's not for you, you owe nothing.
- Change it whenever you likeAsk for a change in plain words, check the preview, then press Go live. Undo is always there.
Questions
Straight answers.
How much does a website cost?
The design costs nothing. If you love it, there's a one-off fee to put it live, then a monthly plan that covers hosting, security, backups and changes through your Client Hub. Reuben goes through the prices with you on a call before you agree to anything.
I already have a website. Can you redo it?
That's most of what we do. We keep your web address, your email and your bookings, and rebuild the rest. If you're on Wix or Squarespace, we can move you off it without losing your place on Google.
Will I own my domain?
Yes. Your domain stays in your name, with whoever you bought it from. To go live you change two website settings on it, with step-by-step help. Your email settings are never touched.
Can I change the site myself?
Yes. In your Client Hub you ask for a change in plain words, see a preview of exactly what will change, and press Go live when you're happy. You can undo any change.
Do you take the photos as well?
Photography is a separate service. You can add a shoot at your place as a package with your website, or we work with the photos you have.
Where are you based?
On the Isle of Wight. Most of our clients are here too, so we can come and see you in person.
Let's design yours.
Tell us a little about your business and we'll start on your homepage. You won't need a card, and you only pay if you love it.
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Reuben MowlePhotographer and web designer, Isle of Wight. Replies himself, usually within two working days.