My Squarespace websites start at £2,200, which covers five custom-designed pages, SEO foundations, your Google Business Profile, copy editing, two rounds of revisions, a handover call and 30 days of aftercare. Extra pages are £150 each, booking system integration is £165, and brand photography starts at £495. You can read more on this via my blog on How Much Does a Squarespace website cost.

Yes, a lot of my clients aren’t local at all. Website projects happen remotely, so location’s never a barrier. I’m based in Wivenhoe near Colchester and work with wellness, beauty and creative businesses all over the UK.

Not strictly, but it makes a big difference. When your brand identity is already in place, your website feels cohesive and intentional from the very first click. If you don’t have one yet, I offer Brand Identity Design too, and lots of clients choose to do both together so everything is designed to match from the start.

Yes, I'd always like you to write the first draft, because nobody knows your business, your clients or the way you talk better than you do. It doesn't need to be polished, just your own words about what you do and who you help, and I'll rewrite it so it reads well, still sounds like you and is set up properly for SEO, with the right words in the right places so Google understands what you do.

Yes, and that's one of the main reasons I build on Squarespace. Your handover call shows you how to change text, swap images and add new posts or services, and you've got 30 days of aftercare if anything goes wrong.

Usually 3 to 4 weeks from your start date, as long as I've got your words and images. If you need a photoshoot first, we'll build that into the timeline so nothing gets rushed.

Your brand identity files, a copy draft for each page, your images and any specific functionality requirements. I'll send you a detailed briefing document before we start so you know exactly what to prepare.

Yes. If your site needs a refresh rather than a full rebuild, get in touch and tell me what's bugging you, and I'll suggest what makes sense and give you a quote.

I'm a photographer too, so we can book a half day brand shoot before the build and your site will launch with images that actually look like you and your business. Brand shoots start from £495. I can also work with what you have - stock images, existing photos, anything that reflects your brand. But if you want images that feel completely cohesive with your new website, adding a brand photography session before the build makes a significant difference. See Brand Photography.

For most wellness, beauty, creative and service businesses, yes. It handles bookings, blogs, small shops and contact forms really well, and if you need something it can't do, like a big online shop with hundreds of products, I'll tell you honestly on our first call.

Acuity Scheduling is the booking system owned by Squarespace, so it plugs straight into your website and lets your clients book, pay and get reminders without any back and forth. It's a separate monthly subscription that you pay to Acuity directly, so it's always in your name. At the moment the smallest plan, for one calendar, is about $20 a month, or $16 a month if you pay yearly. The middle plan adds text reminders and room for a small team at about $34 a month, or $27 yearly, and the biggest plan is about $61 a month, or $49 yearly. Those prices are in US dollars and they do change, so check Acuity's own pricing page before you sign up, and I'll help you pick the plan that suits your business.

Your website is usually the first thing people look at after someone recommends you, and plenty of them quietly decide whether to get in touch based on what they find. It's worth thinking about what one new client is worth to your business, because if your site brings in even a couple more, it's more than done its job.