Web design
A custom design that suits your business. No off-the-shelf template, just a site that looks trustworthy and professional.
Web design for UK small businesses · studio based in Frankfurt
Website design for small businesses across the UK: custom-built, quick to load and set up for local SEO, so people nearby find you on Google. One fixed price in pounds for the build, and one person looking after you from start to finish.
Websites for
Hair, beauty & health
Trades & local services
Independent shops & brands
Cafés, pubs & restaurants
Clubs & community groupsThe problem
Most people check you out on their phone before they ring or pop in. If your site looks tired or is fiddly on a small screen, the job goes to the business round the corner.

Before / after
Drag the slider: same business, same content, but a site that looks trustworthy and makes booking easy.

Example: a dated hair salon website next to a modern redesign (concept design, fictional business).
Services

A custom design that suits your business. No off-the-shelf template, just a site that looks trustworthy and professional.
Hand-coded, quick and secure. No bloated site builder and no plugins that need constant updating.
Sound technical foundations and the right search terms for your area, so customers nearby find you.
New opening hours, prices or photos? Drop us a message and we'll sort it.
Work
Every type of business has its own goal: bookings, table reservations or enquiries. We design each site around that one goal.
Nail salon · built around online booking
Café · menu & opening hours at a glance
Physiotherapy · book free appointments directly
Joinery · enquiries for bespoke furniture
Electrician · emergency call-outs & EV charger enquiries
Boutique gym · book a trial session in two clicks
Concept designs of fictional businesses. Your site is written in British English.
Complete website
More than a nice header: services, about, opening hours and a call to action that's always in view, on desktop and on mobile.


Concept design of a fictional business. The preview scrolls through the whole page; hover to watch it again.
Process
A clear process, one point of contact and no surprises. You always know what happens next.

30 minutes, free and with no obligation, by video call or phone. We're one hour ahead of UK time, so we'll find a slot that suits you.
Day 1We agree the scope and goals together. You get a fixed quote in pounds with no hidden extras.
within 48 hoursDesign first, then development, with one round of feedback at each stage.
1–4 weeksYour website goes live: fast, secure and ready for Google. We're still here for you afterwards.
Go-livePricing
No hourly billing and no hidden costs. You know exactly what you're getting and what it costs before we start.
For sole traders and small businesses who want a professional presence online, quickly.
For local businesses that want to win new customers through Google.
For businesses with several services or locations that want a particularly strong presence.
Available with any package, at a fixed price.
Hosting runs on your own account with the provider; for a typical local business website, its free plan is currently enough, and any hosting fees would be paid directly to the provider. Your domain is extra (about £1 a month). You'll find the care plans below.
Made in Frankfurt.
For small businesses
across the UK.
Why bauwau
You won't end up in an agency queue. You deal with the same person from start to finish, by video call, phone, email or WhatsApp. We're one hour ahead of the UK, so normal office hours overlap nicely. Quick answers, no lengthy meetings.
The price on the quote is the price on the invoice. Simple as that.
On working days you'll hear back within one day.
No contract that ties you in. Your domain and files belong to you.
Hand-written code, no site builder: quick load times and very little to attack.
Towns & cities
Our studio is in Frankfurt am Main and we work fully remotely with businesses across the UK. For these cities we've written dedicated pages with local search terms, areas and practical tips:
FAQ
Our packages start at £790 for a professional one-page site. Most local businesses go for Standard at £1,190. You pay a one-off fixed price in pounds for the build.
Between 2 and 6 weeks, depending on the package. It mostly comes down to how quickly you answer a short checklist about your business and give feedback. We create the texts and images for your website in every package, and you approve everything before it goes live. Your own photos and logo are welcome; no logo yet? Logo design is available as an add-on (£349).
To stay online, fast and secure, a website needs a technical foundation and someone who looks after it: hosting, SSL encryption, backups, security checks and quick help if something stops working. Your website runs on your own hosting account. We set it up together with you. For a typical local business website, the provider's free plan is currently enough; any hosting fees would be paid directly to the provider. That way the website is 100 % yours. For £17.99 a month, our Website Service looks after running it: uptime monitoring, regular backups, security checks, your domain, SSL and email connection, a monthly website report, email support and one small change a month (up to 15 min, e.g. opening times, prices or one photo). Larger changes are billed by the hour (£79) or covered by Care Active or Plus. For comparison: a website builder often costs £15–35 a month depending on the plan, and you still look after upkeep and security yourself. A typical WordPress site usually adds a maintenance contract of £40–90 a month on top of hosting. Our websites need no plugins and no content management system, so there's very little to maintain. You can cancel monthly (4 weeks' notice to the end of a month). Your domain is extra, for example a .co.uk at about £10–15 a year, registered in your name.
Yes. After launch every website runs on Website Service at £17.99 a month, including monitoring, backups, a monthly website report and one small change a month (up to 15 min). If you change things regularly, you can upgrade: Care Active at £49, with up to 1 hour of changes a month and replies within 24 hours. Care Plus at £89, with up to 2 hours of changes, a monthly SEO and performance check and Google Business Profile upkeep. Larger one-off changes without Care Active or Plus are charged by time spent (£79 an hour).
Yes, whenever you like. Email or WhatsApp us new prices, photos, opening hours or news and we'll update them promptly. One small change a month (up to 15 min, e.g. opening times, prices or one photo) is included in Website Service. Beyond that, changes are included from Care Active (£49 a month); otherwise they're charged by time spent (£79 per hour).
Every site is built to be technically sound for search engines. From the Standard package, we also do local SEO for your town or area. Setting up your Google Business Profile, the biggest single lever for local searches, is available as an add-on.
Yes. We work fully remotely by video call, phone, email and WhatsApp. Calls are in English, and as we're only an hour ahead of UK time, your working day and ours overlap almost completely. Quotes and invoices are in pounds, paid by bank transfer.
We build with privacy in mind: no tracking unless you want it, a secure contact form and a privacy policy page. A cookie banner is only needed if you add analytics or similar tools, and we'll set one up if so. We can't give legal advice, so the content of your privacy policy remains your responsibility.
Contact
Tell us a little about your business. You'll get a personal reply within 24 hours and a suggested time for a free intro call during UK working hours.
