Web design for UK small businesses · studio based in Frankfurt

Small business websites that quietly bring in customers.

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.

  • Fixed price from £790
  • Live in 2–4 weeks
  • 100 % remote, UK-wide
Example websites: an electrician on a laptop, a yoga studio and a café on smartphones
Under 1 secondload time, which Google and your customers both notice

Websites for

  • Hair, beauty & healthHair, beauty & health
  • Trades & local servicesTrades & local services
  • Independent shops & brandsIndependent shops & brands
  • Cafés, pubs & restaurantsCafés, pubs & restaurants
  • Clubs & community groupsClubs & community groups

The problem

A website should earn its keep, not just sit there.

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.

Woman in a café looking up a local business on her phone

Often the case today

  • An old site that's awkward to use on a phone
  • Nowhere on Google when someone searches “plumber Manchester”
  • A site-builder subscription that costs every month and still brings in no enquiries
  • No obvious way to book, ring or get in touch

With bauwau

  • A clean, modern design on phone, tablet and desktop
  • Local SEO for your town and area, so the right people find you
  • One fixed price for the build, a monthly plan you can cancel, and the website is yours
  • Clear next steps: call, book or send an enquiry

Before / after

First impressions count.

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

Dated hair salon website with a visitor counter, scrolling text and a PDF price list
Modern hair salon website with a clear message and online booking
BeforeAfter

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

Services

Everything your website needs, from one small studio.

Hands typing on a laptop, web design work

Web design

A custom design that suits your business. No off-the-shelf template, just a site that looks trustworthy and professional.

Web development

Hand-coded, quick and secure. No bloated site builder and no plugins that need constant updating.

Local SEO

Sound technical foundations and the right search terms for your area, so customers nearby find you.

Care & support

New opening hours, prices or photos? Drop us a message and we'll sort it.

Work

What your new website could look like.

Every type of business has its own goal: bookings, table reservations or enquiries. We design each site around that one goal.

Concept website for Nail Room, a nail studio in Riverside, with online booking

Nail Room

Nail salon · built around online booking

Beauty
Concept website for Linden Leaf Café, a café in Riverside

Linden Leaf Café

Café · menu & opening hours at a glance

Food & drink
Concept website for Riverbend Physio, a physiotherapy clinic in Northside

Riverbend Physio

Physiotherapy · book free appointments directly

Health
Concept website for Oakfield Woodworks, a joinery workshop in Oakfield

Oakfield Woodworks

Joinery · enquiries for bespoke furniture

Trades
Concept website for Brandt Electrical, an electrician in Eastside with 24/7 emergency service

Brandt Electrical

Electrician · emergency call-outs & EV charger enquiries

Trades
Concept website for IRON & OAK, a boutique gym in Eastside

IRON & OAK

Boutique gym · book a trial session in two clicks

Fitness

Concept designs of fictional businesses. Your site is written in British English.

Complete website

What a finished website looks like.

More than a nice header: services, about, opening hours and a call to action that's always in view, on desktop and on mobile.

Complete example website for a restaurant on desktop
Mobile view of the example restaurant website
  • Optimised for every device
  • Clear calls to action
  • Set up for Google
  • Loads in under 1 second
Enquire about a site like this

Concept design of a fictional business. The preview scrolls through the whole page; hover to watch it again.

Process

Your new website in four steps.

A clear process, one point of contact and no surprises. You always know what happens next.

Consultation at a laptop
  1. Intro call

    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 1
  2. Fixed-price quote

    We agree the scope and goals together. You get a fixed quote in pounds with no hidden extras.

    within 48 hours
  3. Design & build

    Design first, then development, with one round of feedback at each stage.

    1–4 weeks
  4. Launch & support

    Your website goes live: fast, secure and ready for Google. We're still here for you afterwards.

    Go-live

Pricing

Clear packages. One fixed price.

No hourly billing and no hidden costs. You know exactly what you're getting and what it costs before we start.

Starter

For sole traders and small businesses who want a professional presence online, quickly.

£790 one-off

Live in about 2 weeks

  • One-page site with up to 5 sections
  • Content creation: texts & images for your one-pager
  • Custom design for every device
  • Contact form with email notification
  • Basic SEO set-up
  • Privacy policy & cookie notice page included
  • Hosting set up for you
Enquire: Starter

Premium

For businesses with several services or locations that want a particularly strong presence.

£2,290 one-off

Live in about 4–6 weeks

  • Up to 8 pages
  • Everything in Standard
  • Consistent imagery that matches your brand
  • Advanced SEO structure for every page
  • Custom animations & interactions
  • Priority support
Enquire: Premium
What will your website cost, exactly?Choose a package, add-ons and care plan: the price calculator shows your fixed price in pounds straight away.
Work out my price

Add-ons

Available with any package, at a fixed price.

  • Additional pageMore room for services, your team or past work beyond your package.
    £119per page
  • Google Business ProfileSetting up and optimising your profile on Google Maps and in local search results.
    £219
  • Online booking & reservationsYour booking or table reservation system built in, bookable around the clock.
    £179
  • Blog / news sectionA section for news, offers or helpful articles, which is good for Google.
    £349
  • Additional languageE.g. Welsh, Polish or another language your customers speak, with a clean SEO structure per language. Translation included.
    from £349per language
  • WhatsApp chat buttonCustomers can message you in one tap, from phone or desktop.
    £39
  • Email with your own domainSetting up email addresses with your own domain, using Google Workspace or a low-cost alternative. You pay the plan directly to the provider.
    £39
  • Logo designA bespoke logo: 2 concepts, 2 rounds of revisions, files for web & print (SVG, PNG, PDF).
    £349
  • Multi-step enquiry formEnquiries in short, simple steps instead of one long form: more and better leads.
    £169
  • Price calculatorYour customers work out their own price and send their enquiry with it.
    £439
  • Express deliveryYour project jumps the queue and goes live in about half the time.
    £269

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.

Frankfurt skyline on the river Main at dusk

Made in Frankfurt.
For small businesses
across the UK.

Why bauwau

A small studio. One point of contact.

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.

Fixed-price promise

The price on the quote is the price on the invoice. Simple as that.

Reply within 24 hours

On working days you'll hear back within one day.

The website is yours

No contract that ties you in. Your domain and files belong to you.

Fast & secure

Hand-written code, no site builder: quick load times and very little to attack.

Towns & cities

Web design for small businesses in your city

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

Frequently asked questions

How much does a small business website cost in the UK?

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.

How long until my website is live?

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).

What are the ongoing costs?

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.

Do you offer care after launch?

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).

Can I get changes made later on?

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).

Will local customers find me on Google?

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.

You're based in Germany. Does that work for a UK business?

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.

Is my website UK GDPR-friendly?

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

Let's talk about your website.

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.

Two café owners standing proudly behind their counter
For people who care about their business, and the customers who ought to find it.
Which package are you interested in?

Free and with no obligation. No newsletter, no spam.

Thanks for your enquiry!

We'll get back to you within 24 hours (working days).

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