Robust, flexible business websites crafted in Umbraco.

We’d start with a content audit of what you want to keep or lose, and the development of a new sitemap for your website (what pages you need, and how they're organised).

During the initial prototyping process, we'd formulate new page designs that are built for lead generation, maximising conversions or simply showcasing your services best, depending on your business objectives.

Then during the build, it's a case of migrating your existing content over to the new site and re-optimising it for SEO where required. Even with complex multi-tiered Umbraco developments, we can move them to new hosting environments including CRM systems, and third party applications.

We use a third party system to analyse your existing legacy SEO (and identity new opportunities) so we can ensure a smooth transition with minimal changes to your Google rankings when the new site goes live and replaces the old one.

Yes. As a more robust and powerful website builder, it's more complex than systems such as Squarespace - but it's still easy to use and grasp for your team. Our post-project training session will cover all the sections you need to update and add to your site in the future.

A company website redesign project can be a complex and daunting process that requires careful planning and execution. Understanding your audience, conducting a content audit, defining goals and objectives, developing a site map, designing the user interface, redesigning content, testing and launching, ensuring redirects, and updating digital assets and social channels are all essential steps in the website redesign strategy.

As web designers, we would recommend that wherever you are on your journey, one thing to always remember is that a website redesign plan should always prioritise the needs of the user and ensure that the content is relevant, useful, and engaging.

Read our guide to redeveloping your company website here.

The amount of time it takes to build a website can vary greatly depending on many things. From the complexity of the design, the number of features and functionalities required through to the size of the team working on the project.

A simple brochure-style website with a few pages and limited features can typically be completed in a few weeks, while a more complex site with custom features and a large amount of content can take several months to build.

Remember that website development projects often require collaboration and approvals from multiple stakeholders, which can seriously impact the timeline.

The other element that can greatly affect actual ‘live’ date is content.

Whatever your goals, we’ll develop a clear timeline so everyone can manage expectations.

This is a tricky one, as there is no ‘one size fits all’; however, the cost of a website can be affected by a number of factors, including the complexity of the design, the number of features and functionalities required, the amount of custom development work needed, and if content is also required.

Also, if you are migrating a website or upgrading, then there are other consideration such as content migration and SEO.

How long is a piece of string? This can really depend on several things:

• Type of website

• Your industry

• If it is important

In general, as a digital agency, we’d definitely recommend to update your website regularly to keep its content fresh, improve its search engine optimisation (SEO), and maintain the interest of visitors - there’s nothing worse than a potential client quoting you on out-of-date prices or information from your website - which in turn can harm business.

So if you’re going to update, what should / could you do?

This can include updating your company news, product offerings, and case studies, adding new blog posts, and making other content changes.

For a blog or news-focused website, it's important to add new content on a consistent basis, such as once a week or more. For a brochure-style business website, updating the content a few times a year may be sufficient. If your website includes an e-commerce component, it's really important to keep product information and prices up-to-date.

Don’t forget to regularly review your website for technical issues, such as broken links, and perform routine maintenance and software updates to ensure its security and optimal performance. This is crucial for Umbraco websites.

Ultimately, the frequency of website updates should align with your business goals and the needs of your target audience. You can work with a website development team to develop a content update strategy that meets your needs and supports the success of your online presence.

Yes, we offer comprehensive training for using Umbraco websites. This can be on a one-to-one basis or be delivered as part of a workshop for an entire team.

In addition to website training, we also offer SEO training for your specific Content Management System - giving you maximum control over the organic reach of your content and making it work harder.

Core functionality

WordPress: Originally designed as a blogging platform, WordPress has evolved into a versatile content management system that is particularly strong in content delivery and has a massive range of themes and plugins that extend its functionality to suit almost any type of website, including e-commerce, through plugins like WooCommerce.

Umbraco: Primarily a content management system without a specific focus, Umbraco offers more flexibility for custom development. It is well-suited for clients who need custom solutions or have specific workflow requirements, thanks to its robust API and deep customisation capabilities.

User interface

WordPress: Known for its user-friendly interface, WordPress is often chosen for its simplicity and ease of use, making it ideal for businesses that need to get a site up and running quickly without a steep learning curve.

Umbraco: Offers a clean and streamlined interface that can be fully customised. While it has a steeper learning curve than WordPress, it is highly praised for its flexibility in design and content structuring, which can be advantageous for businesses with complex content management needs.

Development community and support

WordPress: Has one of the largest development communities in the world, providing vast resources, from plugins and themes to troubleshooting and new feature development. This extensive community support makes WordPress a reliable choice for businesses that might not have large IT departments.

Umbraco: Also boasts a strong, though smaller, community. It provides excellent professional support and a repository of packages that can extend functionality, although the variety is less than that of WordPress. Umbraco's community is highly professional and geared more towards developers, which can be a plus for businesses requiring specialised customisations.

Yes, we can make websites in specific languages and/or create multi-lingual websites where you have full flexibility and can add different text.

We also have experience with using third party translation tools (like Google Translate) which will automatically create versions of your website.

We offer different levels of support for your business website. We can either:

1. Manage your existing hosting (being responsible for your server environment)

2. Setup a dedicated server on your behalf

3. Host your website on our hosting

4. Just use the hosting to upload the website

As a word of note, we use our own hosting for building your test website. We always provide specific advice for what your server will be needed. But, if this whole area leaves you in a cold sweat - simply point us in the right direction and we can take care of the lot for you.

Yes, we design all websites to be ‘mobile first’ - this means ensuring your website works well on mobiles as a priority over desktop.

As part of our service, we can install Google Analytics 4 on your website (GA4). We also offer additional services for ‘plugging in’ data studio - which allows you to take GA4 data and produce client-specific reports.

Simply put, yes. We can create specific users who have specific access - this is great when managing teams. Out of the box, Umbraco has certain levels of this functionality. If you have a complex team requirement, we would always advise a bespoke Umbraco website development.