01 · Service

Websites that load fast

Most business websites are slow because of what was bolted onto them, not because of what they do. A brochure site does not need a page builder, four analytics scripts and a slider plugin to show six pages of text.

  • Astro
  • WordPress
  • Core Web Vitals

What this usually includes

  • Design and build of a marketing site, landing page or campaign page
  • WordPress builds where the client needs to edit content themselves
  • Static builds (Astro) where they do not, which removes a whole class of maintenance
  • Performance work on an existing site that has become slow
  • Accessibility basics: keyboard navigation, contrast, reduced-motion support
  • On-page SEO structure — headings, metadata, link previews, structured data

How we approach it

The stack follows the content, not the other way around

If the content changes weekly and someone non-technical owns it, that is a CMS. If it changes twice a year, a CMS is a liability you will patch forever. We ask who edits it and how often before choosing anything.

Speed is a build decision, not a plugin

Performance comes from shipping less: fewer scripts, fewer fonts, images at the size they are displayed. A caching plugin on top of a heavy page is a workaround, and it stops working the moment the page changes.

You should be able to leave

No proprietary builder, no template licence tied to us, no hosting you cannot move. If you hire someone else in two years, they should be able to read the code and pick it up.

What you end up with

  • The running site, on your domain, with TLS
  • Source code in a repository you own
  • Whatever editing access the build implies (CMS logins, deploy access)
  • A short handover explaining how to change the things you will want to change

What this isn’t

  • A logo, brand identity or full design system from scratch — we work with what you have, or with a designer you bring
  • A template resold as a custom build

Is this the thing you need building?

Describe the problem in a couple of sentences. You’ll get a straight answer about whether we’re the right people — including when we’re not.

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