6 Oct 2026
How much does a custom business app cost in the UK?
There's no single number that fits every project. Here's what actually drives the cost of a custom web or mobile app for a UK small business.
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Websites designed to turn attention into action.
We plan, design and build fast, accessible and search-friendly websites for small businesses. From service websites and WordPress builds to ecommerce and SaaS, every project starts with what your customers need to understand and what you need the website to achieve.
- ✓ Mobile-responsive design and component libraries ready for growth
- ✓ Website speed optimisation with Astro & headless WordPress
- ✓ Content, SEO, and analytics support after launch
- ✓ Search-friendly structure
- ✓ Accessibility-first approach
- ✓ Responsive by default
Services
Website strategy, UX, UI, and development under one roof.
Every engagement is a partnership—from “how to design a website” workshops to deployment and great, personal support. The output? A fantastic website, tuned for speed, customer engagement, and that's easy for customers to find you.
Small-business website design
Clear, professional websites for service businesses that need to explain what they do, build trust and turn search traffic into qualified enquiries.
- ✓Search-led page planning
- ✓Responsive UX and accessible design
- ✓Enquiry forms and conversion pathways
E-commerce website design
Grow online revenue with UX design, intuitive UI, and CRO-informed product storytelling crafted for Shopify, WooCommerce, and headless stacks.
- ✓Customer journey mapping & UX research
- ✓Mobile-responsive design systems
- ✓Connected email, CRM & payment flows
WordPress website design
Custom WordPress website design for service businesses that need SEO-friendly website design, website speed optimisation, and easy publishing.
- ✓Fast-loading, SEO-ready builds
- ✓Reusable Gutenberg blocks and client-friendly CMS
- ✓Accessibility and performance audits
SaaS website design
Launch or relaunch your SaaS marketing site with on-brand UI design, conversion-focused landing pages, and product storytelling across the funnel.
- ✓Messaging sprints & positioning workshops
- ✓Interactive UI previews for feature highlights
- ✓Lifecycle-ready landing page design
UX & UI design support
Flexible design retainers for ongoing experiments, marketing ops, and “how to design a website” coaching for in-house teams.
- ✓Rapid prototyping & Figma systems
- ✓Website accessibility improvements
- ✓Weekly analytics & CRO reviews
Based in York? Visit our dedicated web design York page. Curious about cost? See our pricing page for starting points by project type.
How we work
How to design a website with The Moody Child.
Every engagement has clear milestones, but the process is deliberately collaborative. We guide you through strategy, content, design, development and launch while keeping decisions visible. For smaller businesses this means practical support without unnecessary process; for larger teams it provides clear points for review and approval.
Discover & benchmark
We audit your current experience, interview customers, and benchmark best website design examples to shape a measurable UX & SEO roadmap.
Design with intent
UI design, copywriting, and mobile-responsive design combine to ship prototypes your team can test early for speed, accessibility, and delight.
Develop & optimise
We build SEO-friendly Astro or WordPress sites, integrate marketing tools, and run launch-week website speed optimisation & QA.
Performance, SEO & accessibility
SEO-friendly website design and optimisation baked in.
We plan the structure of every website carefully. We work with you to understand what you want to be found for, how prospective customers search for your services and which topics deserve their own pages. We then build those search opportunities into the content, internal links and technical structure while keeping the experience fast, accessible and easy to use.
- ✓E-commerce, landing page, and keyword research baked into every site
- ✓Personalised Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) setup covering your words and content as well as structuring the site in a way that helps search engines find you
- ✓Friendly pages designed with accessibility in mind. (WCAG 2.1 AA)
- ✓ Search-friendly structure
- ✓ Accessibility-first approach (WCAG 2.1 AA)
- ✓ Responsive by default
Testimonials
What clients say about The Moody Child
Live Google reviews pulled straight from our Places listing so you always see the latest feedback.
On the blog
Guides on user-experience design, improving User Interfaces, AI Tools and Project Management.
Practical playbooks for marketing, product, and ops teams.
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How much does a small-business website cost in the UK?
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Tell us about your project
Use the form to request a quote for e-commerce website design, SaaS launches, or conversion-focused landing pages. We reply within one business day.
- ✓ Mobile-responsive design and accessibility-first builds
- ✓ SEO-friendly website design, technical setup, and speed optimisation
- ✓ Ongoing care, security, hosting, and analytics reporting