sebarrett-builders.co.uk
S E Barrett & Son
A thirty-year-old building firm that had no website at all. Now it has forty-five pages, every one of them pointed at getting the phone to ring.
How it was builtPoole, DorsetUK-wide by phone
A proper website for your business.£200, all in.
Not a one-page template. A real multi-page site, built by hand — with your domain and a year of hosting in the price. One payment, no monthly fee, and you own all of it.
- Domain included
- A year of hosting
- Live in 1–2 weeks
Most businesses like yours are quoted £1,500 to £3,000 for a website, or handed a £40-a-month builder subscription they will pay forever. Neither is necessary. I build them myself, so there is no agency to pay for — just the work.
The work
Three sites. Three completely different jobs.
These are real, live and built by me. Hover any of them and the whole page scrolls past — no cropped screenshots hiding the boring bits.
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True-U
A private counselling practice with a site that was doing too much at once. Rebuilt calm, with one clear path for people who are having a hard day.
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Graft
My own product — an app that does a tradesperson's jobs, invoices and HMRC tax return. The site had to sell software to people who hate software.
How it was builtWhat £200 buys
Everything. That is the point.
There is no starter tier that turns out to be useless, and nothing that appears on the invoice later.
A proper multi-page website
Not a single-page template. Home, services, about, contact — plus pages for the areas you cover and the jobs you have done, if they help you get found.
Your domain name
Registered for you and paid for the first year. It is yours, in your name.
Hosting for a year
Fast hosting on Cloudflare, included for twelve months. After that it is a few pounds a year, or nothing at all if you stay on the free tier.
Set up to be found on Google
Page titles, descriptions, a sitemap and the structured data Google reads to show your phone number and opening hours. Checked before it goes live.
Works properly on a phone
Most people will find you on a phone. The site is built for that first and checked on real screen sizes.
A contact form that reaches you
Straight to your inbox. Plus tap-to-call and tap-to-email on mobile.
An SSL certificate
The padlock in the address bar. No browser warnings telling people your site is unsafe.
You own all of it
The domain, the files, the lot. No monthly fee, no contract, and nothing held hostage if you ever want to move it.
How it works
Four steps, 1–2 weeks.
- 01
We talk
A phone call or a coffee. What you do, who you want calling you, and what is not working now. Twenty minutes, no charge, no pitch.
- 02
I build it
I write the words and build the pages from scratch — no template, no theme. You get a link to watch it come together, not a surprise at the end.
- 03
You change your mind
Tell me what is wrong and I fix it. That is part of the £200, not an extra. I would rather you said something now than quietly disliked it.
- 04
It goes live
I point the domain at it, check it on Google and hand you everything. Then I am still on the end of the phone.
Straight answers
The things people ask.
Why is it only £200?
Because I build them myself, from scratch, with no office to pay for and no sales team taking a cut. A big agency quoting £3,000 is not giving a plumber ten times the website — they are covering their overheads. I would rather charge a fair price and build more of them.
Is there a catch, or a monthly fee?
No. £200 is the whole price. The domain and the first year of hosting are in it. After twelve months the domain renews for about £10-£15 a year, which you pay to the registrar directly, not to me. There is no contract and nothing to cancel.
Is it WordPress or one of those website builders?
Neither. I hand-build the pages, which is why they load quicker than a builder site and why there is no plugin to update or subscription to keep paying. If you ever want to move it somewhere else, you can — you own the files.
How long does it take?
Usually one to two weeks from our first chat. That is the normal pace for this trade — most firms quote five to fourteen working days. The slow part is normally getting photos and details out of you, so if you are quick, I am quick.
Someone else offers a website by tomorrow. Why not you?
Because a site built in a day is a template with your logo dropped into it. Writing the words for your business, getting the photos right and building pages that actually rank for the places you work takes longer than an afternoon. You are going to look at this thing for years — a fortnight is not long to wait for one that is actually yours. If you genuinely need something up this week, tell me and I will say honestly whether I can do it well in the time.
What if I do not have a logo or any photos?
That is normal and it is not a problem. Photos on your phone are usually fine — real pictures of your actual work beat stock photos every time. If there is no logo I will set your name properly in type, which looks better than a bad logo anyway.
Do I have to be local to you?
No. I am in Poole and I like meeting people face to face, so if you are in Dorset we can do it that way. If you are further afield it all works perfectly well over the phone and email — I have built sites for people I have never met.
What if I want changes later?
Small things — a new phone number, a price change, another photo — just ask and I will sort it. Bigger additions like a whole new section, I will quote you first, and it will be reasonable.
Can you take payments or bookings on the site?
Usually yes, and often at no extra cost depending on what you need. Ask me and I will tell you honestly whether it is worth doing or whether a phone number would serve you better.
Shall we get yours sorted?
Tell me what you do and I will tell you honestly whether a website will help — and what I would put on it. Costs nothing to ask.