Website design & build · UK

Your website should pull its weight.

We design and build fast, tidy websites for small businesses, new startups and people building something of their own. No jargon, no drag-and-drop mush, no six-month timelines.

  • Live in 2–3 weeks
  • Fixed quote up front
  • Yours to keep, forever
Hand-builtFast loadingYours to keepFixed priceLive in 2–3 weeksDesigned phone firstSearch basics includedNo page buildersUK based

In numbers

98+
PageSpeed score, as standard
2–3
weeks from go to live
1
person, start to finish. Me.
£0
surprises on the final invoice

What we do.

Two things, done properly. We don't do everything. We do the design and we do the build, which is the bit most people get stuck on.

Website design

A look that fits your business, not a template with your logo dropped in the corner.

  • Sketches and structure before any pixels
  • Type, colour and layout picked for your lot
  • Copy tidied up so it sounds like a human
  • Designed on a phone screen first, honestly

Website build

The design, made real: quick to load, easy to edit, and yours the second it goes live.

  • Hand-built, no page-builder bloat
  • Loads before your visitor blinks
  • You can change the text yourself
  • Search basics set up before launch
See how it works
New · SiteSmith Tools

Tools that do the boring bits for you.

We don't just build websites. We build the tools that keep them fast, found and easy to run. They're tested on real client sites before anyone else gets them, so they work on day one.

In testing

WordPress plugins

Small, fast plugins that each do one job properly, so your WordPress site stops collecting bloat that slows it down.

Being built to
  • Add features without slowing your site
  • Use plain-English settings, no developer needed
  • Update safely without breaking your pages
Testing on live sitesNearly there
In build

SEO plugins

Getting found on Google without the jargon. A clear to-do list for every page instead of a score nobody understands.

Being built to
  • Spot missing titles, descriptions and alt text
  • Add local business details search engines read
  • Flag the speed issues that cost you rankings
Building the coreIn progress
Available now

Custom tools

Need something that doesn't exist yet? Booking flows, client portals, scripts that save you hours a week. If it's slowing your business down, we can probably build the fix.

Already built for clients
  • Client portals and dashboards
  • Booking, forms and email automation
  • Scripts that cut out the admin
Ready to startAsk today
Get early access

Join the early-access list and you'll hear first when each plugin is ready, plus a chance to try it before launch.

Recent work.

Websites, web apps, SEO and social media for real businesses that are live right now. Tap one for a closer look, then visit the real thing.

About me

Hello. I'm the one who'll be building it.

I'm Harry Irwin, a web developer and script writer working from home in the UK, and SiteSmith Labs is just me. Everything I know is self-taught, which means I've built the awkward bits myself rather than read about them.

No account manager, no agency overheads, no outsourcing to a stranger three time zones away. You email me, I answer, and I do the work. It's also why the quote comes in well under what an agency would charge you for the same site. The only thing I outsource is lunch.

Who you'll actually deal with

Me, start to finish. The person who quotes the job is the person who builds it.

How I learned all this

Self-taught, by building things and breaking them. I write scripts and tools as well as sites, so the fiddly custom bits don't scare me off.

Why it costs less than an agency

No office, no sales team, no project manager forwarding your email to someone else. You're paying for the work, not the overheads.

Book a quote

Right then. What are we building?

Tell me what you need in a few lines. You'll get a straight answer and a fixed price, usually within a day.

What do you need?
Get a free quote