Agency-quality web design without the agency price tag - or the agency distance. I build your site, host it, keep it secure, and handle the updates. You just get on with running your business.
Website builders like Squarespace and Wix keep you paying month after month for something you never actually own - and the day you leave, you leave with nothing. WordPress promises freedom, then hands you a maintenance headache: endless plugin updates, security scares, and a site that breaks when you least expect it.
There's a better way - and it doesn't cost the earth.
I design and build custom websites from scratch - no templates, no cookie-cutter layouts. Every site is hand-built to fit your business, then I look after it for you. Hosting, security, updates, small changes - all handled, so you never have to think about the technical side.
It's the quality you'd expect from an agency, delivered by one person who actually knows your business and picks up the phone.
Your site, your domain, your content - yours to keep, with no lock-in. If you ever want to move on, you take everything with you. No hostage situations.
Custom-built sites load quickly and have almost nothing to hack - no vulnerable plugins, no database to break into. More secure than WordPress, and the servers are managed by an enterprise-grade host, just like the big platforms.
Need to update your opening hours, swap a photo, or add a page? Just send it over - small changes are turned around the same or next day. No dashboards to wrestle with.
You deal with me, Marie, from the first call to every update after launch. One point of contact who knows your site inside out.
A free, no-pressure call to talk through what you need and what your site should do.
I design and develop your custom site and get it live - you review as we go.
Once you're live, I host it, keep it secure, and handle the changes. You focus on your business.
Moving an existing site across
A brand-new custom design
Ongoing care subscription
Once your site is live, an ongoing care subscription keeps it hosted, secure and up to date. What's included in a care subscription? →
Every business is different, so the best way to get an accurate figure is a quick chat - but you can see how it all works first.
Build prices + VAT. Care subscriptions from £30/month + VAT.
Your website isn't a "build it and forget it" job - it needs a home and a bit of looking after. That's what your care subscription covers, from £30 a month.
Bigger jobs - new pages, new sections, a redesign - are quoted separately, so you only ever pay for what you actually need.
Marie Evans · Founder, Chiltern DigitalI'm the person behind Chiltern Digital. I build custom websites for small businesses and independents who want something better than a DIY builder, without paying agency rates or getting lost in an agency's client list.
No account managers, no jargon, no being passed around - just well-made websites and someone who's genuinely on your side.
Taking on a small number of new builds this quarterYes - outright. Your site, your domain, your content are all yours to keep, with no lock-in. If you ever want to move on, you take everything with you. No hostage situations.
Builders like Squarespace and Wix keep you paying month after month for something you never actually own - and the day you leave, you leave with nothing. Your site here is hand-built for your business and belongs to you. The care subscription covers hosting and upkeep, not the right to keep using your own website.
Custom-built sites load quickly and have almost nothing to hack - no vulnerable plugins, no database to break into. WordPress promises freedom, then hands you endless plugin updates and security scares. The servers here are managed by an enterprise-grade host, just like the big platforms.
Moving an existing site across starts from £500, and a brand-new custom design starts from £1,000. Once you're live, a care subscription keeps everything hosted, secure and up to date from £30 a month. Build prices and care subscriptions are + VAT. Every business is different, so a quick chat is the best way to get an accurate figure.
Hosting, an SSL certificate and security kept up to date, backups so your site can always be restored, behind-the-scenes updates, and up to three small changes a month - text tweaks, photo swaps, opening hours - turned around the same or next day. Bigger jobs like new pages or a redesign are quoted separately, so you only pay for what you actually need.
Just send it over. Small changes are turned around the same or next day, and up to three a month are included in your care subscription. There are no dashboards to wrestle with - you deal with me directly.
Let's have a quick chat about what you need. No hard sell, no obligation - just honest advice on the best way forward.