Websites
Web design and development for small businesses
Give people a clear picture of your business and a straightforward way to take the next step. Glara designs and builds websites around your goals, your content and the people you want to reach.
From a first business website to a thoughtful redesign, we bring structure, visual design and development together, with usability and SEO foundations considered from the start.
Purpose before pixels
Start with what the website needs to do
A visitor may need to compare your services, understand a product or decide whether to contact you. Your team needs a site that is practical to manage. Those needs shape the pages, content and functionality we recommend.
We establish the important journeys before detailed design begins, so the website has a clear purpose and the project has a useful scope.
Website services
What we can build and improve
01
New websites and redesigns
Create a professional digital foundation or rethink an existing site that no longer reflects the business or supports its visitors.
02
Page structure and content hierarchy
Organise your offer into useful pages, clear navigation and a sensible order of information, with calls to action where visitors need them.
03
Responsive design
Develop layouts and interactions for desktop, tablet and mobile, using real content to guide design decisions.
04
CMS and implementation
Build in a suitable content management system, including WordPress where it fits, and connect the functionality and integrations agreed for the project.
05
SEO-ready foundations
Consider crawlable navigation, page hierarchy, headings, sensible URLs, internal links and metadata as part of the build.
From direction to delivery
Our website process
01. Understand the goals
02. Plan the structure
03. Design around the content
04. Build and check
05. Agree the next steps
Connected disciplines
SEO and UX considered during the build
Navigation, page templates, headings and content placement affect both how people use a website and how search engines understand it. We consider those connections while the site takes shape.
If your existing website mainly needs stronger organic visibility, explore our SEO service. If the priority is understanding a difficult journey or improving interface behaviour, explore UX/UI design.
Clear expectations
A scope you can understand
The size of the project depends on the pages, content, design requirements, functionality, integrations and any migration from your current site. We agree what is included and who is responsible for each part before work starts.
That conversation also covers the platform, content preparation and what happens after launch. Pricing and timing follow the actual requirements.
Before we begin
Website questions
Can you work with our existing website?
Yes. We first look at the current site and what needs to improve, then determine whether focused changes or a broader redesign make sense.
Is SEO included?
The website can be built with SEO-ready foundations. Ongoing search research, content optimisation and measurement are agreed separately when needed.
Do you only use WordPress?
WordPress can be a good fit for small-business websites. We choose the platform around the project requirements rather than making it the starting point.
Do we need all our content ready?
You can start the conversation with the content you have. We identify what is ready, what needs work and who will prepare the remaining material before final design and build.
Let’s find a useful starting point
Tell us what your website needs to achieve
Share your current site, the changes you have in mind and any constraints. We’ll use that context to discuss a practical next step.