The questions I actually get asked.

Single pages start at £600 and most small business sites are £1,500 to £3,000. Larger builds go up from there. What moves the number is how many pages, whether you need bookings, payments or customer accounts, and how much of the writing you want me to do. You'll always get a fixed price before anything starts.

There's a full breakdown in the pricing guide.

Half up front, half just before it goes live. Fixed price, not hourly, so the number you agree is the number you pay.

Four to six weeks for most sites. A single page is days. The only thing that ever stretches it is waiting on content, which is why I draft it for you.

Hosting and your domain name, which are the running costs of being online. Maintenance is optional and starts at £100 a month. I'll tell you honestly whether you need it.

Me, from the first call to long after it's live. No account managers, no handovers, nobody passing your job to someone you've never spoken to.

Yes. I'm based in South Gyle and most of my clients are across Edinburgh and the Lothians, but I work with businesses in Fife and further afield too. Plenty of projects run remotely.

Yes. Come to the office in South Gyle, or we can do it on a call if that's easier. Give me a ring first, as I'm often out at client meetings.

Only if you want to. Most people don't, so I draft it and you tell me where I've got it wrong. All I need from you is the detail only you have.

It gets submitted to Google, tracked, and checked. Then I'm still here. Maintenance, small tweaks, or a call when something needs a hand. More on website maintenance.

Yes. You own the domain, the content and the site. Ask any designer this before you pay, because some arrangements leave you renting something you can never take with you.

Changing your opening hours, swapping a photograph, updating a price: not a job, not an invoice. A new page or a new feature is a job, and I'll tell you what it costs before I start.

No, and anyone telling you otherwise is guessing. A new site takes months to earn its position. What I can do is build it so it's able to, and do the local SEO work that gets you there.

I build new sites rather than patching existing ones. A fresh build usually costs less than people expect and leaves you with something I can stand behind.

You take everything with you. It's your site.