Web designer in Glasgow
I build clean, fast websites for small businesses in Glasgow, across Scotland and the UK. One page or many, with everything you need to be found online and easy to reach. No agency price tag, no monthly builder fees, and you own it.
What I make
Fast, clean sites that load instantly and look right on every phone. One page or many, built around what your business actually needs and nothing it does not.
Sell products or take bookings with secure card payments built in. From a handful of items to a full store.
Got a site that is slow, dated, or stuck on a pricey builder? I will rebuild it faster and cleaner, and you own the result.
Every site is built to be found, with proper titles, descriptions and a sitemap so search engines can read it from day one.
An optional monthly plan keeps your site online, safe and up to date, with small changes made whenever you need them.
In every build
See it in action
Chai by Kai
Designed, built and hosted from scratch. A complete shop with secure card payments, subscriptions, a live product range and a design that works on every phone. Proof I can take a build the whole way, not just a single page.
See the full case studyHow it works
Most sites go live within one to two weeks, days for a simple one. Far quicker than the three to eight weeks a typical freelancer or agency takes.
A quick message or chat about your business and what you are after. No jargon, no pressure.
A clear price up front with no surprises, so you know exactly what it would cost. No payment yet.
A first look at the design, so you can see the style before you pay a penny. If it is not right, no harm done.
Once you like the example, I take half to start and build the full site. You get two rounds of changes to get it just right.
The balance is due once it is finished, then it goes live on your own web address. Or if you would rather host it yourself, the full folder of files is sent over once the balance is paid.
What it costs
For a build like this, an agency would charge £2,000 to £8,000. Mine start at £149.
Need more than eight pages in total? Larger sites are quoted to scope, so you pay for the real work rather than a flat page rate.
Online shops
Full card payment shops, built on the same engine as Chai by Kai. Every tier takes as many products as you have. What changes between them is how much you can run yourself.
Shop tiers are complete packages, and the per page price above applies to static sites rather than shops. Your privacy policy, terms, and delivery and returns pages are included on every shop and do not count towards your page total, because you need them to sell online and it would be daft to charge you for them.
Add ons
Optional extras for a website build. Shop tiers already include their own features.
† The domain included in either monthly plan is a .co.uk, which is the right one for a business trading here and the one people actually type. If you would rather have a .com, or you want to register one alongside your .co.uk so nobody else takes it, I can do that at cost. It is usually a few pounds a year more and I do not add anything on top.
A working contact form and Google Analytics are included in every build, not charged for. The mailing list is set up free on either monthly plan, so the price above only applies if you are hosting the site yourself. Setting up a mailing list covers the account in your name, the signup box on your site, the emails branded to match your business, your welcome email, and sending from your own address rather than a gmail one. That last part needs a domain, which either monthly plan includes. Fully Managed clients also get 30% off everything on this list and off extra pages.
Hosting and care
Once your site is built, choose how it is hosted and looked after. Here is what each one includes.
| Yours to host | Hosted by meRecommended | Fully managed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | None | £20 | £39 |
| One off setup | £0 | £0 | £64 |
| In every plan | |||
| A complete, mobile ready website | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| You own it | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hosting and care | |||
| Hosting included | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| A .co.uk domain included and renewed, in your name† | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Uptime watched, fixed fast | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Small changes when you ask | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support if anything breaks | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fully managed extras | |||
| Weekly data backup to a separate server | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Unlimited updates, whenever you like* | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Priority support | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Google Business Profile set up and managed | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| SEO and Google listing tweaks | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Monthly visitor snapshot | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email set up for you | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mailing list set up and connected | £49 add on | ✓ | ✓ |
| 30% off add ons and extra pages | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
* Unlimited updates covers text, photos and small changes, within reason. A steady flow of requests is fine, but several requests every week is beyond reasonable use. New pages and full redesigns are priced separately, and Fully Managed clients get 30% off those and off every add on.
The build cost is split in two: half once you are happy with the first example, half when your site goes live. If you are hosting the site yourself, the full folder of files is sent to you once the balance is paid in full. Hosting, setup and management are separate and paid in full. Two rounds of changes included in every build.
Who you are working with
I am Kai, and I taught myself to build by making my own business online from scratch: chaibykai.com, a full shop with secure card payments, now live. I know what it takes to get a real business online, because I did it for my own, on a tight budget, with no agency and no team.
That is exactly what I do for you now. A proper website, built by a real, local person who actually answers you, at a price that makes sense when you are just starting out. No call centres, no account managers, no monthly builder fees. Just a good site that does its job.
“I was shocked at how much better it was than my Shopify site.”
Chaz, Chaz Collectables
Questions
From £149 for a static site of up to three pages, then £35 for each extra page, up to five more. Larger sites are quoted to scope. Full card payment shops start from £499. A working contact form and the Google basics are included in every build rather than charged as extras. I always give you a fixed price up front, so there are no surprises.
Most sites are live within a week or two, depending on the size and how quickly we get your words and photos together.
Yes, completely. You can take the full files and host it yourself wherever you like, let me host it, include your domain name and look after it for £20 a month, or for £39 a month plus a setup fee have me handle everything for you, including the Google and SEO basics.
Yes. Two rounds of changes are included in every build. On a monthly hosting plan I make small changes when you ask, and on the Fully Managed plan you get unlimited updates whenever you need them, within reason.
Yes. If yours is slow, dated, or stuck on a pricey builder, I can rebuild it faster and cleaner, and you own the result. Redesigns start from £199, depending on how complex they are.
Every build includes the search basics done properly, so your site is ready to be found. Setting up and running your Google Business Profile, so you show up in local map searches, is part of the Fully Managed plan.
Yes. I build online shops and carts with secure card payments, from £499, scaling with the size of your range. I set you up with Stripe, SumUp or PayPal, and can look into other options if you need them.
Get in touch
Send me a line about your business and what you are after, and I will come back with a free, no obligation quote by email. No jargon, no pressure, and you see the first design before you are committed to anything.
Or email me directly at kai@chaibykai.com