FAQ

Website redesign questions, answered

When a redesign is worth it, how long it takes, and how to avoid losing your rankings. 10 answers, written before anyone is asked to sign anything.

A redesign is worth it when the structure is why the site does not work, not when the surface looks dated. It takes 2 to 6 weeks here, from £3,400, after a £340 audit that is deducted from it. The one risk that matters is losing the rankings you have, which redirects and a migration plan prevent.

Website redesign

How much does a website redesign cost?

My own builds start at £3,400, and every published figure is on pricing. The market range is $2,000 to $150,000, and most small business redesigns land between $2,000 and $10,000. What moves that number, and the cost that never appears in a quote, is written up in website redesign cost. What I will not do is quote your project before I have seen it. A number given before I know what is already there is a guess, and it goes wrong in one of two directions: padded for the worst case, which overcharges the simple jobs, or too low, which becomes an uncomfortable conversation in week four. Thirty minutes on a call and you get a real number the same day.

How long does a full website redesign take?

Usually two to six weeks for a typical founder or service site, after the audit and the plan. Bigger projects with custom features or a lot of content run longer. You get a timeline at the start and I hold to it.

Do you do website redesigns for founders and small teams?

Yes. I work with founders and small B2B teams who outgrew the site they launched on. Strategy, design and build all happen in one place, so you are not coordinating three vendors.

Will redesigning my site hurt my Google rankings?

Not when it is handled properly. Old URLs get mapped to the new ones, redirects go in place, and the existing SEO structure is preserved. Most sites hold their rankings or climb once pages load faster and read more clearly. When it does go wrong, it is one of nine specific things, listed in website redesign for SEO.

Can you redesign my site without rewriting the content?

Yes. If your copy is already pulling its weight it stays, and the attention goes to layout, structure and visual design. I will point out any sections holding the page back, but you make the final call.

Should I redesign my site or start over from scratch?

It depends what you are working with. A solid foundation that just looks dated is faster and cheaper to redesign. When the structure, platform or messaging is broken, a clean rebuild usually costs less over time.

How do I know if my website actually needs a redesign?

Look at the signals. Low conversions, visitors leaving fast, a dated look, or a site you cannot update without help all point one direction. If people are not turning into leads, design is often part of the reason, and an audit will give you a straight answer in 5 working days.

Can you redesign a site built on WordPress or Squarespace?

Yes. I redesign sites from nearly any platform and can move you to a platform your team can edit easily, or keep you where you are, whichever suits your team. I will steer you towards whatever is easiest to manage once you are live.

What is included in a website redesign?

Strategy, UX, visual design, build and launch. In practice that means sitemap planning, fresh page layouts, responsive design, redirects, and a handoff so your team can run things. Copywriting and CRM setup are available too.

What happens to my current site while you redesign it?

It stays live the whole time. Everything gets built and reviewed on a staging version, then flipped to the new site in one clean step. Visitors never catch it half finished.

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Question not on the list?

Book a free 30 minutes. Bring your site and roughly how many enquiries you get. You leave with the two or three things I would fix first, whether or not we end up working together.

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