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Web design for Manchester businesses
Greater Manchester is ten boroughs, from Wigan to Tameside, and most businesses here serve customers across borough lines. We design websites for Manchester businesses that make your service area, services and prices clear. We work remotely and do not have a Manchester office.
- Service areas planned across the ten boroughs
- Sites shaped around the sectors that drive the city region
- Remote working with written prices and shared previews
01 / How Manchester searches
How customers search across Greater Manchester
Customers rarely type “Greater Manchester”. They use the town or area they live in: Stockport, Bury, Didsbury, Chorlton, Salford Quays. The ten boroughs are Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan (GMCA), and a trade based in one often works across several.
Town identity matters
People in Bolton or Oldham often search with their own town name rather than Manchester, so your site should name the towns you actually cover.
City centre versus suburbs
A Northern Quarter café and a Wigan builder have completely different customers. One template will not suit both.
Cross-boundary service areas
Many businesses also work into Cheshire, Lancashire or West Yorkshire, and your service area and profile should say so.
02 / Manchester sectors
Sectors common across Greater Manchester
The city region’s economy is varied, and the right website depends on which part of it you are in.
Digital, media and creative
From the Northern Quarter to MediaCityUK in Salford, home to BBC and ITV teams, creative businesses need sites that show their work properly.
Professional and financial services
Firms in Spinningfields and the city centre competing on expertise, where clear practice pages and team profiles matter. See accountants and specialist lawyers.
Trades and construction
Builders, electricians and plumbers working across the boroughs and beyond. See builders and electricians.
Hospitality and independents
Restaurants, bars and shops in the city centre and on suburban high streets that depend on nearby searches.
Students and education
With several universities in the city region, some businesses rely on term-time demand and need sites that speak to students and parents.
03 / Service areas
Planning your service area properly
Rather than dozens of near-identical town pages, we cover service areas honestly.
- List the boroughs and towns you serve on your service pages and contact page, in plain text that search engines can read.
- Create a separate area page only when you have something useful to say, such as projects completed there, local access or parking details, or a team based in that area.
- Set up your Google Business Profile as a service-area business if customers do not visit you, and add only the areas you genuinely cover.
- If you have premises in more than one borough, give each its own profile and location page.
Our local SEO service can manage this for you.
04 / How we work
Working together remotely
We do not have a Manchester office. We work remotely with clients across the UK, and that suits most projects well.
Calls that fit your day
Short video calls at times that suit you, with written notes after each one.
Your photos, not stock
We plan photography of your own premises, team or work wherever possible, because local customers recognise the real thing.
Clear costs
Scope, price and timeline agreed in writing before any work starts, with optional support afterwards.
05 / Checklist
What a Manchester business website should include
A quick reference for planning or reviewing your site.
- The towns and boroughs you serve, named clearly
- A page for each main service
- Service-area details that match your Google Business Profile
- Recent Google reviews
- Tap-to-call and short forms on mobile
- Photos of your own work or premises
- A fast, accessible build
06 / Cost
What a Manchester website typically costs
Our standard packages, the same wherever you are based.
Essential, from £1,000
For a sole trader or small business serving a few towns: one page with services, areas covered and contact options.
Business, from £2,500
For businesses with several services or a wider service area across the region.
Bespoke, custom quote
For multi-site businesses, booking systems or integrations with your existing software.
Final pricing is agreed in writing before work begins. If your current site is underperforming, a £99 SEO audit gives you a prioritised fix list within 1 working day.
Our awards come from design, but on a Manchester project the measure is simpler: more of the right enquiries. See our work.
Questions
Web design in Manchester: good to know
Do you have an office in Manchester?
No. We work remotely with businesses across the UK, including all ten Greater Manchester boroughs, through video calls and shared previews.
Can my website target Salford, Stockport and other nearby towns?
Yes, where you genuinely serve them. We name them on your service pages and create separate area pages only when there is something useful to say.
Should my site say Manchester or Greater Manchester?
Use the names your customers use. Greater Manchester is a useful summary, but many people search with their own town name instead, so list the towns you cover.
Do you build websites for specific trades?
Yes. We have pages explaining what builders, plumbers, electricians and other trades need, linked below.
Is pricing different for Manchester businesses?
No. The same packages apply wherever you are: Essential single-page sites from £1,000, Business multi-page sites from £2,500, and Bespoke work quoted to your needs, all confirmed in writing first.
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Let's discuss your next website
Send us your business name, a brief description of what you'd like to achieve, and your preferred budget, and we'll be in touch soon.