Web design Sunderland
We build websites, shops and lead systems for Sunderland businesses, then help you get found and answer every enquiry. Website design and development starts at £1,295, with clear pricing and one team handling the work.
From £1,295
Published website build price
£59 a month
Required Website Care
24/7
AI receptionist call cover
12 months
Minimum monthly service term
If your Sunderland business relies on referrals, phone calls or a tired website, good work can still pass you by. Customers compare you with firms in Washington, South Shields and across Tyne and Wear before they call. A slow site, weak Google listing or vague contact form gives them an easy reason to choose someone else.
You need more than attractive pages. You need one system that shows what you do, brings in local searches, collects details you can price and keeps working when you are on site. We are based in Newcastle upon Tyne and work with Sunderland businesses remotely, using video calls and email. Published pricing starts at £1,295.
The problem
Sunderland customers judge your business before speaking to you. An old design, missing services or poor mobile layout can make a capable contractor, supplier or shop look unreliable.
Replace weak pages with clear service-led website design
You may serve Sunderland well but still appear below firms with stronger pages and Google Business Profiles. Customers searching from Seaburn to Washington often call the first credible option they find.
Improve your local pages and Google Business Profile
Generic contact forms create vague messages and long email chains. Without photos, postcodes, measurements or job types, you cannot judge the work quickly or price it properly.
Build quote forms around your real jobs
What you get
Every client also takes Website Care at £59 a month. Everything else is modular.
Your evenings, priced up
Posting yourself feels free. It is not, because every hour on Instagram is an hour you cannot charge out.
Roughly
of billable time spent posting every month
Automate the postingThat is also around hours a year. Typical UK trade figures; adjust the sliders to your own.
Pricing
Every client also takes Website Care at £59 a month. Everything else is modular, so you only pay for what you actually need.
£1,295
A credible presence that turns visitors into enquiries.
Best for: Sole traders and small teams who need to look established and get the phone ringing.
£1,995
For businesses losing work to missed calls.
Best for: Established businesses that cannot answer the phone while they are on a job.
Everything in Essentials, plus:
£2,495
For businesses ready to buy leads through Google.
Best for: Businesses that want to turn ad spend into booked work, with the tracking to prove it.
Everything in Complete, plus:
Hosting, SSL, daily backups, security monitoring, software updates, uptime monitoring, up to 30 minutes of content changes each month and email support.
All prices exclude VAT.
Monthly
Website Care is required for every client. Add anything else when you need it, and drop it when you do not.
£59 a month
Hosting, SSL, daily backups, security monitoring, software updates, uptime monitoring, up to 30 minutes of content changes each month and email support.
£169 a month
Answers every call 24/7 in your business name, takes the job details, qualifies the caller and texts you immediately.
A human receptionist costs £24,000 to £28,000 a year. A live answering service runs £200 to £450 a month.
Price on application
Answers visitor questions on your site around the clock, using only what it has been taught about your business, and captures the enquiry before they leave.
Most visitors will not ring and will not fill in a form. They ask one question, get no answer, and leave.
£449 a month
Campaign management, bid and budget optimisation, ad copy testing, negative keyword management, landing page optimisation and a monthly reporting call.
Your ad spend goes direct to Google and is never marked up. Minimum recommended spend is £400 a month.
£249 a month
Two optimised pages or articles a month, local SEO, Google Business Profile posts, citation building, rank tracking and monthly reporting.
£99 a month
Plans, writes and posts your social media to Facebook and Instagram. You approve a month of content in one sitting.
£49 a month
A marketing plan built around your business, broken into weekly tasks, so you always know the next thing to do.
£75 a month
An additional 2 hours a month for changes, new pages and seasonal updates.
Bundles
The same modules, priced lower when taken together.
£199 a month
Saves £29
£595 a month
Saves £82
£795 a month
Saves £141
No Upfront Option
No setup fee. A template site built for your trade, with hosting, care and the AI receptionist included. For businesses who want to start now without the upfront cost.
Start with no upfront costQuote request
Two minutes of questions and we will send back a real number, not a range. Website packages start at £1,295, ecommerce from £2,495, and there is a no upfront option at £199 a month.
The result
Visitors can see your services, areas and proof quickly. They use forms that collect the details you need, so you spend less time asking basic questions before preparing a quote.
Your website and Google Business Profile explain what you do in Sunderland and nearby areas. People searching for a suitable service can find a clearer, more relevant business.
Calls are answered even when you are busy. You receive the caller's details by text, with urgency and job information clear enough to plan your next response.
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A good website should answer the questions you hear every day, even when you are fitting a kitchen in Fulwell, servicing machinery in Pallion or managing a busy shop. We plan the pages around your actual jobs, customers and service area. You deal with the same person throughout, from the first call to launch and beyond.
Our Sunderland web design and development covers the words, structure, forms and technical work needed to turn attention into enquiries. We also build custom software and web apps when a standard website cannot handle your quoting, booking or customer records. Start by sending us your current website and the work you want more of.
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People searching for a roofer in Sunderland, an engineering supplier near Washington or a restaurant around Seaburn want proof that you serve their area. We improve the pages on your website and your Google Business Profile, so Google can understand your services, location and opening details in plain terms.
This is local search. It means helping the right nearby people find you when they already need what you sell. We look at the areas, services and competitors that matter in Sunderland, rather than applying the same plan used for a business in Bristol or Leeds. Ask us to check your Google listing and local visibility.
More detail
Open the parts you care about. Everything here is on the page, just tidied away.
A message saying, "How much?" is not enough to price a job. We build quote forms that collect the information you need before replying. That could include a property type, postcode, job size, photos, access details, preferred date or the machine specifications for a manufacturing enquiry.
The form changes with your business. A domestic electrician needs different information from a marine supplier, joiner or commercial cleaning firm. Clear questions reduce back-and-forth and help you decide which enquiries deserve a quick call. Send us three recent enquiries, and we will map the right questions.
Customers comparing firms often check Google reviews before they call. A strong review profile can settle doubts about workmanship, punctuality and communication. It matters for a builder in Ashbrooke, a garage in Hendon and a supplier selling to Sunderland manufacturers.
We make asking for reviews part of the job follow-up, without making it awkward for you or the customer. The system sends a suitable request after completed work and helps direct unhappy customers to contact you privately first. Make a list of your last ten completed jobs, and we will plan the follow-up.
A missed call can mean a lost boiler repair, delivery enquiry, quote request or factory maintenance job. The AI Receptionist answers 24/7 in your business name, so callers are not left guessing whether you are open. It takes their details, sorts urgency and texts the information to you straight away.
It does not replace your judgement. It gives you a clear record while you are driving, on a roof or speaking to a customer. The AI Receptionist costs £169 a month, or £199 a month with Website Care. Send us your common call types and we will shape the call handling around them.
Google Ads can put your business in front of people searching now, rather than waiting for new pages to gain attention. It can suit emergency repairs, high-value installations, commercial services and products with clear demand. We manage the campaigns and connect the clicks to forms, calls and real job outcomes.
Google Ads Management costs £449 a month. Your ad spend goes directly to Google and is never marked up. We track calls and forms, then record which enquiries became quoted work or completed jobs. Start with your most profitable service, postcode area and monthly lead capacity.
Launching a website is the starting point, not the end of the work. New pages can answer customer concerns, explain your services and give Google more useful information about your business. Our SEO and Content service costs £249 a month and includes two optimised pages or articles each month.
We can also keep your social channels active without asking you to write posts after a long day. Automated Social Media costs £99 a month. The Intelligent Marketing Coach costs £49 a month and turns your marketing plan into weekly tasks. Choose one next step, such as sending us your priority service.
The Essentials website costs £1,295 and suits a business that needs a credible presence and better enquiries. Complete costs £1,995 and suits businesses losing work because calls go unanswered. Growth costs £2,495 and suits businesses ready to buy leads through Google.
Every website includes Website Care at £59 a month. It covers hosting, security, daily backups, software updates, uptime checks, up to 30 minutes of content changes and email support. If paying upfront is difficult, the no upfront option is £199 a month over 24 months, with no setup fee. Choose your starting package and request a written quote.
The honest comparison
It is a fair question, and it deserves a straight answer rather than a sales pitch.
If you simply need a basic online presence, a low-cost website builder may be enough. Somewhere to point people who already know your name. If that is genuinely all you need, do that and spend the money elsewhere. We would rather tell you that than take a fee for something you will not use.
Our websites are designed for established businesses that want Google traffic to turn into calls, enquiries and customers. Copy, tracking, conversion setup and ongoing management are built in. That is a different product solving a different problem, and it is priced accordingly.
A £199 builder site
Fine for a basic presence. Not built to win work.
A Look North website
Built so search traffic becomes booked jobs.
Who writes the words
A £199 builder site
You do, usually at 11pm, into a blank box.
A Look North website
We do. Copywriting for every page is included, written around the jobs you actually want.
Whether it shows up on Google
A £199 builder site
It will rank for your business name. Not much else.
A Look North website
A page for every service and every town you cover, structured so each one can rank.
What happens to an enquiry
A £199 builder site
A contact form emails you. If you miss it, you miss it.
A Look North website
Quote forms written for your trade, instant SMS and email alerts, and every enquiry stored so none are lost.
When the phone rings and you are on a job
A £199 builder site
It goes to voicemail. Most callers hang up and ring the next business.
A Look North website
Our AI receptionist answers 24/7 in your business name, takes the details and texts you straight away.
Knowing what is working
A £199 builder site
A visitor counter, if that.
A Look North website
Call tracking, conversion tracking and call attribution, so you know which clicks became real jobs.
Getting reviews
A £199 builder site
You remember to ask, sometimes.
A Look North website
Review generation set up so a request goes out after every job, with the results shown on your site.
What happens after launch
A £199 builder site
Nothing. It sits there until you cancel the subscription.
A Look North website
The Marketing Coach gives you a plan broken into weekly jobs, so the site keeps earning its keep.
Who owns it
A £199 builder site
The platform. Stop paying and it disappears.
A Look North website
You do. The code, the domain, the hosting account and the content are yours.
Speed on a phone
A £199 builder site
Template bloat, often slow, which costs you rankings and visitors.
A Look North website
Built mobile first, because that is where almost every local search happens.
When something breaks
A £199 builder site
A help centre article and a support queue.
A Look North website
Website Care at £59 a month: monitoring, backups, updates, and a person who answers.
If the upfront cost is the blocker rather than the quality, we do a no upfront option at £199 a month on a 24 month term. That is not a builder subscription. It is a real site built for your trade, with hosting, Website Care and the AI receptionist included, live in 5 working days. The difference between that and a £199 builder site is the difference between renting a van and renting a parking space.
What the difference buys
Not features. The things that change how much work comes in.
A missed call is a customer ringing your competitor. The AI receptionist picks up 24/7, qualifies the job and texts you. Most trades win back more than the cost of the whole website in the first few months.
One page cannot rank for eight services across twelve towns. We build a page for each, so you show up for the specific job someone is searching for right now.
Not "how much for a bathroom?" but property type, scale, access, timing and photos. You quote accurately, first, without a site visit.
A review request after every job. In a year you have the review count competitors cannot catch up with, and reviews are the last thing a customer checks before calling.
Copywriting for every page is included. No blank boxes, no writing your own service descriptions at 11pm, no page that sounds like everyone else.
Call tracking and conversion tracking show which clicks turned into jobs. You stop guessing which half of the marketing worked.
The Marketing Coach turns a strategy into weekly jobs small enough to actually finish. That is why our sites are still growing a year later.
Code, domain, hosting, content and your Google Business Profile. Nothing switches off if you leave, because nothing was rented to you.
If a basic presence is all you need, a builder is the sensible choice and we will say so. If you want the phone to ring more often, that is what we build. Get a fixed price.
FAQ
Straight answers on price, timescales, search and who owns what.
Where we work
We work with Sunderland businesses remotely, which is why the price is what it is. These are the areas we build local pages for most often.
Nearby
One team, the same fixed prices, wherever you are. Every city page is written for how local businesses there win work.
References
The tools and bodies referred to on this page, plus where to go next on ours.
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Also built for
We work UK-wide. Each city has its own page, written for how businesses there actually compete on search.
Looking for a different sector? See all sectors we build for, or tell us your trade and we will quote for it.
Next step
Tell us what you do and which parts of Sunderland you serve. We will send back a real number with a scope attached, not a range.
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