Web design in Gillingham, right on your doorstep and mine
More calls and enquiries, a website that makes you look the part, and none of the technical side to worry about.
I'm based in Gillingham, so it's the town I know best.
162 reviews across four sites, rated 5.0 on Google and WixGet your site online for only £199, £99 setup and your first month, then from £100 a month. 12‑month minimum. No VAT to add. SEO kept up every month.Live in as little as 2 weeks200+ projects10+ years building websitesWix Legend Partner
Covering the whole district rather than Gillingham on its own? See web design in Medway.
Already have a site and want it to rank? See SEO in Gillingham.
Local knowledge
What a website has to do for Gillingham customers
This is home. My studio is in Gillingham, which means I know the High Street, I know which trades are busy, and I know the businesses that have been here twenty years alongside the ones that opened last month.
Gillingham is the largest of the Medway towns, and the most down to earth, which is precisely why it works. It runs on trades, takeaways, garages, salons and a large base of sole traders serving a dense residential population.
That changes what a website needs to do. Nobody here is searching for a brand story. They want someone who answers the phone, turns up when they say they will, and has a few recent reviews.
Your site has about ten seconds to establish those three things, usually on a phone, usually while the customer is stood in the problem. The other factor is the university presence at Medway and Chatham Maritime, which brings several thousand students and staff into the area during term time.
- Phone number impossible to miss
- Recent reviews shown, not hidden away
- Naming Twydall, Wigmore and Parkwood
- Fast mobile pages, most searches are urgent
- Clear service areas and callout radius
- Prices or guide range, not just contact me
What it costs
What a Gillingham website costs
Get your site online for only £199
£99 setup and your first month, then from £100 a month. 12‑month minimum. No VAT to add. SEO kept up every month.
Custom design, hosting, SEO and small changes done for you within 2 working days, in one price.
From £800
Plus £25 a month hosting, rolling, 30 days' notice.
Taking bookings or payments through the site? That is from £150 a month on the monthly plan (card fees paid by you), or from £1,000 bought outright, plus £25 a month hosting.
162 reviews
Rated 5.0 on Google. Every one left by a real client on Google, Wix, Facebook or another public review site, where you can read them for yourself.
“Really happy with our final website designed by Owen at WebOws Design. Really attentive and responsive to any requests. Highly recommended.”
My work
A few sites I've built
Picked from all my projects, so not only from Gillingham. Each one has its own page with the whole story.
See all the work
What I do
What I build for Gillingham businesses
A website that brings in work, and help getting it found on Google.
Web Design
A custom designed site for your Gillingham business that looks professional, is fast on phones and makes it easy for customers to call. Built properly and looked after for you.
I built on Wix for years, until its limits kept getting in the way, so I now build in code, and your site can still come with an editor so you can change it yourself. I still fix Wix sites, and build new ones on Wix if that is what you want.
SEO in Gillingham
Already have a site and need it found? Advanced SEO is a one-off job, from £300, one off, and SEO in Gillingham has a page of its own. If I build your site on a monthly plan, SEO is already included and kept up every month.
Who this is for
The Gillingham businesses I build for
Trades & Home Services
Plumbers, electricians, roofers and builders covering Gillingham and the wider Medway towns. The Google Business Profile and the map results matter more here than anything on the site itself, and most competitors neglect both.
High Street & Local Retail
Takeaways, barbers, salons, garages and shops along the High Street and Watling Street. Mobile is everything, and the questions are always the same: are you open, where do I park, and what is it going to cost me.
Professional & Remote Services
Accountants, consultants and small agencies working from Gillingham but selling well beyond it. Here the site has to look credible to someone who has never been to Kent, which is a different job entirely.
Common problems
What I see missing on Gillingham websites
The phone number is buried
The most common fault I see locally. A number that only appears in the footer, or worse, only a contact form. For an urgent job, that loses you the enquiry to whoever made it easier, and it takes minutes to fix.
Reviews left on Google
Plenty of Gillingham businesses have genuinely good reviews sitting on Google that never appear on their own website. That is free credibility going unused, and it is the first thing a nervous customer looks for.
A brand story instead of the basics
Paragraphs about the company's history, where a Gillingham customer wanted three things: that you answer the phone, turn up when you say you will, and have a few recent reviews. Put those first and keep the story for the about page.
Slow or fiddly on a phone
A site built five years ago on a desktop and never properly checked on a handset. Most local searching happens on a phone, often in a hurry. If it loads slowly or the buttons are fiddly, people simply go back.
Not sure how yours measures up? Tell me about it and I'll look at it with you
Gillingham web design questions
Are you actually based in Gillingham?
Yes. My studio is in Gillingham and it always has been. If you'd rather meet in person than do everything over email, that's genuinely easy here.
I'm a one man trade business. Is a website worth it?
Usually yes, but the honest answer is that your Google Business Profile matters more first. If that isn't set up properly I'll tell you to fix it before spending anything with me, because it's free and it works.
Do you cover Twydall, Wigmore and Parkwood?
Yes, and the rest of Medway. If you serve those areas your site should name them individually rather than just saying Gillingham, and I'll make sure it does.
What does a website cost?
At WebOws Design in Gillingham, Kent, there are two ways. Get your site online for only £199: £99 setup and your first month, then from £100 a month. 12-month minimum. That covers a custom site hand built in code, hosting, SEO and small changes done for you. Or, if you want to edit it yourself, the same kind of site bought outright from £800, plus £25 a month hosting, with a fixed quote agreed before anything starts. No VAT to add either way.
How quickly can you get it live?
In as little as two weeks, and within four for most projects, once I have your content. If you need something basic up sooner because you're losing work without it, say so and I'll work out a sensible first step.
Nearby
Areas near Gillingham I also cover
I work right across Kent, not only in Gillingham. These are some of the nearby towns with a page of their own.
By trade
Pages by line of work
The kinds of business above, each with its own page about what a website has to do in that line of work, in Gillingham or anywhere else in Kent.
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Quick quote
Tell me about the business. I'll confirm the right plan and when you could be live.
I usually reply within a working day. Or call 01634 984929 and speak to me directly.
Let's talk about your Gillingham website
Not sure yet what you need? Tell me about the business and I'll say honestly what would help and what wouldn't. Asking costs nothing.