Web design in Gravesend, a genuinely diverse market town
More calls and enquiries, a website that makes you look the part, and none of the technical side to worry about.
Gravesend has one of the most diverse business communities in Kent and a 22-minute train into St Pancras. I build websites for both sides of that.
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
Local knowledge
What a website has to do for Gravesend customers
Gravesend is not much like the rest of north Kent. It sits on the Thames with a working ferry to Tilbury, it has one of the largest Sikh communities in the country outside London, and the high speed line puts St Pancras twenty two minutes away. That combination produces a business mix you do not find in Dartford or Medway.
The diversity is a commercial fact, not a talking point. A significant share of Gravesend businesses serve specific communities, and many operate partly in a second language. Websites built as though everyone searches in the same words, for the same things, quietly miss a large part of the town's actual customer base entirely.
The commute changes the rest. Twenty two minutes to London means a meaningful share of residents earn London salaries and hold London expectations about how a website should look and work. For anyone selling to that group, looking provincial is a genuine cost, and it is easy to underestimate from the inside.
Then there is the town centre, which has been through several rounds of regeneration with mixed results, and the market, which still anchors a lot of independent trade. Businesses here compete with Bluewater fifteen minutes west and with Ebbsfleet's new retail. Being specific about what you offer matters more than being cheap.
- Naming Northfleet, Perry Street and Singlewell
- Clear opening hours, the market shifts them
- Presentation that suits London expectations
- Fast mobile pages, most searching is mobile
- Reviews shown, competition is close by
- A reason to choose you over Bluewater
What it costs
What a Gravesend 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.
“Second time using WebOws. I needed some tweaking of my website doing plus some other bits. They are a 6 star business! Fast accurate and reasonably priced. Thank you so much.”
My work
A few sites I've built
Picked from all my projects, so not only from Gravesend. Each one has its own page with the whole story.
See all the work
What I do
What I build for Gravesend businesses
A website that brings in work, and help getting it found on Google.
Web Design
A custom designed site for your Gravesend 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
Getting that site found when local people search on Google and on Google Maps.
Included in every monthly plan. For a site bought outright or one you already have, Advanced SEO is from £300, one off. What SEO includes
Who this is for
The Gravesend businesses I build for
Community-led businesses
Restaurants, grocers, jewellers and services built around Gravesend's South Asian community. Often serving customers who search differently, and frequently underserved by generic web design that ignores that entirely.
Trades & home services
Builders, electricians and home services covering Gravesend, Northfleet and the villages. A large share of clients commute, so evening contact and weekend availability matter more than they do inland.
Independent retail & market trade
Independent shops, cafes and market traders in and around the town centre. Competing with Bluewater and Ebbsfleet means being specific and being findable beats trying to compete on price alone, which never works.
Common problems
What I see missing on Gravesend websites
Written for one audience
Sites written as though every customer searches in the same words for the same things. In a town this mixed, that quietly excludes a large share of the people who would otherwise have bought from you.
Dated to a London eye
A site that looks fine locally but dated to somebody who spends their working week in London. With a twenty two minute commute, a good share of your customers are making exactly that comparison daily.
Nothing about the market
The market still anchors a lot of independent trade in the town centre, yet businesses near it rarely mention it. Saying how close you are and when it runs gives someone already heading in a reason to come to you as well.
Competing with Bluewater on price
Trying to beat Bluewater on price or range, which nobody ever wins. The independents that do well here are specific about what they are for, and their websites say so clearly and immediately.
Not sure how yours measures up? Tell me about it and I'll look at it with you
Gravesend web design questions
Do you work with Gravesend businesses?
Yes. I'm in Gillingham, around 25 minutes along the A2, so north west Kent is comfortably within reach. Most of the process runs remotely and I'll meet in person where it genuinely helps.
Can you build a site in more than one language?
Yes. A site built in code handles more than one language properly, and in Gravesend it can be genuinely worth it. I'll be honest about whether your particular customers actually need it before you spend on it.
Do you cover Northfleet and the villages?
Yes, along with Perry Street, Singlewell, Istead Rise and Higham. If you serve them your site should name each one, because those are all separate searches.
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 do we compete with Bluewater and Ebbsfleet?
Not on price or range. You compete on being specific, being local and being easy to deal with. That is largely a website and Google listing job, and most of your competitors are not doing it well.
Nearby
Areas near Gravesend I also cover
I work right across Kent, not only in Gravesend. 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 Gravesend 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 Gravesend 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.