01634 984929Web design in Maidstone for businesses that need to be chosen
More calls and enquiries, a website that makes you look the part, and none of the technical side to worry about.
Maidstone has more competition than most Kent towns. I'm a web designer working with Maidstone businesses, and I build websites that give them a reason to be picked, not just found. From £100 a month with everything done for you (12-month minimum), or from £800 outright plus £25 a month hosting if you'd rather edit it yourself. Live in as little as two weeks.
★★★★★ 5.0 from 162 reviewsGet 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 buildingWix Legend Partner
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What a website has to do for Maidstone customers
Maidstone is the county town, and its business mix reflects that. Professional services cluster around the town centre and Week Street, legal and financial firms sit near the county courts, independent retail runs through the Royal Star Arcade and Fremlin Walk, and a large base of trades and home services covers Allington, Barming, Bearsted, Penenden Heath and Downswood.
Those businesses are competing very differently. A solicitor is competing on credibility and will lose a client because their site looks like it was built a decade ago. A landscaper is competing on local search and will lose a job because they don't appear on the map when someone searches from Bearsted. Same town, two completely different website problems, and they need two completely different solutions.
There is also more competition here than in the Medway towns. Maidstone has a bigger population, a wider catchment pulling in from the villages, and businesses that have been established online for years. Search almost any trade here and you'll find a full page of results plus paid ads sitting above them. Simply existing online isn't enough.
The catchment is wider than the town itself. Searches come from Bearsted, Allington, Barming, Loose, Coxheath, Boughton Monchelsea and Penenden Heath, and from further out in Aylesford, Larkfield, Ditton, West Malling, Headcorn, Staplehurst, Marden, Lenham and Harrietsham. Someone in Headcorn typing "builder near me" is not searching for Maidstone at all, so a Maidstone business whose site only ever says "Maidstone" is invisible to them.
What actually moves the needle is unglamorous. Your site has to load quickly on a phone using mobile data, make it obvious what you do within about three seconds, give someone an easy way to get in touch without filling in a fourteen-field form, and be structured so Google understands both what you offer and where you offer it. Get those four right and you're ahead of most of your competition before you've spent a penny on advertising.
What tends to work here
What it costs
What a Maidstone website costs
Done for you, pay monthly
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.
Bought outright, edit it yourself
From £800
Plus £25 a month hosting, rolling, 30 days' notice.
Proof, not promises
Every one left by a real client on Google, Wix, Facebook or another public review site. Nothing here is a quote I chose because it flattered me.
One of them, word for word
“Can always rely on Webows for a quick and honest solution to any website modifications. I highly recommend Webows Design.”
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What I do
What I build for Maidstone businesses
A website that brings in work, and help getting it found on Google.
Web Design
A custom designed site for your Maidstone business that looks professional, is fast on phones and makes it easy for customers to call. Built properly and looked after for you.
SEO
Getting that site found when local people search on Google and on Google Maps, and in the answers AI tools give.
From £300
What to fix
What I see missing on Maidstone websites
Built for desktop, used on mobile
The majority of local searches happen on a phone, often on mobile data. Sites designed on a big monitor and never properly tested on a handset lose people in seconds.
No mention of areas served
Plenty of Maidstone sites never name Bearsted, Allington or the villages they cover. If the page doesn't say it, Google can't confidently rank you for it.
Hidden pricing
Most competitors hide their prices entirely. Being upfront filters out the wrong enquiries and builds trust with the right ones before they've even called.
A neglected Google Business Profile
The map results sit above the normal listings and take most of the clicks. An out-of-date profile with a handful of old reviews quietly costs you work every week.
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Questions
Maidstone web design questions
Do you actually work with Maidstone businesses?+
Yes. I'm in Gillingham, around 25 minutes up the A229, and a good share of my work is across mid Kent. Most of the process runs remotely, and I'll meet in person when it's genuinely useful.
Why is it harder to rank in Maidstone?+
More businesses competing for the same searches, and more of them running ads. It means the basics have to be done properly: site speed, structure, your Google Business Profile and steady reviews.
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 built on Astro, 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.
Can I update the site myself?+
If you want to, yes. Buy the site outright and you get your own editor for your words, photos and blog posts, so you are not paying a developer for every text change. If you would rather not touch it, a monthly plan has me make the changes for you.
Do you only build new sites, or redesigns too?+
Both. A fair share of my Maidstone enquiries are businesses with a site that worked five years ago and hasn't kept up. I can rebuild it or take over an existing Wix site.
Can you help my Maidstone business rank on Google, not just build the site?+
Yes. Every site I build has the SEO foundations done properly: page titles, structure, speed, and set up so Google understands your business. If you already have a site and only need it ranking, SEO starts from £300, and in Maidstone most of the gain usually comes from your Google Business Profile, reviews and pages that name the areas you serve.
Which areas around Maidstone do you cover?+
All of them. Bearsted, Allington, Barming, Loose, Coxheath and Penenden Heath in town, and Aylesford, Larkfield, West Malling, Headcorn, Staplehurst, Marden, Lenham and the villages beyond. If your customers come from those places, your site should name them, and I will make sure it does.
How long does a website take?+
Most sites are live in as little as two weeks from the point I have your content. I will give you a realistic launch date when I quote.
How do I show up on Google Maps in Maidstone?+
The map results come from your Google Business Profile, not your website, but the two work together. A complete profile, steady recent reviews and a website that names the same address, phone number and areas all push you up. I set the website side up properly and show you how to keep the profile active.
Nearby
Areas near Maidstone I also cover
Most Maidstone enquiries come with work just over the boundary, so these are the neighbouring areas we cover most often.
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Maidstone website
Tell me what your business needs and I will tell you honestly what would help, and what wouldn't. Free consultation, no pressure, no jargon.