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A visitor may search on a phone for a type of shop, meal or service in Kelso rather than for a business name. The page needs to say plainly what the business offers and where it is.
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Web developer in Kelso
Cheviot Web Studio is based here in Kelso. If your business needs more than a page assembled from a template, you can discuss it directly with the person who will design and develop the finished website.
Actually local
Based in Kelso, not a location page bolted onto a national agency
A page that happens to contain the word “Kelso” is not the same as a business working from the town. Cheviot Web Studio is a one-person studio based in Kelso, not a distant sales team using a local landing page.
That means an in-person meeting is possible when it would help. It also means there is nobody in between the first discussion and the build: I am the person listening to the problem, deciding the scope, writing the pages and developing what they need to do.
My background is engineering rather than account management. I hold a BEng (Hons) and have spent twenty years delivering engineering projects in the Borders, which is why the website process is based on a fixed scope, direct advice and a clear finish.
One person from first chat to launch
You deal with the person making the website, without a handover from a salesperson or an account manager.
A market-town search
Kelso businesses and what they actually need online
The Square and its independent businesses serve local people as well as visitors. Floors Castle, Kelso Abbey and meetings at Kelso Races give other people a reason to arrive without already knowing where they will eat, shop or find a service. Around TD5, farms and trades create a different kind of practical search.
Useful in a few seconds
Opening information, the service, the location and the next action must be easy to understand on a phone. A visitor should not have to decode the design before deciding whether to call, visit or book.
Built for a real task
A trades business may need structured quote requests. A shop may need products and payments. A hospitality business may need bookings or orders. The useful feature follows the way the business already works.
More than appearance
What “developer” buys a Kelso business
Design decides how a site looks and how somebody moves through it. Development makes the working parts behave properly: booking and quote forms, ordering, card payments, admin screens and the rules behind them.
That is the distinction behind the live ordering system for Adam's Kitchen in Hawick and the booking-request dashboard for Tomek Turlej Tattoo. Each began with a business process that a good-looking brochure page could not solve by itself.
For the longer explanation, including when a simple page is the better answer, read about working with a web developer across the Scottish Borders.
The question to begin with
What should happen after a customer taps the main button? The answer tells us whether the job is mainly design, or whether it needs development as well.
Clear scope
What it costs and how long it takes
A one-page site is £249. The multi-page packages are £399 for Launch, £729 for Grow and £1,345 for Flagship. More specialised work is priced from the published list: a booking system starts at £250, online shops begin at £645 and the restaurant ordering application starts at £1,045.
The Grow package uses the 10-working-day Borders Website Sprint, with a first design concept within 48 hours. A One-Page Local Launch can be completed in under a week. The scope and fixed quote are agreed before work begins.
Owned by the client
The finished website, domain, content and source files are yours outright. Monthly care is available from £25, but it is optional.
Straight answers
Questions from Kelso businesses
Can we meet in person?
Yes. Cheviot Web Studio is based in Kelso, so an in-person conversation is available when that is the useful way to begin. There is no account manager to brief afterwards: you speak directly with the person who will plan, design and build the website.
Do you only work with Kelso businesses?
No. Kelso is home, and the Scottish Borders is the main focus, including Galashiels, Hawick, Melrose, Jedburgh and the surrounding towns. Businesses further away are welcome as well, because most of a project can be handled by phone, WhatsApp and email.
I already have a website that nobody finds. Can you fix it rather than replace it?
A redesign can keep the content and parts that still work while improving the structure, speed, mobile experience and local search foundations. Redirects can also be set up to protect existing Google rankings. Whether that means a focused refresh or a rebuild depends on what is worth keeping.
How much does a website for a Kelso business cost?
The One-Page Local Launch is £249. The published multi-page business packages are £399, £729 and £1,345, depending on size and features. Each project receives a fixed quote before work starts, and optional care plans begin at £25 per month. The pricing page lists the packages and add-ons in full.
Talk to a developer based in Kelso
Tell me what your business needs online. I will come back with a practical homepage plan and a fixed price.