Web Design In Somerset: What A Trade Website Should Cost In 2026
Ask three web designers in Somerset for a quote and you can get three wildly different prices for what sounds like the same thing. The price on its own tells you very little. What is in it tells you everything.
Here is how to make sense of it as a trade business.
What actually changes the price
Who builds it. A DIY template builder, a freelancer and an agency are three very different prices. None of them is automatically right or wrong.
How many pages. A one-page site is cheap. A site with a page for each service and each town you cover takes more work, and it is also the kind that brings in enquiries.
Who writes the words. If you are expected to write everything yourself, the price is lower but the site often never gets finished.
SEO setup. Page titles, descriptions, local business details and submitting the site to Google. Some quotes include it, some charge extra, some skip it.
Ongoing costs. Hosting, the domain and changes. This is where a cheap quote often stops being cheap.
What a Somerset trade website needs
Somerset trades rarely work in one town. You might be based in Street and cover Wells, Glastonbury and Shepton Mallet. That shapes what your site needs.
A first screen that says what you do and where, with your Google rating and a way to get in touch. A page for each main service. A genuine page for each of the two or three towns where most of your work comes from. Your reviews. Photos of real jobs. Call and WhatsApp buttons that work properly on a phone.
That last point matters more than it sounds. Most people find a trade on their phone, often standing in the room that needs the work. Read our guide to getting found across several Somerset towns for how the town pages fit in.
The costs after launch
Before you agree to anything, ask what you will pay after the site goes live, and get it in writing.
Hosting and the domain are the obvious ones. Then ask what happens when you want to change a price, add a service or swap a photo. Some designers charge per change, which adds up fast. Some include changes in a monthly fee. Some leave you to do it yourself.
None of these is wrong. You just need to know which one you are signing up for.
Make sure you own it
The domain should be registered in your name, not the designer's. If you ever part ways, you should be able to take your domain and your content with you.
Ask directly: if we stop working together, what do I keep? A straight answer is a good sign.
What we charge
We build trade websites for £399. That includes a page for each of your main services and a basic SEO setup: page titles and descriptions, on-page optimisation and submitting the site to Google.
An optional £30 a month covers hosting, your domain, keyword tracking and any changes you ask for. There is no contract on the monthly plan. If you specifically want WordPress, that is £599.
You see a free first draft within 48 hours, built from your own business, and you only pay if you want to go ahead. Find out more on our website design page, or see websites we have built for other trades.
Is a cheap website a false economy?
Not always. Plenty of expensive websites bring in nothing, and plenty of simple ones keep a diary full.
What matters is whether the site does its job: tells people what you do, shows them they can trust you and makes it easy to get in touch. If it does that, the price was right. More on this in why cheap websites can cost more, and for a comparison over the border, what Devon businesses pay.
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