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I specialise in providing small businesses and business start-ups with an online presence; working closely with my clients to understand their needs and objectives and to fit within their budget.
With over 15 years experience in website design, you can trust your business is in safe hands.
Have a chat with me to see how I can help you…
Services
I offer a fast turnaround and a reliable service, with a quality end product at great prices. I try wherever possible to keep things simple, at a price to suit you.
I have a solid working relationships with a number of suppliers including, graphic designers, photographers and marketing professionals, which means I can manage your project from start to completion.
WordPress Web Design
- Specifically for business owners ready to scale, who want a market-leading WordPress website with great design flexibility
- Flexible number of web pages specific to business requirements
- Using Divi Builder with lifetime access
- Installation of plugins, eg: security, backup, basic ‘Coming Soon’ page and additional plugins so the site can perform as required
- Design and user experience considerations
- Basic SEO, eg: Alt text added to images, Meta title and tags added
- Overview of how to use and update your website (1-2 hour Zoom session if required)
- Additional WordPress Hosting costs may apply, see Hosting and Maintenance
Squarespace Web Design
- Specifically for business owners ready to scale, who want a user-friendly platform that is easy to update and maintain
- Flexible number of web pages specific to business requirements
- Design and user experience considerations
- Basic SEO, eg: Alt text added to images, Meta title and tags added
- Overview of how to use and update your website (1-2 hour Zoom session if required)
Hosting and Maintenance
- Secure UK-based hosting
- Regular backups (daily / weekly / monthly)
- Software / plugin updates
A 50% non-refundable deposit is required to secure a web design and build slot.
The final 50% is due just before the site is made live, after which full ownership of the site will be transferred to you.
Latest Projects
Kosel Treehouses
Cornish Stays
Sarah’s Bookkeeping Cornwall Limited
Augernisation
Little Penstraze
What My Clients Say
Reviews
Aaron is an absolute pleasure to work with, and has produced 2 fantastic websites for us; Cornish Stays and Augernisation. He listened carefully to our requirements and made any amendments we requested quickly and efficiently, although there weren't many, as he did such a great job in the first instance! We've received such fantastic feedback from both sites, and wouldn't hesitate to use Aaron for any future projects, or to recommend him to any friends, family, or business owners.
Charlotte & Joey Auger - Cornish Stays and Augernisation
Thanks to Aaron, the redesign of our website was effortless. His experience and knowledge have been invaluable – not only to streamline and simplify the site, but also realise ongoing cost savings at the same time. Our new website is now better for our customers and better for the business.
Patrick Spink - Kosel Treehouses
Ocean Rise Web Design did a great job changing my hosting & domain over from an existing email account & website. Faye came up with some great logo designs & really took note of what I’d asked for. I’d highly recommend their services.
Sarah Richards - Sarah’s Bookkeeping Cornwall Limited
We were really pleased that we asked Ocean Rise Web Design to design a logo and website for our small holding. They researched what we like, colours etc, told us what would work and what would not. The logo and website now reflect who we are and what we do. Very pleased with their professional approach, they are very easy to work with and didn’t keep us waiting at all. Highly recommended.
Sally & John Berriman - Little Penstraze
Contact Me
The Web Design Process
Pre-build
Free Phone consultation
Once you’ve submitted your enquiry, I’ll get in touch to arrange a phone call to discuss your project in more detail. This is an opportunity for us to find out more about each other and for me to understand your business better, along with your ambitions for your site. It’s also a chance for you to ask me any questions you might have.
In-depth questionnaire
If you wish to proceed, I’ll send an in-depth questionnaire where you can provide more detail about your business / organisation, your customers / clients, and your specific web requirements. Your answers will help to inform both the look and feel and the technical requirements of the site.
quote, contract & deposit
Once questionnaire is received, I’ll send through a written quote, a digital contract for you to sign, and a deposit invoice so that we can schedule in the work. Our payment terms are a deposit of 50% of the total price prior to us commencing work, and the remaining 50% upon completion.
start date & shared folder
Once payment is received we’ll agree a start date and I’ll give you access to a shared folder into which you will save all your content (logo, text, images and any other items). I do ask that we have everything we need ahead of the start date in order to complete the design and build on time.
The build
Planning
On day one, we’ll have a Zoom call to go through all the content you’ve shared, discuss the details and answer questions. Together we will plan a site map for the new site, agreeing the structure, thinking about different users and their needs, and the functionality of different parts of the site. If needed we can help with refining existing content, and identifying any new content that will need to be developed.
Design
Initially we work up the design of the homepage and one content page, ensuring these reflect your visual identity and brand attributes. At this stage we send you a link so that you can review the design and layout of these pages and feed in your comments / amends. If you are having a Squarespace website built at this point, you will be prompted to create your Squarespace account (if you haven’t got one already) so that you can access the site.
Development
We incorporate your amends to the design and update the site styles accordingly. Then using your final content we build all the pages. Again, at the end of this process you have the opportunity to review the pages and feed in any comments / amends.
Testing and delivery
We build the mobile version and then test the site to ensure the design is fully responsive, and that the website is optimised for SEO.
Go live
We publish the site by pointing your existing domain to the new site. You will provide us with the login details for your domain name so that we can update the DNS records appropriately.
Transferring ownership
Once the site is published, we will issue our second invoice. Upon receipt, we will transfer full ownership of the site to you.
Ongoing SQUARESPACE support
Squarespace provides a huge range of high quality, thorough and trustworthy support options including live chat Monday to Friday, 24/7 email support, social media support via Twitter; an in-depth online knowledge base packed with articles, guides, and video tutorials, as well as a community forum. In addition, we can provide ongoing or ad hoc content updates and/or technical support, if required.