Web design in Ely that brings in work.

I'm Adam. Since 2001 I've designed and built more than 1,200 websites, and I still do the whole job myself. The person you brief is the person who designs and builds it, for one fixed price in writing before any work begins.

Three recent sites, shown whole.

Not thumbnails. The whole page, top to bottom.

Ferrie Electrical Services

A NICEIC electrician in King's Lynn, designed and built from scratch and just launched: a fast, hand-coded site with a before and after slider, so the work speaks before the words do.

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Visit the site
The full Ferrie Electrical Services homepage, top to bottom
The Ferrie site on a phone
A detail from the Ferrie site
The Coach You site on a phone, top to bottom
The full Coach You homepage
A detail from the Coach You site

Coach You

Website, SEO and copywriting for a leadership coach in Cambridge: a warm, bookable site in her own colours, with the words written to sound like her.

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Reco Heart

A WooCommerce shop for a post-surgery bra, on a bespoke theme replacing a page-builder template: a page for each operation, a proper sizing guide, and VAT relief built into the checkout.

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The full Reco Heart shop homepage
The size finder on the Reco Heart shop
The Reco Heart shop on a phone

From Ely independents to names you will know.

Some of these were built directly for the business. Others were larger projects for agencies and corporates where I designed and built the web side, which is why they are not all in the portfolio. All of it counts towards the 1,200.

  • npower
  • Thames Water
  • RWE
  • University of Cambridge
  • NHS
  • Surgical Research Society
  • Durman Stearn
  • Cambridge EV Point
  • James Retail
  • GB Social Housing
  • GRP Safety
  • Racing to School
  • Fittocks Stud
  • The Old Warehouse
  • Xpert Resourcing
  • Coach You
  • Ely Rowing Club
  • Reco Heart
  • Woodlands Farm Units
  • Betsy's Raw Food
  • Cambridge Pianoforte
  • Prospects Trust
  • Kinderoo
  • GRP Grating UK
  • Talk Mortgage Broker

Everything your website needs to perform.

Start with whatever is hurting most.

  • Web design

    Fast, on-brand and easy for you to update yourself. Sites built around what your customers need to see first, so a visit turns into an enquiry.

    from £1,700

  • SEO

    Get found by people ready to buy. Keyword research, on-page work, technical setup and local search, all done in-house by me.

    from £450 a month

  • E-commerce

    Online shops built on WooCommerce. Products, payment, shipping, the lot, and you keep ownership of the data and the customers.

    from £4,800

  • Bespoke development

    The feature your website is missing, built to fit: maps, calculators, trade areas, stock systems and integrations, and an app when the job calls for one. Built to survive updates and owned by you.

    plugins from £1,800

Also, when the job calls for it: branding and logos, hosting and care, Google Ads, digital marketing, social media and websites for trades.

One fixed price, in writing.

Before any work begins you get one figure, in writing, and that is the price you pay however long the work takes me. Most sites land under £6,500.

If the scope changes, the price changes in writing too, before the work happens. There is nothing to explain upstairs later.

Book a 20-minute call
Smaller sites
from £1,700
Online shops
from £4,800
Larger bespoke sites
quoted to scope
SEO
from £450 a month
Bespoke plugins
from £1,800
Hosting and care
from £37 a month

A note from Adam.

I work from a studio in Littleport, a few miles outside Ely, with a cockapoo called Eric for company. When you email, I'm the one who reads it and replies, usually the same day. No account manager, no ticket queue, no being handed on to someone you've never spoken to. I've run agencies myself, so I know what the layers cost.

If you are choosing a web designer on behalf of other people, that matters even more. One named person, a price fixed in writing before anything starts, and nothing awkward to explain upstairs later. A trusted associate is on call for cover, so your project keeps moving even when I'm away.

It doesn't stop at launch either. Your site is hosted, backed up daily and kept up to date, and you own every part of it: the domain, the hosting, the code, the accounts.

Designing and building websites since 2001, which makes it 25 years this year. More than 1,200 of them so far. One person from the first conversation to launch and long after.

Adam Lord and Eric the cockapoo at the top of Jacob's Ladder in the Peak District, grinning in the mist
Eric, head of walks

In their own words.

Three of the people I have built for.

“Outstanding service. Always there when you need a little help getting to know the ins and outs of your website.”
Keith Wilson, The Old Warehouse, Ely
“An amazing job, including a bespoke interactive map. He went above and beyond.”
Emily James, James Retail
“Creativity and expert technical knowledge, and he takes the time to understand what his clients want.”
Jo Evans, Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce

Before you ask.

The questions that come up on almost every first call. If yours isn't here, send it across and I'll answer plainly, without sales talk.

Still not sure? Drop me a line at enquiries@lordknows.co.uk. I usually reply the same day.
How much does a website cost?
It depends on the size of the job. Smaller brochure sites start at £1,700 and most business sites land under £6,500. Online shops start at £4,800, and larger bespoke sites, with more pages, integrations or custom functionality, are quoted to scope. Whatever the size, it is one fixed price in writing after our first call, and that is the price you pay however long the work takes me.
How long does a project take?
A standard brochure site takes 4 to 6 weeks from kick-off to launch. E-commerce typically runs 8 to 10 weeks. I'll set a launch date up front and work backwards from it.
What happens if you're ill or away?
A trusted associate is on call for anything urgent while I'm away, and day-to-day cover keeps every site online regardless. Your site is never hostage to my diary: it runs on managed UK hosting with daily backups, and you own everything, the domain, the hosting, the code and the accounts, so nothing depends on any one person, including me.
Can I update the site myself afterwards?
Yes. Sites are built on WordPress with a clean, easy editor. You get a 30-minute training session at handover and a written guide for the bits you'll touch most often.
Do you work outside Cambridgeshire?
Yes. Most projects run remotely with calls on Zoom. Cambridgeshire clients get the option of a coffee in person; everyone else gets exactly the same standard of work.
What's included in the hosting and care plan?
From £37 a month: managed UK hosting, daily backups, security monitoring, plugin and core updates, uptime checks, monthly traffic reports, and a small allowance of content edits each month.

Tell me what's going on.

Twenty minutes on a call, or a few lines in the form. Tell me what is not working and where you would like to be. If I can help, I'll say how and what it costs: a fixed price, in writing. If I'm not the right fit, I'll say that too, and you'll still come away knowing more than when you started.

September availability.

Whatever you share stays between us. I read every message myself and reply the same day, Monday to Friday.

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