Web Design
Whether the purpose of your website is to promote your company or conduct business transactions online Acorn Web Design can help you to achieve this by offering custom website design and re-design services.
From a single page website to an ecommerce store, Acorn Web Design offers a bespoke website design created just for your business. For existing companies we can create a design based around your established company logo or branding, and for new businesses we can offer you a design created completely from scratch or based on your own ideas.
Acorn Web Design offer website designs that are attractive, easily navigated, quick loading and easily viewed on the wide range of devices that are used today to surf the web. Each of our website designs is responsive, meaning that the design changes its layout based on the device being used to view it to ensure a good user experience whether the visitor is viewing the website on a smartphone, tablet, laptop, PC or TV.
Acorn Web Design can incorporate ecommerce into any website whether you wish visitors to be able to book services, facilities or events online or you are looking to sell products online.
Each website we create incorporates search engine optimisation as standard with the aim of achieving good search engine placement for relevant searches. We strongly believe that the purpose of any website is not simply to look good but that it should also work for your business by attracting new customers via the search engines for free.
Our web design services are competitively priced to make our services affordable for small businesses and startups and a full quote is given upon enquiry detailing the web design and creation cost, together with the costs of any hosting and domain registration required so clients are assured there are no hidden extras. Our standard practice is to charge a one-off design and creation fee spread over 2 payments which means that once the website is launched and the final payment made the website is owned outright by the client.
Whatever your industry, Acorn Web Design can create a website that meets your specific needs and helps your business thrive online. While we offer web design services to all types of businesses, our extensive knowledge of the equestrian and pet-related industries makes us uniquely suited for equestrian web design and dog related web design.
Our Web Design
Bespoke Web Design
A custom website design created specfically for your business that stands out from your competitors
Responsive Web Design
A website design that adapts to a range of devices to ensure it looks good and functions well on each
Prioritising Performance
Quick loading websites resulting in better user experiences and higher search rankings
User-Friendly
Structured content that is easy to navigate, ensuring visitors can find the information they need quickly and effortlessly
Search Engine Optimisation
Included as standard within all our website designs to help your website achieve good search engine results
Content Management
Websites created within a content management system giving flexibility to update content yourself or let us do it for you
Online Transactions
From simple booking of services to ecommerce stores our web design services can incoropriate ecommerce facilities if required
Copywriting
Copywriting services where help is needed with the website content, incorporating keywords to help boost search engine results
Images
For those lacking images or photos to include on their website, we can source stock images or generate unique AI images
Scalability and Longevity
Our designs can evolve as your business grows, ensuring long-term flexibility without restriction
Free Legal Pages
All websites created include pages containing standard GDPR Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy and Website Terms of Use – free of charge
Free Search Engine Submission
Once live every website created by us is submitted to Google search engine for indexing free of charge
Why We Don’t Use Drag & Drop Website Builders and Pre-Built Themes
At Acorn Web Design, we believe your website should be more than just an online presence; it should be a valuable asset that supports your business. A website isn’t just about aesthetics; it should function as a powerful tool to attract customers, build credibility, and drive growth. While drag-and-drop website builders and pre-built themes can simplify website creation, they lack the flexibility and performance needed to create a truly effective website.
Today, anyone can create a website quickly and easily using drag-and-drop website builders/editors such as Elementor, Divi and pre-built themes, and even offer their services as a web designer. However, we prefer to focus on quality, rather than quantity, whilst also ensuring our services are affordable. Whilst drag-and-drop website editors and pre-built themes give the ability to produce websites quickly, these solutions often fail to deliver the performance, flexibility, and quality that businesses need to stand out and they also come with significant drawbacks.
Slow Loading Times: Pre-built themes and drag-and-drop website editors generate excessive code, leading to slower loading speeds, negatively impacting both user experience and search engine rankings.
Unnecessary Features: Many pre-built themes are overloaded with features designed for broad use, regardless of whether they are needed for your website, which can increase the size and complexity of your website and reduce performance.
Limited Customisation: Pre-built themes come with pre-designed layouts and restricted customisation options, limiting the ability to fully tailor the website to the unique identity of your business and your needs.
Lack of Uniqueness. Pre-built themes are often used by many other businesses, resulting in websites that fail to stand out or truely reflect your business.
SEO Challenges: Inefficient code from drag-and-drop editors and pre-built themes can hinder a website’s search engine rankings. These tools often miss opportunities to optimise key areas of a website, limiting its visibility and effectiveness in search results.
Support Challenges: If issues arise with a pre-built theme, obtaining support can be difficult – especially if the theme creator no longer provides updates or assistance.
Website Maintenance
Acorn Web Design create websites within a content management system such as WordPress or Joomla that gives customers to ability to easily update the website content themselves if they wish to, or we can carry out website content updates as and when required so you can concentrate on running your business. Unlike many other companies we don’t charge a monthly fee for website updates, instead we charge per 15 minutes (based on an hourly rate) so that customers only pay for work done to help keep their website running costs to a minimum.
In addition, if the website is hosted with us we periodically manage any WordPress or Joomla updates with no additional charges for this.
