Built fast & mobile-first
One responsive build — desktop, tablet, phone. Built to feel fast, not just look it. Reads well on the smallest screen and the largest.
Independent web studio
A proper website for your local business — built, hosted & maintained.
We build clean, fast, mobile-friendly websites that help local businesses get found and look the part — across Fife and the wider UK. One fair build fee, then a small monthly plan and we keep it running. You never have to touch it.
- from £399 one-off build
- £30/mo hosting & care
- ~3 weeks to live
Our strongest offer
We'll build you a real preview before you pay anything.
You tell us your business name, what you do, and where you work. We design and build you a working preview — usually live within 48 hours. You click a link, see your actual business with a real website, and decide if it's for you. Zero risk. No commitment.
If you want to go live, we tailor it properly, register your domain, set up your email, and look after it from there. If you don't, the preview comes down and we both get on with our day.
Request your free previewA professional site without the agency mess.
No 60-page proposals. No sales calls about “synergies.” Just a tidy site that does the job — and stays working.
Hosted & looked after
We host it on our fast, secure infrastructure. Free auto-renewing SSL. Daily backups. AI-assisted monitoring flags problems quickly when they appear.
Changes when you need them
Send us a quick email with prices, opening hours, photos or copy — we'll make the change. Minor content edits are included every month.
SEO foundations, free
Proper titles, meta descriptions, clean headings, fast load. We'll also help you set up your free Google Business Profile — biggest lever for “near me” search.
Business email on your domain
you@yourbusiness.co.uk looks straight, costs little, lands in inboxes (not spam). We configure it; the mailbox stays in your name.
A real human at the other end
One point of contact — the person who built your site. No tickets, no chatbots, no “we'll escalate that for you.” Reply within one working day.
Four tiers. One page. No hidden numbers.
All four include up to 4 pages, mobile-first design, a contact form, SSL, and SEO foundations. The differences are what we look after for you on an ongoing basis.
Self-managed
£399
one-off
For the technical owner who has their own hosting and wants to manage their own site.
- Site built & deployed to your account
- Domain registered in your name
- Handover docs & one training call
- You take it from there
Managed
£499
+ £30/mo
The core product. We build it, host it, and you never have to think about it again.
- Everything in Tier 1, plus:
- Hosting, SSL & domain — handled
- Minor content changes included
- Business email on your domain
- AI-assisted uptime monitoring
- Business-hours support
Managed + Insights
£499
+ £40/mo
For owners who want to see what their site is actually doing — visits, sources, and a mailing list.
- Everything in Tier 2, plus:
- Privacy-friendly analytics
- Newsletter signup & sending
- Monthly snapshot email
Premium
£499
+ £60/mo
For owners who change their site often and want priority care.
- Everything in Tier 3, plus:
- New pages included (capped per quarter)
- Priority response, extended hours
- Enhanced monitoring
Add-ons (bolt onto any tier)
Salons & barbers
Online booking
Integrate a proper booking tool (Square, Fresha, DoTheBeauty) into your own branded site.
From £150 one-off
Trades
Quote / callback flow
Enhanced enquiry form with optional callback scheduler — catches leads while you're on the job.
From £75 one-off
Anyone
Business email upgrade
Move from Zoho free to Mail Lite (native app access) or Microsoft 365 if you live in Outlook.
From £0.80/user/moPrices are inclusive of build, deployment and onboarding. No VAT charged at present.
From first chat to live site in about three weeks.
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Days 0–2
We build you a free preview
You give us your business name and a couple of details. We put a live preview at
beaconwebstudio.uk/your-name— usually within 48 hours. No payment, no commitment. -
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Day 3
A 20-minute chat
If the preview lands, we hop on a quick call — phone or video. Twenty minutes to confirm the tier, what goes on the site, and what we'll need from you.
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03
Week 1–2
You send your bits, we do the rest
Your logo (or we'll set you up with one), opening hours, services, prices, a couple of photos. We write the copy with you — most owners don't want to.
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04
Week 2
We register your domain & set up email
Your domain, in your name, auto-renew on. Professional email configured. SSL on day one.
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05
Week 3
Go live & settle in
Site goes live, we walk you through anything you want to know, then it runs itself. Send us a message when you need a change.
The technical bit, in plain English.
If a customer's nephew checks your website over Christmas, they'll find it clean. That matters more than it sounds.
99.9%
Uptime target
Cloudflare infrastructure — the network behind a sizeable slice of the public internet.
Always Online — visitors see your page from cache even if our host hiccups.
DDoS absorbed at the edge — attacks soaked up before they reach your site.
100%by hand
No page-builder bloat
Lean by design — fonts self-hosted, images compressed, no third-party scripts pulling weight.
No template dump — every line on the page is one we wrote, not one a builder dropped in.
Lighter than the alternatives — a hand-coded page is a fraction the size of a typical Wix or Squarespace build.
0cookies
By default
Privacy-friendly analytics — no cookie banner needed.
Your data stays yours — each client's visitor data siloed; never pooled. DPA as standard.
AI scrapers blocked — your photos and copy aren't training someone else's model.
5layers
Security headers
Only approved assets — your page can't load sneaky scripts from elsewhere.
HTTPS-only — connection stays encrypted; no falling back to insecure.
No file-type tricks — files can't pretend to be something else to slip past.
Visitor privacy — other sites don't get told where your visitors came from.
No iframe embedding — your site can't be loaded inside someone else's frame.
Straight talk
We call it AI-assisted monitoring, not “AI security.” It detects and flags issues; a human fixes them. We won't sell you prevention we don't provide.
Your domain, your name
Every domain is registered in your name, auto-renew on. If you ever leave us, your domain leaves with you. No hostage situation.
One human, no tickets
Your point of contact is the person who built your site. No support queues, no chatbots, no “we'll escalate that for you.”
Frequently asked questions.
Why not just use Wix, Squarespace or a Facebook page?
If you've got the time and inclination to build and maintain a site yourself, DIY builders work fine — they cost about £15–40 a month and you're in charge. Facebook's great for people who already follow you, but it doesn't show up properly when someone Googles your trade in your town.
Beacon is the “I don't want to deal with any of this” option — done for you, looked after for you, at a fair price.
Do I have to take the monthly plan?
No. Tier 1 (£399) is a one-off — we build the site, deploy it to your own hosting account, register the domain in your name, hand over the logins, and you're away. Most owners end up on Tier 2 because they'd rather we handled the running of it, but it's your call.
What if I want to leave later?
You can cancel with 30 days' notice. Your domain stays in your name (it always was). You can either take the site files elsewhere or we'll wind it down cleanly. No lock-in, no leaving fees, no “the site goes dark.”
Are you only in Fife?
Fife is where we focus our outreach — it's home, it's where in-person visits are easy, and word travels fast in a tight network. But we'll happily work with clients anywhere in Scotland or the wider UK. Get in touch.
How long does it actually take?
The free preview is usually live within 48 hours. From there, most sites are live in about three weeks. The longest bit is normally waiting for you to send us a few photos and copy — we can help with both.
What about online booking, ordering, or a database?
Online booking we do as an add-on by integrating a proper tool (Fresha, Square, DoTheBeauty) into your own branded site — from £150 one-off. Bespoke ordering or anything with a database is a separate conversation, with its own pricing and ongoing fee. Most local businesses don't need it.
What if I don't have a logo, photos, or copy?
Most owners don't. We'll work with what you have, draft the copy with you, and either tidy up your existing photos or arrange new ones. A simple wordmark logo can be sorted in an afternoon if you don't have one. None of this is a blocker.
Start a conversation
Send us a line. We'll build you a preview.
No commitment, no pressure, no sales call — just a real, live preview of what your site could look like. Most owners reply within a day to say yes, no, or “maybe next quarter.”
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