# Web design in Hythe.

Hythe is eleven miles from the studio — the closest town on this list after Ashford itself. We build sites for local services, hospitality and independents across CT21 and out onto Romney Marsh.

Hythe has an older resident population than most of Kent, and that changes how a website should be built more than people expect. Larger type that does not need pinching to read. Real tap targets. Phone numbers that are actually links. Forms with visible labels rather than fashionable placeholder-only fields. A layout that still makes sense at 200% zoom. None of this is charity — it is the same accessibility work we do on every site, and here it is straightforwardly the difference between an enquiry and a bounce.

The other thing is that a good number of Hythe purchases still finish on the telephone. So the site's job is often to get somebody confident enough to ring, not to capture a form fill. That means being specific about what you do, where you cover and what it costs, and making the number impossible to miss on a phone — rather than pushing everybody into a contact form because it is easier to measure.

Coverage out onto the Marsh matters too. Businesses in Hythe often serve Dymchurch, New Romney, Lympne and Sellindge as well, and a site that only ever says "Hythe" leaves half its catchment unsearchable. We set the service areas out properly, in the site and on the Google Business Profile.

Nearby: Saltwood, Lympne, Palmarsh, Dymchurch, Sellindge, New Romney, Sandgate, Aldington.

Typical local work: Trades and home services; Care, mobility and health services; Cafés, pubs and independent retail; Holiday lets and coastal tourism; Marsh and rural businesses.

Eleven miles from the studio down the A20 — near enough that meeting in Hythe is no trouble at all.

## Will the website be easy for older customers to use?

Yes, and it is worth being specific about what that means: readable type sizes by default, tappable buttons, phone numbers that dial when tapped, forms with permanent visible labels, sensible colour contrast, and a layout that holds together at 200% browser zoom. We build every site to those standards and test them, because in Hythe in particular they are the difference between an enquiry and a lost customer.

Prices are published rather than quoted on request, and are exclusive of VAT. A one-off build (Starter, Standard or Complete), then the Care plan at £50 a month after the site is signed off and live. Care is the standard ongoing relationship, covering hosting, domain and reasonable amends — not an optional add-on.

- **Starter — £595** (one-off build). A single-page or small brochure site. Live in about a fortnight. Includes: Up to 3 pages; Custom-styled design; Mobile-first build; Contact form & Google Business setup; Performance & SEO baseline.
- **Standard — £995** (one-off build). The usual choice — a full site, properly set up to be found. Includes: Up to 8 pages; Full SEO setup & Search Console; Enquiry forms & analytics; Local listings & schema markup; One round of revisions.
- **Complete — from £1,750** (scoped together). Everything in Standard, plus a CMS so you can run it yourself. Includes: Everything in Standard; CMS — edit pages and copy yourself; Blog or news section; Integrations: booking, payments, e-commerce; Priority support.
- **Care plan — £50 per month.** The standard plan after launch — hosting, domain and reasonable amends, so there's nothing else to buy or think about. Includes: Hosting & domain included; SSL, backups and updates; Reasonable content amends each month; Uptime monitoring; Direct support, no ticket queue.