Maidstone · Kent
Web design in Maidstone.
Maidstone is the county town and the biggest commercial centre in Kent, nineteen miles from our studio in Ashford. We build sites for professional firms, trades and independents across ME14 to ME17.
- Postcodes
- ME14, ME15, ME16, ME17
- From the studio
- 19 miles
- Builds from
- £595
- Reply time
- One working day
Maidstone's business mix skews professional in a way that changes what a website has to do. Solicitors, accountants, surveyors, consultancies, recruiters, county-level administration — sectors where the purchase is considered, the fee is significant, and nobody buys from a form on a first visit. The site's job there is credibility and qualification, not conversion in one click.
In practice that means the work goes into different places than it would for a trade site. Clear service pages that survive being read properly rather than skimmed. Named people, real credentials, actual registration numbers. Content that answers the specific question a prospect is nervous about before they have to ask it. And speed, because a professional firm with a slow, clumsy website has already told the prospect something about how it runs.
It is also a competitive local market — being the county town means every category already has established firms with established sites. Competing on "solicitor Maidstone" head-on is usually the wrong move for a smaller practice. Ranking for the specific thing you actually do, in the specific places you do it, is the winnable version, and it is what we set the site up to do.
What we cover around Maidstone.
Villages and districts
- Bearsted
- Boughton Monchelsea
- Loose
- Harrietsham
- Lenham
- Headcorn
- Staplehurst
- Hollingbourne
Nineteen miles from the studio via the M20. We come to Maidstone for kickoff and for any milestone that is better done in a room.
Who we work with here
- Legal, accountancy and professional services
- Trades and construction
- Recruitment and B2B services
- Independent retail
- Healthcare and dental practices
Local proof
A live site for an independent Kent trade business.
Paul Kent Heating is an independent gas, heating and plumbing business covering Ashford and the villages around it. Small site, fast, and pointed squarely at making a quote request take one tap.
It is the closest thing we have to what most local businesses in Maidstone need, and it is live — you can go and look at it rather than take our word for it.
Website prices for Maidstone businesses.
The same published prices wherever you are in Kent. Exclusive of VAT. A one-off build, then Care at £50 a month.
- Starter
- £595one-off buildA single-page or small brochure site. Live in about a fortnight.
- Standard
- £995one-off buildThe usual choice — a full site, properly set up to be found.
- Complete
- from £1,750scoped togetherEverything in Standard, plus a CMS so you can run it yourself.
- Care plan
- £50per monthThe standard plan after launch — hosting, domain and reasonable amends, so there's nothing else to buy or think about.
Maidstone questions, answered.
Can you build a website a Maidstone professional firm can update itself?
Yes — that is the £1,750 Complete tier. It adds a CMS so your team can edit pages, publish articles and update people and credentials without coming back to us, which matters for professional firms where staff and accreditations change. Below that, at £595 and £995, amends are part of the £50/month Care plan after launch.
Where is Studio 48 based?
Studio 48 is a web design studio based in Ashford, Kent. We work with businesses across Ashford, Canterbury, Maidstone, Folkestone, Tenterden, Hythe and Faversham, and remotely with clients anywhere in the UK. Studio 48 is a trading name of COACHAI LTD, registered in England & Wales, company no. 16867415.
Do you set up our Google Business Profile?
Yes. Google Business Profile is what decides whether you appear in the local map pack for searches like "plumber in Ashford", and it matters more than the website for that. It is included from the £595 Starter tier upwards: we claim or create the profile, get the categories, service areas and hours right, and make the details on it match the website exactly.
What are your typical timelines?
Most marketing sites run four to eight weeks from kickoff to launch, depending on scope and how quickly content and feedback come back. We'll give you a firm schedule after discovery.
Web design for Maidstone businesses.
We're 19 miles from Maidstone. Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll tell you honestly what it takes. Replies within one working day.