Websites for shops and cafés

Websites for independent shops and cafés

For boutiques, florists, gift shops, cafés, bakeries and roasters. Brochure sites from £400, Shopify stores from £600, and a free mock-up of your homepage first.

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Independents win on personality, and a template site hides it. Your website should feel like walking through your door, then make it easy to visit, order or buy.

I'm Matthew, a web designer and developer in the Midlands. I build fast, mobile-first sites with one clear next step, and you deal with me from first call to launch.

What your site needs to do

  1. 01

    Opening times and menus as real text

    Not a PDF or a photo of a menu. Text loads quickly on a phone, and Google can read it.

  2. 02

    Selling online, if you want to

    A Shopify store from £600, or WooCommerce from £800, with collection pages, click-and-collect or local delivery where you offer it.

  3. 03

    Something that brings people back

    This week’s window, today’s bakes, new stock: one living part of the homepage that gives regulars a reason to check.

  4. 04

    Your Instagram, working for the site

    Your best posts on the site, and a site good enough to link to from your bio.

  5. 05

    Find us, park, visit

    A map, parking notes and accessibility details, because they’re what people check before setting off.

Concept work in this style

Built around
one idea

These are concept homepages for fictional businesses, so you can see the approach. Your free mock-up is built from your real business. See all six →

Wren & Mabel concept homepage on a phone
Boutique retail · concept

Wren & Mabel

The hero is the shopfront itself, dressed with this week’s window and priced on handwritten swing tags, which gives regulars a reason to check back.

Open live →
Kiln Street Café concept homepage on a phone
Café & hospitality · concept

Kiln Street Café

A kiln-arch chalkboard listing what came out of the oven and when, with sold-out bakes crossed off, just like the board on the counter.

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How it works

Mock-up first.
Then a fixed price.

A café or shop website without a checkout is usually a Starter (£400–£650). An online shop starts at £600 (Shopify Starter, up to 20 products) or £800 (WooCommerce). Full price list on the services page.

  1. 01

    Free mock-up

    Send me your current site or a few lines about the business. Within 2 working days you get a mock-up of your new homepage.

  2. 02

    15-minute call

    We go through what you need, and you get a fixed quote within 24 hours.

  3. 03

    Build and launch

    50% deposit to start, then design sign-off, build and launch. Most Starter sites go live in about a week.

Questions

Should I use Shopify or WooCommerce?

Shopify is simpler to run day to day, with a monthly fee. WooCommerce has no platform fee but needs a little more looking after. I’ll recommend one based on how you work.

Can I add products myself?

Yes. Both platforms let you add and edit products, and I show you how at handover.

I already have a shop on Etsy or Instagram. Why have a site too?

Your own site has no marketplace fees, keeps your customers’ details with you and gives you a home that a platform change can’t take away.

Across the Midlands

See your new
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Based in the Midlands and working across Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham and beyond. Happy to meet in person if you’re nearby.

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