Web development in Sussex

Web development in Sussex for businesses whose websites need to do more: take bookings, connect to other systems, load faster or simply stop breaking.

  • Custom builds and features
  • Integrations and APIs
  • Speed and accessibility fixes
Studio project: Chalkhill Glamping booking page on a phone, an availability calendar for a bell tent with the total price

Some websites only need to look good and load fast. Others have to take payments, sync with a booking system or handle hundreds of products. That second group needs a web developer, not just a designer.

Web development for Sussex businesses

Many Sussex businesses start with a simple website and then outgrow it. A holiday let owner wants direct bookings instead of paying commission on every stay. A shop wants to sell online. A training company wants course dates and payments on its site, not in an email chain. Each of these is a web development job, and each one goes better when it is planned properly.

As a web developer in Sussex, working with businesses across the county, we spend as much time on the plan as on the code. Which system is the single source of truth for bookings or stock? What happens when a payment fails? Who updates prices, and how? Answering these early avoids expensive fixes later.

Common web development jobs

  • Direct booking. Adding availability and payments to a hotel, holiday let or activity site.
  • Online shops. Setting up a shop for a few products or a few hundred.
  • Speed rescues. Bringing a slow site back to quick load times without a full redesign.
  • Rebuilds. Moving an old site to a modern, maintainable setup while keeping the pages that rank.
  • Connections. Linking your forms to your CRM, mailing list or job management system.

Development and design together

Development works best when it starts alongside design, not after it. If you are planning a new site, see our website design service, which covers both. If your main concern is getting found, our SEO services build on the technical work we do here.

To talk about a project, get in touch with a short description of what you need the site to do.

Web developer services

  • Custom websites

    Sites built to your design and your content, without the bloat of a heavy theme.

    • Hand-built templates
    • Easy-to-edit content
    • Fast, clean code
  • Bookings, shops and integrations

    Connecting your website to the tools you already use, from booking systems to payment providers and CRMs.

    • Online booking and payments
    • Ecommerce set-up
    • Form and CRM connections
  • Speed and accessibility

    Fixing slow, fragile or hard-to-use sites so they work for every visitor.

    • Core Web Vitals improvements
    • Accessibility checks and fixes
    • Image and script clean-up
  • Support and maintenance

    Updates, backups, security patches and small changes, handled for you.

    • Regular updates
    • Backups and monitoring
    • Small changes on request

How a development project runs

  1. Scope

    We pin down exactly what the site needs to do, which systems it touches and what is out of scope.

  2. Build

    We develop on a private staging site you can check as the work progresses.

  3. Test

    We test on real devices and browsers, check forms and payments end to end, and fix what we find.

  4. Launch and support

    We move the site live with care, then stay on hand for fixes and changes.

Questions

What is the difference between web design and web development?

Design decides how the site looks and how people move through it. Development is the code that makes it work, from page templates to bookings, payments and integrations. Most projects need both.

Can you work on a site someone else built?

Usually, yes. We start with a review of the code and hosting, then tell you honestly whether it is worth fixing or better to rebuild.

Which platform will you use?

The one that suits the job. A simple brochure site, a shop and a site with complex bookings need different tools. We explain the trade-offs before you decide.

Do you offer hosting?

We can set up and manage hosting for you, or work with the hosting you already have. Either way, the accounts stay in your name.

Tell us about your website

Send a few lines about your business and what you need, and we will reply with honest next steps and a clear quote.

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