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Starwebdesignsince 2008

Web design, SEO & Google Ads — Kent and London

Websites that rank and bring enquiries

Website design and redesign, technical and local SEO, Google Ads and conversion tracking for businesses in Kent and London — built and measured by the people you talk to.

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+35%
organic clicks in 28 days, a Kent auto locksmith
6.1k → 9.8k
AI-search impressions in one month
Real people, building real websites.
Olga Ishchuk, founder of Starwebdesign, in the studio

Real people, building real websites.

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The journey

From first idea to a website that pays for itself.

Build

A site on solid foundations: fast, easy to update, ready for search from day one — new or rebuilt.

Get found

Google Maps, page one, and now ChatGPT — the people looking for what you do find you.

Get enquiries sooner

Google Ads while search catches up — every pound traced to a call, a message or a form.

Turn visits into customers

Pages shaped by what visitors actually do, tracking that shows what works, changes made on numbers.

Keep it working

Updates, speed, monthly numbers and the next thing worth doing.

Two situations, two ways in

Which one are you?

You have a website — and it isn’t paying for itself

We audit what’s ranking, protect it, rebuild on a faster base, and add tracking and AI-readiness. No lost rankings.

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Selected work

Websites in the wild

Case study

From no website to a top-3 local pack in three months

Google Search Console, organic clicks and impressions over three months

A Kent auto locksmith with no web presence. New site, Google Business Profile, tracking and Search campaigns built as one system.

  • +35% organic clicks, +59% impressions (28 days)
  • 2.4× more Ads leads at −28% cost per lead
  • Conversion rate 22.7% → 34.9% after one landing-page change
  • Jobs arriving via ChatGPT recommendations
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How we work

Small team, direct collaboration. You work with the people who build it.

  1. Prototype

    Two or three directions, presented as clickable prototypes rather than mood boards.

  2. Build & track

    Site, pages, search and ads built as one system, with GA4 and conversion tracking in from day one.

  3. Measure & grow

    Monthly reporting — cost per lead, rankings, AI visibility — and the next change worth making, decided on data.

Working across the UK

Where we work

Kent

Based in Gravesend and working with businesses across the county — websites, local SEO and Google Ads, in plain English and with prices on the page.

Kent businesses start here ↗

London

Website redesign, technical SEO, GEO and conversion tracking for London businesses — remote-first, on site when it matters.

Working with London businesses ↗

Most of our work is done remotely, so we also take on clients across the UK.

Platforms & tools

  • WordPress
  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce
  • Next.js + Payload
  • Google Ads
  • GA4 / GTM
  • Search Console
  • Schema / JSON-LD

From the blog

Latest guides

FAQ

Questions before you call

How much does a website cost?

Most projects start from £1,950 for a new site and £2,450 for a redesign. The price moves with the number of pages, the integrations and how much of the content we write. Every quote is fixed before work starts, and we tell you which end of the range you are at on the first call. Read more ↗

Will a redesign lose my rankings?

Not if it's done in the right order: we audit what's ranking, keep the URLs and content that earn it, and only then rebuild. Redirects, schema and tracking are checked before launch, not after. Read more ↗

Do you run Google Ads for small budgets?

Yes. Campaigns from about £5 a day work when tracking is set up properly, so every pound is traced to a call or a form. We report cost per lead, not clicks. Read more ↗

Do you work outside Kent?

Yes — across the UK. Most of the work is remote, but we meet in person when a project needs it. Read more ↗

WordPress, Shopify or Next.js — which do I need?

WordPress for most content-led business sites, Shopify for selling products, Next.js when speed and custom features matter more than off-the-shelf plugins. We'll tell you which on the first call. Read more ↗

What does "small team" mean in practice?

The people you speak to are the people who build, optimise and report. No account managers, no hand-offs, and no long contracts — fixed-price projects or a monthly retainer you can stop. Read more ↗

Have a project in mind?

Let’s build something
worth visiting.

Tell us what is not working and we will tell you what we would do about it. No pitch deck, no pressure.