Website design: a breakdown of the process to designing and building your website
The first stage of planning your website is to think about what you want to achieve and the audience you want to reach. I will research how best to create the UX (user experience or architecture) of your site, to enhance user flow. You might like a static site that has a more straight forward layout or something more dynamic that includes some user interaction.
If necessary I can secure your domain (subject to availability). The domain name will be registered in your name. If you require hosting services I can arrange and manage this for you or alternatively I can set you up with a hosting service if you would prefer to manage this yourself.
The design of the UI (user interface or interior design) starting with your logo (which I can design or you can provide me with). Selection of typography and palette based around your branding. We will also discuss any specific pages you require (e.g. home, about us, contact, services). You can provide me with the content to be included in your site or I can help you with any copy and photography you require.
I will create a staging site on my own servers for to review your site as it being built. You will be able to review the progress online at any time, and I will notify you by email of any changes that require feedback.
Once the website build is complete, I will fine-tune the responsive behaviour, implement and evaluate SEO, test the site on a variety of platforms and browsers to insure proper display and functionality.
Once the website has been tested and you are happy with the end result, it will be uploaded and launched on your domain. Minor adjustments to your website will be included for up to 2 weeks after launch (up to a maximum of 4 hours labour).
If you require ongoing updates, management or maintenance of your site I can offer a pro-rata rate or monthly fee. I would highly recommend regular maintenance for a WordPress, Joomla or Drupal site.
Support (Mon–Fri 9am–5pm)
Daily Site Backups
Plugin / WordPress updates
Google Analytics reporting
60 mins of content updates
Website Hosting
SEO analysis and update
Akismet Spam protection
See Terms & Conditions for more information
Support (Mon–Fri 9am–5pm)
Daily Site Backups
Plugin / WordPress updates
Google Analytics reporting
Akismet Spam protection
120 mins of content updates
Website Hosting
SEO analysis and update
See Terms & Conditions for more information
Website Hosting
Support (Mon–Fri 9am–5pm)
Daily Site Backups
Plugin / WordPress updates
Google Analytics reporting
Akismet Spam protection
180 mins of content updates
SEO analysis and update
See Terms & Conditions for more information
Website Design
CMS – WordPress
Fully Responsive
Website Management
SEO
Working with Leopard Design Studio was a breath of fresh air. From the start it was clear that Kate understood the brief and had all the requisite skills to deliver what we needed. Working with her was refreshing and painless. It was clear she was completely focused on achieving an excellent end result and was not clock watching or looking for ways to upsell on her initial quote. We feel privileged to be able to draw on her skillset
Website Design
CMS – WordPress
Language – Spanish
Fully responsive
E-commerce
Website management
SEO
When we were looking for someone to build our website, we chose Kate for the beauty, simplicity, lightness and practical structure of her websites. She not only grasped our concept from the start, she also knew what we needed much better than we did. The website is wonderful, very easy to manage and browse, and in Spanish! We have really enjoyed working with her, and we are so grateful for her patience, creativity, tireless work and understanding, even with last minute changes. She went beyond our expectations. Muchas gracias, Kate.
Website Design
CMS – WordPress
Fully Responsive
Website management
Photography
SEO
Kate has created a beautiful and understated clean design, which showcases my work perfectly and makes the site a pleasure to navigate.
Website Design
CMS – WordPress
Fully responsive
Website management
HTML email signature design
Social media Management
SEO
Photography
Kate has created and just launched our beautiful new site which speaks for itself in terms of style, quality and precision whilst remaining user friendly and easy to navigate. It has been a work in progress over a few months while we waited for more photographs to come in but Kate has fully understood our needs and been patiently working away, paying so much attention to every detail, including helping out with some of the last minute photography work too. A very impressive, slick service and product indeed.
Website Design
CMS – WordPress
Fully responsive
Website management
SEO
Website Design
CMS – WordPress
Donation facility
Newsletter subscription
Website management
SEO
Kate Cooper created a well-designed website for us 5 years ago and updates it on a regular basis. It conveys our mission and our projects simply and effectively and is optimized for mobile and easy to use. She is a pleasure to work with and responds quickly to our requests. She recently undertook an upgrade of our website with excellent results. We recommend her highly.
Website Design
HTML5 & SCSS
UIkit
Website management
SEO
We wanted to refresh our website before opening after Covid-19 lockdown, and Kate delivered a wonderful fresh and sophisticated modern look, very quickly, in time for our announcement.
Website Design
CMS – WordPress
Fully Responsive
Website management
Photography
Graphics
Podcast feed
SEO
Kate is a brilliant designer. She understood exactly what I wanted – even though my brief was far from comprehensive. Her incredible attention to detail helped my site stand out from others in my field, and she came up with lots of elements that would never have occurred to me. Will definitely work with her on future projects.
Website Design
CMS – WordPress
Fully Responsive
Graphic Design
Website management
Working with Kate was so straightforward and easy. She took my brand colours and my content and created the most incredible website for me. It’s gorgeous. But there’s something else you need to know. Not only does it look amazing to view, behind the scenes it is so simple for me to use and update. She has thought of my ease and convenience in every area. It’s organised and self explanatory. I can happily make any changes or additions I need without worrying myself that I’m pressing the wrong button! I really cannot recommend working with Kate highly enough. This lady really knows her stuff and is a pleasure to work with. If you want a gorgeous, highly functional website created by someone who is simply a joy to work with… get in touch with Kate.
Website Design
HTML5 & SCSS
Fully Responsive
Website management
SEO
Kate designed my web page several years ago to my great pleasure, and has managed it since, which has been a great help. Her design was very clear and attractive, and I wondered how it could be improved, but her latest redesign is even better. There’s a lot of effortless cross references between different books, reviews, photos, and and occasional offerings of new work, all in an attractive layout with easy navigation. Great work!
Website Design
CMS – WordPress
Fully Responsive
Website management
Conditional logic forms
SEO
Kate designed our new Pangbourne House website and we really enjoyed working with her! She was so intuitive and quick to understand our needs. Her creativity, taste and skills were an integral part of the whole process. We highly recommend her as a wonderful web-designer and someone who is always there to help when needed. A must for any website!
Website Design
HTML & CSS
Fully Responsive
Website management
SEO
Kate was great to work with – helping us bring our brand vision to life, through her expertise of building a website. It really was a stress free process, with Kate always on hand to answer any questions we had throughout the process. We will definitely be using Kate again for any future projects.
HTML5 + SCSS
UIkit
Lightbox gallery
Photography
Website management
SEO