I'm David. I build clean, fast websites for small businesses across the UK: found on Google, easy to book, and looked after, all from one person, start to finish.
Every small business needs its website to do a different job: a pub wants more covers, a tradesperson wants the phone to ring, a consultant wants to look credible before the first meeting. Whatever yours does, the site is built around that.
Your menu, what's on this week and a table booking, all in one place, so people choose you and not the pub down the road. Accurate opening hours that show up when someone checks "is it open?".
More covers, fewer missed bookingsBe the place people find when they search "coffee near me", with your hours, menu and a photo or two right there. Connected to Google so you turn up on the map, not three pages down.
More footfall from people nearbyLook as professional online as you are on the job. Photos of real work, the areas you cover, and a number that's one tap away on a phone, so the call comes to you, not the next name on the list.
More calls and quote requestsSalons, studios, consultants, clubs: a clear, credible site that says what you do, who you do it for, and why people should trust you with it. The kind of first impression that turns a browse into an enquiry.
More enquiries from the right peopleA few of the websites and apps I've built, from a canalside Surrey pub to a trip-planning app used across Britain. Have a look around them; they're the best sense of how I work.
A friendly canalside pub at New Haw Lock with 200 years of history. Menus, cocktails, weekly offers, events and the garden, all in one tidy place.
Visit the siteA full restaurant platform: guests book a table against live availability, and the kitchen confirms bookings and edits the menu from its own staff console.
Visit the siteFind it, plan it, roam it. A mobile-first app for discovering wild places across Britain, planning trips on an interactive map and keeping a journal as you go.
Visit the siteNo middlemen, no being handed off to a hosting company you'll never reach. I design it, I host it, and I keep it running.
Bespoke, responsive sites built around your business, not dragged out of a template. Quick to load and easy to read on any phone, tablet or screen.
Your site lives on my own servers here in the UK. HTTPS, daily backups and an SSL certificate are sorted as standard, no add-ons, no surprise renewals.
One person who knows your site. Need a change or have a question? Email, call or WhatsApp, no ticket queues, no jargon, no waiting a week.
Most people looking for a local business start on Google, whatever it is they're after. So every site I build is quick, properly structured, and set up to be found, and I'll connect your Google Business Profile so you show up on the map when someone's searching nearby.
I'll create or tidy your profile so your hours, photos and reviews show on Maps.
Clean code and quick load times, the things Google quietly rewards.
Not a rented Facebook page, your domain, your content, yours to keep.
A quick chat about your business and what the site needs to do. I'll suggest a package and give you a fixed price, no surprises, no obligation.
I design your site, share a preview, and refine it with you until it's right. You see it taking shape the whole way, and I only need an hour or so of your time.
It goes live on my UK servers, kept backed up, secure and online, with me on hand whenever you need a change.
Towpath Studio is just me. I design every site, build it, and host it on my own UK servers, so when you ring or message, you reach the person who made it, not a call centre reading from a script. No big-agency mark-up, no being passed around. Just a well-made website, looked after properly.
Most agencies build your site then leave you to wrangle a hosting company. I do both, so there's only ever one number to call when you need something, and I already know your site inside out.
Built to load quickly and rank well, not bloated with plugins.
Surrey-based. Happy to meet, and I answer when you call.
You'll know the cost before I start. No hourly creep.
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Tell me what you need and I'll come back with a fixed quote, usually within a day or two. No pressure, no jargon.