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Web design · Telford & Shropshire

Web design in Telford. See your new site before you pay a penny.

I custom build premium websites for local businesses. Tell me about yours and I'll build a free working demo on a real link in 7 to 10 days. Love it? It's then £99 and it's yours to keep, plus an optional £149 a month. Want it fully managed from day one? Skip the £99, it's just £149 a month straight up. Don't? You've lost nothing.

26sites designed & built
7–10 daysto your free demo
£0until you say yes
★ 5.0on Google
Balloon Days, a colourful balloon artist website built by Elev8depictions
Buckatree Hall, a cinematic country hotel website built by Elev8depictions
The Water Rat, a riverside pub website with table and room booking built by Elev8depictions

The deal, plainly

How it works.

Most web designers ask you to pay before you've seen anything. I do it the other way round.

1

Tell me about your business

A 10 minute WhatsApp chat or a few lines by email. What you do, who your customers are, what you want the site to achieve.

10 minutes
2

I build your demo, free

A real working website designed around your business, not a template. You don't pay a penny for it.

7–10 working days
3

Review it on a real link

Share it, test it on your phone, pull it apart. We tweak it together until it feels right. Your demo stays live for 14 days.

14 days
4

Love it? It's yours

Fixed price agreed up front, it's £99 and the site is yours, with an optional £149 a month, and the plan keeps the site looked after so it's never your problem. Not for you? You walk away owing nothing.

Live within a week

Straight numbers

See it free. £99 to own it.

You see your website free first, then pay a one-off £99 and it's yours to keep, finished and on your own domain. After that it's your choice: leave it with me on the £149 a month plan and never think about it again, or take the files and host it yourself. No big upfront bill either way. See the full breakdown and what a website really costs.

1 · The demo

£0

Your real website, built first, free

  • Working site on a real link
  • Designed from scratch for your business
  • Ready in 7–10 working days
  • No deposit, no commitment
Start free
Yours to keep

2 · Own it

£99 one-off

One payment and the finished site is yours

  • Every page finished and live on your domain
  • Technical SEO done: speed, schema, sitemap
  • Google Business Profile help included
  • You own 100% of the files, no lock-in
  • Keep it on the plan, or self-host, your choice
Start with the free demo
Optional

3 · Looked after

£149/month

Optional · no contract · cancel any time

  • Hosting, domain & SSL security handled
  • Unlimited changes done for you, usually same day
  • Your SEO & AI-search visibility kept up to date
  • Speed kept high, plus out-of-hours cover
  • Refer a business, take 10% off, up to 50%
How the plan works

Once you've paid the £99, the website is yours. The £149 a month is optional, it's for having me host and look after it. Prefer to self-host? You own every file, so take it anywhere you like.

Straight from Google

What my clients say.

Rated 5.0 on Google · 26 sites built See on Google
★★★★★
"Highly recommended, exceptional website redesign! I was initially a bit skeptical about handing over my website to someone new, but I'm so glad I did. From start to finish, Kort put an incredible amount of effort into polishing and improving my original site. The results speak for themselves. My website now looks and feels significantly more professional and stands out in a way it never did before. The design is clean, modern, and visually appealing while remaining highly functional. Works so much better on mobile devices as to what it was before, navigation is intuitive and easy for customers to use, and every detail has been thoughtfully refined. I'm genuinely very impressed with the quality of work and the level of care that went into this project. Kort truly transformed my online presence and made it something I'm proud to share. If you're looking for someone reliable, skilled, and dedicated to delivering outstanding results, I can't recommend him highly enough. Thank you again for the excellent work!"
Liam WalkerAqua Glaze, exterior cleaning · Google
★★★★★
"Really helpful and listened to what I wanted, was very responsive with questions etc and the design was perfect for what I wanted it for."
HOLLEXGGoogle review
★★★★★
"Nothing but good things to say about this brand new company. If this is how they work straight out of the blocks then I can only see a successful future ahead. From my initial consultation to my finished website took literally a few days, and I could check on them almost every step of the way! Nothing was too much trouble at all. Within two days they had TWO demo sites for me to look at and they were awesome, far better than I had expected! I chose the simpler looking one as it suits my immediate needs better but the more sophisticated one was astounding considering the short time it took to create alongside my media. I'm not easily impressed but Elev8 managed it! I'm very happy with my website!"
Phil SaltActor · Google
Kort Bebbington, founder of Elev8depictions, at his desk in Telford

The person behind it

Hi, I'm Kort.

I'm a freelance web designer in Telford, designing and building every site myself. It's just me, not an agency, so you message me, I reply, and your site gets built.

The free-demo-first model exists because I think you should judge a web designer by the website they build you, not by their sales pitch. It also keeps me honest: if the demo isn't good enough to win you over, I don't deserve the job.

Every site ships fast, works properly on mobile, and comes with the technical SEO done. WhatsApp me and see what I'd do with yours.

Local first

Based in Telford. I come to you.

I'm a Telford-based web designer and I visit clients in person across Telford, Wellington, Newport, Shrewsbury and the wider Shropshire area, meeting over a coffee and photographing your business for the build. Most of my clients are within half an hour of me. Further afield is no problem either, everything works over WhatsApp and email too.

Telford Wellington Oakengates Dawley Madeley Ironbridge Shifnal Newport Shrewsbury Bridgnorth Wolverhampton UK-wide, remotely

Fair questions

The things everyone asks.

Is the free demo really free?

Yes. I build a working demo of your new website on a real link in 7 to 10 working days, free, no deposit, no commitment. If you love it, we agree a fixed price and finish it. If not, you've lost nothing and keep your current site. Why free? Because you should judge a web designer by the site they build you, not by a pitch. Demos that win me the job pay for the ones that don't.

How long does my demo stay live?

14 days. Then it comes down, because I can't host free sites forever and the slot goes to the next business. It's not a pressure tactic, it just means your decision has a date. Share the link with whoever needs to see it while it's up.

Do I have to pay the £149 a month?

Because it's the honest floor of the professional market. Freelancers typically charge £900 to £3,000 for a hand-built site, agencies £2,500 to £5,000, and the £300 end is templates and rented page-builders. Do the maths for your own trade: if an average job is worth even £100 to £300, the site pays for itself with a handful of jobs, ever, and it works for years. And unlike any other quote you'll get, you see the finished site before a penny moves.

Can I skip the £99 and go straight to the monthly plan?

Yes. If you'd rather have it all handled from day one, it's simply £149 a month straight up and we get going: the build, hosting, unlimited changes, SEO and support are all included, with no £99 to pay. You still see your free demo first, and you can cancel any time.

Why not just use Wix or GoDaddy?

You can, and if £10 a month plus your evenings suits the business, genuinely, do it. Price the whole thing first though: the usable plans run £17+ a month plus paid apps, forever, most owners burn 40+ hours fighting the builder, and customers can spot a DIY template in half a second. The good news is you don't have to imagine the difference: I'll build the professional version free, you hold it next to the DIY option, and if you can't see the gap, keep your money. Start with the free demo.

Do I own the website?

Completely. Once you've paid for the build, the files are 100% yours, there's nothing locking you to me, and any developer could pick it up after me. The £149 a month keeps everything looked after and you can cancel any time.

Will my Google ranking survive a redesign?

Yes, done properly. Your new site goes on your existing domain, keeps the wording Google already ranks you for, and every old page gets redirected so nothing breaks. A faster site on the same domain usually nudges rankings up, not down. And your demo stays hidden from Google until the moment you choose to switch.

Is SEO included?

The technical side, always: page speed, mobile performance, structured data (the code that gets you stars and info in Google results), titles, descriptions, alt text and a sitemap. I don't sell monthly SEO retainers. The site is built right so your content, reviews and Google Business Profile can do the ranking.

Can I edit it myself?

The sites are custom-built, that's why they're fast, so they're not drag-and-drop editable out of the box. Small changes: message me, live same day. If self-editing is essential for you, say so up front and I'll build on an editable setup instead.

What does the £149 a month cover?

Everything that keeps your site working and earning: hosting, domain and SSL security, backups and monitoring, unlimited content changes done for you (usually same day), your SEO and AI-search visibility kept up to date, your speed kept high, and out-of-hours cover if the site ever goes down. It is not an add-on, it is the service. No contract, cancel any time.

How does the referral discount work?

On the Care Plan, every business you refer who signs up takes 10% off your monthly price, permanently. Refer five and you're at 50% off, so your plan drops from £149 to about £74.50 a month for as long as they stay. It's my way of saying thanks for spreading the word.

What do you need from me to start?

Ten minutes. Your business name, what you do, and anything you like or hate about your current site. Photos help but aren't essential to start, I can build the demo with what's publicly out there and swap in your real photos after. Start here.

Zero pressure

Fancy seeing yours?

Message me what your business does. I'll tell you honestly whether I can make you something better than what you've got, and then prove it for free.

I reply the same day. Prefer email or a call? hello@elev8depictions.com · 07854 114975

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