Built fast & mobile-first
One responsive build — desktop, tablet, phone. Loads in under a second. Reads well on the smallest screen and the largest.
Independent web studio · Fife, Scotland
A proper website for your local business — built, hosted & maintained.
We build clean, fast, mobile-friendly websites for tradespeople, barbers, salons and small businesses across Fife and the wider UK. One fair build fee, then a small monthly plan and we keep it running. You never have to touch it.
- £499 one-off build
- £30/mo hosting & care
- ~3 weeks to live
Our strongest offer
We'll build you a real preview before you pay anything.
You tell us your business name, what you do, and where you work. We re-skin our template with your details and put a live version on the web — usually within 48 hours. You click a link, see your actual business with a real website, and decide if you like it. Zero risk. No commitment.
If you want to go live, we tailor it properly, register your domain, set up your email, and look after it from there. If you don't, the preview comes down and we both get on with our day.
Request your free previewA professional site without the agency mess.
No 60-page proposals. No sales calls about “synergies.” Just a tidy site that does the job — and stays working.
Hosted & looked after
We host it on our fast, secure infrastructure. Free auto-renewing SSL. Daily backups. AI-assisted monitoring flags problems before customers see them.
Changes when you need them
Send us a quick email with prices, opening hours, photos or copy — we'll make the change. Minor content edits are included every month.
SEO foundations, free
Proper titles, meta descriptions, clean headings, fast load. We'll also help you set up your free Google Business Profile — biggest lever for “near me” search.
Business email on your domain
you@yourbusiness.co.uk looks straight, costs little, lands in inboxes (not spam). We configure it; the mailbox stays in your name.
A real human at the other end
One point of contact — the person who built your site. No tickets, no chatbots, no “we'll escalate that for you.” Reply by lunchtime on a weekday.
Four tiers. One page. No hidden numbers.
All four include up to 4 pages, mobile-first design, a contact form, SSL, and SEO foundations. The differences are what we look after for you on an ongoing basis.
Self-managed
£399
one-off
For the technical owner who has their own hosting and wants to manage their own site.
- Site built & deployed to your account
- Domain registered in your name
- Handover docs & one training call
- You take it from there
Managed
£499
+ £30/mo
The core product. We build it, host it, and you never have to think about it again.
- Everything in Tier 1, plus:
- Hosting, SSL & domain — handled
- Minor content changes included
- Business email on your domain
- AI-assisted uptime monitoring
- Business-hours support
Managed + Insights
£499
+ £40/mo
For owners who want to see what their site is actually doing — visits, sources, and a mailing list.
- Everything in Tier 2, plus:
- Privacy-friendly analytics
- Newsletter signup & sending
- Monthly snapshot email
Premium
£499
+ £60/mo
For owners who change their site often and want priority care.
- Everything in Tier 3, plus:
- New pages included (capped per quarter)
- Priority response, extended hours
- Enhanced monitoring
Add-ons (bolt onto any tier)
Salons & barbers
Online booking
Integrate a proper booking tool (Square, Fresha, DoTheBeauty) into your own branded site.
From £150 one-off
Trades
Quote / callback flow
Enhanced enquiry form with optional callback scheduler — catches leads while you're on the job.
From £75 one-off
Anyone
Business email upgrade
Move from Zoho free to Mail Lite (native app access) or Microsoft 365 if you live in Outlook.
From £0.80/user/moPrices are inclusive of build, deployment and onboarding. No VAT charged at present.
From first chat to live site in about three weeks.
-
01
Days 0–2
We build you a free preview
You give us your business name and a couple of details. We put a live preview at
beaconwebstudio.uk/your-name— usually within 48 hours. No payment, no commitment. -
02
Day 3
A 20-minute chat
If you like the preview, we get on a quick call — phone, video or in person if you're local. We confirm the tier, what goes on the site, and the few things we need from you.
-
03
Week 1–2
You send your bits, we do the rest
Your logo (or we'll set you up with one), opening hours, services, prices, a couple of photos. We write the copy with you — most owners don't want to.
-
04
Week 2
We register your domain & set up email
Your domain, in your name, auto-renew on. Professional email configured. SSL on day one.
-
05
Week 3
Go live & settle in
Site goes live, we walk you through anything you want to know, then it runs itself. Send us a message when you need a change.
Built around two kinds of local business.
We focus on Fife — but we'll happily take on clients anywhere in the UK.
Trades (no premises)
Plumbers, electricians, joiners, landscapers, roofers, decorators. Your customers find you on Google, decide in 30 seconds whether you look the part, and call — or scroll past.
The pitch in one line: one extra job a year covers the whole site.
- Clear “Get a quote” flow
- Service area shown on the map
- Photos of finished work
- Reviews & trust signals up top
Barbers & salons
Hair, beauty, nails — chair renters, mobile artists, small studios. Your work is visual, your network is tight, and word-of-mouth is gold. A proper site is where that word lands.
The pitch in one line: a real site that people can book on, 24/7.
- Online booking that actually works
- Photo-led design
- Map, hours & price list
- Instagram and Google reviews wired in
Not a trade or a salon? Get in touch anyway — if it's a small local business with a clear offer, the same template works.
The technical bit, in plain English.
If a customer's nephew checks your website over Christmas, they'll find it clean. That matters more than it sounds.
99.9%
Uptime target
Sites run on Cloudflare's static infrastructure — the same network behind a sizeable slice of the public internet.
< 1s
Page load
Hand-coded, no bloated builders, fonts self-hosted, images compressed. Google's page-speed report comes back green.
0cookies
By default
Privacy-friendly analytics with no cookie banner needed. Your visitors' data stays siloed and isn't pooled across our clients.
5layers
Security headers
CSP, HSTS, nosniff, Referrer-Policy and frame-ancestors set at the edge. A clean header report on every client site.
Honest framing
We call it AI-assisted monitoring, not “AI security.” It detects and flags issues; a human fixes them. We won't sell you prevention we don't provide.
Your domain, your name
Every domain is registered in your name, auto-renew on. If you ever leave us, your domain leaves with you. No hostage situation.
UK GDPR-safe
We collect the minimum, silo each client's visitor data, and never use it for our own purposes. A Data Processing Agreement comes as standard.
Questions we get every week.
Why not just use Wix, Squarespace or a Facebook page?
If you've got the time and inclination to build and maintain a site yourself, DIY builders work fine — they cost about £15–40 a month and you're in charge. Facebook's great for people who already follow you, but it doesn't show up properly when someone Googles your trade in your town.
Beacon is the “I don't want to deal with any of this” option — done for you, looked after for you, at a fair price.
Do I have to take the monthly plan?
No. Tier 1 (£399) is a one-off — we build the site, deploy it to your own hosting account, register the domain in your name, hand over the logins, and you're away. Most owners end up on Tier 2 because they'd rather we handled the running of it, but it's your call.
What if I want to leave later?
You can cancel with 30 days' notice. Your domain stays in your name (it always was). You can either take the site files elsewhere or we'll wind it down cleanly. No lock-in, no leaving fees, no “the site goes dark.”
Are you only in Fife?
Fife is where we focus our outreach — it's home, it's where in-person visits are easy, and word travels fast in a tight network. But we'll happily work with clients anywhere in Scotland or the wider UK. Get in touch.
How long does it actually take?
The free preview is usually live within 48 hours. From there, most sites are live in about three weeks. The longest bit is normally waiting for you to send us a few photos and copy — we can help with both.
What about online booking, ordering, or a database?
Online booking we do as an add-on by integrating a proper tool (Fresha, Square, DoTheBeauty) into your own branded site — from £150 one-off. Bespoke ordering or anything with a database is a separate conversation, with its own pricing and ongoing fee. Most local businesses don't need it.
What if I don't have a logo, photos, or copy?
Most owners don't. We'll work with what you have, draft the copy with you, and either tidy up your existing photos or arrange new ones. A simple wordmark logo can be sorted in an afternoon if you don't have one. None of this is a blocker.
Start a conversation
Send us a line. We'll build you a preview.
No commitment, no pressure, no sales call — just a real, live preview of what your site could look like. Most owners reply within a day to say yes, no, or “maybe next quarter.”
- Hours Mon–Fri, 9–5 GMT
- Reply by Within one working day
- Reach us Use the form →
Thanks — we've got it.
We'll reply within one working day with your free live preview link. If you don't hear from us, check your spam folder or send another note.