Questions about secure websites
Straight answers about prices, security, hosting, Google ranking and how we work.
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How much does a website cost?
A secure one-page website is £250 and goes live the same day. Secure Essentials, a custom website of up to 5 pages with free hosting, is £750. Bigger sites with bookings or a shop start at £1,500. Every price is fixed before we start.
Do you use WordPress?
No. Every website is built by hand, with no WordPress and no plugins. Out-of-date plugins are the most common way business websites get hacked, so we leave them out.
How long does a new website take?
A one-page rescue goes live the same day. Secure Essentials takes about 5 days. Bigger sites get a date agreed before we start.
Is hosting included?
Yes, with Secure Essentials. Your site is hosted free on Cloudflare’s network, within its fair-use limits, which most small business websites never reach.
Do you work with businesses outside Cornwall?
Yes. We work with businesses across the UK, by phone and online.
My website has been hacked. What should I do first?
Call us. We take the hacked site down so it stops harming your customers and your Google listing, then put a secure one-page site live the same day with your details, services and phone number.
Will I lose my Google ranking?
We redirect your old page addresses to the new site and ask Google to check it again, which protects as much of your ranking as possible. A full rebuild then brings your pages back.
Can you just clean up my WordPress site?
We don’t patch hacked WordPress sites. A clean-up often leaves the same hole open. We replace it with a secure site that has no plugins to attack.
I don’t know my logins. Can you still help?
Yes. Tell us who your website and domain are with, and we’ll walk you through it on the phone.
Do I keep my domain and email?
Yes. They stay yours. We only replace the website.
Is this for home users?
No. We only work on business websites.
What do I get for £750?
A custom website of up to 5 pages, designed for your business, built by hand, with your own words and photos. It includes free secure hosting on Cloudflare, an SSL certificate, contact form or call buttons, and set-up for Google and AI search.
How long does it take?
About 5 days from when we have your words and photos. We can write the words for you if you’d rather.
Is hosting really free?
Yes. Secure Essentials sites are hosted on Cloudflare’s free plan, within its fair-use limits. Most small business websites never reach them. If yours ever does, we’ll tell you the cost before anything changes.
Can I change things later?
Yes. Ask us and we’ll make the change. Small changes are included in our security plans.
Who owns the website?
You do. Your domain, words and photos stay yours.
How do I pay?
Half to start and half when your site is live.
Will a rebuild lose my Google ranking?
We keep every page address or redirect it to its new page, and carry your content across. That is what protects your ranking when a site moves. No one can promise Google’s behaviour, but done this way a rebuild usually holds or improves it.
Why rebuild instead of fixing my current site?
If your site is slow, hard to update or keeps getting hacked, fixes rarely last. A rebuild removes the cause: old plugins, heavy page builders and out-of-date code.
What does a Secure Rebuild cost?
From £1,500. We agree a fixed price before we start, based on the number of pages and features such as bookings or a shop.
Can you move my shop or bookings?
Yes. We’ll recommend a secure way to take bookings or payments and move your products or services across.
What does the security plan include?
Daily backups, daily checks that your site is up and secure, your SSL certificate and domain renewals watched, and fixes the same working day if anything goes wrong. Small text and photo changes are included too.
Do I need a security plan?
No, it’s optional. Your site is built to be secure without one. The plan is for businesses that want someone watching it every day and fixing things for them.
Can you look after a website you didn’t build?
Call us. If it’s WordPress, we’ll usually recommend a rebuild, because a plan can’t make out-of-date plugins safe.
Is there a contract?
No long contract. It’s monthly and you can cancel with a month’s notice.
What is the Growth plan?
A monthly plan that includes everything in our security plan, plus work to help more customers find you: a new page every month, your Google Business Profile kept up to date, and a monthly check on how you show up in Google and AI answers.
What is AI search?
More people now ask ChatGPT, Google’s AI Overviews and similar tools which business to use. These tools read websites to decide who to recommend. We make sure yours gives them clear answers about what you do, where and for how much.
Can you guarantee a top position?
No one honestly can. We do the work that makes it more likely and show you each month what changed.
Is WordPress insecure?
WordPress itself is maintained, but most business sites rely on plugins and themes that fall out of date. Those are the usual way in for attackers. Keeping them all updated is a job most business owners never have time for.
What do you build instead?
A custom website, written by hand, with no plugins and no database. It’s served from Cloudflare’s network, so it’s fast and there’s very little to attack.
Can I still edit my site?
Yes. Send us the change and we make it, usually the same working day. Small changes are included in our security plans.
Will I lose my Google ranking if I move?
We keep your page addresses or redirect them, and carry your content across, which is what protects your ranking when you move.
What should a trades website have?
Your phone number at the top of every page, the areas you cover, your services and prices, photos of your work, and reviews. That’s what customers look for, and what Google and AI assistants read.
How much is a website for a tradesperson?
Secure Essentials is £750 for up to 5 pages with free secure hosting*. A one-page site is £250, live the same day.
Can you add my Checkatrade or Google reviews?
Yes, we can show your reviews and link to your profiles.
Speak to a website expert today
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