Web design Hastings 
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51 five-star reviewsWeb Design Hastings
I’m Spencer, a Brighton-based freelance web designer working with businesses in Hastings. Whether it’s a first website, a rebuild of something that has aged badly, or ongoing development on a site you already have, I build custom WordPress websites that look professional, work properly on a phone, and bring in real enquiries.
No agency fees. No templates. No monthly hostage contracts. Just a website built around your business by one person who picks up the phone when you ring.
Hastings Old Town St Leonards-on-Sea Ore Silverhill Hollington Fairlight
£800Starting price, fixed quote upfront
70%Of local searches happen on mobile
2–3Weeks for a straightforward 5-page site
100+WordPress websites built
Spencer & Yogi, Podium DesignIf you've been looking for a freelance web designer in Hastings, that's exactly what you get with me — one person from first call to handover, no account managers and no ticket queue. Already have a site that just needs looking after? See WordPress support and care plans.
Talk it through → Why it matters
A web designer who actually understands Hastings
I'm Spencer — a Brighton-based freelance web designer and former British 800m Champion, now putting 10+ years of marketing experience into helping businesses in Hastings grow online. I've worked directly with 55+ businesses, from sole traders to established firms, and built 100+ WordPress websites along the way. More about how I work is on my about page.
Whether you need a simple brochure site, an online shop or a complete digital presence, I handle the whole process — design, development, SEO setup and launch. Everything is built on WordPress, so you can update it yourself without calling me every time a price list or an opening time changes.
Most web design agencies charge for account managers, office overheads and layers of project management you'll never benefit from. Working with me, you deal directly with the person designing and building the site — no middleman, no inflated quote, no being passed between departments. Plenty of my clients simply wanted a web designer who answers the phone.
Hastings is an unusually competitive town to trade in and an unusually forgiving one to market in. The independent scene is strong enough that word travels quickly, and the search competition is far lighter than it is in Brighton — which means a properly built, properly optimised website can climb the results here much faster than the same site would somewhere bigger. What you get working with me instead of a larger agency:
Direct communication with the person building your site
Custom WordPress design, not a reskinned template
SEO built in from day one, not sold as an expensive add-on
Fixed pricing, with no hidden monthly fees
Ongoing support when you need it — not a ticket queue
One designer who knows the town, not a call centre
You can see examples of the kind of work I do for businesses like yours in my portfolio, or read what I've been writing about design and search on the blog.
Local knowledge
The kinds of Hastings businesses I build for
Hastings has a trading mix you don't find anywhere else on the East Sussex coast — a working fishing fleet on the Stade, a dense run of independents through the Old Town and George Street, a creative and maker economy that keeps growing, and a seafront tourism trade built around the Pier, the beach and the net shops. Each one needs a very different website.
Old Town and George Street independents
Shops, galleries, antique dealers and cafés along George Street, High Street and All Saints Street live or die on the map pack. Opening hours, decent photographs of the actual premises and a phone number people can tap matter far more than a clever homepage animation.
Fishing, food and the Stade
Hastings still lands a proper beach-launched fleet, and everything built around it — fishmongers, smokehouses, seafood restaurants, wholesale suppliers — needs a site that handles daily catch updates, trade enquiries and walk-in customers from one page.
Hospitality and the seafront trade
Pubs, restaurants, cafés and bars along the seafront and up into the town live on a seasonal curve. Menus that are easy to keep current, a booking route that works from a phone, and pages that hold up when a hot bank holiday weekend triples your traffic.
Tourism and accommodation
Hastings Pier, the Country Park, the castle and the beach bring visitors from spring right through to the autumn. Guest houses, holiday lets, guides and attractions need a booking route someone can complete on a train, not a form that fights them.
Artists, makers and studios
The creative scene here is genuine and it is the town's strongest export. Painters, printmakers, ceramicists and designers working out of the Old Town or a studio in St Leonards need a portfolio that does the work justice, with the option to sell prints or pieces online.
Trades covering the whole town
If you're a builder, electrician, plumber, roofer or landscaper based in Hastings, your patch runs from Ore and Fairlight across to Silverhill, Hollington and Bohemia. That needs proper service-area pages, not one line listing place names in the footer.
Whichever of those you are, the build follows the same honest process: a fixed quote, a free mockup before you commit a penny, and a WordPress site you own outright at the end of it.
Get a free quote Pricing
How much does a website cost in Hastings?
Most Hastings businesses invest between £800–£3,000 for a complete WordPress website. A simple 5-page brochure site starts from £800, while larger builds with ecommerce, booking systems or more complex functionality may be £2,000–£5,000+.
Every project gets a fixed quote upfront — no hourly billing, no surprise invoices. Get in touch for a free quote tailored to what you actually need.
Optional ongoing costs: managed hosting from £10/month, care plans from £30/month, and SEO retainers from £250/month.
Get a free quote for your Hastings website From £800 Fixed quote, no hourly billing
That typically includes
- Custom WordPress design, no templates
- Mobile responsive across all devices
- Contact form and click-to-call
- Basic SEO setup for Hastings searches
- Google Maps and Business Profile
- SSL certificate
- Training and handover
Packages
Three ways to build it
Three tiers that cover most of what Hastings businesses actually ask for — from a sole trader working out of Ore to a maker in the Old Town selling nationwide.
Starter From £800
For sole traders and small businesses needing a professional online presence.
- Up to 5 pages
- Mobile responsive design
- Contact form and click-to-call
- Basic SEO setup
- Google Maps
- SSL certificate
- Training and handover
Professional From £1,500
For growing businesses needing more pages, features and local visibility.
- 8–15 pages
- Custom WordPress design
- Local SEO for Hastings and the surrounding wards
- Google Business Profile setup
- Portfolio or case study pages
- Blog setup
- 30 days post-launch support
Ecommerce From £2,000
For businesses wanting to sell products or services online.
- Full WooCommerce store
- Product catalogue setup
- Payment processing (cards, PayPal, Apple Pay)
- Shipping and tax configuration
- Stock management
- SEO for product pages
- Training and ongoing support
What I offer
Web design services for Hastings businesses
Custom-built, not pulled from a template. Every site reflects your business, your services and the part of the town you actually trade in.
Custom WordPress web design
Every website I build is custom-designed for your business — no templates, no cookie-cutter layouts. Whether you're an Old Town retailer, a seafront restaurant, a working artist or a trade covering the whole of Hastings, I'll create something that reflects your brand and makes it easy for customers to get in touch. Mobile responsive across all devices as standard.
Local SEO for Hastings
Every site includes SEO setup targeting the town. I'll optimise your pages for searches ending in "Hastings", set up your Google Business Profile, build local citations and make sure you show up when someone nearby searches for what you do. If you also trade down the front, there's a separate page for web design in St Leonards-on-Sea.
Ecommerce and online shops
Need to sell online? I build WooCommerce stores on WordPress — product catalogues, payment processing (Apple Pay, Google Pay, cards, PayPal), shipping configuration and stock management. The maker and independent retail scene in Hastings is strong, and a shop lets an artist, a vintage dealer or a food producer build a national customer base from a Hastings address.
Hosting and ongoing support
I offer managed hosting from £10/month — security updates, backups, plugin updates and uptime monitoring — with care plans from £30/month if you'd like content changes handled too. Already have hosting? I can work with your existing setup. No mandatory fees holding your website hostage.
WordPress web design in Hastings
Every site I build for Hastings clients is a WordPress site. That means no monthly platform fees, full ownership of your content, and the freedom to change host or developer whenever you want.
- Bespoke design built around your business
- No monthly website-builder subscription
- Straightforward editing, with a guide provided
- Room to add ecommerce or bookings later
More on how I build them on my WordPress web design page, or read about working with a freelance WordPress developer rather than an agency.
All of it included as standard. Fixed price, no retainer.
Get a free quote → Around Hastings
Towns I cover nearby
Most Hastings businesses I work with sell well beyond the town itself — west along the coast to Bexhill and Eastbourne, inland to Battle, and over towards Lewes and Brighton. If you'd like a page targeting one of those as well, here's where each one lives:
The process
Steps I take to ensure a smooth process
Four stages, from that first conversation to a website you can run yourself.
First
Initial call or coffee
You tell me about your business, the customers you want to reach and what the website needs to do. Over Zoom, or in person in Hastings if that's easier.
Then
Quote and mockup
Fixed price, no surprises. I'll create a free mockup so you can see the direction before committing a penny.
After that
Design and build
I handle everything — design, content, local SEO setup for Hastings, mobile testing. You'll see progress and can give feedback throughout.
Finally
Handover
Your finished website plus full training, so you can edit it yourself. No mandatory monthly fees holding your site hostage.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Still unsure about something? Ask me directly — I answer every enquiry personally.
Get a free quoteAre you based in Hastings?
I'll be straight with you: I'm based in Brighton, about an hour along the coast, and I travel over to Hastings for client meetings. Most communication happens over Zoom, email and WhatsApp, but I'm always happy to meet face to face at your premises or over a coffee in town. My office is at Main Floor, Clarendon Mansions, 80 East St, Brighton BN1 1NF if you'd prefer to visit.
How much does a website cost?
Most Hastings businesses invest between £800–£3,000 for a complete WordPress website. A simple 5-page brochure site starts from £800, while larger sites with ecommerce, booking systems or complex functionality may be £2,000–£5,000+. Every project gets a fixed quote upfront — no hourly billing, no surprise invoices. Get in touch for a free quote tailored to your needs.
How long does a website take to build?
A straightforward 5-page website typically takes 2–3 weeks. Larger sites with more pages, ecommerce or complex features may take 4–8 weeks. I'll give you a clear timeline during that first conversation, before anything is agreed.
Will my website be mobile friendly?
Every website I build is fully responsive and tested across iPhone, Android, tablet and desktop. Over 70% of local searches happen on mobile, which matters even more in a town where a good share of your customers are visitors looking something up while walking along the seafront or up George Street. If you want the detail, I've written about what responsive web design actually means.
Can I update the website myself?
Yes. I build on WordPress with an intuitive page builder. Add photos, update your services, change your hours before a busy bank holiday — all without calling me. I'll train you during handover so you feel confident managing it yourself.
Do you offer SEO for Hastings businesses?
Every site includes basic SEO setup — page titles, meta descriptions, local keyword targeting and Google Business Profile optimisation. For ongoing work such as content, citations and link building I offer monthly retainers from £250/month. Hastings is a genuine opportunity here: the town generates solid search volume while the competition stays far lighter than Brighton, so a well-built site can reach page one quicker than you'd expect.
Do you cover Ore, Silverhill, Hollington and Fairlight?
Yes. Most trades and services based in Hastings work right across the town and out to the edges of it, so I build service-area pages covering the places you actually go: the Old Town, Ore, Silverhill, Hollington, Bohemia, Fairlight and down to St Leonards-on-Sea. That's how a Hastings trade ends up ranking for work three miles from the yard.
Can you take over a website someone else built?
Often, yes. If it's already on WordPress I can usually adopt it, tidy it up and look after it from there — see WordPress support and care plans. If it's stuck on a builder platform you're renting, a rebuild usually costs less over two years than carrying on paying the subscription. I've written a guide to moving off Wix onto WordPress if that's where you are.
Do you work with businesses outside Hastings?
Yes. Alongside Hastings I also work with businesses in Bexhill, Battle, Eastbourne, Lewes, Uckfield, Haywards Heath and Brighton.
Recent work
Websites I've built
A few of the projects in my portfolio. Every one is a custom WordPress build, owned outright by the client.
Accounting
Better Bookkeeping Solutions
Renewables
Greener Solar Solutions
Mortgage adviser
David Lewis Mortgage Management
Financial planning
Purpose Financial Planning
Electrician
The Electrical Company (Brighton)
PR agency
Wildwood Plus
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Sectors
Industries I work with
Whether you're a startup, small business or established company, I build websites for businesses of all sizes across Hastings.
Accountants Architects B2B / Corporate Bakeries Builders Cafes / Coffee Shops Care Homes & Home Care Charities Chiropractors Coaching Construction Consultants Cosmetic Surgery Dentists Driving Instructors Electricians Estate Agents Financial Advisors Flooring Florists Golf Clubs Gyms / Fitness Hotels & B&Bs Insurance Brokers Interior Designers Kitchens Landscapers Law Firms Mechanics / Garages Medical Professionals Mortgage Advisors Nurseries / Childcare Nutritionists & Dietitians Photographers Physiotherapists Plumbers Podiatrists / Chiropodists Pubs & Bars Recruitment Agencies Renewables & Solar Restaurants / Hospitality Roofers Salons / Spas / Beauty Schools & Education Sports Clubs Therapists Tree Surgeons Vets Weddings / Events