Web design · Blackpool

Web design in Blackpool, built to compete.

The biggest market on the coast and the most fought-over. In Blackpool, page two of Google is the same as not existing - and the slowest reply never wins the booking.

What I do

What a website from INKON does for a business in Blackpool.

Found

A page for every job you want, and every place you want it.

When someone in Blackpool searches for what you do, your site has a page written to answer that exact search, and a page for each town you work. That is what Google ranks and what people trust.

First to reply

Every enquiry answered in seconds, day or night.

Violet, INKON's AI assistant, is built into the site. She answers questions, takes the details and emails you the lead while the customer is still on the page. The fastest reply wins the job, and now that is you.

Kept working

Your Google listing right, content posted for you, a report every month.

On a plan your Google Business Profile is kept right, reviews are earned, new pages go up for the searches you want next, and you get a plain-English report on what moved.

Who I build for in Blackpool

  • Hotels, guest houses and holiday flats
  • Attractions, bars and the visitor economy
  • Trades behind the front - plumbers, sparks, roofers, decorators
  • Estate and letting agents
  • Shops, salons and local services

Why Blackpool

"Emergency plumber Blackpool" is a different contest from the same search in a smaller town, and winning it means doing everything properly: a fast site, real service pages, a worked Google Business Profile, reviews arriving steadily. That’s what fifteen years in nationally competitive search taught me, and it scales down to FY1 to FY4 without losing anything. I build to your calendar too, so illuminations, summer and conference weekends are covered before they arrive and the enquiry still gets answered at 11pm on a Saturday. Behind the front, guest houses and ageing housing keep trades busy year-round, and most firms ranking for that work have websites from 2014.

The price and the promise

What a website costs in Blackpool. Same price in every town.

Blackpool is the coast's most competitive market, but my prices do not change for it. Every number is published.

  • Website design and build

    From £1,500 to £2,000 and up, quoted up front

    Included in the plan

  • Hosting, SSL and backups

    £10 to £30 a month

    Included

  • Maintenance and updates

    £30 to £100 a month, to keep the software standing

    Nothing to maintain, so nothing to pay

  • Changes and small fixes

    £50 to £80 an hour, on the clock

    Made in minutes, never billed

  • On-page SEO

    A setup fee, or a retainer

    Every page, from day one

  • Google Business Profile

    A monthly management fee

    Kept right, every month

  • A chat assistant that replies

    £20 to £46 a month per tool

    Violet, INKON's AI assistant, included

  • Blog posts and social content

    Per post, or a content retainer

    On Grow: two posts, Google posts and twenty social posts a month

  • A report on what moved

    Rarely offered

    Plain English, every month

All of it, for a fixed monthly price in Blackpool. From £99 a month, six months minimum then month to month, baked into how the website is built from day one. Year one, site only, usually runs £1,860 to £2,700 at an agency. Here it is £1,188 with everything above.

Pick the pace

For every search you want to be found for in Blackpool, your website carries content written to satisfy it. That is the promise, and how it works shows what happens at every step.

In the most fought-over market on the coast, picking the wrong route costs more than money - it costs you a season you cannot get back.

A DIY builder, an agency, a Starter Site or a plan: the four routes compared over three years.

Who you'd be working with

One person, thirty years, and your build gets my full attention.

John Stirzaker, who runs INKON

Hi, I'm John

I used to run an agency. Now it's me, my systems and Violet, and that's the point: the expensive part is already built, so you get the website an agency would charge eight thousand for without paying anyone to build the machinery again. Our first meeting is about your business, not mine. While I'm building yours, it has my full attention, and I get excited about it. Ask Howard.

John Stirzaker, INKON Founder

Questions businesses in Blackpool ask me

How much does web design cost in Blackpool?

The same published prices I charge everywhere, no local mark-up: a one-page Presence site from £150 a year, a five-page Starter Site for £800 to own outright, or the Launch plan from £99 a month with the build, hosting and AI lead response included. Every number is on the pricing page.

Should I just use Wix or Squarespace instead?

You can, and if all you need is a simple one-pager it does a job. But you build and maintain it yourself, and a DIY site rarely ranks in a market as fought-over as Blackpool, or answers the enquiry that lands at 11pm when a visitor is planning their trip. I build and look after it, structured to rank across FY1 to FY4, with enquiries answered in seconds. If a builder genuinely suits you better, I'll say so.

How do I get my business onto the first page of Google in Blackpool?

Volume makes Blackpool the hardest town on the coast to rank in - and the most worthwhile. It takes a technically fast site, a page per service, an actively managed Google Business Profile and reviews arriving steadily. I do all of it monthly and report movement in plain English.

Do you work with hotels and guest houses?

Yes - accommodation and hospitality are a big part of Blackpool's market. The wins are direct bookings (every one saves you the portal commission) and instant enquiry response, because guests book with whoever answers first.

I'm a tradesperson in Blackpool. Is a website worth it when I get work from word of mouth?

Word of mouth now ends with a search for your name - and starts with a search for your trade. An £800 Starter Site that ranks for your patch typically pays for itself with one or two jobs.

Can you handle the seasonal spikes in Blackpool trade?

That is the fun part: I plan content and pages around the calendar - illuminations, summer, events - so you capture the searches before the spike, and AI lead response keeps up when enquiries triple in a week.

Is there such a thing as cheap web design in Blackpool?

There's cheap, and there's good value. Not always the same thing. Website design in Blackpool has to earn its keep in the most competitive search market on the coast, so a bargain site that nobody ever finds has cost you the lot. My honest floor is the Presence one-page site, £150 a year with hosting included. Small, fast, real. Need more room and the Starter Site is £800 once, five pages, yours from day one.

Who is the best web designer in Blackpool?

I won't tell you it's me. Nobody can honestly say that. Look at four things instead. Are the prices published, or do you have to ask? Can they show you real sites you can click through, not templates? Who picks up when you ring? And what happens after launch, when the season hits and you need things changed fast? Ask me those too. If someone else suits you better, I'll say so.

Do I own my website?

Depends which way you come in, and I'll be straight about it. Pay £800 once for the Starter Site and it's yours from day one, files and domain. On the Launch plan at £99 a month I host and own the build while you're subscribed, six months minimum, then month to month. Leave after six months and the standard website is yours to keep, though the AI lead response stays with me. If you ever sell up, that clarity matters.

What happens after the site goes live?

That's when it starts working. Blackpool runs on seasons, so the site needs changing when the season does. The Launch plan is £99 a month and covers hosting, support, small changes and the AI lead response that answers enquiries in seconds, day or night. Bought the £800 Starter Site outright instead? You can add the AI lead response for £200 a year. Either way, you're not left on your own.

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Violet - INKON's AI assistant · replies in seconds, any hour

Prefer email? hello@inkon.co.uk works too - John reads every message personally.