Web design · Lancashire
Web design across Lancashire, one standard.
Blackpool doesn't search like Burnley, and Clitheroe doesn't buy like Preston. INKON builds websites across Lancashire that respect the difference - ranked for the towns you actually trade in, answering every enquiry in seconds.
What I do
What a website from INKON does for a business in Lancashire.
A page for every job you want, and every place you want it.
When someone in Lancashire 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.
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.
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 Lancashire
- Coastal and market-town independents
- Trades and service businesses countywide
- Professional and B2B firms
- Hospitality and the visitor economy
- Manufacturing and rural businesses
Proof, not promises
Live sites across Lancashire.
Why Lancashire
Google treats every town as its own contest, from the resorts through two cities to the mill towns of the east and the market towns between, so one website shouting "Lancashire" is the standard mistake. What works is a real page for each place you trade, written like you know it: the structure this site uses, and what I build from Fleetwood to Burnley. The method came from nationally competitive search, so you get the discipline a Manchester agency sells without the retainer - fast builds, content posted for you, enquiries answered first. I run INKON from Thornton-Cleveleys; Blackburn, Chorley, Ormskirk and the Ribble Valley are regular territory.
The price and the promise
What a website costs in Lancashire. Same price in every town.
One published price list for the whole county - no postcode premium, coast to East Lancashire.
- 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 Lancashire. 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 Lancashire, your website carries content written to satisfy it. That is the promise, and how it works shows what happens at every step.
Who you'd be working with
One person, thirty years, and your build gets my full attention.
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
Where I work
Lancashire, on the map.
Based in Thornton-Cleveleys, working across Lancashire and the North West. The lit markers are Lancashire; the rest are the hubs next door.
Worth a read
- How much does a website cost for a small business in 2026?The real numbers, no quote theatre.
- How to get your business to show up on Google in your townThe local-search basics that actually move you.
- Do you need WordPress?What the plugin treadmill really costs.
- Why your website isn't getting you enquiriesTraffic is not the same as customers.
Questions businesses in Lancashire ask me
Can you get my business found on Google across Lancashire?
Yes, anywhere in the county - local SEO is method, not residency. A real page per town you serve, a worked Google Business Profile, reviews and citations. East Lancashire is less contested than the cities, which makes proper structure especially rewarding there.
Should I just use Wix or Squarespace instead?
You can, and for a single-location business it can be enough. But you build and maintain it yourself, and a DIY site is one page shouting "Lancashire" at everyone - it rarely ranks in the individual towns you trade in or answers enquiries while you are between jobs. I build and look after it, structured to rank town by town from the coast to East Lancashire, with enquiries answered in seconds. If a builder genuinely suits you better, I'll say so.
Do you cover East Lancashire - Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington?
Yes - the whole county is working range. East Lancashire's search markets are noticeably less contested than the cities, which makes proper local structure unusually rewarding there.
My business works across several Lancashire towns. How does the website handle that?
A real page for each town you serve - written individually, never find-and-replace - because Google ranks pages, not businesses. It is the structure this very site uses across nine towns and counting.
Can we meet in person, or is it all remote?
Everything runs online - video calls for kick-offs and reviews, quick email day to day. It is faster for you, it is part of why my prices look the way they do, and you are still talking to a Thornton-Cleveleys studio that knows the county, not a faceless platform.
What does web design cost in Lancashire?
Published for everyone, everywhere in the county: five-page Starter Sites £800, or plans from £99 a month with the build included.
Is there an affordable option for a small Lancashire business?
Yes, and the price does not change because of your postcode. A one-page Presence site is £150 a year with hosting in it. A Starter Site is £800 once, five pages, owned outright. The Launch plan is £99 a month, build included, six months minimum, then month to month. A shop in Clitheroe pays what a plumber in Burnley pays. What differs is the work behind it, because those two are not chasing the same customers.
Who is the best web designer in Lancashire?
Best in a county this mixed is the wrong question. Best for your town and your trade is the right one. A Blackpool hotel and a Preston accountant need different things from a website. So look at published prices, real sites you can click through, who answers when you ring, and what happens after launch. Ask that of me and of anyone else. If another outfit fits you better, I'll say so.
Do I own the website, or are you renting it to me?
Straight answer. Pay £800 once and it is yours from day one, files and domain included. On a monthly plan I host and own the build while you pay, six months minimum then month to month. After six months, if you walk, the standard website goes with you. The AI lead response stays with me. Nothing is locked up quietly, and you should not need a solicitor to work out where you stand.
What does it cost to keep the site going after launch?
A lot of website design in Lancashire stops the day the site goes live. Mine does not. On the £99 a month Launch plan, hosting, support, small changes and the AI lead response are all in it. On an £800 Starter Site you own, hosting is yours to arrange and I'll show you the simple way to sort it, with the AI lead response available at £200 a year. Add a town, drop a service, change a number, just ask.
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