Kerb Studio custom-builds fast, mobile-first websites for Dorset trades and small businesses - from £250, with a free demo of your own before you pay a penny. Real value, not cut corners: sites that get you found on Google, plus bespoke software to run the whole job behind them if you want it.
Web design in Dorset: custom-built sites from £250 (no WordPress), honest value not the cheapest corner-cut - and a free demo before you pay.
Most agencies sell you a website and leave it there. Most software firms sell you a tool you have to learn. Kerb builds both, made for Dorset trades, and wires them together.
A sharp, mobile-first site built from your own photos and reviews, with local SEO so Dorset customers actually find you. The quickest way to start winning work online.
See recent work →One bespoke system to run bookings, jobs, invoices and customers - with an AI assistant you just talk to that remembers everything. Built around exactly how your business works.
See the software →A proper, custom-built Dorset website starts at £250. Not the cheapest throwaway template - genuine value: a fast, mobile-first site set up to get found on Google, with hosting, updates and care from £25/mo. You'll see a free demo and a fixed price before you commit a penny.
A clean, fast one-page site - ideal for a trade or small business that needs to look sharp and get found on Google.
A multi-page site with services, gallery and contact forms - room to show the full range of what you do.
A larger, fully bespoke build with the works - and the option to wire in business software behind it.
Every tier includes local SEO setup and hosting, updates and care from £25/mo. No long tie-in.
Kerb builds every website custom from scratch rather than using WordPress. WordPress is a popular tool and it's the right fit for some projects - it just isn't how I build. For most Dorset trades and small businesses, a custom-built site is faster, cheaper to run and safer.
| Custom-built by Kerb | A typical WordPress site | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Lightweight purpose-built pages - nothing loads that isn't used | Themes plus several plugins add weight that can slow pages down |
| Running cost | No theme or plugin licences to renew | Premium themes and plugins often need yearly subscriptions |
| Security | No plugin surface to attack, nothing to patch every week | Core and plugins need regular security updates to stay safe |
| Upkeep | I look after it for you on a simple monthly | Someone has to keep plugins updated or things break |
| Made for you | Built around your business, start to finish, by one person | Often assembled from an off-the-shelf theme anyone can buy |
Set on WordPress specifically? I'm honest that it isn't what I offer - but if you want a fast, low-maintenance site you never have to think about, custom-built is usually the better value.
Based on the Dorset coast, working with businesses right across the county - and remotely UK-wide.
Websites and software for Weymouth and Portland trades and businesses.
Weymouth →Websites and software for Dorchester and mid-Dorset businesses.
Dorchester →Tell me about your business - I'll build you a free demo of your new site, no obligation. Email me and I'll come straight back.