Josh Horton, website designer in Sheffield
Website designer, SEO and content in Sheffield. I plan, build and launch websites for small businesses, then look after them once they're live.
Press and hold, or hold the space bar, to fan out the stack of websites.Plenty of small-business websites look alright and never bring in a single enquiry. I build ones that load fast and make it obvious how to get in touch.
Services
What I do.
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I work out what each page is for and what people need to see first, before anything gets built.
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WordPress and Elementor, plus WooCommerce if you're selling online. Templates you can edit yourself, and it works properly on phones.
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The on-page basics: titles, headings, internal links and technical checks. I set up Search Console and GA4, and send Semrush reports you can actually read.
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Page copy, blogs and FAQs written around what people search for. I also script and edit short-form video. My two accounts have had over 3.3 million views.
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I set up the hosting and DNS, keep an eye on uptime and do the small fixes and updates once it's live.
- WordPress sites
- From £400
- A site like this one
- About £1,000 depending on scope
- Aftercare
- £80 a month
No VAT to add. Fixed quote before any work starts. Full price list at Swift Web Design ↗
Made in Sheffield
Built in the Steel City.
Designed, built and looked after from Sheffield, for small businesses anywhere in the UK.
About
I started out fixing things.
I'm Josh, a website designer in Sheffield. Before websites I worked in maintenance and repair, where you do the job safely and check your work. I still work that way.
Two years building and maintaining WordPress sites and SEO for an agency, then since 2023 my own web design, SEO and content work for small businesses through Swift Web Design, the studio I run with my business partner. Most jobs I take on start to finish: planning, the build, the copy and the tracking.
- Based
- Sheffield, UK
- Building websites since
- 2021
- Social reach
- 12k+ followers · 3.3m+ views
- Toolkit
- WordPress, Elementor, WooCommerce, Search Console, GA4, Semrush, Canva, Photoshop
How a project runs
- 01Brief
What the site needs to do, for whom.
- 02Draft
Structure and layout, signed off first.
- 03Build
Templates, content and SEO in place.
- 04Live
Launched, checked and submitted to Google.
- 05Look after
Updates, fixes and tidy-ups.
Questions
Who is Josh Horton?
I'm a website designer in Sheffield. I spent two years building and maintaining WordPress sites and SEO for an agency, and since 2023 I've done my own web design, SEO and content work for small businesses. I also run Swift Web Design with my business partner.
How much does a website cost?
WordPress sites start from £400. A site like this one is about £1,000, depending on scope. Aftercare is £80 a month. There's no VAT to add, and I give you a fixed quote before any work starts. The full price list is on the Swift Web Design pricing page.
What do you build sites with?
I build in WordPress with Elementor, and add WooCommerce if you're selling online. For search I use Search Console, GA4 and Semrush, and I make graphics in Canva and Photoshop.
Should I hire you or Swift Web Design?
Projects I take on myself are just me. Bigger builds that need a team go through Swift Web Design, the studio I run with my business partner. If you're not sure which fits, email me and I'll say. Either way you get a fixed quote first.
The studio
Need a team for a bigger build? I run Swift Web Design with my business partner: websites, branding, SEO and content for UK small businesses, on fixed quotes.
