Web design in Stratford-upon-Avon

Reflect & Refine Web Design provides web design in Stratford-upon-Avon. The practice is run by Richard Peirce, based in the town, with around 20 years of experience. The work covers WordPress, Shopify, and fast static sites, plus rebuilds, technical SEO, and website audits.

You work directly with me. There is no account manager and no handover to a junior developer.

I work with businesses in Stratford-upon-Avon and across Warwickshire, including Alcester, Wellesbourne, Henley-in-Arden, Warwick, and Leamington Spa. I am based in the town, so meeting in person is straightforward when a project needs it. Most of the work itself is done remotely.

A small business website in Stratford-upon-Avon typically starts around £2,000 to £3,000, depending on scope. E-commerce stores and custom functionality cost more. The price depends on what the site needs to do, which is why I start with an audit rather than a fixed quote.

You can start small and low-risk:

• Website Assessment — free. An automated first look at how your current site is performing. Run the assessment
• Structured Review — £79. A closer manual review of the main issues. Request a review
• Foundation Audit — £295. A full technical audit with a prioritised plan of what to fix and why. Book a Foundation Audit

A local web designer gives you direct access to the person doing the work. With a national agency, you usually work through an account manager, and the build is handled by people you never speak to. As a Stratford-upon-Avon business myself, I work with you directly from the first conversation to launch.

Agencies make more sense for large projects that genuinely need several teams at once.

A freelance web designer is one person who does the work themselves. An agency is a team, with project management, design, and development split across different people. With a freelancer you get one point of contact and direct technical ownership. With an agency you get more capacity, but more layers between you and the work.

I work as a single technical partner, so the person who builds your site is the person you come back to.

Ask to see live websites the designer has built, not just mockups. Confirm you will deal with the person doing the actual build, not a salesperson. Check how they handle performance, technical SEO, and support once the site is live. Treat a fixed quote given before anyone has looked at your current site as a warning sign.

A good web designer can tell you what is wrong with your existing site in plain terms before suggesting a rebuild.

Choose WordPress for content-led and service businesses, where the site mainly needs to bring in enquiries. Choose Shopify when selling products online is the main purpose of the site. For a marketing site that rarely changes, I can also build a fast static site that loads quickly, stays secure, and needs little maintenance.

I work with all three, so the recommendation follows your business rather than one platform.

Start with a free website assessment. It takes a few minutes and gives you an honest first read on how your site is performing. If it makes sense to go further, I will tell you what I would look at next and what it would cost.