WEB DESIGN OXFORD | BESPOKE WEBSITES FOR GROWING BUSINESSES
Web design in Oxford, built around where your business is heading
Your business has grown. Has your website kept up?
As your business grows, your website should grow with it. It should reflect the quality of your work, attract the right customers and make it easy for people to take the next step. If it isn't doing those things, it's probably time for a rethink.
Every website we build starts with understanding your business and where you're heading, because the right website isn't just about looking professional today. It's about supporting the next stage of your business, too. We create strategic websites for businesses across Oxford and Oxfordshire, recommending the platform that best fits your goals and designing every page around the people you want to reach.
What should a good website actually do?
A good website should do more than look professional. It should help people understand what you do, build confidence in your business and make taking the next step feel easy. Whether that's booking an appointment, requesting a quote or making a purchase, every page should have a clear purpose.
That's why we don't start with colours, layouts or platforms. We start by understanding your business, your customers and where you're heading. Once we know what your website needs to achieve, we can build something tailored to your goals and ready to grow alongside your business.
Build trust with the
right customers
Answer their questions
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A different approach to web design
Most people come to us because they think they need a new website. Sometimes they do. Sometimes they need a clearer message, a better user experience or a different platform. That's why every project starts with a discovery call.
Every decision we make is guided by one question: where is your business heading? The answer shapes the platform we recommend, the structure of your website and the way we guide your visitors towards taking action.
Most Agencies
❌ Start with a platform
❌ Sell fixed packages
❌ Focus on features
Bitten Digital
✅ Start with your goals
✅ Recommend the right platform
✅ Build around your business
The Growth Ready Website
The Growth Ready Website is our flagship web design service for businesses ready to invest in a website that supports their next stage of growth. Every project is tailored to your goals, ideal customers, content and functionality.
Your custom website can have as many pages and as much functionality as you need - for example, content migration, a blog, e-commerce, a private members’ area, directory, etc. We will incorporate what you need right now and plan for the future, so it’s ready to grow with you.
A solid foundation is everything here - we start with a base theme that comes with high levels of functionality, ease of use, and mobile responsiveness, then customise it to make it yours. We’ll install tools to help your site be visible online, stay secure, and track its performance.
We'll scope it with you, so your quote reflects what you actually need, nothing you don't. Rather than fitting your business into a fixed package, we'll recommend the right solution, explain our thinking and give you a clear proposal before any work begins.
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A 1 hour strategy call to lay out your goals and design preferences, plus up to two further design meetings as the site takes shape.
Built on the platform that fits your goals: WordPress, Squarespace or Shopify.
A five page core build (home, about, services/products, contact & policy pages), with as many additional pages and as much functionality as you need.
A content guide to help you create everything the website needs.
Core SEO built in from the start: clean page structure, meta data and performance basics. We never sell SEO as an afterthought.
A mobile responsive design that works beautifully across phones, tablets and desktop.
Two rounds of amendments, so the finished site is right.
A sandbox page where you can practise making edits without touching the live site.
Your site linked to your domain, and connected to email marketing, Google Analytics, social media accounts and any other integrations you need.
30 days of support after launch.
A 1 hour video training session so you can learn to manage the site yourself, with a recorded copy to keep, plus video tutorials and reference guides.
Video tutorials and reference guides for further support
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So there are no surprises, here's what sits outside the core build. Anything here can be added or arranged, just ask.
Branding (colour palette, fonts, logo). Available as an add-on, see below.
Professional photography.
Website copywriting. We include a content guide, and can recommend trusted copywriters.
E-commerce functionality. Available as an add-on.
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To keep your project moving smoothly, there are a few things we'll need from you before the project starts. Don't worry if some aren't ready now, we can point you in the right direction for all of them.
A domain you own. We'll handle the technical side of connecting it.
Hosting. We prefer your hosting in your own name, on a platform we trust, then we manage it for you.
Your branding: colour palette, fonts and logo (or add our branding kit below).
Professional or high quality photographs.
Text copy for the website. We'll give you a content guide to make this easier, and can recommend copywriters if you'd rather not write it yourself.
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Want to go further? These optional extras (all quoted to scope) can be added to your project and quoted alongside your build.
A simple branding kit with a text based logo, colour palette and fonts.
E-commerce, to sell directly from your site.
Additional pages beyond your core build.
Digital marketing strategy support, through our Power Hours.
Additional business email accounts.
Once the site is ready to go live, we will manage the full process for you and provide an additional 30 days of post-launch support. We also provide training on how to use and edit your website, so you leave with the confidence to treat it as your own. If you’d like ongoing help after this, we have maintenance and technical support packages available, so you never feel unsupported. We can also help with content and design edits if needed.
Have an existing website that needs tlc?
Give us a list of edits, and we’ll blitz through them for you during a VIP Design Day.
Book a website audit for guidance on improving your website's SEO, strategy, content, or launch readiness.
Website technical support and maintenance to keep your website running safely and smoothly.
Website migration, either from one platform to another or from one hosting provider to another.
What it's like to work with us
We've refined our process to keep projects organised, collaborative and enjoyable. You'll always know what happens next and where your project is up to.
Discovery Call
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We start with a relaxed call to understand your business, your goals and whether a new website is really what you need.
Strategy
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We lay out your goals and design preferences, map your page structure and confirm the platform that fits, with a clear reason why.
Design
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We design around your brand and your customer's journey across up to two design meetings, so the site guides the right people to the right next step.
Review
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Two consolidated rounds of amendments, so your feedback is gathered properly and nothing slips through.
Build
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We develop your site and connect it to your domain, analytics, email marketing and integrations.
Launch and training
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Your site goes live, we train you to manage it yourself, and you've got 30 days of support behind you.
WordPress, Squarespace or Shopify?
Each platform has its strengths. We'll recommend the one that best suits your business goals, budget and future plans, and explain our recommendation in plain English. As a Squarespace Silver Circle member and an official Shopify Partner, with deep WordPress experience behind us, we're well placed to build wherever your goals point.
An Oxford studio that knows the local scene
We're based in Oxford and have worked closely with the city's independent community for well over a decade, as part of Bitten Oxford and Independent Oxford. We spend our days alongside the kind of businesses we love building for: hospitality businesses, heritage retailers, wellness studios, coffee roasters, and more.
When you choose us for web design in Oxford, you're choosing a studio that understands the local market because we're part of it.
Frequently asked questions
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Our Growth Ready Websites start from £3,795, and reflect the number of pages and the functionality you need. We'll always scope this with you and give you a clear proposal before any work begins, so you know exactly what you're investing before you commit.
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A Growth Ready Website takes a minimum of four to six weeks, and the exact timeline depends on the scope of your project and how quickly we receive your feedback and any edits. We'll give you a realistic schedule at the start, so you always know where things are up to.
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Absolutely. Every build includes a 1 hour video training session with a recorded copy to keep, and a library of video tutorials and reference guides. You'll have everything you need to manage your site with confidence. We also keep coding to a minimum, so you are easily able to make updates to the site without requiring a developer.
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We provide a content guide to help you write everything your website needs. If you'd rather not write it yourself, we can recommend trusted copywriters to take it off your plate.
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We don’t believe in making clients feel tied, so we prefer your hosting to be in your own name, on a platform we trust - so you always own and control it. We then manage it for you, so you get the benefit of reliable hosting and support without the technical headache or lack of ownership.
Ready to build a website that grows with your business?
Tell us where you're heading, and we'll help you build the website to get you there.