Web Development
We are a Web Development business specialising in WordPress sites and maintenance packages
We are a Web Development business specialising in WordPress sites and maintenance packages

sample package prices
Website Maintenance
up-to-date all the time-
WordPress Hosting PLUS:
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MONTHLY CONTENT UPDATES
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Monthly Plugin Updates
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2nd Domain Name
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Email Forwarding*
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Technical Support
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Daily Backups
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Free Migration
Web Development
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WordPress Hosting PLUS:
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BESPOKE WEB DESIGN & BUILD
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MONTHLY CONTENT UPDATES
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Monthly Plugin Updates
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Up to 10 Stock Images
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Speed Optimisation
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2nd Domain Name
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Email Forwarding
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Fully Responsive
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Anti-spam Forms
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Technical Support
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Domain Name Renewals
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Redesign every 24 months
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OR... one-off costs from £1,490
SEO Services
make sure you get found-
Local SEO
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Keyword Research
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Competitor Research
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In-Page Optimisation
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Content Creation & Posting
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Social Media Management
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Content Creation Calendar
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Pay-per-lead packages
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Monthly Report & Catch-up
EXCELLENT Based on 17 reviews Thomas Gostelow2023-09-29Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Very helpful and knowledgeable IT expert. Has helped my website sales a lot by improving SEO ranking off his own back. Thoroughly recommend Diane Gunning2020-06-11Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Martin built my new website and online bookshop which I'm really pleased with. He got the look just right and worked hard to puzzle out how to get my tricky stock system online. Great to work with and very responsive. Abid Ali2020-03-31Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Have been working with Martin at Red Design for about 2 years. Have found him to be very professional, thorough and responsive. Martin has certainly been a big part in our growth as a business and would recommend him. Keep up the good work. Lamos Ignoramous2020-03-31Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great design ideas, fast implementation & great customer service. I recommend this Silk Group Ltd2019-11-01Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We have used Red Design many times on various web based projects. Martin is always on-hand with any technical advice needed, he gets the job done on time and is a pleasure to deal with. Would definitely recommend. Kirstine Pearson2019-10-29Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. High quality work with great communication, support and follow up. Dr Danielle White2019-10-29Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great company, had two sites built by Martin. One many years ago and another just recently. Really impressed with the quality, functionality and general experience of working with Martin. I would highly recommend. Also he is easy to understand on all the techi stuff which I find quite confusing so this really helps me do what I need to do to keep the site high in rankings :) Joe Beech2019-10-28Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Solid, reliable company that gets the job done. You're in good hands with Red Design. Zak Zaman2019-10-25Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Martin has redesigned (no pun intended) and maintained a great website for us. I recommend their services because of their determination to understand our needs and advise us in areas of web design that we know little about. Realistic yet enthusiastic, Red Desgn provide our website management, web hosting and we plan to incorporate their SEO services in the future. Oliver Gardner2019-10-24Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great service, fab design ideas and quick turnaround. Martin is a pleasure to deal with.
How can we help?
How We Work
When is a web development agency not an agency? Red Design is at its heart a digital agency without the big office and overheads. Red Design is run by Martin Jones who completes some of the work himself, particularly design, planning, SEO consultancy and project management. The rest is done by Martin’s close team of Manchester web developers, all tried and trusted.
Red Design will make sure the appropriate web developers are working on your site. Big or small, your online project will be handled by myself, Martin Jones, and the programmer with the development skills best suited to your job.
Red Design will make sure the appropriate web developers are working on your site. Big or small, your online project will be handled by myself, Martin Jones, and the programmer with the development skills best suited to your job.
We will work hard to understand what it is your business needs from your website and what your web design project needs to include. You will have one point of contact, Martin, who will write your brief, cost out the project and ensure it gets completed on time and to your budget.
Ideally, your web partner should help your business grow and at least be paying for itself. Good web design takes into account what you want from those who visit it, as well as those who use it. A well-designed website should quickly put the desired information in front of visitors. It should also prompt the desired response from the website owner at every turn with the right cues for your audience.
And if you do want all of the whistles and bells, and want to wow your audience, we’ve lots of ideas.
As a web development company, based in Manchester, we cover a lot of disciplines. From web design to web building, cms integration to e-commerce and more. As a customer, it can be hard to navigate the overlapping services and requirements in a website project. We will make sure you know what you’re paying for and be on hand to answer all of your questions.
A quick fix or a big web design and development project, we’ll take care of it.
You might be a relatively new business that just needs something that is simple, and functional and puts the information your visitors are after in front of them quickly. Well, that’s a satisfying option for us too. If you’ve not had a business website before, then that first iteration will change of the coming years, so there’s no need to throw the kitchen sink at the project. Look at it as a long-term goal of your web development project that helps you learn about your customers.
Planning
What you want from your website and your customer journey is going to change over time. Planning for the future of your business and future-proofing the build of your site is the ideal of any web development project.
Often, good planning starts with looking a how your current website performs. How do people find it, use it and where do they jump off it.
Web Design
You might e a relatively new business that just need something that is simple, functional and puts the information your visitors are after infront of them quickly. We’ll that’s a satisfying option for us too. If you’ve not had a business website before, then that first iteration will change of the coming years, so there’s no need to throw the kitchen sink at the project. Look at it as a long-term goal of your web development project that helps you learn about your customers.
And if you do want all of the whistles and bells, and want to wow your audience, we’ve lots of ideas.
Website Builds
Examples would include large e-comemrce sites or those that need a large degree of integration with ofice CRM systems, or might even be that CRM as well as the company website.
Depending on the needs of your website build, we will make sure the most suitable programmer is working on it for you. If you sell something online, we’ll have a programmer that’s built lots of e-commerce websites. If it requires a specific basket system, then the web developer for your website will have experience of that platform.
Security
The truth is, these attacks are generally random and done for the sake of causing mischief. But, the good news is they’re easy to prevent.
With WordPress web development projects, there are a few simple things that can be done to block brute force attacks and hide your login page from ‘bots’. That usually just leaves the plugins, which need regular updates to ensure that any vulneravbilities have been removed by updating to the latest version. We can do this for you each month, or better still, add the functionality from those plugins to the theme it self. That way, you’ve solved a speed issue and a security issue at the same time!
Web Hosting
We will advise you on what you need and what you don’t.
Quite often, if a client is responsible for chosing a hosting service for their company website, they will be offered thre packages by the host, and will be sensible and choose the middle one. It’s human nature and the hosts know that someone that doesn’t know the technical details will ant to avoid the cheapest option, just in case, and wont want to fork-out for the ‘Big Kahuna’.
We don’t offer the three standard options, because we’ve never reallly met a standard comapny. Just pay for what you need.
How Can We Help You Grow Your Business?
Website development includes anything from small fixes to your website through to the development of its functionality, and to designing and building a new website from scratch.
Your average web development company should be able to provide pretty much anything you would like… Fully responsive templates, database integration, content management systems, auto translations, e-commerce platforms and real-time reporting are all commonplace these days. You might want a simple brochure website to give you an online presence, or something more complex in terms of website design and development. Either way, WordPress will usually suffice and can be handled by any half-decent development agency in Manchester. But the most important function of your website is its ability to grow your business.
Growing your business through your website is where a good web company should come into its own. We’ve lots of experience in connecting customers with new clients. We will help you identify who your target audience is and how to connect with them. Once we’ve got them on your website, we need to compel that visitor to get in touch. In a nutshell, that’s what good digital marketing should do. If your website generates enquiries and makes more money, that also helps us. If we make our clients more money, they will be happy to reinvest in the development of their website and in their digital marketing.
We don’t just build and walk away. We’re there at the planning and research stage and we’ll be there once it’s gone live. We want to see how the site is working and how its performance can be improved. We can set up and monitor conversion rates, keep an eye on your organic search engine rankings and, working closely with you, collaborate on further development.
We’ll make sure you know how to manage your own content. If required, we can provide in-house WordPress training so that you have control over your own site. [More on WordPress Training] If search engine rankings are important to you, we can carry out a regular website audits to monitor traffic and search engine rankings. Above all, we’ll concentrate on making the phone ring.