Show up across the city
Southampton is big enough that ranking city wide takes real work. We optimise the site for your service plus the city, and set your Google Business Profile up properly so you appear on Maps for the areas you actually cover.
Web design · Southampton
Web design in Southampton, for local businesses, managed every month.
We design, build and look after your Southampton business website for one simple monthly fee. No big bill up front. No contract. Just a site that keeps bringing you work, month after month.
No setup fee
Unlimited updates
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Web design · Southampton
Websites for Southampton businesses, built to be found.
If you run a business in Southampton, most of your next customers will find you the same way: a search on their phone, usually somewhere close to where they are standing. We build websites that turn up in that search and turn it into a phone call.
Southampton is one of the biggest cities on the South Coast, and that cuts both ways. There is plenty of work here, but there is also plenty of competition, and a fair bit of it is already sitting above you on Google. A smart looking site nobody can find does not do much. The sites we build are put together around the searches your customers actually type, so you show up at the point they are ready to ring someone.
The mix of work in the city is unusual. Two universities and a big rental market keep trades busy all year with turnarounds, repairs and cleaning contracts. The docks, the marine yards and the cruise terminals bring in commercial work. Then there is the everyday side of Southampton: the salons, takeaways, garages, gyms and shops that live or die on how easy they are to find and phone. We build for all of it, and the approach barely changes.
We work with businesses right across Southampton, from the city centre, Bedford Place and Ocean Village out to Portswood, Shirley, Bitterne, Woolston, Millbrook and Bassett, plus the towns that ring the city: Eastleigh, Chandler’s Ford, Totton, Hedge End, Romsey and Hythe.
Every site is built mobile first, because that is where nearly all of this searching happens. It loads quickly on a patchy phone signal, keeps your number where a thumb can reach it, and makes the case for you before the customer starts ringing round for three quotes.
Built to make the phone ring
A local business does not need a clever website, it needs enquiries. Click to call, a short enquiry form and clear pricing sit near the top of every page we build, so nobody has to hunt for a way to contact you.
One flat monthly fee
Design, your custom domain, secure hosting and unlimited updates for one monthly price. No four figure bill up front and no fixed contract, so it stays easy to say yes to.
Real sites, real businesses
Work we look after.
We are based in Chichester and build for businesses right along the coast and inland across Hampshire. These are live sites we designed and still manage every month, so you can click through and see the standard for yourself rather than take our word for it.
HHS Building Services
A full builder’s site with individual pages for extensions, loft and garage conversions, kitchens and bathrooms, plus a project gallery built from photos of their own finished jobs.
Bobby’s Window Cleaning
Thirteen pages in total, one for each town they cover, so they turn up for searches in every area rather than just the one they are based in.
myWindows Window Cleaning
A single page built to do one job: explain the round, show the coverage area and get the customer to tap the call button. Live within days of the first conversation.
We also build and manage websites elsewhere on the South Coast: web design in Portsmouth and web design in Chichester. Or head back to the Apex Design Studio home page.
We build for plenty of trades in and around the city too: web design for tradespeople, plumbers, electricians and small businesses of every kind.
The studio
A whole design team, on a monthly plan.
Most agencies charge thousands up front, then vanish. We do it differently. We design your site, build it, host it, and keep improving it for one flat monthly fee. You get a studio on call, not a one-off invoice.
01 / Design
Custom design, never a template
Every site is built around your business and the customers you actually want. Your colours, your voice, your photos, a layout made for your trade. Nothing off the shelf.
Fast, secure, mobile-first
Your custom domain and hosting are included. Loads quickly, looks perfect on a phone, and stays online.
Show up on Google
Google Business Profile, local SEO and content so the right people find you when they search nearby.
04 / Managed monthly
Unlimited updates, quick turnaround
New prices, a fresh photo, a change to your hours. Just ask. We handle every update so your site never goes stale.
Selected work
Sites that earn their keep.
A few of the businesses we design and manage across Southampton and the wider South Coast. Every one is built to turn a local search into a phone call.
Live client
Bobby's
Window cleaning · Bognor Regis
Streak-free windows,every single visit. Reliable domestic and commercial window cleaning on a round you can count on.
Get a quoteAreas we cover →
Live client · Custom domain
Bobby's Window Cleaning
A clean, fast site with click-to-call and an enquiry form, built to turn local searches around Bognor Regis into booked rounds. Now on its own domain and managed every month.
Custom domainLocal SEOManaged monthly
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Live client
HHS
Building services · Chichester
Groundwork toroofline, sorted. One trusted team for every stage of the build.
Request a callWhat we do →
Live client
Traditional
Plastering & rendering · West London
Plastering donethe traditional way. Plastering, rendering, brickwork and repointing across West London.
Get a quoteOur services →
Live client
myWindows
Window cleaning · Chichester
Window cleaning,no contract attached. 4 and 8-weekly rounds across Chichester and the villages around it.
Call VinnyAreas we cover →
Demo
Floorless
Stone & floor restoration
Old stone,brought back to life. Cleaning, sealing and restoration for natural stone floors.
Free surveyBefore & after →
Demo
Wokon
Cantonese takeaway · East Wittering
Wok classics,bubble tea twist. Order your favourites for collection in a couple of taps.
Order nowSee the menu →
Demo
Triton
Construction & groundwork · Sussex
Built to last,from the ground up. New builds, extensions and driveways from a family-run team.
Free quoteOur projects →
£0
Setup fee. Design and build are included in the monthly price.
£45
Where plans start. That is less than £1.50 a day.
1–2
Day turnaround on updates for Growth clients.
30
Days notice to cancel. No fixed contract, ever.
Why Apex
Everything a big agency gives you, without the big agency.
No big upfront bill
Spread the cost. One monthly fee covers your design, hosting and every update.
Unlimited updates
Change a price, add a photo, update your hours. Just send it over and we sort it.
No lock-in
No fixed contract. Stay because it works for you, not because you are stuck. Cancel with 30 days notice.
Actually local
We are on the South Coast, not a call centre overseas. Real people who pick up the phone.
Your domain is yours
Your custom domain and content belong to you. No holding your business hostage.
Built to be found
Optimised for Google and local search from day one, so nearby customers actually see you.
How it works
Simple from the first hello.
No jargon, no long meetings, no chasing. Here is exactly how we get your business online and keep it there.
01
Discovery
We chat
A quick call to learn about your business, your customers, and what you want the site to do.
02
Design & feedback
We design
We design your pages and share them for feedback. You tell us what to tweak until it feels right.
03
Go live
We launch
We build, test and put your site live on your own domain, ready to take enquiries.
04
Ongoing care
We manage
We host it, keep it updated and help it climb Google, month after month.
Pricing
One monthly fee. No surprises.
No setup cost. No fixed contract. Cancel anytime with 30 days notice. Every plan includes unlimited updates: the turnaround is the only thing that changes.
Starter
A landing page that turns visitors into calls.
£45/ month
Less than £1.50 a day
- Landing page built to turn visitors into calls, up to 5 pages
- Looks perfect on mobile
- Custom domain included
- Secure, fast hosting included
- Enquiry form and click-to-call button
- Unlimited updates, 2 to 3 day turnaround
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Growth
Drives customers to your site through Google.
£75/ month
Just £2.50 a day
- Everything in Starter, plus
- Website optimised to rank when people search for your service
- Google Business Profile set up and optimised so you show on Maps
- Frequent Google Business Profile posts to keep it active
- AI lead bot that qualifies visitors 24/7
- Google review QR code, ready to print and display
- Monthly report on traffic and enquiries
- Unlimited updates, 1 to 2 day turnaround
- Priority email and WhatsApp support
Elite
Grow on Facebook and give people an instant price.
£150/ month
Only £5 a day
- Everything in Growth, plus
- Facebook page set up and managed for you, with regular posts
- AI quote bot that prices a job for visitors on the spot
- 1 SEO blog post every month
- Competitor and local market analysis
- Unlimited updates, priority 1 day turnaround
Not sure which fits? Tell us about your business and we will point you the right way.
Kind words
What our clients actually say.
Unbelievable experience working with Apex. I have used other website companies before but this site is far better and more fluid, and they sorted my SEO too. Communication is second to none, you can tell they genuinely care about your business.
Used Apex design for a new website redevelopment, Alex was extremely professional and designed to my accordance. Would highly recommend to local businesses in need of a high quality website redesign.
Apex Design Studio, has been an amazing service, very helpful, and full of very niche ideas to uplift your business portfolio. Very trustworthy and without a doubt will be recommended to anyone that will need this sort of service.
Questions
Good to know.
Straight answers, in plain English. Anything we have not covered, just ask.
Still have a question?
Talk to a real person on the South Coast. We usually reply the same day.
Yes. We are based in Chichester and build and manage websites for businesses across Hampshire and West Sussex, Southampton very much included. Most of the work happens over the phone, email and WhatsApp, so you are not waiting around for meetings to get your site moving. If you would rather sit down in person, that is fine too.
The same as everywhere else we work, because there is no setup fee to inflate. Starter is £45 a month, which is less than £1.50 a day, and covers the build, your domain, hosting and unlimited updates. Growth is £75 a month, just £2.50 a day, and adds the search optimisation and Google Business Profile work that gets you found. Elite is £150 a month, only £5 a day.
We can give you a genuinely good shot at it, and that is the honest answer. On the Growth plan we optimise your pages for the searches your customers use, set up and post to your Google Business Profile so you show on Maps, and report on what is actually happening each month. What we will not do is promise you a number one spot for a competitive Southampton search. Anyone who does is guessing.
Almost certainly. We build for trades and independents of every kind: builders, window cleaners, salons, takeaways, electricians, restaurants and plenty more. If your trade is not on the list, it just means we have not built one yet. The approach is exactly the same.
Correct. Your design and build are included in the monthly price. You do not pay thousands up front like a traditional agency, you simply pay one flat fee each month.
No fixed contract. Cancel anytime with 30 days notice. We would rather keep you because the site is working for you than tie you into something you cannot leave.
Unlimited on every plan. Send us as many updates as you like. The only difference between plans is how quickly we turn them around, from three days on Starter to next day on Elite.
It depends on the size of the site and how quickly we get your content, but we move fast. Once we have your photos and details, most sites come together in a matter of days, not months.
Anytime. Start on Starter and move up to Growth when you want more enquiries, or step back down if your needs change. You are never locked to one plan.
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Let's build something worth showing off.
Tell us a little about your business. We will come back with honest advice and the plan that fits, no pressure and no jargon.
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