Web design Sussex.

I provide bespoke web design for businesses across Sussex and the South East – working from my Eastbourne studio to create professional websites designed to perform, built to last and support real business goals.

A website designer who fits your business — and your budget

Whether you’re starting a new business, replacing an outdated website or looking for a more reliable web designer, I provide professional website design for businesses across Sussex, creating websites tailored to your requirements, customers and long-term business goals.

Every website is designed around your business rather than built from an off-the-shelf template. From brochure websites and WordPress projects to eCommerce and fully managed website solutions, I’ll recommend an approach that suits your requirements, budget and plans for the future.

Working directly with an independent Sussex web designer means you have one point of contact throughout the project, from the initial discussion and planning through to design, development, launch and ongoing support.

Tailored website design that grows with you

Web design across Sussex & The South East

Based in Eastbourne, I provide professional web design for businesses throughout East Sussex and West Sussex – from coastal towns such as Hastings, Bexhill and Brighton & Hove to Lewes, Uckfield, Worthing, Crawley, Chichester and across the wider Sussex region.

Regional experience Across East & West Sussex.

Working with businesses across Sussex and the wider South East has given me experience of different local markets, audiences and levels of competition. Whether you’re an independent local business, established organisation or growing company, your website needs to reflect your market, customers and commercial goals.

While every business and location is different, the fundamentals of effective website design remain the same: clear messaging, strong branding, straightforward navigation, fast performance and a website built around what you want your business to achieve.

Whether you need a new website, a redesign of an existing site or ongoing website support, I provide a direct, personal service from initial planning and design through to development, launch and ongoing support.

Sussex based Website designer providing Premium start-up web packages.

Premium start-up package

A fully-branded, custom-designed site with up to 15 pages. Ideal for businesses ready to scale, stand out, and take things seriously from day one.

Fully-managed websites designed, developed, hosted & maintained by an Eastbourne based Web designer.

Fully-managed website plans

Ideal for businesses that want a hands-free web solution with ongoing support – also great for online shops, estate agents, & more.

WordPress website care plans, ongoing maintenance and software updates.

WordPress Care Plans

Keeping your business website secure, up-to-date and running smoothly with an ongoing website care package from £40 per month.

Who I design websites for…

…as a independent web designer based in Eastbourne, working with organisations across East Sussex, Sussex and the wider South East – from brand-new start-ups to established businesses needing a reliable, experienced web designer they can trust.

Start-up ventures & sole traders

A supportive, professional website designed to help you launch with confidence – clear, credible, and built to grow alongside your business.

SMEs & established businesses

As an experienced website designer, I deliver bespoke websites, redesigns and rebrands that reflect your business properly and support long-term growth.

Website designer for marketing agencies

A freelance website designer trusted by agencies to deliver high-quality websites – working to established brand guidelines and agency-level standards.

Public sector & charitable organisations

A thoughtful, dependable website designed to work within budget, while meeting high standards for clarity, accessibility and usability.

Benefits included & available…

  • Update your own content
  • Robust fast framework
  • Grows with your business
  • Custom development
  • Email marketing integration
  • WooCommerce online shopping
  • Simple payment gateways
  • Sales / rental property feeds

Start-up • Fully Managed • Hosting & Support

My latest website projects…

Pay-as-you-Go • Start-up • Fully-Managed

Web design plans

Start-up Website Design Package

Professional WordPress website design built to help ambitious new businesses launch with confidence.

One off cost of

£1495

50% deposit to secure your project.
First year’s UK hosting included.

  • Custom WordPress website
  • Up to 15 professionally designed pages
  • First year’s UK hosting included
  • First year’s website care plan included
  • Mobile-friendly responsive design
  • Search engine optimised foundations
  • Daily backups & website security
  • SSL certificate & Content Delivery Network
  • Easy-to-manage WordPress website
  • Built to grow with your business

Terms: Deposit 50%. 50% balance due on launch. No contract commitment. Monthly hosting fee paid by Direct Debit.

Fully-managed website plans

Websites on a paid monthly contract, small deposit & full ongoing support.

Managed business website

Starting from

£119per month*

Inc. Hosting & Website Care Plan.
Deposit £795, contract 24 months.

Managed advanced website

Starting from

£169per month*

Inc. Hosting & Website Care Plan.
Deposit £1695, contract 24 months.

Business

Advanced

Number of pages1

25

50

Mobile optimised

Secure hosting2

Ongoing maintenance3

Site backup & repair

CDN4

Blog5

Basic on-page SEO6

Online Shop7

Not available in this plan

Property Feeds8

Not available in this plan

Membership Sites9

Not available in this plan
  1. Number of Pages – The number of web pages available within the chosen package.
  2. Secure hosting – Secure UK based website hosting, if you are unfortunate to be hacked with website will be cleaned and restored within the monthly fee or hosting fee.
  3. Ongoing maintenance – Ensuring your website software is kept up to date and functions as expected.
  4. Content Delivery Network (CDN) – Speeding up network delivery of your website. Domain Nameservers are required to be set to my hosting servers.
  5. Blog/News – Add dynamic blog posts to your website, generating new content helps to promote your business.
  6. Basic on-page SEO – Your website will be optimised based on the initial content provided.
  7. Online Shop – Sell your products directly to customers online with WooCommerce, extra functionality may incur and annual fee, and you will require a payment provider such as PayPal or Stripe.
  8. Property Feed – Pull your property listings from Alto, Vebra, Jupix , RightMove and more directly into your website, property feed requires annual fee.
  9. Membership Sites – Running a website that have membership programmes.

* Monthly Payment Commitment – Terms: Minimum commitment 24 months. Then continued as a monthly rolling fee, paid by direct debit.

Pay in full price requires a 50% initial deposit, and 50% upon site launch, plus the monthly hosting & maintenance fee direct debit agreement.

Managed business website

Starting from

£2495

Deposit 50%
To keep your website secure, up to date and running smoothly, choose one of our Website Care Plans from £40pm

Managed advanced website

Starting from

£4495

Deposit 50%
To keep your website secure, up to date and running smoothly, choose one of our Website Care Plans from £40pm

Business

Advanced

Number of pages1

25

50

Mobile optimised

Secure hosting2

Ongoing maintenance3

Site backup & repair

CDN4

Blog5

Basic on-page SEO6

Online Shop7

Not available in this plan

Property Feeds8

Not available in this plan

Membership Sites9

Not available in this plan
  1. Number of Pages – The number of web pages available within the chosen package.
  2. Secure hosting – Secure UK based website hosting, if you are unfortunate to be hacked with website will be cleaned and restored within the monthly fee or hosting fee.
  3. Ongoing maintenance – Ensuring your website software is kept up to date and functions as expected.
  4. Content Delivery Network (CDN) – Speeding up network delivery of your website. Domain Nameservers are required to be set to my hosting servers.
  5. Blog/News – Add dynamic blog posts to your website, generating new content helps to promote your business.
  6. Basic on-page SEO – Your website will be optimised based on the initial content provided.
  7. Online Shop – Sell your products directly to customers online with WooCommerce, extra functionality may incur and annual fee, and you will require a payment provider such as PayPal or Stripe.
  8. Property Feed – Pull your property listings from Alto, Vebra, Jupix , RightMove and more directly into your website, property feed requires annual fee.
  9. Membership Sites – Running a website that have membership programmes.

* Monthly Payment Commitment – Terms: Minimum commitment 24 months. Then continued as a monthly rolling fee, paid by direct debit.

Pay in full price requires a 50% initial deposit, and 50% upon site launch, plus the monthly hosting & maintenance fee direct debit agreement.

Built for more than just looks – every website includes pro-level tools to help you perform better, rank higher, & grow faster.…

All my websites include the most of the above as standard, the optimisation & security plugins are basic level the standard versions are, on the whole more than adequate, they have pro versions, available for an extra fee. Not included as standard are Woocommerce* and WP Property Feed** which only apply to ecommerce or property sites.

* Woocommerce is freely available eccommerce software, which may require premium add-ons for extra functionality.

** WP Property Feed requires an annual licence fee.

  1. Up to 15 Pages – Includes up to 15 professionally designed website pages. Additional pages can be added at any time if your business grows.
  2. First Year’s Hosting – Secure, UK-based website hosting is included for the first 12 months. Hosting renews at the agreed monthly fee thereafter.
  3. Website Care Plan – Includes WordPress software updates, security monitoring, routine maintenance and technical support to keep your website secure and running smoothly.
  4. Content Delivery Network (CDN) – Improves website speed and performance by delivering your website efficiently to visitors across the UK and beyond. Requires your domain nameservers to point to my hosting platform.
  5. Easy Content Management – Built on WordPress, allowing you to edit and manage your own website content whenever you need to.

* 50% deposit required before development begins. The remaining balance is payable on completion, before the website goes live. After the first year, hosting and the website care plan renew at the agreed monthly fee, payable by Direct Debit. There is no minimum contract term.

Frequently Asked Questions

Let’s attempt to clear up the mystery before you email me.

I certainly do. Whether you’re launching your first business or giving a side-hustle a proper online home, I create clean, professional WordPress websites that help you look established from day one.

You get the same care, attention, and quality as the big boys – without the agency price tag.

Yes, I am a full-service website designer – if you want a fully-managed setup, I can take care of the whole lot. Design, build, web hosting, security, backups, updates, content tweaks… the digital equivalent of doing the washing up so you don’t have to.

Prefer to manage things yourself? No problem – you still get a tidy, easy-to-use WordPress website.

Absolutely. Websites need regular housekeeping to stay healthy, secure, and running smoothly. I offer maintenance and support options covering updates, fixes, content edits, and general site care — ideal if you’d rather focus on running your business than wrestling with plugins.

Yes – responsive design is standard, not an optional extra. Every site I design works smoothly across mobiles, tablets, laptops, and those giant desktop monitors people pretend they need.

Yes – every site I build includes initial SEO setup based on the content you provide. That means clean structure, fast loading, accessible design, proper headings, meta data, and the technical bits Google actually cares about.

If you need ongoing optimisation or more in-depth SEO support, I can help with that too — just let me know how far you want to take it.

It depends on the size and complexity, but most small business sites take 2–6 weeks once I have everything I need from you. Larger or more complex sites naturally take longer, but I’ll always give you a clear timeline upfront.

I offer a range of predefined website plans to keep things simple – from budget-friendly start-up sites with set prices, to fully-managed packages and larger custom builds that are priced “from” depending on what you need.

Whatever the size of your project, you’ll always get a clear, upfront cost with no hidden extras. And if you already have a budget in mind, I can point you toward the plan that fits it sensibly.

No. While I’m based in Eastbourne, I work with businesses across East Sussex, West Sussex and the wider South East, including Hastings, Lewes, Uckfield, Hailsham and Tunbridge Wells.

Yes. I design and develop bespoke WordPress websites for businesses across Sussex and the South East, combining clean development, strong design and optional fully managed hosting.

Still got questions?

No worries – the full FAQs page has even more questions, and hopefully an equal amount of answers.

Read them all if you’re inclined

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What they’ve said…

Excellent
Influense Design5.0
Based on 24 reviews
Lorna Smith
11 months ago
I was looking for a website in a hurry and was delighted to find Lee had some time to spare and was able to get it up and running in a short few weeks. It was great to find someone who is both a graphic designer and a web designer. The aesthetic of my site was as equally important to me as the functionality and both have exceeded my expectations. Lee was very easy to work with, very creative and easy to communicate with. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him.
Influense Design created our identity and website. Highly recommend! We have a distinctive identity that works really well and our website is easy to keep up to date and great for users. Since it launched we've had so much positive feedback and continue to receive lots of enquiries.
Nicky McCrudden
10 years ago
Outstanding design! Influense Design created our whole image including our website. We get a good number of leads via the website and regularly get compliments on our branding.

Web design agency in Eastbourne, Sussex

I design clean, professional websites from my Eastbourne studio – helping businesses across East Sussex (& beyond) stand out online, earn trust, & drive results. No templates. No guesswork. Just thoughtful, well-crafted sites that reflect your brand & support your goals.

Responsive website design that works

Your website should work hard for your business – & work well on every device. I design & build fast loading, responsive, accessible & SEO-friendly websites using WordPress, giving you control & flexibility without compromising on design quality or functionality.

Independent agency with freelance focus

Whether you need a new business website, a redesign of your current site, or help with landing pages, content layout, or site structure, I provide clear, user-focused web design with fast turnaround & ongoing support. As a freelance web designer, it means you’re dealing directly with the me, the person doing the work – saving time, simplifying communication, & delivering results.