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Web designers for Rayleigh, fifteen minutes down the road

Web design in Rayleigh

Rayleigh is one of the places we know best: fifteen minutes from the studio, home to one of our longest-standing clients, and full of the family businesses, trades and venues that make up most of our work. We are an Essex web design agency building websites for Rayleigh businesses that bring in enquiries and bookings, with people you can meet without planning a day around it.

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Local clients

Businesses in and around Rayleigh we have worked with

Some of the businesses in and around Rayleigh we have built for, starting with the one the town is named for. Every one of them began with a conversation, usually in person.

The Rayleigh Club website by designbox

The Rayleigh Club

Wedding, events and golf resort in Rayleigh

Battlesbridge Horse and Country website by designbox

Battlesbridge Horse and Country

Equestrian and country store, five minutes up the road

Greenoak Concept & Design website by designbox

Greenoak Concept & Design

Windows, doors and home improvements

The Arlington Ballroom website by designbox

The Arlington Ballroom

Ballroom and restaurant in Leigh-on-Sea

CHC Aesthetics website by designbox

CHC Aesthetics

Doctor-led aesthetics clinic

HBOT Co website by designbox

HBOT Co

Oxygen therapy and wellness centre

Where we work

Web design for Rayleigh, Hockley and the Rochford district

Rayleigh works the way a good market town should: a busy High Street, a lot of family-run businesses, trades that serve the whole district, and venues that draw people in from across south Essex. Most of our clients here are found by recommendation first and search second, so the website has to confirm the recommendation and then make the next step easy.

We are in Westcliff-on-Sea, fifteen minutes away via the A127 or the A129. That means meetings at your place or ours as suits, a walk-through before launch, and someone who can be with you quickly if anything needs sorting once the site is live.

Areas we cover

The studio
Gibraltar House, 539-543 London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea SS0 9LJ
01702 416431
Open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm

What we build

Websites built around your business

Rayleigh businesses usually need one of three kinds of website, each with one job to do. Pick the one that matches yours.

Client reviews

What our clients say about working with us

Sarah Aspinall, Breaking Ballet - designbox client

Sarah Aspinall

Breaking Ballet

“We have seen great work from the team at designbox. From WordPress development to liaising with our in-house and remote dev teams, to paid search, the results have been great. I would highly recommend them.”

Kim Waller, Lick Library - designbox client

Kim Waller

Lick Library

“I have been working with designbox for the past two years and have always had exceptional customer service and support. We used them initially to redesign our website. The work is always delivered to the highest standard and the team are fantastic. Highly recommend.”

Emily Bryant, Amberjack - designbox client

Emily Bryant

Amberjack

Nicole Osborne, Wunderstars - designbox client

Nicole Osborne

Wunderstars

“Great hands-on service from start to finish. From idea generation, logo and branding through to a functioning website, the team were always on hand with suggestions and high quality implementation. Would happily recommend to all.”

Richard Combs, Intrinsic Capital - designbox client

Richard Combs

Intrinsic Capital

“designbox have been brilliant in supporting us in both marketing and web development. The team have been reliable and efficient in everything they have done for us.”

Esther Smith, Battlesbridge Horse and Country - designbox client

Esther Smith

Battlesbridge Horse & Country

Tommie Hession-Harris, Player Path - designbox client

Tommie Hession-Harris

Player Path

“designbox have been a huge support for me and my business for the past five years. Their up-to-date knowledge of digital design, marketing and the tech industry itself is fantastic, and I would recommend them to anyone.”

Samantha Wells, Tern Heads - designbox client

Samantha Wells

Tern Heads

“We are absolutely delighted with the service we receive from designbox, who manage my website and SEO among other things. They have helped us to grow the business over the last few years with a website to be proud of and a steady stream of new clients. Would highly recommend.”

Penny Hawker, CHC Aesthetics - designbox client

Penny Hawker

CHC Aesthetics

Dale Harris, Greenoaks - designbox client

Dale Harris

Greenoak Concept & Design

“Very helpful and professional company with some of the most friendly and talented staff I’ve met. They made us a beautiful website and have been cooperative with any assistance that we’ve needed since. Would highly recommend!”

Danny Whitefoord, Chiltern Co - designbox client

Danny Whitefoord

Chiltern Co

“We have been working with Brandon and the team for the last few years and are very happy with their work. Brandon is very responsive and easy to work with.”

Tom Billings, Beach Equity - designbox client

Tom Billings

Beach Equity

Kirsty Pile, KA Naturals - designbox client

Kirsty Pile

KA Naturals

“Excellent service, highly professional staff who are all more than happy to give an extensive insight into online marketing campaigns in a digestible, understandable presentation. We have since moved all of my online marketing over to designbox across multiple companies.”

Robert Foster-Jones, Sunshine Co - designbox client

Robert Foster-Jones

Sunshine Co

“designbox completely saved my website and have created a completely unique website tailored to my needs. The support is second to none, nothing is ever too much to ask, and they go above and beyond to provide solutions or meet my design requirements. I have had nothing but great feedback from customers and the team are always at the end of the phone if we have any queries.”

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Daisy Lethbridge

Mermaids Swimwear

Why us

Why Rayleigh businesses choose designbox

Why businesses in and around Rayleigh work with us, and keep doing so.

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Fifteen minutes away

We are in Westcliff, a short drive down the A127. Meetings happen at your premises or at the studio, and if something needs looking at after launch we can be there the same day.

You deal with the people doing the work

No account manager relaying messages. The designers and developers take the brief, build the site and pick up the phone afterwards.

Built for how local customers decide

In Rayleigh, most new customers come by word of mouth and check you online before they call. We build sites that confirm the recommendation: fast, clear, and found when someone searches for what you do nearby.

A decade with clients like The Rayleigh Club

We have worked with businesses across Essex since 2016, and 93% of our clients stay with us year on year. The Rayleigh Club is one of several who have been with us for most of that time.

The team you will be working with

A small team in one studio in Westcliff-on-Sea, fifteen minutes from Rayleigh High Street. You meet the people building your site early on and deal with them throughout.

The designbox web design team together in the Westcliff-on-Sea studioA designbox team member presenting at an eventdesignbox team members talking in a client meeting
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Web design in Rayleigh: your questions

Something else? Ask us on a call, or drop in next time you are passing.

How far are you from Rayleigh?

About fifteen minutes by car. Our studio is at Gibraltar House on London Road in Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 9LJ, open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm. We are happy to come to you or to put the kettle on here.

Have you worked with businesses in Rayleigh before?

Yes. The Rayleigh Club has been a client for years, and we work with venues, trades, clinics and shops across the Rochford district and the wider area. Several started as recommendations from other local clients.

How much does a website cost?

Our websites normally start from around £4,000 and rise with the scope and what the site has to do. Every quote is based on your project rather than a package. For a sense of the numbers first, our guide to how much a website costs in the UK explains what drives the price.

How long does a website take?

Most local business websites go live within a couple of months of kick-off. Online stores and larger builds take longer. The timeline is set out in the proposal, and we tell you early if anything moves.

Will my website show up for searches in Rayleigh?

That is the point of it. The build includes the right pages for the right searches, your Google Business Profile tied to the site, and structured data so Google knows where you are and what you do. If you want to go further, our local SEO service takes it on from there.

Do you build online shops?

We do. We are a Woo Pro Agency Partner and a Shopify Partner, and we build online stores for local retailers selling from the shop and online, and for businesses shipping nationwide.

Can you redesign the website we already have?

Yes. If the current site is slow, dated or hard to update, we will look at it and tell you whether to fix it or start again. If we rebuild, our migration process keeps the rankings you already have.

Can we meet in person?

Yes, and most of our local clients do. A first conversation is free and without obligation, at the studio or at your premises, whichever is easier around your opening hours.

What happens after launch?

You choose. Most clients keep the site with us on a care plan so it stays fast, secure and updated, and because we are close, a problem can be looked at in person. If you would rather manage it yourself, everything is yours.

Do you offer marketing as well as web design?

We do. SEO, Google Ads, social and email are run by the same team that builds the site, so there is one plan and one point of contact.

Web design in Rayleigh at designbox

designbox is an Essex web design agency fifteen minutes from Rayleigh, working from our studio in Westcliff-on-Sea. Since 2016 we have designed and built websites for businesses across the Rochford district and the county, from venues and trades to clinics and retailers, as an Automattic Pro Agency Partner with Cyber Essentials certification and Google Cloud hosting behind every build.Website design in Rayleigh is about turning a good local reputation into enquiries. The site has to load fast on a phone, show the work and the reviews, say clearly what you do and where, and make the next step obvious. We write and design for that, and build on WordPress for business websites and WooCommerce or Shopify for online stores.If you are comparing web designers in Rayleigh, look at the work and meet the people. The Rayleigh Club site is a good place to start, the rest is in our portfolio, and the team is a short drive away. After launch you can keep the site with us on a care plan, add SEO and digital marketing, or run it yourself: the design, the code and the content are yours.

Ready to work with web designers in Rayleigh?

Tell us what you need the website to do and we will come back with clear advice and a quote. Or come and see us in Westcliff: it is fifteen minutes and the kettle is on.