Web Development

There are an incredible number of web development companies who can help develop your website. The perfect agency for one customer, may not be right for another. So while there is no right answer, the first step in choosing the right one for your needs is to work to your budget.

Website development fees will vary dramatically depending on what type of project and what level of expertise you need to deliver it. A freelance web developer may be available for as little as £20 per hour and may be appropriate for simple websites, using off the shelf themes and plugins. Whereas a more complex site is better delivered through an expert web development company such as Kanuka Digital and would start from £10,000.

It is often best to get a recommendation from someone you trust who has already had a good experience.

If that is not an option, sites such as Upwork.com allow you to select a website developer based on their reviews, hourly rate and previous projects. As a third party platform, this provides a greater element of safety.

For more complex projects, a web development company such as Kanuka Digital may be more appropriate. It can be harder to select a reliable web development company. But in general, it is useful to look out for things such as industry accreditations or standards accreditations. Kanuka Digital are Platinum Certified WooCommerce Experts and Certified LearnDash Experts (both of which are core to the WordPress ecosystem) and are also ISO90001 and ISO270001 registered.

If you like us to quote you for a project, we’d love to help.

The role of a web development company is to partner with your business to help grow your website grow, whether through driving online store revenue, increase visits, subscriptions,  engagement or any other business objective.

When your business is growing (or needs to grow), this is the ideal time to utilise a web development company as you can bring in a broad range of expert skills at less cost and faster than recruiting internal staff.

Broadly speaking, your web development company will perform one or more of the following functions;

• Website development: Building improvements to your online store, or building you something new.
• Online strategy: Helping identify where to invest in order to grow your website.
• Roadmapping: Assisting you in building a clear plan for how to get from where you are now, to where you want to be.
• Insight and analysis:  Ensuring you have the right data on which to make decisions on your online growth and providing insight on the impact of new developments.

Kanuka Digital have helped many businesses grow online. If you have a project in mind, we’d love to help.

The value and ROI of hiring a web designer depends on many factors, from price / budget to the time you have for you project, the scale of design you need and which designer you choose. However, if you find the right designer for the right project, you’ll likely get excellenst value for money.

Some things to consider in order to hire the right web designer:

• Small websites: Many of the smaller website platforms such as Wix, SquareSpace and GoDaddy offer semi automated design services as part of the service. This might be appropriate if you are building a simple website for the first time.
• Larger websites: For businesses or larger websites, a more custom design or experience may be required. In this situation, a full service web development company may be required. Kanuka Digital include web design as part of the overall development process which is more cost effective than hiring a separate web designer.

Whichever size of project you have in mind, feel free to reach out. We’d love to help.

Web developer fees will vary dramatically depending on what type of project and what level of expertise you need to deliver it. A freelance web developer may be available for as little as £20 per hour and may be appropriate for simple websites, using off the shelf themes and plugins.

Finding the right freelancer for more custom or complicated could be challenging and significantly more expensive. And for such projects, an expert web development company such as Kanuka Digital may be more appropriate.

Broadly, there are two approaches used by most web development companies. Fixed cost projects may be possible where the requirements and time / resource required is known at the start of the project. In this case, a new website would start around £10,000. However, the customisation options within web platforms like WordPress allow for significantly more complex and therefore expensive projects. Alternatively, blocks of development hours can be purchased in advance. Most agencies will charge between £85 and £100 per hour for development.

If you like us to quote for a project, we’d love to help.

Web development time will vary dramatically depending on what type of project and what level of expertise you need or use to deliver it. There are a few different approaches, each with their own timescales;

• Self build / template: Many of the smaller website platforms such as Wix, SquareSpace and GoDaddy offer semi automated services which allow you to build a website with very little technical knowledge. This might be appropriate if you are building a simple website for the first time and could take as little as a few days.
• Larger websites via template: For businesses or larger websites, a more custom solution may be required. In this situation, a full service web development company or freelancer may be required. Kanuka Digital can build a website using pre-built themes and plugins in WordPress in a few weeks.
• Larger websites – bespoke build: For more complex websites, a custom design may be required, to deliver an experience which goes beyond what off-the-shelf themes and plugins can deliver. While more expensive, this offers significantly more flexibility for growing the website over time and is often the best option for high growth businesses with changing requirements. Depending on the requirements, this process could take several months from design to build and launch.
• Enterprise websites: For larger / established online businesses, enterprise level platforms such as Magento may be appropriate. Used by top brands such as top brands like LandRover, CocaCola and Jaguar, its open-source architecture enables easy customisation and integration with third-party extensions. Our sister company, iWeb are ranked as one of Adobe’s Top 5 Magento (Adobe Commerce) Agencies in the UK and help enterprise level businesses grow their online revenue. Projects of this type usually take 6 months or more from design to build and launch.

If you like us to quote for a project, we’d love to help.