Tell me what you do.
I'll sort the rest.
Websites, flyers, logos, Google listings and QR codes for small businesses. You send a few photos off your phone and tell me what you're after. I do everything else.
Gary's site was live four days after he messaged me · have a look
Three things happen. One of them involves you.
You tell me what you do
Ten minutes on the phone or a few messages. What you do, who for, what you charge, and any photos sat on your phone. That's your bit finished.
I build it and show you
I write it, sort the pictures, buy the domain and put it online so you can look at it properly on your phone. Before you've paid anything.
You say yes and it's live
Anything you don't like, I change it. Then it goes live on your own domain, and I get your Google listing sorted while I'm at it.
I'm new at this.
Bates Design is a few weeks old and I've got one paying client. That's why everything on this page is his job, shown in full, rather than a list of logos and badges. You can ring him if you want.
I started out doing websites. Then Gary asked for a QR code, then flyers and printing. That's why it's Bates Design and not Bates Web — the work decided it, not a marketing meeting.
Things I'll take off your hands
Same person does all of it, so nothing gets lost between the website and the printer.
A five-page website
Home, services and prices, about, reviews, contact. Built for phones first, with call, WhatsApp and Messenger buttons throughout. I write it, sort the photos, buy the domain and put it live. The website and the domain are yours — if you ever want to go elsewhere, I'll hand them over, no argument.
Flyers, leaflets and printing
You tell me roughly what you want on it and I design it, then get it printed on decent paper and delivered to your door. You never speak to a printer. Gary's 5,000 went from a sketch to ordered in one afternoon.
Google Business Profile
Set up or fixed properly, under your own Google account, with the right categories, your hours, your area and your photos, plus a review link you can text to customers. I can't promise you the top of Google and I won't pretend otherwise — but I'll make sure you're on there properly.
QR codes for the van, the window or a flyer
A proper print-quality code that takes people straight to your website. Sent to your sign writer as a vector file so it stays sharp at any size, and scan-tested before it goes anywhere.
Logo and artwork
If you haven't got a logo, or the only version you own is a fuzzy photo of your van. Priced once I know what's needed, so ask.
Bigger jobs
More pages, online booking, event ticketing that people can buy through without leaving your site. All doable and priced properly rather than squeezed into a £300 job. Here's a concept I built for a festival with a working ticket checkout.
Saves you a job
The bits you do over and over. Someone books and gets a confirmation without you touching your phone. A quote goes out as a proper PDF while you're still under the car. A missed call texts them back on its own. Day job I do the same sort of thing for a big company, so it's not new to me — it's just new to Bates Design, and I'd rather say that than pretend I've done fifty of them. Tell me the job you're sick of doing twice and I'll tell you straight if it can do itself.
Why it's £300 and not £3,000
I haven't got an office, an account manager, a sales bloke on commission or a receptionist. When an agency quotes three grand, a good chunk of that is the building. You're paying for my time and nothing else.
| Over three years | You pay | You own |
|---|---|---|
| A directory listing at about £100 a month | £3,600 | Nothing |
| A typical agency build plus hosting | £2,000+ | The website |
| Bates Design — £300 build, £25 a month | £1,200 | The website and the domain |
Rough figures for comparison, not quotes from anyone in particular. The point is the last column.
What the £25 covers
Hosting, security, your domain renewed every year, and small changes whenever you want them — a new price list, changed opening hours, swapping a photo, adding a review. No contract. Cancel it whenever and the site is still yours.
What it doesn't
It's not unlimited design work. A whole new page every fortnight, an online shop, or a full redesign is a separate job and I'll tell you what it costs before I start. Nobody likes a surprise invoice.
Have a look on your phone
That's how your customers will see it. Each one below says exactly what it is.
Crisp & Clean Carpet & Upholstery
Four pages, his prices, Messenger booking, van QR code and 5,000 flyers.
Chapmans Removals
A complete five-page site built in their own branding, from their photos and reviews.
Festival site with ticketing
A concept build showing tickets bought without leaving the site. Try the checkout.
Romania Wild Hunt
A hunting company in Romania, in five languages. One button switches the whole site over.
Parker's Autos
A garage in Aughton. Punch your reg in and the quote lands with the workshop.
Stenhouse Doors & Joinery
Doors across Rotherham and Sheffield. The front door swings open to let you in, then a photo gets you a price.
The things people actually ask
I haven't got time to be dealing with this.
I don't know what to write on it.
My photos aren't very good.
How long does it take?
You've only got one client though.
What if you pack it in or get run over?
Will it get me to the top of Google?
Can you do flyers as well while you're at it?
What's this "saves you a job" thing then?
Am I tied into the £25 a month?
I've been messed about by a marketing bloke before.
Right then.
Tell me what you do and I'll usually have a homepage to show you within a day or two. No forms with fifteen boxes in them — just ring me or send a message.