I'm Laurence, a web designer and IT professional based in Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester. St Helens sits right on the border of Greater Manchester and Merseyside, and I work with small businesses across both. I'm one person, not an agency. You speak to me, I do the work, and I'm still around when you need something changing six months later.
St Helens has a strong independent business scene. Shops, salons, trades, professional services. Plenty of people doing good work but not always visible online. That's where I come in.
Yes, I'm about 45 minutes away. But honestly, that doesn't matter for most of what I do. Websites, email, hosting, SEO, AI chatbots. It's all done remotely. You call me, I build the thing, you tell me what to change, I change it. Simple as that.
Everything I build is hand-coded from scratch. No WordPress, no Wix, no drag-and-drop templates. Just clean, fast code written specifically for your business. The result loads quickly, works on every device, and is built to rank well on Google. From £499 one-off, or fully managed from £30 a month with hosting, SSL and ongoing support included.
I also set up Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft 365 so you get a proper business email address. No more @gmail.co.uk or @hotmail. From £8 a month per user. And if you want to show up when people search for your type of business in St Helens, I run local SEO campaigns from £199 setup plus £20 a month.
For businesses that field a lot of enquiries, or miss calls outside working hours, I build AI chatbots trained on your actual business. Not a generic popup that asks people to leave a message. Something that knows your services, your prices, your opening times. From £199 setup, £20 a month.
If you ever need someone on site, I can arrange that too. IT support starts from £65 an hour remotely, or £85 for the first hour onsite. Most things get sorted over the phone, but I'm happy to make the trip when it's needed.
If you run a small business in St Helens and you're looking for someone straightforward to sort your website and tech, let's have a conversation.