# Web design in Edinburgh

> Websites for tradespeople and local businesses in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland. £299 setup, then £99 a month, live in 3 working days.

- Source: https://nerdsharks.com/web-design/edinburgh
- Publisher: Nerdsharks (Exeter, Devon, UK)
- Updated: 2026-09-27

## Local data (ONS, OGL v3.0)

- 18,390 active businesses in City of Edinburgh (2025)
- 531,370 people in the City of Edinburgh local authority (2025)
- 1,070 management consultancies registered in City of Edinburgh
- 460 licensed restaurants registered in City of Edinburgh
- 405 hairdressing and beauty businesses registered in City of Edinburgh
- 405 hairdressing and beauty businesses registered in City of Edinburgh
- 405 hairdressing and beauty businesses registered in City of Edinburgh
- 405 hairdressing and beauty businesses registered in City of Edinburgh
- 385 takeaways and mobile food businesses registered in City of Edinburgh
- 355 cafés and unlicensed restaurants registered in City of Edinburgh
- 255 pubs and bars registered in City of Edinburgh
- 215 plumbing and heating businesses registered in City of Edinburgh
- 215 plumbing and heating businesses registered in City of Edinburgh
- 215 plumbing and heating businesses registered in City of Edinburgh
- 215 plumbing and heating businesses registered in City of Edinburgh
- 210 joinery businesses registered in City of Edinburgh
- 210 joinery businesses registered in City of Edinburgh

## About Edinburgh

Edinburgh is a capital with a heavy financial, legal and public-sector economy, a huge visitor trade and a festival month in August that changes how the whole city runs. Georgian New Town flats and Old Town tenements bring listed-building and shared-stair work that general trades are not always set up for. Hospitality businesses need hours and booking details kept current through the peaks, and trades do better naming the neighbourhoods they cover, since Leith and Morningside are quite different markets.

## Nearby

Just over the council boundary, Musselburgh (5 miles), Dalkeith (6 miles), Bonnyrigg (6 miles) and Penicuik (9 miles) are close by. Further out, Kirkcaldy (11 miles), Broxburn (11 miles), Cowdenbeath (12 miles) and Dunfermline (13 miles) are within commuting distance. A list of the places you really serve is more useful to a customer than “and surrounding areas”.

We are based in Exeter and work with Edinburgh businesses remotely.

## The offer

- **Monthly**: £299 upfront, £99/month (the upfront is a setup fee), 12-month minimum term. We build it, host it and look after it - and after 24 monthly payments, it is yours.
- **Own It**: £1,795 upfront, £49/month, no minimum term. Buy the website outright. It is yours to keep, move or cancel.
- **Pro**: £6,950 upfront, £299/month, 12-month minimum term. No limits. For large, multi-site and fast-growing businesses.
- Payment: The setup fee is paid when you book, and it starts the design. Monthly fees are collected by Direct Debit, covered by the Direct Debit Guarantee, from the day your site goes live.
- Guarantee: You see your finished design on your phone and approve it before anything goes live, with two full rounds of changes included. Nothing launches until you are happy with it. The Monthly plan runs for 12 months from launch.
- Bolt-ons: Google Business Profile management £29/month; Local SEO pack £49/month; Business email £5/month. Coming soon, not yet on sale: Missed-call text back, Review booster.
- VAT: We are not VAT registered, so there is no VAT to add to these prices.

## Questions

### Do you actually work with businesses in this area?

Yes. We are based in Exeter and build websites for businesses right across the UK. The work is done remotely, by phone, WhatsApp and video call, and we will not pretend to have an office down the road from you.

### Does it matter that you are not local to me?

For building and looking after a website, no. Everything is done by phone, WhatsApp and video call, and you approve the design on your own phone before anything goes live. What does matter is local search visibility, and that depends on the site and your Google Business Profile being set up for your area, not on where we sit.

### How do I compete with bigger businesses in my area locally?

By being specific. A large regional firm usually has one page that covers everywhere; you can have a page about what you do in your town, naming the areas you cover and the jobs you do. Add a fast site and a fully completed Google Business Profile, and you are giving local searchers a clearer answer than a page written for the whole region.