# Web design in Hastings

> Websites for tradespeople and local businesses in Hastings, East Sussex, England. £299 setup, then £99 a month, live in 3 working days.

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

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

- 2,890 active businesses in Hastings (2025)
- 90,855 people in the Hastings local authority (2025)
- 115 management consultancies registered in Hastings
- 75 plumbing and heating businesses registered in Hastings
- 75 electrical contractors registered in Hastings
- 75 domestic construction firms registered in Hastings
- 75 plumbing and heating businesses registered in Hastings
- 75 plumbing and heating businesses registered in Hastings
- 75 domestic construction firms registered in Hastings
- 75 electrical contractors registered in Hastings
- 75 plumbing and heating businesses registered in Hastings
- 70 licensed restaurants registered in Hastings
- 70 takeaways and mobile food businesses registered in Hastings
- 60 specialised design businesses, including interior designers, registered in Hastings
- 55 pubs and bars registered in Hastings
- 50 vehicle repair businesses registered in Hastings
- 50 vehicle repair businesses registered in Hastings

## About Hastings

Hastings is an old fishing town with a working beach fleet and tall net huts at the Stade, a historic Old Town squeezed between two hills, and a strong artistic scene that has grown since the Jerwood Gallery opened. The town combines areas of real deprivation with an influx of creative incomers, and much of the housing is steep, old and exposed to salt air. For trades that means constant demand for roofing, damp and exterior repairs. Independents here benefit from a website with character, and visitor-facing businesses need to be easy to find on a phone.

## Nearby

Elsewhere in East Sussex, Bexhill-on-Sea (5 miles), Battle (6 miles), Rye (9 miles) and Hailsham (14 miles) are within reach. A longer drive takes in Tenterden (15 miles) and Lydd (16 miles). If you cover some of these and not others, the site should name the ones you do.

We are based in Exeter and work with Hastings 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.