Digital studioNorthwich, CheshireFixed pricesWorking UK-wide

Websites up front. Systems behind.

We build fast static websites, client portals, automation and AI tools for growing UK businesses, and run the paid media behind them. You get a fixed price before any work starts. Websites from £1,200.

This page: mobile PageSpeed 100
Run the test yourself ↗

Scroll to see what sits behind a website

Every website we build has a system underneath it.

KC Landscapes, Runcorn. The site wins the quote. The platform underneath schedules the crews, checks the photos and sends the invoice.

kclscapes.co.uk
The KC Landscapes website
UNDERNEATH · WHAT RUNS THEIR DAY
Today’s jobs08:35
Oak Lane · hedge cutDone
Mill Farm · patioIn progress
Photo check · 14 photosPassed by AI
Invoice #241 · £1,250Paid
Google review requestSent by text
Interface recreated for client privacy, names changed

KC Landscapes, Runcorn. The website that wins the quote, and the platform their crews run on.

Keep scrolling to open it

Work you can open in a new tab.

Every site here is live. Tap a card to open it in a new tab, or read how it was built.

All the work, and how each was builtSee the work →

Trusted by KC Landscapes, Heaton Group, Forte Medical and Craig Adams.

“Nathan fixed the glitches and shipped a list of improvements that had been bugging me for some time. Smarter Sites is an asset to have by our side, and if you run an SME, it will be too.”
Giovanna ForteCEO, Forte Medical
“Nathan has a real talent for adapting to the ever-changing world of digital marketing, especially Google Ads. His structured approach and ability to see the bigger picture make every project run smoothly.”
Armando ToledoGrowth Strategist, Google

MEASURED, NOT CLAIMED

Fast is something you can check.

Google’s own mobile test, run on this page. Static pages served from Cloudflare’s network, with no plugin stack to slow them down.

LARGEST CONTENTFUL PAINT1.7s
LAYOUT SHIFT0
Run the test yourself ↗
Mobile PageSpeed score: 100 out of 100
Nathan McDonald, founder of Smarter Sites

Nathan McDonald
Founder

THE STUDIO

“Every project gets senior attention, from the first call to launch and after it. Our own AI tooling does the heavy lifting, so you get large-agency output at a fixed price.”

Fifteen years in web development and digital marketing, much of it in financial services, before starting Smarter Sites in Northwich. The studio pairs that experience with AI tooling it built and runs itself, so projects move at the pace of a much larger agency.

About the studio →

HOW WE WORK

Thirty minutes to a fixed price.

  1. 01

    A 30 minute call

    What it has to do, who it is for, and what is in and out.

  2. 02

    A fixed price

    A written scope and one figure you approve before any work starts.

  3. 03

    Built in stages

    Working software shown as we go, so there are no surprises at the end.

  4. 04

    Live, and looked after

    Launch, then hosting, maintenance and steady improvement as the business changes.

Book a discovery call

WHERE WE WORK

Built in Northwich. Found across the North West.

Close enough to meet in person, and set up to work with businesses anywhere in the UK. Each town has its own page with the local context and the work we have done nearby, or start with web design across Cheshire.

Book a discovery call

The things people ask first.

What does Smarter Sites do?

We are a digital studio in Northwich, Cheshire. We build fast static websites on our own tooling, hosted on Cloudflare, plus client portals, automation and AI tools, and we run the paid media behind them, for growing businesses across the UK and worldwide.

How much does a project cost?

Websites start from £1,200 and custom software from £2,500 for a first phase, with paid media management from £1,500 a month. Larger software builds usually land between £5,000 and £25,000. Either way you get a clear figure and a fixed scope on the discovery call, before any work starts.

Do you only build websites?

No. A website is usually where we start. Most of our value is in the systems behind it: client portals, automation that removes manual work, and AI tools built around how your business runs.

What do you build websites on?

Our own tooling. By default a site is built as static pages and served from Cloudflare's network, with small serverless functions for forms, chat and logins, so there is no CMS licence or plugin stack to maintain. We only build on WordPress when a client specifically asks for it, and we can look after an existing WordPress site too.

Where are you based, and who do you work with?

Northwich, Cheshire. We work with growing businesses across the UK and worldwide, mostly over calls and shared tools, with the occasional visit where it helps.

How do we get started?

Book a 30 minute discovery call. We will tell you whether we can help, what it would take, and roughly what it would cost. No obligation to go further.

Tell us what you’re building.

A 30 minute call. You leave with a clear scope, a fixed price and a realistic launch date.

5.0 from 5 Google reviews · Read them

Every enquiry gets a reply within one working day. Prefer to talk? Call free on 0800 208 8035.