Web design · Rayleigh

Web Design in Rayleigh: Free Demo First, Live Within 7 Days

Websites for Rayleigh trades, shops and family firms, with a free demo first, no deposit, live within 7 days, a 60-day guarantee and everything owned by you. We are a Southend-on-Sea studio, a short drive down the road.

★★★★★Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews on Google.

I'm Luke Dykes. I build every site myself, from Southend. Own Time Studios Limited, company 16112239.

Three quick answers, about twenty seconds. I build your demo from what is already online, like your Instagram or Google listing, so there is nothing to write. Your link arrives within 2 working days.

The Elite Build & Co website homepage, a loft conversion and extension builder in south Essex
Elite Build & Co

Much of Rayleigh's working life runs on trades and family firms: builders, electricians, plumbers, landscapers, salons, independent shops and family-run food places, many built up over decades. For a firm like that, a website has one job. Someone hears your name at the school gate or spots your van on Hockley Road, searches for you, and needs to find a clear page that says what you do, shows your work and makes it easy to call. That is what we build. No jargon and no six-month project plan, just a site that gets the phone ringing.

Rayleigh carries its history in plain sight. The earthworks at Rayleigh Mount mark the site of a Norman castle, the windmill still stands beside it, and the high street below has been a place of trade for centuries, with a weekly market heritage that shaped the town long before the coffee shops and independents that fill it now. It is a market town that grew into a busy commuter town without losing its centre, and its businesses reflect both sides of that.

The offer is the same in Rayleigh as everywhere we work. A free, fully bespoke demo of your site with your content, a firm price in writing once you have seen it, no deposit, live within 7 days, backed by a 60-day guarantee. You own everything: the design, the code, the content and the source files, so you are never locked in. We also build booking and payments platforms, native iOS and Android apps, and AI features where they earn their keep. Drone photo and video starts from £149, useful for showing off a finished job or a shopfront on the high street. Care and maintenance plans keep the site healthy afterwards, and there is a £100 referral reward when someone you refer goes live with us and has paid.

The offer, everywhere we work

  • Free demo

    a live site with your content, before you buy

  • 7 days

    from sign-off to live

  • No deposit

    pay when it is done

  • 60 days

    money-back guarantee

You own everything: design, code, content, source files. How pricing works.

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“Luke at Own Time Studios created a fantastic webpage for me. After just a 20-minute phone call, I had a fully finished site by the end of the day that far exceeded my expectations. He also sorted out the domain emails and offered helpful free advice on other matters. Extremely reasonable, quick to respond to any questions, and a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Luke and his team, and I’m already looking forward to working with him on future projects.”

Allyx Palmer · Elite Build & CoFive star Google review

“Great friend help from start to finish. Really cared about this issues I had with my website and helped from start to finish to solve all problems. I would recommend as very fairly priced. Thank you Luke.”

Reece Hope · 8music.co.ukFive star Google review, left before the Merchant Center pass

Local, genuinely

We are based in Southend-on-Sea, so Rayleigh is a short drive away and in-person meetings are easy: at your premises, over a coffee near the high street, or wherever suits. We cover the surrounding towns too, from Leigh-on-Sea and Westcliff to Rochford, Thorpe Bay and Shoeburyness, and we work London-wide as well, with remote work available UK-wide.

If your Rayleigh business needs more than a website, we have shipped real products of our own. Shout and Railway Departure Board are both live on the App Store, so app work is something we do, not something we outsource.

Fair questions

Do you meet clients in Rayleigh in person?
Yes. We are based in Southend-on-Sea, so Rayleigh is a short drive away. We are happy to meet at your premises or anywhere convenient in town, and we take meetings across Essex and London. Remote works too if you prefer, and we serve clients UK-wide. Call 07438 284755 or email luke@owntimestudios.com.
What do I get, and what does it cost?
A complete website, designed, written and built. There is no one fixed price, because it depends on how many pages you need and what they do. You see a free demo of it before you pay a penny, then get a firm price in writing before anything starts. Live within 7 days, no deposit, a 60-day guarantee, and you own everything at the end: the design, the code, the content and the source files. After launch, hosting is your choice: I can host it from £3.99 a month, or you can host it anywhere you like.
I run a trade or a family firm, not a tech business. Will this suit me?
Yes. Small, non-tech businesses are nearly all of our client work. Elite Build & Co is one: a building firm covering Rayleigh, Rochford and Hockley, with guide prices, a cost calculator and the call button one tap away on a phone. Trades and family firms need a site that comes up when someone searches their name, shows the quality of the work and makes calling easy. We handle the technical side entirely, and our care and maintenance plans keep things running so you never have to think about it.
Can you photograph my premises or projects?
Yes. We offer drone photo and video from £149, which works well for roofing, landscaping and building projects, and for premises shots of a shop or salon.

Tell me what your Rayleigh business needs.

A reply within one working day. Your free demo within 2 working days. A firm price in writing once you have seen it.

Or call 07438 284755 or email luke@owntimestudios.com.