What happens if you miss day 7?

Full refund within 48 hours. The deadline is the product. If I miss it, you do not owe anything. No kill fee, no partial, no debate.

What is included in the £1,000?

Brief, bespoke design, Next.js build, QA, and launch on your domain. Domain and hosting costs are paid directly to the providers. No retainers, no upsells.

How many revisions do I get?

One round, same week. Built into the schedule. Scope changes that break the seven-day window roll into a second sprint at a fresh quote.

Who owns the code when it is done?

You do. Fully. The repository transfers to your GitHub, the Vercel project to your account, and the domain stays on your registrar. No lock-in.

What kind of sites is this not right for?

Multi-thousand-page catalogues, heavy e-commerce with bespoke checkout, or anything blocked by someone else's integration roadmap. Flagged on the discovery call — no obligation if it's not a fit.

How much does a website cost in the UK in 2026?

A UK small-business website costs £0 for DIY Squarespace or Wix, £1,000 to £3,000 for a bespoke flat-fee build from a solo studio or freelancer, £3,000 to £8,000 at a small design studio, and £8,000 to £25,000 at a mid-sized agency. 1 Week Sites charges £1,000 flat for a bespoke Next.js site delivered in seven days.

What is a bespoke website?

A bespoke website is designed from scratch for one business, hand-coded in a real framework rather than assembled from a template or drag-and-drop builder, and owned outright by the buyer. The design is original, the code is standard and portable, and there is no platform lock-in.

Should I choose Squarespace, Wix, or a bespoke website?

Choose Squarespace for design-led small businesses that want a polished site without a developer. Choose Wix for flexibility and extension-heavy sites on a budget. Choose a bespoke site when speed, distinctiveness, or code ownership matter commercially — the five-year total cost flips in favour of bespoke at around 40 months against a £25-per-month plan.

Where are you based and do you work remotely?

1 Week Sites is UK-based and remote-first. Clients across Great Britain work with me over email, a shared brief document, and one short call on Monday. No mandatory in-person meetings or workshop days.

How do I pay and is it safe to pay upfront?

Payment is by bank transfer or Stripe invoice, in full, before work starts. The refund guarantee is the safety mechanism — if the site is not live on day seven, 100% is refunded within 48 hours. No deposits, no milestone gating.

Do you offer ongoing support or retainers after launch?

No. No retainers, no monthly fees. The site is transferred to the client in full. Later changes can be booked as a second sprint at a fresh quote, or handed to any developer — the code is standard Next.js and React, documented for handover.

Do you provide copywriting and photography?

Copy polishing is included — clients provide the substance and I tighten the wording. Photography is not included. Clients bring real photos or commission them separately. Stock imagery is never used on a bespoke 1 Week Sites build.

Will my site pass Core Web Vitals and WCAG accessibility?

Yes. Every site ships with a Lighthouse score of 95 or higher across all four categories on mobile, LCP under 2.5 seconds, INP under 200 milliseconds, CLS under 0.1, and WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility. These are non-negotiable, part of the pre-launch checklist.

Can I edit the site myself after it launches?

Yes for copy — a simple config file or Markdown is set up so wording can be changed without touching code. No for structural changes like new pages or layout rethinks — those need a developer, which can be me or anyone else.

Bespoke websites for dentists — £1,000, live in 7 days

1 Week Sites builds bespoke Next.js websites for UK GDC-registered private and mixed NHS dental practices — £1,000 flat, paid upfront, live in seven days, with a full refund within 48 hours if I miss day seven. Most practices I meet have a site supplied by Software of Excellence, Dentally, or a sector agency charging £80–£250 a month for a templated site bundled with management software. A bespoke build gives you a fast, compliant site with proper treatment pages (Invisalign, implants, hygienist, whitening), GDC registration badges, CQC compliance signals, and a new-patient registration flow that actually works on mobile. Over five years the total sits around £1,300 — £1,000 build plus roughly £60 a year for domain and email. You own the code, the hosting, and the patient-facing brand. Seven days from brief to live, no retainer.

What a dental-site visitor actually wants

The visitor is usually a new prospective patient who just moved to the area, a nervous patient looking for a specific treatment (Invisalign, implants, sedation), or someone comparison-shopping before paying £3,500 for orthodontics. They want three things: proof you are GDC-registered and CQC-inspected, clear pricing or at least a price band for their specific treatment, and a straightforward way to book an initial consultation. They do not want a 2014 animated tooth icon, stock photography of a dentist pointing at an X-ray, or a homepage slider of treatments. They want a named clinical lead with a recent photo, GDC number displayed, recent patient reviews, treatment pages with honest pricing, finance options, and a clear 'book a new-patient consultation' CTA. Accessibility matters — older patients, nervous patients, parents — so font size and contrast carry weight.

What most dental sites get wrong

Relying on Software of Excellence's bundled template — shared with hundreds of other practices.
No named clinical lead or GDC numbers on the homepage.
Treatment pages with no pricing — the serious comparison-shopper moves on.
Stock photography instead of real practice interior and team shots.
New-patient registration buried behind a three-click journey.
CQC badge missing or images hotlinked (hurts Core Web Vitals).

What a good dental brief includes

Four things locked on Monday ship the week. One, named clinical team with GDC numbers, qualifications, and recent photos. Two, three to six headline treatments with honest pricing bands and finance options where relevant. Three, CQC registration number and inspection rating. Four, how new-patient registrations should land: phone, email, online form, or a practice-management plugin (Dentally, Software of Excellence, SOEL). The brief template sorts the rest before Tuesday design.

The seven-day week

Same week, same shape, whoever you are. Brief Monday, design Tuesday, build Wednesday to Friday, revisions Saturday, launch Sunday. One site a week, one client at a time.

Monday — sixty-minute video-call brief, scope and copy locked.
Tuesday — design in Figma, one route shown to sign-off.
Wednesday–Friday — build in Next.js, Tailwind, TypeScript.
Saturday — one round of revisions, real copy and imagery.
Sunday — launch to your Vercel, DNS on your registrar, full handover.

Dentists-specific questions

Will the site integrate with Dentally or Software of Excellence?

Yes — via form embed, webhook, or email handoff. The marketing site stays on your domain; the practice-management system stays as it is. Intake data flows whichever direction your existing setup prefers.

Can you handle private treatment pricing with finance options?

Yes — Chrysalis Finance, V12, PayBreak widgets embed cleanly, with monthly-cost calculators on treatment pages. Honest 'from £X / £Y a month' wording outperforms 'call for a quote' for conversions.

Do you cover accessibility standards for older patients?

Every site ships at WCAG 2.2 AA — minimum 4.5:1 contrast, 16px+ body text, proper heading hierarchy, keyboard-navigable. Worth mentioning on the site itself, since older and anxious patients notice.

Common questions

Is £1,000 really all-in, or do I pay extra later?

£1,000 is all-in for a five-to-seven-page bespoke marketing site: brief, design, build, one revision round, launch. No monthly fee, no retainer, no kill fee. You pay for your own domain (≈£12/year) and email hosting (≈£4/month). Nothing goes through me.

What happens if you miss day seven?

Full refund within 48 hours, no arguments. I take the loss — that's what keeps the deadline real. It has not happened yet and the guarantee is what stops it happening.

Who owns the finished site?

You do, fully. The code lives in a GitHub repo transferred to your account. The Vercel hosting project is on your Vercel account. The domain is on your registrar. You can hire any Next.js developer to take it forward — nothing is locked to me.

— From the studio

Bespoke, live in seven days.

£1,000 flat. Paid upfront. Full refund if I miss day seven. Code, hosting, and domain all in your name — whether you are a dentist in Liverpool or London.

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