1 Week Sites builds bespoke Next.js websites for Brighton founders, indie studios, and creative solos — one site a week, £1,000 flat, paid upfront, with a full refund within 48 hours if the site is not live by day seven. I am not a Brighton design agency with a North Laine studio; I am a UK solo studio that works with Brighton clients remotely, with a video-call brief on Monday and a live site by Sunday. Over five years the cost typically lands around £1,300 — £1,000 for the build plus roughly £60 a year for domain and email on providers you control. That compares to £5,000–£20,000 plus retainer for a Brighton agency, or £1,500–£4,500 for a Brighton freelancer. You own the code, the GitHub repo, the Vercel hosting account, and the domain from day one. Seven days from brief to live.
Brighton, specifically
Brighton's design-agency density is the stuff of folklore — North Laine, Kemptown, and the Lanes are all stuffed with small creative studios, and many of them do excellent work at agency prices. The Brighton clients I tend to pick up are indie founders, coaches, and creatives who have already been through the Brighton agency process once, loved the design, and then watched the total creep past £8,000 with a retainer attached. For a marketing site with the brand already in place, a £1,000 flat fee in a week is simply a different product. The positioning is 'alternative to the Brighton design agency you were considering', not 'cheaper than them' — the brief, scope, and ownership make it a different buy.
How remote works for Brighton
The seven-day week is remote by default. Monday brief on video, Tuesday design, Wednesday to Friday build, Saturday revisions, Sunday launch. Brighton to London Victoria is around 1h05 direct, and to London Bridge around 1h15 — so an in-person kickoff in Brighton or central London is realistic for a larger brief. For the standard seven-day sprint, remote is faster. Less context-switching, more build time, a better site. Brighton founders tend to be comfortable with async-first working anyway; daily updates and the GitHub repo are visible throughout the week, not saved for a single big reveal on Sunday.
What Brighton websites typically cost
| Option | Typical cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton design agency | £5,000–£20,000 | Usually plus £400–£1,500/mo retainer |
| Brighton freelancer | £1,500–£4,500 | Timeline typically 4–10 weeks |
| 1 Week Sites | £1,000 flat | Seven days, one revision round, full refund if missed |
The seven-day week
Same week, same shape, wherever you are in the UK. 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.
Brighton-specific questions
Do you work on-site in Brighton?
Not for the standard sprint — remote runs faster. Happy to come to Brighton for a larger brief or a kickoff workshop; travel is on me. The £1,000 flat fee and seven-day guarantee do not change.
Can you invoice a Brighton Ltd or VAT-registered business?
Yes. UK sole trader invoice — VAT not currently charged. Bank transfer on the day the brief is signed off.
How is this different from a Brighton design agency?
A Brighton design agency is usually selling brand strategy plus design plus build plus retainer — a long engagement for a bigger budget. I am selling one bespoke Next.js site, built in seven days, flat fee, fully owned. If you already have your brand, you do not need the agency package; if you do not, the agency is probably the right call.
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 retainer. You pay for your own domain (≈£12/year) and email hosting (≈£4/month).
What happens if you miss day seven?
Full refund within 48 hours, no arguments.
Who owns the finished site?
You do. Code in your GitHub, hosting on your Vercel, domain on your registrar.
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 — in Brighton or anywhere else in the UK.