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 Cardiff — £1,000, live in 7 days

1 Week Sites builds bespoke Next.js websites for Cardiff founders, studios, and Welsh SMEs — 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 Cardiff agency with a Cathays office; I am a UK solo studio that works with Cardiff clients remotely, with a video-call brief on Monday and a live site by Sunday. Over five years the total 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 £4,000–£14,000 plus retainer for a Cardiff agency, or £1,500–£4,000 for a Cardiff freelancer. You own the code, the GitHub repo, the Vercel hosting account, and the domain from day one. Seven days from brief to live.

Cardiff, specifically

Cardiff's digital sector has grown on the back of Welsh Government contracts and a steady independent tech base around Cathays, Roath, and the Bay. A lot of Cardiff SMEs still run sites built years ago under a grant-funded project and have never quite replaced them. The Cardiff clients I tend to work with are independent consultancies, founders outgrowing Squarespace, and small creative studios that want a bespoke site without committing to a retainer. Bilingual content (English and Welsh) is worth flagging on Monday — a properly built Next.js site handles it cleanly, but it needs to be scoped into the week. Budget expectations in Cardiff are closer to Bristol than to London; a £1,000 flat fee sits comfortably inside that frame.

How remote works for Cardiff

The seven-day week runs the same wherever you are in the UK. Monday video-call brief, Tuesday design, Wednesday to Friday build, Saturday revisions, Sunday launch. Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads is around 55 minutes by train, to London Paddington is 1h50 direct, and a day-trip kickoff workshop in either city is realistic for a larger brief. For the standard seven-day sprint, remote is faster and the deliverable is the same. Daily progress updates come by email, the GitHub repo is visible to you from the first commit, and the Monday brief is recorded on request so the whole team can play it back.

Cardiff to Bristol ≈ 55 min · London Paddington ≈ 1h50

What Cardiff websites typically cost

Option	Typical cost	Notes
Cardiff agency	£4,000–£14,000	Usually plus £300–£1,000/mo retainer
Cardiff freelancer	£1,500–£4,000	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.

Cardiff-specific questions

Do you work on-site in Cardiff?

Not for the standard sprint — remote runs faster. Happy to come to Cardiff 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 Cardiff Ltd or a Welsh Government supplier?

Yes. UK sole trader invoice, bank transfer, on the day the brief is signed off. Works the same way for any UK-registered business, Welsh or otherwise.

Can you build a bilingual English / Welsh site inside the seven days?

Yes — bilingual content is supported, and Next.js handles it cleanly via i18n routing. Scope needs to be agreed on Monday because it affects navigation and copy, but it fits inside the £1,000 flat fee if the Welsh copy is provided.

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.

— 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 — in Cardiff or anywhere else in the UK.

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