The short version
You’ll have a website you can point customers to with confidence, that loads quickly, works properly on phones, and stays easy to update when opening hours, pricing, photos, or products change.
Most people come to me when an old site and Facebook have stopped being enough, and they need a site they can send people to without caveats. You’ll end up with a fast, phone-friendly website you can update without breaking it. Next I’ll confirm the page list and the exact build route.
I’ll start by agreeing the sitemap and page list with you, then I’ll design the homepage and key layouts so you can see the look and structure early. After that I’ll build the responsive pages, hook up forms, bookings, or checkout, and run browser and mobile checks before launch and redirects.
About me
I’m Niamh O’Flaherty, a web designer and developer, and I run O’Flaherty Web Co as a one-person practice. I build websites for owner-managed businesses that need a site that looks right, loads fast, and doesn’t become a “call the developer” problem every time something changes.
People pick me when they want a calm build with clear sign-offs. I keep decisions small and timed, so you are never guessing what I need from you. I build in a way that stays maintainable, and I hand over plain-English notes for editing, hosting, and domain settings so you are not locked in.
Selected work
A few recent website design and build jobs, showing brochure sites, ecommerce, and rebuilds where content needed to be moved without breaking links.
Portfolio
Restaurant rebuild and menu. Rebuilt the site around a simpler page list, moved the existing content across, and set up a menu layout the owner could update in minutes. Added clear calls to booking and contact so enquiries stopped landing in DMs.
Shopify store setup. Set up Shopify theme styling, built the key pages, and configured shipping, tax, and checkout. Migrated products from spreadsheets and trained the owner on adding new items and updating stock without touching code.
Custom frontend build. Built a fast static frontend from approved layouts, with clean HTML/CSS/JS and lightweight components. Connected forms to email and added basic tracking so the owner could see what pages brought enquiries.
“The site is quick, looks right on phones, and I can edit it myself.”
Owner-manager, a local service business
Agreed sitemap and page list
A signed-off list of pages, with the navigation structure. You’ll know what is being built before design starts, and I’ll use this list to keep content and redirects tidy at launch.
HOMEPAGE AND KEY PAGE DESIGNS
Layouts for the homepage plus the main templates your site needs, like services, menu, product, or booking pages. You’ll review these before I start the full build so there are no surprises.
RESPONSIVE BUILT WEBSITE
A finished site built for phones, tablets, and desktop, with browser checks across the common modern browsers. I’ll keep page weight under control so the site feels quick on mobile data.
Forms, bookings, or checkout setup
The working parts that make the site useful, like contact forms, enquiry forms, booking requests, or ecommerce checkout. I’ll test the full path end to end so you can see messages and orders arrive.
LAUNCH AND HANDOVER PACK
A simple handover with your logins, what to click to edit common items, and notes on hosting, DNS, and email domain settings. You’ll have something you can refer back to without calling me.
REDIRECT MAP FOR OLD URLS
A list of the old links that need to point to the new ones, so you don’t lose traffic and customers don’t land on dead pages. I’ll use it on launch day when the switch happens.
What it costs
These are starting points based on the scope below. Once the page list and features are agreed, I’ll confirm a fixed price for website design and build.
Priced items
Getting started
If you want me to hold time for your website design and build, the next step is to sign and book it in.
1. Sign the proposal and I’ll confirm your start date. 2. Pay the 40% booking invoice to reserve the slot. 3. Send your content and access details so I can begin the sitemap.
Signature
Fee summary
What do you need from me, and when?
I’ll ask for content right after the page list is agreed, so I can build with the final words and images in mind. In practice you’ll provide: logo, photos, text per page, product or menu details, and access to your domain and any old site.
CAN I EDIT THE TEXT AND PHOTOS MYSELF AFTERWARDS?
Yes. I’ll build it so routine updates are safe, and I’ll show you the exact screens you use to change text, swap photos, add products, or update opening hours. If something is genuinely risky to edit, I’ll tell you up front.
WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST INCLUDING HOSTING, DOMAIN, AND ANY PLUGINS?
I’ll price the build separately from ongoing costs, then I’ll list any paid items that apply, like hosting, your domain, and any paid plugins or Shopify apps. If you can avoid a paid add-on, I’ll point that out before you commit.
HOW LONG UNTIL IT IS LIVE, AND WHAT HAPPENS TO MY OLD URLS?
Most brochure builds land in 3 to 6 weeks once content is in, and ecommerce builds usually take 5 to 8 weeks depending on products and setup. On launch day I’ll switch DNS, publish redirects, and keep a list of old URLs pointing to the right new pages.
Payment
To book the work, I invoice 40% when you sign the proposal. I invoice the remaining 60% when the finished work is handed over. Each invoice is payable within 14 days of its date.
Your inputs. I’ll ask for your logo, text, photos, product or menu details, and access to your domain and any old site right after the page list is agreed. Timeline dates move if I’m waiting on content or access.
Sign-off points. I ask for written sign-off at two points: the sitemap and page list, then the homepage and key page layouts. After a sign-off, changes are treated as new work so the build stays on track.
Changes. If you add pages, swap features, or change platform mid-build, I’ll price the change before I start it. I’ll only proceed once you confirm in writing, so the scope and invoice stay in step.
Editing after launch
I’ll build the site so routine updates are safe, and I’ll show you the exact screens you use. If something is risky to edit without breaking layout or checkout, I’ll tell you before handover.
Launch and redirects. On launch day I’ll switch DNS, publish redirects, and use the redirect map to point old URLs to the right new pages. If I don’t have access to DNS or the old URL list, I can’t guarantee redirects.
Third party services. Hosting, domains, plugins, payment providers, and booking tools are run by third parties. I’ll configure what’s needed for launch, but their fees, outages, and policy changes are outside my control.
Ownership. Once the final invoice is paid, you own the finished website and the content you provided. I keep the right to reuse the work in my portfolio, unless you ask me in writing not to.
