Client project
Karspares
A used car parts business that needed to feel fast and trustworthy. I built a bold ask and deliver landing page where a customer sends a part request straight to WhatsApp, coded from scratch.
View the siteA one person website studio
Tell me what the site is for, who needs to use it and what you need it to do. Whether that's a new website, a microsite for something specific or a second pair of eyes on an existing site, I'll work out what needs to be there, what doesn't and how it should work.
Then I'll design and build it from scratch.
No templates. No package you have to squeeze yourself into. Just what you actually need.
- USD 875 to 1,500
- one page to five, the price agreed in writing first.
- One to three weeks
- a one page site within a week, five pages in two to three.
- Paid in two halves
- half to start, half at handover, then it is all yours.
A few of the sites
Ghaima Studio concept
What you get
Everything a website needs, in one price.
No add ons halfway through. This is what every build includes, so there is nothing left to buy afterwards.
Designed from a blank page
Every page drawn for your business, never from a template.
The words written for you
I write your main pages so they sound like you and lead to an enquiry.
Your web address and the padlock
Domain connected, hosting set up, a secure connection on every page.
Enquiries that reach you
Forms and WhatsApp links wired to where you will see them.
Set up for Google
Titles, descriptions and indexing done properly, so Google can list you the way it should.
Built for a phone first
Quick to load and easy to read on a phone, which is where most people will meet it.
A plain guide at handover
How to change a word, a photo or a price yourself, written for someone who is not technical.
Yours to keep
The site, the words, the accounts and the files. Nothing is locked to me.
How it goes
How a build goes.
A one page site is live within a week. A five page site takes two to three weeks. Either way the launch date goes in the diary before we start and you see the homepage before anything else is built.
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First
We look at what you have.
A call, then a plain plan: what the site has to do, who it is for and what it will say.
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Within days
You see the homepage.
The look and the words for the first page, before anything else is built, so the rest is built on something you have already approved.
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Then
The rest is built.
Every other page, the forms, the phone version and the security checks.
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Launch day
Handover.
Your web address connected, the guide written and a walk through together. Then it is yours.
If the homepage is not right after two rounds of changes, you can stop there. You keep the plan, the first payment covers the work done and nothing more is owed. The second half is only paid when the finished site is handed over.
Optional extra
Then I make it move.
Once your site is live I can film it into reels and mockups for Instagram and LinkedIn. Some people just want the website and that is good too.
Ask me about itSelected work
The kind of work you can expect.
Two client builds, my own site and a set of studio concepts. Every one designed, written and coded from scratch.
Client project
Fiona Day, Return to Freedom
An intuitive practitioner launching a new remote service. In one project I pulled apart her existing website, wrote a simple plan, built her brand look, created her Pinterest pins and flyers, wrote her service page and handed it all over with a plain guide so she can run it herself.
View the siteDesigned and built by me
Beyond the Expected
My own documentary brand, built with animated headline type. This is the live site, playing right here.
Studio concepts, built to try something
Concept
Ghaima
Yoga above the clouds. One page that runs from dawn to night as you scroll, with a live clock naming the next class.
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Concept
Carriage
A boutique yoga and reformer studio. The timetable and the price sit on the page before any booking is asked for.
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Concept
Sixty
Reformer Pilates built around the first sixty minutes, so someone on their first visit knows exactly what happens.
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Concept
Haar
A breath work studio by the harbour. A calm misty site where the page breathes with you as you scroll.
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Concept
Blackcairn
An expedition brand for the west coast. A full width hero and route lines that draw themselves as you scroll.
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Concept
Unstuck
A coaching practice with a voice. Kinetic headline type that reacts to your cursor and holds one clear idea in front of you.
View the sitePricing
One price, agreed before we start.
Each figure is the price for that scope. You get it in writing before any work begins and it does not move unless the scope does. Business websites are below, with three more for schools underneath them.
Websites
Website Review
USD 245
- I go through your site the way a customer would.
- A written list of fixes, most important first.
- The fee comes off a build if you go on to one.
One Page Site
USD 875
- One long page that sounds like you.
- A look and feel to match your business.
- All the words written for you.
- Everything in what you get, yours to keep.
Build & Launch
USD 1,500 Up to five pages. See the notes below for what counts as a page.
- A full website that sounds like you.
- A matching look across every page.
- The words on your main pages written for you.
- Everything in what you get, yours to keep.
Website Care
USD 190 a month, optional, no contract
- Small updates and content changes.
- A small revision when you need one.
- A monthly check so nothing drifts.
The small print: what counts as a page, extra pages, revisions
Every build includes up to 5 pages, two rounds of revisions and full handover. What counts as a page: one standard content page such as Home, About, Services or Contact. A long scrolling homepage is still one page. Anything with a form, a gallery or a special layout counts as a page. Extra pages: USD 165 each or three for USD 410. A round of revisions: one consolidated set of changes sent in one go. After two rounds, further changes are USD 55 an hour. Larger sites, online shops and booking systems quoted on request.
For schools
Admissions Website Audit
USD 1,000 Five working days
- Your website looked at the way a prospective parent would.
- A recorded walkthrough, talking through what I notice as I use it.
- A written list of fixes, most important first.
- A comparison against three schools you compete with locally.
- The changes that cost nothing clearly marked.
Specialist Microsite
from USD 1,600 The final figure depends on the programme
- One programme given its own site: DofE, theatre, music, sport.
- Standalone or designed to sit inside your existing website.
- Written for prospective parents and built for pupils to explore.
- Yours to keep, like everything else I build.
School Website Rebuild
Quoted per school After the audit or on its own
- Bespoke and built individually, never from a template.
- Designed around the enquiry rather than the brochure.
- Fast to load and easy for staff to update.
- A fixed price and a launch date agreed before we start.
The small print: how school work is paid for
The audit is half up front and half on delivery, invoiced through Stripe in the currency that suits the school. A microsite or a rebuild is quoted in writing first, then paid half to start and half at handover, the same as every other build. Schools that go on to a rebuild have the audit fee taken off it.
Add ons
Social media, one platform
Instagram or Pinterest, set up and branded to match. A starter batch (Instagram is 6 posts and 3 carousels, Pinterest is 12 pins) and a simple one month posting plan.
USD 410
Social media, both platforms
Instagram and Pinterest set up and branded. 12 Instagram posts (8 single and 4 carousels), 15 Pinterest pins, branded templates so you can keep making your own, a one month posting plan and one round of revisions to the look.
USD 710
Reels of your finished site
Your live site filmed into reels and mockups for Instagram and LinkedIn. Quoted with your build.
For schools
School websites built from the parent's side of the desk.
I have taught in schools for 23 years and I build websites. A parent comparing three schools does it on a phone, late in the evening and decides in seconds whether this one feels like theirs. I build for that parent.
Music microsite
A school where music has a presence beyond the timetable.
Lessons, ensembles, concerts and fees on one page a family can hear as well as read. Press play and the department plays for you.
Concept build. Scroll to move through the site or open it and listen.
Open it and listen
Whole school concept
A school that takes curiosity seriously.
Aldergate College, a fictional independent school: admissions, academic, school life and the arts, built around a parent picturing one ordinary day. The day clock steps through the timetable as you go.
Concept build. Every photograph and every word is invented for it.
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DofE microsite
Adventure beyond the classroom
A dedicated site that makes the DofE programme clear for prospective parents and something pupils want to explore. A real project, designed and built for a school. Not named here.
View the micrositeKind words
Real words from the people I build for.
The point of all of this is a website that works for you. Here is how that felt from the other side.
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Working with Amy was an excellent experience. She didn't just focus on a visually appealing website, she took the time to understand how our business operates and what we're trying to achieve. At this stage our priority is generating quality enquiries before launching a full store, and Amy adapted the site around that strategy. She was responsive, patient and creative, and turned our ideas into something that actually works. We'd highly recommend her to anyone looking for a designer who goes beyond just design.
Bashry and Hirantha
Founders of Karspares
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I'm so happy with the website Amy created for me for Return to Freedom. Her attention to detail and willingness to listen to exactly what I wanted was impressive. She was incredibly patient throughout and seemed to know exactly what I had in mind. I absolutely love my new website, and the price was incredibly affordable too. I'll definitely be using Amy again.
Fiona Day
Return to Freedom
The honest comparison
Me, an agency, a page builder or an AI studio.
You have other ways to get a website. Here is where each one lands, as fairly as I can put it.
| What matters | Me | An agency | A page builder | An AI studio |
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| Who learns your business | I do, on a call and by using your site the way a customer would | An account manager, then a team | You, on your own | A chat, then a person checks |
| Time to launch | One to three weeks, with the date agreed first | Weeks to months | Your own evenings and weekends | Days |
| The price | USD 1,500 for five pages, fixed before we start | Usually a lot more | Cheap, plus your time | A monthly plan |
| The words on the page | Written for you, in your voice | Often extra | You write them | Written by software, then checked |
| When you stop paying | No fees to me. It is yours | Usually yours | The site goes off | Depends on the plan |
| Marketing after launch | Social, Pinterest, flyers and reels of the site | A separate retainer | You | Not usually offered |
| Someone who knows your site | Me, the same working day | Your account manager | A help centre | Email and chat |
Where a builder or an AI studio genuinely suits you better, I will say so on the first call.
Questions, answered.
A few things people usually want to know before they start.
Do I own everything at the end?
Yes, all of it. The website, the brand, the accounts and the files are yours. Nothing is locked to me and you can take it anywhere.
What if the design is not right?
You see the homepage before anything else is built. If it is not right after two rounds of changes you can stop there: you keep the plan, the first payment covers the work done and nothing more is owed. The second half is only paid when the finished site is handed over.
How long does it take?
A one page site is live within a week. A five page site takes two to three weeks. The launch date goes in the diary before we start and I keep you posted as we go.
How does payment work?
Split in two. Half up front to get started and the other half when the site is finished and handed over to you. School audits, microsites and rebuilds work the same way, with the audit paid half up front and half on delivery. Invoices come through Stripe, by card in your own currency and PayPal is available if you prefer it. Website care is a flat monthly fee with no contract.
Is my website secure?
Yes. Every site I build runs over a secure encrypted connection, so visitors see the padlock in their browser and anything they send through a form stays private. I build in industry standard security protections and check each site against the recognised scanners before it goes live.
I am not very technical. Will I be able to run it myself?
That is the whole idea. I build it so you can actually manage it and I hand it over with a plain guide so you can make updates without needing me.
Can you build me an online shop?
Yes, in the way that keeps you safe. I build your whole site by hand, then connect a trusted checkout like Shopify or Stripe to handle the payments. If you want a full online shop we can plan it together and I will quote it for you.
Do you work with schools?
Yes. I have taught in schools for 23 years and I build school websites from the parent's side of the desk. Schools usually start with the admissions website audit or with a specialist microsite for one programme such as DofE, theatre or music.
Do I have to commit to the monthly support?
Not at all. Website care is there if you would like a steady hand, but it is optional and there is no contract.
Hello, I am Amy.
Amy Garside Media is just me, which means the person you talk to is the person who does the work.
I work with a small number of businesses and schools that need their online presence to actually make sense to the people they are trying to reach.
A lot of the time, the problem is not that there is nothing there. There is usually too much of it. Too many words, too many competing messages, a website that has grown bit by bit without anyone stepping back to ask whether it still does its job.
I help make that clearer.
That might mean shaping a website from the ground up, working out what needs to be said and what can be left out or creating content that sounds like the people behind the business rather than something produced by a marketing department.
I work remotely. Because I keep the number of projects small, you deal with me from the first conversation through to the finished work. There is no account manager to pass things through and no large team appearing halfway through the project.
Alongside Amy Garside Media, I work in education and have spent 23 years helping people find their voice, explain complicated things clearly and communicate with very different audiences. I also make documentary films and work as a voice over artist through Beyond the Expected.
So, yes, there are a few different strands to what I do. They all come back to the same thing: figuring out what matters, finding the right way to say it and making sure people actually notice.
Amy
Contact
Start whenever suits.
The quickest start is the brief: seven short questions, one at a time, about three minutes. I read every one myself and reply within a day.
WhatsApp and email both reach me the same working day. You can also use the form or write to amy@amygarsidemedia.com.
The small print: extras and what is included
A single setup, branded to match and handed over. No monthly commitment. Extras: a single post or pin USD 33. A carousel USD 55.