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 siteWebsites & marketing for small businesses
Designed by hand for your business and written in your voice. I build it with you, then hand it over, so you stay in control and own everything at the end.
Replies usually within a day.
Hello, I am Amy.
Amy Garside Media is just me, so the person you talk to is the person who does the work, start to finish.
I have spent years helping people tell their story and find their voice and the longer I did it the more I noticed the same thing. Good small businesses held back not by the work they do, but by the noise around it. The website that never quite got finished, the social that went quiet, the sense that being online is one more job and never enough time for it.
That is the part I take off your hands. I work with a small number of people at a time, so you get real attention rather than a place in a queue and you deal with me from the first conversation to the day it is all yours to run. The headache goes. The control stays with you.
I am based in Dubai and work with businesses anywhere. Everything can be done remotely so wherever you are is never a problem.
Alongside this I make documentary films and voice work under Beyond the Expected.
Amy
How I help
The whole online side of your business, taken off your hands.
I look at what your business is missing online, then handle it with you, start to finish.
Website review
I go through your site the way a customer would and show you where enquiries are being lost and what to fix first. So you know exactly where you stand.
Website builds
A new site designed from a blank page, built with you and handed over, written in your voice. So your website finally gets finished and stays yours.
Marketing that brings people in
Social posts, Pinterest pins, flyers and a consistent brand look across all of it, a steady stream of on brand content. So the right people actually find you.
Monthly check ins
Optional ongoing support, only if you want it. No contracts and no pressure. So nothing quietly falls apart after launch.
The headache is gone.
No long onboarding. You always know what is happening and why and nothing is ever locked to me.
I look at what is missing.
We start with where you are now. I assess your whole online presence and tell you honestly what is holding it back.
We build it together.
I build or improve it with you, using the latest tools and your own voice, so it actually sounds like your business.
You take it forward.
I guide you so you can run it yourself. You own all of it, you stay in control and I check in each month only if you want me to.
Optional extra, most people take it
Then I make it move.
Once your site is live I can film it into premium reels and mockups for Instagram and LinkedIn, the kind that stop the scroll and bring enquiries in. Most people add this. Some just want the website and that is good too.
Ask me about itSelected work
The kind of work you can expect.
Client project
Fiona Day, Return to Freedom
An intuitive practitioner launching a new remote service. In one project I set the whole thing up. 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.
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Beyond the Expected
My own documentary brand, built with animated headline type. This is the live site, playing right here.
Built to try something
Concept
Haar
A breath work studio by the harbour. A calm misty site where the page breathes with you as you scroll, built entirely in code with no page builder.
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Concept
Blackcairn
An expedition brand for the west coast. A bold cinematic site with a full bleed 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, made to hold one clear idea in front of you.
View the siteKind words
Real words from the people I build for.
The point of all of this is a website that works for your business. Here is how that felt from the other side.
Read the full story-
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
Co 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
Packages
Start small, go as far as you like.
The simplest start is the free review. Every figure is a guide and you get a clear price before any work begins.
Every build has an agreed launch date and a fixed price before we start. No open ended projects, no drifting.
Website design
Website Review
Free
- An honest audit of your current site
- A clear list of fixes, most important first
- No cost and no obligation to go further
One Page Site
from AED 3,200
- A one page website that sounds like you
- A look and feel to match your business
- All the words written for you
- Yours to keep
Build & Launch
from AED 5,500 See the notes below for what counts as a page
- A full website up to five pages that sounds like you
- A matching look across every page
- The words on your main pages written for you
- Yours to keep
Website Care
from AED 700 a month, optional, once your site is live
- Light website updates and small 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: from AED 600 each, or three for AED 1,500. A round of revisions: one consolidated set of changes sent in one go. After two rounds, further changes are AED 200 an hour. Larger sites, online shops and booking systems quoted on request.
Social media setup
One Platform
from AED 1,500
- Instagram or Pinterest, set up and branded to match
- A starter batch. Instagram is 6 posts and 3 carousels. Pinterest is 12 pins
- A simple one-month posting plan
Both Platforms
from AED 2,600
- Instagram and Pinterest set up and branded
- 12 Instagram posts (8 single and 4 carousels) and 15 Pinterest pins
- Branded templates so you can keep making your own
- A one-month posting plan
- One round of revisions to the look
Questions, answered.
A few things people usually want to know before they get in touch.
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.
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.
Can you build me an online shop?
Yes, in the way that keeps you safe. I build your whole site by hand and make it beautiful, then connect a trusted checkout like Shopify or Stripe to handle the payments. Your customers pay through secure, established systems, so the money side is always in safe hands. If you want a full online shop we can plan it together and I will quote it for you.
How does payment work?
Simple and split in two. For a website build I take half up front to get started and the other half when it is finished and handed over to you. Invoices are sent securely through Stripe. Website care is a flat monthly fee.
By card, through a secure Stripe invoice or payment link, in your own currency wherever you are in the world. PayPal is also available if you prefer it.
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.
Do I have to commit to the monthly support?
Not at all. The monthly check ins are there if you would like a steady hand, but they are optional and there is no contract.
How long does it take?
It depends on the size of the project. I will give you a realistic timeline at the start and keep you posted as we go. Most small sites are live within a few weeks.
Contact
Tell me what you need.
A few lines is plenty to start. Where you are now, what is getting in the way and roughly when. I will come back with honest thoughts and a sensible next step.
Prefer email? Write to amy@amygarsidemedia.com
The small print: extras and what is included
A one-off setup, branded to match and handed over. No monthly commitment. Extras: a single post or pin from AED 120. A carousel from AED 200.