Website reviews
A plain-English review of your current site: what works, what is losing you customers, and whether it follows the UK rules on privacy, cookies and accessibility.
Taking on 2 new projects for November
Websites, apps and online shops for businesses.
I'm David. I build websites and apps, design Shopify stores, help you get found on Google and by AI assistants like ChatGPT, and use AI to take the slog out of paperwork-heavy jobs. All explained in plain English.
Ex-Head of tech, four agencies Business clients only Hosting and updates looked after
Free first website: a limited number of new clients in Teesside and North Yorkshire get a single-page site designed and built at no cost, then only pay a monthly hosting and support fee, from £10 a month. See how the offer works
Services
Six ways I help a business grow online
Start with one, or combine them. Every project begins with a free, no-obligation conversation about what your business actually needs.
Website builds
A new website, or a replacement for one that's letting you down. Fast, easy to use on a phone and set up so local customers find you on Google, so people can see what you do, where you are and how to reach you.
Not sure whether to replace your current site? Start with a check-up.
Apps for your business
Booking and reservation systems, taking payments online, and other everyday apps for things like staff training, stock and orders, or dashboards. I'll help you choose the right off-the-shelf app, or build one that fits how you work.
Shopify online stores
Stores for anything from a handful of products to thousands, planned with lessons learned in big retail. I train you to run products, prices and orders yourself.
Get found on Google and AI search
Showing up when people search “near me” on Google, and when they ask AI assistants like ChatGPT for a recommendation. I set up your free Google Business Profile, help you gather reviews and organise your site so AI assistants can understand and recommend you.
Practical AI help
Help with jobs buried in paperwork, using AI tools such as Claude: bids, tenders and grant applications, business plans, planning applications, making sense of financial or pension figures, and summarising legal documents. You don't need to know anything about AI.
How it works
From first chat to launch day, and after
You always know what's happening, what's next and what it costs.
Talk it through
A free, no-obligation conversation over coffee or a call about your business, customers and goals.
Design and build
I build the site and show you how it's coming along as I go, in plain English.
Launch
Your site goes live fast and secure, set up on Google, with training so you're confident from day one.
Keep improving
Updates, reviews and advice whenever you want them, from someone local.
Plain English, always
No jargon and no baffling reports. If something matters, I explain why.
Made to measure
No off-the-shelf templates. Every site is planned and built for the business it serves.
Trained, not tied in
Training is included at launch. After the first three months, hosting and support runs month to month, and you can buy your site outright from £299.
Experience
Big-project experience. Now working directly for local firms.
Before serva.digital, I spent more than 35 years in IT and digital, including 20 years in e-commerce. I've worked for four digital agencies, building websites for some of the UK's biggest brands, as well as for IT service providers and consultancies. The same planning, testing and care now goes into every small-business project, without agency overheads.
- 35+years in IT and digital, including 20 years in e-commerce
- 24hlongest you'll wait for a reply to an enquiry
- 1–2weeks to launch a typical single-page site
- 3–6weeks for a typical Shopify store or ordering system
Work directly with the person who builds your site
I've sat on both sides of the table. I've worked for four digital agencies, building websites for some of the UK's biggest brands, and I've been the client too, briefing agencies and holding them to account for major UK retailers. Now I build and support websites myself: faster, more personal and without agency overheads.
When a project needs specialist skills, I call on a network of trusted specialists, chosen for their quality, expertise and business sense. I still plan and oversee the work, and I remain accountable for it.
My work
Recent work
Real work for real businesses.
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Pub website and staff app
The White Swan
The pub now keeps its own beer boards and gig list up to date, from a phone.
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Drinks board app for a hospitality client
Barrel
A live drinks board for pubs and festivals: one QR code, no app to download.
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Pub game for the same client
Barrel Run
An arcade game pub-goers play from the drinks board. The bell's gone. Leg it.
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Restaurant website
Thai Restaurant
All four menus online, and the owner changes dishes and prices himself.
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Website check
Website rules check
A plain-English check against the UK website rules, with a fix list.
More work, kept confidential
Some clients prefer not to be named, so these leave out the details that would identify them.
Kind words
In their words
A few words from people I've built for.
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"The sites looking brilliant! Really chuffed with it."
Emily, owner, The White Swan Read the story -
"I'd been putting off sorting a website for ages. David took it off my hands, listened to what I wanted and built something I'm really proud of. Customers tell me how good it looks, and he's always there if I need a hand."
Hayley, owner, OvenQueen
Where I work
Rooted in North Yorkshire, working across the North East
Happy to meet face to face anywhere nearby, and just as happy to work remotely with businesses anywhere in the UK, from sole traders to limited companies.
- North Yorkshire
- Middlesbrough
- Redcar & Cleveland
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Hartlepool
- Darlington
- York
- County Durham
- Wearside
- Tyneside
Get in touch
Tell me about your business
Free website reviews and consultations, with no obligation. I reply to every enquiry within 24 hours.
What can I help with?
- Want to know what AI could do for your business, or have systems that need to talk to each other and jobs that should run themselves?
- Want a website or e-commerce shop that brings in enquiries and sales, or need to move off WordPress, Wix or a platform you've outgrown?
- Want to show up when locals search on Google or ask ChatGPT for a recommendation?
- Have an idea for an app, or need help choosing the right one for your business?
- Worried your website might fall foul of the UK rules on privacy, cookies or accessibility?
- About to brief an agency, sign a quote or make a big IT decision, or have a project that's gone off track? I've been on both sides of the table for over 35 years.
Or just want to talk something through? No jargon, no hard sell, and the first chat is free.