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We’ve been building fully managed online partnerships since 1999.

Online Design are a family run web design studio based in Derby, creating stunning lead generating websites for growing UK businesses.

Free website check

Is your website losing you business?

Enter your website address and we’ll check it against the things that could lose you business.

It's free and takes about twenty seconds. There's also nothing to sign up to. We check speed, lead generation, SEO, security and trust on the page you give us.

  1. SpeedHow quickly your site loads, and how much it asks a phone to download.
  2. LeadsWhether a visit turns into an enquiry: the ask, the offer, the form.
  3. SEOWhat Google can see and how well the page is set up to be found.
  4. SecurityThe padlock, and the protections browsers expect a site to have.
  5. TrustPhone number, address, reviews, a current footer: the signs the business is real.
  6. MobileWhether it works on the screen most of your visitors are holding.
What we do

Everything your business needs:

Custom Web Design

Bespoke, mobile-first websites designed around growing your business, not squeezed into a template. Fast, easy to run, and built to get you results.

ResponsiveFast-loadingSEO-readyAccessibleTalk to us about design

E-commerce Stores

Online shops that are a pleasure to run and a pleasure to buy from. Secure checkout, simple stock management and everything set up so you can sell from day one.

Secure checkoutStock controlPaymentsEasy to manageTalk to us about selling online

Hosting & Maintenance

Hosting can be cheap, but it is usually unreliable — and a site that is down when a customer looks for you costs more than it saves. Ours sits on rock solid, superfast servers: 99.9% uptime, daily backups, 100% renewable power, and someone who picks up the phone.

99.9% uptimeDaily backupsUK hostingReal supportTalk to us about hosting

Content Management

Need something changed or want something different? New pages, fresh photos, a custom web app? Just tell us. No code, no fuss, no logging in. Updates every month, included in your plan.

All-inclusiveUnlimited changesBlog & newsAny timeTalk to us about content
Who we are

Local, family run, still going.

Started in Derby in 1999, and still run by the same family today. Over twenty five years on, we’re still local, and still hands on with businesses in the city and beyond.

Two members of the studio working through a website design together.

Local & personal

We’re father and son, Kevin and Danny - your Derby-based online partnership team.

Support you won't mind getting in touch with

There’s no before and after with us. It’s an ongoing relationship, covered by your monthly plan from day one.

Older than Google

We’ve been building websites since before Google existed. Recessions, the dot-com crash, a global pandemic. We’re still here.

How we work

A simple process: beginning, middle, no end.

Step One

Talk it through

A friendly, no-pressure chat about your business, your goals, what's not working today and how we'd be able to help.

Step Two

Design

We shape a look that's unmistakably yours and show you real screens before a line of code is written.

Step Three

Build & refine

Most sites are live within 2 weeks of your first look. It's properly built but never rushed.

Step Four

Launch & management

We put it live, then keep working with you for as long as you're with us. That's the promise.

Let's talk

Start with Step One today

Tell us what you need. We’ll give you honest, practical advice on how we help businesses just like yours. No hard sell, no jargon.

Book a free call

Drop us your details and we’ll be in touch.

Selected work

Real websites, real relationships and fully managed.

A selection of businesses from the hundreds we’ve built.

Interior DesignLive site

Clare Holland Interior Creations

A calm, considered site for an interior designer who shopped around and chose us for straight-talking advice and reliable, approachable service.

clarehollandinteriorcreations.co.ukVisit
Energy · MeteringLive site

LanTen Metering Services

Wireless metering and billing for landlords, housing associations and managing agents. A credible, plain-spoken site for a technical service, with case studies the team adds themselves.

lanten.co.ukVisit
Home ImprovementLive site

Derby Double Glazing

A clear, professional site for a local glazing firm, shaped around their needs, with every query answered along the way.

derbydoubleglazing.co.ukVisit
Construction ConsultancyLive site

Armsons Barlow

Project management, quantity surveying and building surveying from a Derby practice with fifty years behind it. Project case studies, a management team and a news feed the office keeps current itself.

armsonsbarlow.comVisit
Cake Decoration · E-commerceLive site

Deb's Kitchen Cakes

Personalised cake toppers, printed to order and posted out. Photo uploads, icing or wafer, and a long list of occasions, all funnelled into a shop that keeps the choosing simple.

debskitchencakes.co.ukVisit
View Portfolio
The Clare Holland Interior Creations home page
The LanTen Metering Services home page
The Derby Double Glazing home page
The Armsons Barlow home page
The Deb's Kitchen Cakes home page
The right fit

What should your website do?

What you care about most should be baked into your design.

Visibility

Get found — by people and by AI.

Shows who you are, what you do and how to reach you — in a form search engines and AI assistants can both read. SEO puts you in the results; AEO and GEO keep you in the answer.

  • Optimised for Google search
  • SEO, AEO and GEO ready
  • Structured so AI agents can quote you
Build visibility
Enquiries

Turn clicks into qualified enquiries.

Guides visitors straight to getting in touch with you.

  • Built for conversion
  • A clear lead generation path for your business
  • Enquiries that land in your inbox
Bring in enquiries
Online store

Sells day and night, all year round.

Orders land in your inbox automatically, wherever you are.

  • Manage products and orders
  • Secure payment and shipping
  • Hosted with 99.9% uptime
Start selling online
In their words

Clients who stay, year on year.

Having been a client of Kevin and the team for many, many years, I am always greeted with friendly professionalism, whatever the size of the query or edit. A huge special thank you to Kevin for your support over the years.
TPTanya Pyne
Photography By Tanya
They knew exactly what we wanted & delivered a great design, and the team handled it with ease. We have full back-up from them and they've helped us gain full potential from the site.
KWKay Wood
The Pet Superstore
I approached a number of companies but found Online Design the most professional & knowledgeable. Kevin & his team suggested some great ideas. A very reliable & approachable company, which I highly recommend.
CHClare Holland
Clare Holland Interior Creations
1999
Established in Derby, one of the city's longest-running web studios.
Friar Gate
Our studio home at Friar Gate Studios since 2007.
Nationwide
Working with businesses big & small, right across the UK.
100%
Renewable-powered hosting for every site we look after.
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The Growth Plan

Tell us a little about you and we will be in touch to get things moving. No obligation, no hard sell.