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WordPress Development and SEO
A website is one of the hardest-working assets your business owns, or at least it should be. Too many SME sites are slow, unclear, and quietly losing leads every single day.
I build and maintain custom WordPress sites myself, from the ground up. No hand-off to an offshore developer, no waiting a fortnight for a simple update.
Turn Your Website Into a Hard-Working Commercial Asset
Every growing business reaches a point where its website starts holding it back rather than helping it. Pages get bolted on without thought to structure, plugins go unmaintained, and speed quietly slips as more gets added over time. A slow-loading site losing ground in Google's rankings, or one that needs a developer for even small text changes, is one of the most common reasons SME websites underperform.
This often leaves business owners waiting on an agency developer who's slow to respond, or a developer who's gone quiet altogether, while poor technical foundations, no schema markup, and messy site structure quietly cost them visibility and leads.
That is exactly the gap hands-on WordPress development fills.
I build and maintain your site myself, working directly on the technical foundations that keep it performing: page speed, Core Web Vitals, schema markup, and clean site structure. By owning the whole process rather than handing it off, I make sure nothing gets lost between strategy and execution.
How I Transform Your Website
When I build or take over your site, I don't just hand you a design and disappear; I own the build. I develop custom WordPress sites designed around how your customers actually buy, and I look after the technical side that most developers overlook: schema markup, clean site structure, and the on-page basics Google rewards.
Importantly, because I build and maintain the site myself, you're never left waiting on a third-party developer or an offshore team for a simple update. Ongoing hosting, security, and maintenance are built into the service, so you're never caught out by an update that breaks the site.
A Structured Framework for Success
Our development partnership follows a focused, hands-on process designed to keep your site performing:
- Phase 1: Discovery and Technical Audit — A full review of your current site's speed, structure, and search performance.
- Phase 2: Build or Fix Plan — A clear scope of what needs building, fixing, or rebuilding, and why.
- Phase 3: Development and Launch — Hands-on development, tested thoroughly before anything goes live.
- Phase 4: Ongoing Maintenance — Regular updates, security checks, and speed monitoring, so the site keeps performing.
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What clients say
Don't just take my word for it
Keeps us ahead of the marketplace.
Steve Hutton has been actively involved with the design and marketing of our business.
His professionalism, enthusiasm and ability to come up with constant new ideas keep us ahead of the marketplace.
I would recommend him to any company looking for new ideas and forward-thinking skills.
Managing Director
Producing great results
We have regularly used Steve as a consultant over the past couple of years.
When we initially asked Steve to help, he quickly identified areas of our business that was not performing, like most businesses we were too close to notice the changes that could be made.
His fresh and creative thinking has helped FleetCheck’s marketing get on track and is producing great results.
Founder and managing director
Helpful in giving me fresh ideas
I found Steve very helpful in giving me fresh ideas and getting a whole new look for my business.
My business brand and the new website is now perfect.
I will definitely be using his services again.
Owner
Is your website working as hard as it should be?
Let's have a brief, no-pressure conversation about what your business actually needs.
Book your slot, call me directly on 01666 817151 or email hello@stevehutton.com