Web Design in Lisburn for Local Firms and Trades
Built, written and looked after for one monthly amount from £74, with hosting, security and your monthly changes already inside the price.
- Designed, written and built for you
- Hosting, security and updates included
- Talk to a real person, not a ticket system
- Rolling monthly, leave whenever you like
These are the businesses we work with
Real websites we've built and still look after, for trades, professionals and independent businesses across the UK.
Lisburn web design for a city in Belfast's shadow
Lisburn is a city in its own right with around seventy thousand people, but it sits close enough to Belfast that a lot of its businesses compete for the same customers. That proximity shapes the search problem more than anything else: plenty of people in Lisburn, Hillsborough and Moira will type Belfast when they are looking for a trade or a service.
The answer is not to pretend to be in Belfast. It is to be specific about the places you genuinely serve, so you show up for the searches that are actually yours while a Belfast page competes with every agency in the city. Being the obvious local choice in Lisburn is usually worth more than being the fortieth result in Belfast.
We build and maintain the site from Cardiff and work with Lisburn clients by phone, email and video call, with a preview link before anything goes public.
Every plan is listed on our web design prices page, and our about page explains who you would be dealing with. Wondering what you own on a monthly plan? We answer that plainly.
Lisburn businesses we build websites for
Trades across the Lagan Valley
Joiners, electricians, plumbers and builders covering Lisburn, Hillsborough, Moira and Dromore.
Local shops and services
Garages, salons, nurseries and takeaways that depend on nearby searches rather than passing trade.
Business park and industrial firms
Suppliers and service companies on the estates who sell to other businesses.
Professional and care services
Clinics, consultants and care providers who need to look dependable from the first screen.
Why people end up changing web designer
The design is rarely the reason. It is the invoice nobody mentioned, the fortnight with no answer and the site that quietly goes stale. Here is how we deal with each.
Costs that arrive later
Hosting, an email account, a renewal, another page. Ours are folded into one monthly figure, and the only listed extra is £50 for each page beyond five on Starter.
Nobody getting back to you
You speak to Robert and a small team rather than a queue, and every enquiry is answered within one working day.
A build with no end date
A five page site should not drag on for months. Ours normally go live within 7 to 14 days of your content reaching us.
Being billed for small edits
A new price list, a different photo, changed hours. Every plan carries monthly update time so the ordinary things do not cost extra.
Pick the plan that fits your business
No hidden fees and no fixed-term contract. Hosting, SSL, security and support are included on every plan.
Starter
Get online fast and start getting found.
- Custom responsive design
- Domain, hosting, SSL & security
- 1 Google Workspace email
- Up to 5 pages (extra pages £50 each)
- 30 minutes of content updates a month
- Basic SEO setup & analytics
- Monthly uptime monitoring
Professional
Regular content and local SEO to help customers find you.
- Everything in Starter
- Up to 10 pages, 3 Google Workspace emails
- Google Business Profile management
- On-page SEO, 1–2 blog posts a month
- 2 hours of content updates a month
- Booking and CRM systems
- Priority support
Business
Your full digital team, on demand.
- Everything in Professional
- Unlimited pages
- 5 Google Workspace emails
- Custom SEO strategy & execution
- Dedicated account manager and copywriter
- 5 hours of dedicated website and CRM support
Our plans are popular, so there can be a short wait before we start your build. We'll still reply to your enquiry within one working day.
Loved by small businesses
Real feedback from real clients, straight from Google.
Everything included in your Lisburn website
One monthly price, with the practical things a small business website needs already included.
Built for phones first
Most local searches happen on a phone, so every page is designed to load quickly and be easy to use on a small screen.
Set up for local search
Page titles, headings and structure that help Google understand you serve Lisburn and the Lagan Valley.
Enquiry forms and click-to-call
Customers can call, message or ask for a quote from any page, without hunting for your details.
Hosting and security
SSL, backups, security patches and uptime monitoring are included on every plan.
Help with the words
We write and refine your content with you, so it sounds like your business rather than a template.
Clear pricing
Domain, hosting, SSL and security are in the monthly price. The only listed add-on is £50 per extra Starter page.
Robert Dicks
I'm Robert, the person behind Forte Web Solutions. After earning a degree in Applied Geography, I spent my early career in GIS roles for Welsh Water and Cardiff Council, then moved into digital marketing at the University of Glamorgan.
In 2012 I co-founded Forte Web Solutions with one goal: help small businesses get more leads and keep them. From trades to therapists, I kept hearing the same thing: “We just want a website that works, and doesn't cost the earth.”
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about web design in Lisburn.
Should I target Belfast searches from Lisburn?+
Often it is worth a separate page about the work you do in Belfast, as long as you genuinely do it. What does not work is copying your Lisburn page and swapping the city name, which Google tends to ignore. Being clearly the best local option in Lisburn usually brings in more.
What will a Lisburn website cost me?+
Starter is £74 a month, Professional £249 and Business £649. There is no build invoice, and your domain, hosting, SSL, security and support are inside the monthly price.
Who owns the site once it is built?+
Your content and your domain are yours the whole time. If you decide to leave we also hand over the files that make up the site.
How quickly can you build it?+
Most sites are live within a fortnight of us having everything we need. A single page site can be faster.
Do you cover Hillsborough, Moira and Dromore?+
Yes. We work with businesses in Lisburn, Hillsborough, Moira, Dromore, Ballynahinch and across the Lagan Valley.
What if it does not work out?+
Then you stop. Every plan is month to month, so there is no penalty and no awkward conversation about a contract.
How do we work together day to day?+
Phone, email or video call, whichever you prefer. The same small team handles your build from first chat to launch and afterwards.
Other cities we cover near Lisburn
We build websites for small businesses right across England. These pages cover places within reach of Lisburn.
Get a straight price for your Lisburn website
Tell us which areas you cover and we will reply within one working day.