A service from MKSK Consulting
Websites with a point of view, built around your business.
A fixed-price website should not look like everyone else's. We design a free preview for your business, usually the same day, then you decide whether to go ahead.
No obligation · £999 fixed price · live within 7 days
Hospitality direction
Local service direction
Mobile-first direction
Different business.
Different design.
Different design.
After you publish
A website that gives your next customer a clear way in.
Your finished site is designed to do more than look good. It puts your services, location and next step in front of people who are ready to get in touch.
Illustrative example of the signals a well-structured local site is built to support.
Built around your business
Straight after the call
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- The price
- £999 incl. VAT
- Your preview
- Same day, free
- If you don't like it
- You pay nothing
Why it matters
Your customers are searching for you on Google.
When someone needs a plumber, electrician or cleaner, they search online first. If you don't have a website, or it looks out of date, they call the next business on the list. Even word-of-mouth customers check you out online before they pick up the phone.
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Look professional
Stand out against competitors with a modern site that makes you look like the obvious choice.
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Get found
Show up when locals search for your service, instead of handing the job to whoever is above you.
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Win more jobs
Make it effortless for customers to call you or ask for a quote, on the phone they are already holding.
Built for the way local customers search
Help nearby customers find you, trust you and get in touch.
We do not promise a guaranteed Google position. We build the useful foundations instead: clear service pages, relevant local wording, structured information and an obvious next step for someone holding their phone.
See what is includedClear service pages
Make it obvious that you handle the exact job a customer is searching for, from leak repairs to full rewires.
Your areas are part of the story
Show the towns and neighbourhoods you serve in useful copy, rather than hiding your location in the footer.
One easy next step
Fast mobile pages, click-to-call actions and a simple enquiry route help interested visitors act.
Every FirstLook site is prepared with
mobile-first layouts
on-page SEO foundations
structured business information
click-to-call and enquiry paths
Simple and clear
How it works
Four steps, no jargon. You see the website before you pay anything.
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Tell us about your business.
A quick 5-minute call or form: your services, area and logo.
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See your free preview.
The same day you get in touch, we send you a preview of your new website, built for your business.
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Tweak it until it's right.
Happy with it? Pay a 50% deposit and we'll make up to two rounds of changes.
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Go live in 7 days.
Pay the balance on delivery and your website goes live.
Everything handled
Everything your business needs, done for you
You do not have to write anything, buy anything, or learn anything.
- Custom design for your business, not a template with your name dropped in
- 5–6 pages: Home, Services, About, Reviews or Gallery, Contact
- Looks great on mobile, tablet and desktop
- Click-to-call button and a quote request form
- Google Map and your contact details
- Basic on-page SEO so Google understands what you do and where
- Fast loading and secure (HTTPS)
- Up to 2 rounds of revisions
- Live within 7 days
No surprises
Simple, fixed pricing
One clear price for the website. Optional monthly support if you want us to keep it running.
Your website
£999 one-off
incl. VAT
Pay £500 when you're happy with your preview, and £499 on delivery.
- Custom design for your trade
- 5–6 pages, mobile-friendly
- Up to 2 rounds of revisions
- Live in 7 days
Optional hosting, domain & support
£35 per month
incl. VAT
Choose this only if you want us to handle the technical side: hosting, your domain name, security updates and small changes. You can take the finished site design without it.
- Hosting, SSL and daily backups
- Your domain name renewed each year
- Enquiries delivered straight to your inbox
- Small changes whenever you need them
The £35 a month plan is optional. You can pay for the one-off website design and take the finished site without our hosting, domain or ongoing support.
The preview is free with no obligation. If you don't like it, you pay nothing.
Hosting is billed monthly once your site is live. The plan is rolling monthly: there is no minimum term, and you can cancel anytime with 30 days' notice.
Clear before you commit
You know what it costs, and you keep control.
The website price is separate from the optional monthly plan. There is no lock-in hidden behind the preview, and your domain remains yours.
The website
£999 one-off
incl. VAT
Pay £500 when you approve the preview and £499 when the finished site is delivered.
Optional hosting & support
£35 per month
Rolling monthly · no minimum term
Choose this only if you want us to handle hosting, security, backups, domain management and small changes. Cancel anytime with 30 days' notice.
Your ownership
Use the site your way.
- Your domain remains yours.
- Skip the monthly plan and use hosting of your choice.
- We can hand over the agreed site files once paid in full.
- A service from MKSK Consulting Ltd · 9 years in technology
- Registered UK company no. 10833905
- ISO/IEC 27001:2022
- Cyber Essentials
- Trusted by UK public-sector organisations
The difference a clear first impression makes
From dated and hard to trust to ready for the next call
Drag the handle to compare a typical outdated trades website with the kind of focused redesign we create.
Before · typical old site
LOCAL TRADE SERVICES
Home · Services · About · Contact
Reliable work.
Fair prices.
Family run since 2008. We cover the local area and nearby towns.
CONTACT US
old photo
Last updated: 2017
After · redesigned
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Free previews delivered
Updated manually as we deliver previews to local businesses.
Curated example set
Different businesses. Different design directions.
The homepage leads with a deliberately varied selection. Each item is clearly labelled as an example design until a real client site goes live.
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Example design
Example Plumbing Co
Leeds Plumbers
A boiler breakdown banner at the top of every page, Gas Safe details up front, and a service area map. Built so a customer with a leak can find the number and tap it in under five seconds.
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Example design
Example Electrical Services
Manchester Electricians
A qualifications-led design. NICEIC and Part P registration sit alongside the services, and each job type — rewires, fuse boards, EV chargers, testing — gets its own plain-English explanation.
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Example design
Example Heating Ltd
Birmingham HVAC companies
An emergency-first layout built around boiler breakdowns, with the servicing plan presented as the sensible alternative to waiting for one.
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Example design
Example Roofing
Bristol Roofers
A gallery-led design. Before and after photographs carry the page, with insurance and guarantee details given their own section so the trust question is answered before it is asked.
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Example design
Example Landscaping
Cardiff Landscapers & gardeners
A portfolio design that treats the garden as the product. Projects are filtered by job type, and the maintenance service is given equal prominence because that is what fills the quiet months.
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Example design
Example Cleaning Services
Glasgow Cleaning businesses
A design built around trust and clarity: insurance and DBS checks stated plainly, what is included in each clean written out as a checklist, and pricing bands by property size.
Example design
Choose a direction, not a template
See how the same care can feel completely different.
Every business gets its own visual starting point. Explore a few directions below, then ask us to shape one around your trade, location and customers.
Bold local service
A confident direction for businesses that need more calls, clearer services and a stronger first impression.
Example design
Built for your trade
Websites for local trades and services
Different trades need different things on their website. Pick yours and see what we'd include, or just claim the free preview and we'll work it out with you.
Why us
Why local businesses choose FirstLook Websites
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See it before you pay.
No risk. If you do not like your preview, you walk away and pay nothing. You have lost nothing but five minutes.
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Fixed price, no surprises.
£999 incl. VAT for your website. No hidden extras, and no plus-VAT surprise at the end.
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Fast.
Preview the same day, live in 7 days. You are not waiting weeks to hear back from us.
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Backed by an established UK company.
FirstLook Websites is a service from MKSK Consulting Ltd, a UK technology consultancy that also works with public-sector organisations.
Real company, real people
Who's behind FirstLook Websites?
FirstLook Websites is a service from MKSK Consulting Ltd, a UK technology consultancy.
Information security management certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
Certified against the UK Cyber Essentials scheme.
The same standard of security and professionalism we bring to public-sector work goes into every small business website we build. A website is usually the first thing a customer sees, and it should not look like an afterthought.
Credentials
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Registered UK company
Registered with Companies House
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ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified
Information security management certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
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Cyber Essentials certified
Certified against the UK Cyber Essentials scheme.
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UK public-sector work
MKSK Consulting Ltd is a named supplier on a UK Government Commercial Agency framework agreement.
We only show credentials we can prove. Nothing on this site is a made-up review, award or client name, and anything that is not a real client's website is labelled as an example design.
Straight answers
Straight answers before you decide
The price, the timeline, the optional plan, your domain and what happens if you decide not to go ahead.
Is it really free?
Yes. We design a preview of your website at no cost and with no obligation. If you like it, you pay £999 and we finish the build. If you do not like it, you owe us nothing and you are free to walk away.
How long does it take?
Your free preview lands the same day — get in touch before 3pm and you'll have it that afternoon; later in the day and it's with you first thing in the morning. Once you approve it, your website is live within 7 days. The only thing that slows this down is how quickly we hear back from you.
Why is it only £999 when others charge £3,000+?
Because we build a lot of them, from a design system we have already done the hard work on, and because we are not fitting your project around a dozen other priorities. You are not paying for a bespoke agency process — you are paying for a professional website, done properly and quickly.
What if I don't like the preview?
Then you tell us, and that is the end of it. You are not committed to anything, there is nothing to cancel, and you will not be chased. Most people ask for a few changes rather than rejecting it outright — up to two rounds are included.
What do I need to provide?
Very little. Your business name, the services you offer, the areas you cover, and your contact details. If you have a logo or photos, send them over. If you do not, we will use professional stock images that suit your trade, and you are not expected to write any of the text.
I got a cold call — is this legitimate?
Yes. FirstLook Websites is part of MKSK Consulting Ltd, a 9-year-old UK technology company. We never ask for payment before you have approved your free preview.
Will I be number one on Google?
Nobody can promise that, and anyone who does is selling you something. What you get is a fast, properly built website with the basics right: clear titles, sensible structure, a Google Business Profile set up, and pages for each service and area. That is what makes you findable. Climbing the rankings from there is about getting reviews and being consistent, which is work only you can do.
See your new website, free.
Tell us a little about your business and we'll send you a preview the same day. No cost, no obligation.
- No upfront cost
- Fixed price: £999 incl. VAT
- Live in 7 days
FirstLook Websites at a glance
- What we do
- Design and build websites for small local businesses.
- Who it is for
- Plumbers, electricians, heating and HVAC companies, roofers, landscapers and cleaning businesses in the UK and US.
- Price
- £999 incl. VAT fixed one-off price. The £35 incl. VAT per month hosting, domain and support plan is optional.
- Timeline
- Free preview the same day you get in touch, website live within 7 days of approval.
- Risk
- The preview is free with no obligation. You pay 50% when you approve it and 50% on delivery.
- Where
- United Kingdom and United States.
- Who is behind it
- FirstLook Websites is a service from MKSK Consulting Ltd.