★ Everything under one Cambridgeshire roof

What We Actually Do.

From the first sketch to the final line of code — and everything in between. Strategy, design, development, SEO and ongoing care, delivered by one in-house team that takes responsibility for the result.

The Full Service.

Eight core services, all delivered by the same team that built your site. No middlemen, no offshore handovers, no finger-pointing when something goes wrong.

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Web Design

Bespoke website design crafted around your brand and your customers — not pulled from a template library.

  • Mobile-first responsive design
  • UX research & wireframing
  • Conversion-optimised layouts
  • Accessibility (WCAG 2.1)
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Web Development

Fast, secure, future-proof builds in WordPress, headless CMS or fully custom — whatever fits the brief.

  • WordPress & headless CMS
  • Page-speed optimisation
  • Hand-coded clean markup
  • UK-based hosting
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Ecommerce

Online stores that compete with the biggest names on the British high street — from Shopify launches to bespoke platforms.

  • Shopify & Shopify Plus
  • WooCommerce builds
  • Payment & shipping integrations
  • Conversion rate optimisation
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SEO

Get found on Google for the searches that actually matter to your business — and stay there.

  • Keyword research & strategy
  • Technical SEO audits
  • On-page optimisation
  • Local SEO & Google Business
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Branding & Identity

Logos, colour palettes, type systems and full brand guidelines that look as good in print as they do online.

  • Logo design
  • Brand guidelines
  • Print & collateral design
  • Brand refreshes
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Digital Marketing

Google Ads, Meta, email and content campaigns that turn visitors into paying customers — measured, not guessed.

  • Google Ads & Meta Ads
  • Email marketing & automation
  • Content strategy
  • Analytics & reporting
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Custom Software

Bespoke web apps, customer portals, booking systems and API integrations — built around your business.

  • Customer portals & dashboards
  • Booking & scheduling systems
  • API & CRM integrations
  • Internal tools & automation
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Care & Support

Hosting, security, backups, updates and the occasional tweak — all sorted, every month.

  • UK-based managed hosting
  • Daily backups & security
  • Software updates & monitoring
  • Priority support SLA
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Something Else?

If it touches a website, the web, or the way customers find you online — chances are we've done it before.

  • Migrations & rebuilds
  • Accessibility audits
  • Site rescues & recoveries
  • Just need advice? Have a chat.
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01 — Web Design

Design that earns its keep.

A pretty website is easy. A pretty website that loads in under two seconds, ranks on Google, and turns browsers into buyers is a different matter. That's what we do.

Every Whelan project starts with proper UX work — understanding your customers, mapping their journey, then designing screens that move them towards the action you actually want them to take.

  • UX discovery & user-journey mapping
  • Wireframes & clickable prototypes in Figma
  • Custom visual design — never templated
  • Mobile-first across phones, tablets & desktop
  • Built to WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards
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Mobile-firstTested on every device
Sub-2s load timeLighthouse 95+ scores
AccessibleWCAG 2.1 AA
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Conversion-ledBuilt around your goals
02 — Development

Built properly, built to last.

Plenty of agencies will throw together a site in a fortnight using a page-builder plugin and a handful of templates. We don't. Every Whelan build is hand-coded where it matters — clean markup, lean payloads, no bloat.

Most clients pick WordPress or Shopify. Some need a headless CMS or a fully bespoke build. Whatever the platform, the standard is the same.

  • WordPress, Shopify or headless CMS
  • Hand-coded HTML, CSS & JavaScript
  • Performance budgets & Lighthouse audits
  • Secure hosting on UK servers
  • Automated daily backups & uptime monitoring
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ShopifyPlus & Liquid expertise
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HeadlessNext.js, Astro, Sanity
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SecureSSL, WAF & daily backups
03 — Ecommerce

Stores that actually sell.

An online store isn't just a digital catalogue — it's a 24/7 sales team. We build ecommerce that competes head-on with bigger players: faster checkout, better product pages, smarter merchandising, fewer abandoned baskets.

We're Shopify-certified partners and have been building WooCommerce since the early days. Whichever fits your business, we'll architect it for scale from day one.

  • Shopify, Shopify Plus & WooCommerce
  • Bespoke product templates & collections
  • Stripe, Klarna, PayPal & Apple Pay
  • UK shipping & tax integrations (Royal Mail, DPD)
  • Conversion rate optimisation built in
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Shopify PartnerCertified UK agency
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Multi-paymentStripe, Klarna, Apple Pay
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UK shippingRoyal Mail, DPD, Hermes
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CRO-ledA/B tested checkouts
04 — SEO

Page one. Where it counts.

Every site we build is engineered to rank from day one — clean structure, proper schema, lightning-fast pages. But ranking is only half the job. We then go after the keywords that actually drive enquiries and revenue.

No black-hat tricks, no link farms, no recycled blog posts. Just the boring fundamentals done properly, month after month.

  • Technical SEO audits & fixes
  • Keyword research focused on revenue intent
  • On-page optimisation & content briefs
  • Local SEO & Google Business Profile
  • Monthly reporting in plain English
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Keyword strategyBuilt for revenue, not vanity
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Technical fixesCrawl, schema, speed
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Local SEOGoogle Business profiles
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Monthly reportsPlain English, no jargon
05 — Branding

Identity that looks the part.

A great brand makes the rest of the marketing work harder. We design logos, colour systems, typography and full brand guidelines that hold up across a website, a business card, a delivery van or a trade-show stand.

  • Logo design — primary, secondary & favicons
  • Colour palettes & type systems
  • Print collateral (cards, brochures, signage)
  • Full brand guideline documents
  • Brand refreshes for established businesses
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Logo systemsPrimary, mark & favicon
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Colour & typeWeb & print ready
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Print collateralCards, brochures, signage
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Brand guidelinesSo everyone stays on-brand
06 — Digital Marketing

Marketing that moves the numbers.

We don't believe in vanity metrics. Every campaign we run is tied to a specific business outcome — leads, calls, sales — and reported on monthly with proper attribution.

  • Google Ads (Search, Display, Performance Max)
  • Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram)
  • Email marketing (Mailchimp, Klaviyo, HubSpot)
  • Content strategy & blog production
  • GA4 & conversion tracking setup
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Meta AdsFacebook & Instagram
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EmailMailchimp, Klaviyo
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AttributionGA4, conversion tracking
07 — Custom Software

Bespoke builds around your workflow.

Sometimes off-the-shelf doesn't cut it. Our development team builds custom web applications, customer portals, booking systems and integrations that slot neatly into how your business actually works.

  • Customer & partner portals
  • Booking, scheduling & ticketing systems
  • API integrations (HubSpot, Salesforce, Xero, Zapier)
  • Internal tools, dashboards & automations
  • Hosted on UK infrastructure with full SLA
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Customer portalsLogin, dashboards, files
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Booking systemsCalendar & payments built-in
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IntegrationsHubSpot, Xero, Salesforce
AutomationsSave your team hours/week
08 — Care & Support

Looked after, every month.

A website isn't a one-and-done thing. Plugins update, frameworks evolve, and the bad guys keep getting cleverer. Our care plans take all of that off your plate so you can get on with running your business.

  • UK-based managed hosting (Cloudflare, AWS or our own)
  • Daily backups, SSL & firewall management
  • Monthly software updates & security patches
  • Priority support with response-time SLAs
  • Quarterly performance & SEO health reports
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UK hostingLondon & Manchester data centres
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SecuritySSL, WAF, daily backups
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UpdatesPlugins, themes, core
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SLA support4-hour response on Pro

The Tools We Use.

The platforms, frameworks and services we build on every day — all enterprise-grade, all properly supported.

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WordPress
CMS
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Shopify
Ecommerce
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WooCommerce
Ecommerce
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Next.js
Framework
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Astro
Framework
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Figma
Design
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Google Ads
Marketing
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Mailchimp
Email
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Klaviyo
Email
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HubSpot
CRM
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Cloudflare
Hosting
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Stripe
Payments

Industries We Know.

Seventeen years means we've worked across more sectors than we can list — but here's where we've done the most.

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Retail & High Street
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Manufacturing & Trade
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Professional Services
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Healthcare & Wellness
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Hospitality & Food
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Property & Construction
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Education & Training
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Logistics & Exporters

How a Project Runs.

The same proven five-stage process, whether you're booking a £2,500 brochure site or a £50,000 custom platform.

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Discovery

We listen first. Goals, customers, competitors, what's worked, what hasn't.

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Design

Wireframes, then visual design — reviewed and refined together in Figma.

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Build

Hand-coded by our UK developers. Daily standups, weekly demos.

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Launch

QA across devices, content load, SEO checks, then we go live together.

What clients say.

★★★★★

5.0 average across Google Reviews

"We came to Whelan after being burned by two other agencies. Honestly, the difference was night and day — proper strategy, proper design, proper development. Enquiries are up 140% and we finally have a website we're proud to send people to."
— Mark Bennett, MD, Bennett Industrial Supplies

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