Websites and online shops for UK businesses
PHP & HTML sites • Shopify • WooCommerce • Hosting • Maintenance
We build information websites in hand-written PHP and HTML, and online shops on Shopify and WooCommerce. Hosting, who edits the content, and what happens after launch are agreed with you for each project.
Business websites • Online shops • Optional maintenance after launch
What we build and how it is run
The site itself, where it lives, who edits it, and what happens after launch.
Information websites
Company and service websites written in PHP and HTML, the same way as this one: clear structure, readable pages and no page-builder clutter.
Online shops
Shopify and WooCommerce stores: product catalogue, payments, delivery options and the integrations that fit your project. For automation around an existing shop, see For Ecommerce.
Hosting
Depending on the project: a VPS that we manage, shared hosting with an external provider, or Shopify, which hosts online shops itself. We recommend what fits your needs.
Editing your own content
Some projects benefit from a panel where you edit content yourself; in others we make the changes on request. It is an option to settle in the first conversation, not a fixed part of every project.
Maintenance after launch
Updates, fixes and small content changes once the site is live, as a service after launch. The scope and how it is billed are agreed with you.
Search and speed basics
Sensible page structure, titles and descriptions, structured data, a sitemap and appropriately sized images. These are technical foundations, not a promise of search rankings.
How it works
From the first conversation to a live site.
Consultation
We ask what the site is for, who it is for and whether you need a shop. Hosting, and whether you want to edit content yourself, are settled here too.
Project
We propose the structure, the platform and the scope, so you know what is being built before the work starts.
Build and launch
We build the site, test it and put it live on the hosting agreed with you.
Optional maintenance
After launch you can continue with updates, fixes and small content changes, or manage the site yourself.
How we work. Part of the working code and draft content is produced with the help of AI tools, which lets us iterate faster. We test and review everything ourselves before it reaches you.
AI on your site. If you want a chatbot or automated content as a feature of your website, see AI Automation.
Tailored to your project
Each project is priced individually after a conversation about the scope.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I be able to edit the content myself?
It depends on the project. Some sites come with a panel for editing content yourself, while on others we make the changes on request. Which suits you is decided in the first conversation, based on how often your content changes.
Who hosts the website?
It depends on the project and the platform. The options are a VPS that we manage, shared hosting with an external provider, or Shopify, which hosts online shops itself. We recommend the option that fits your needs and explain who holds the hosting account.
Do you take SEO and page speed into account?
Yes, at the level of technical basics: sensible page structure, titles and descriptions, structured data, a sitemap and appropriately sized images. We do not promise search rankings, as those depend on many factors beyond the website itself.
What does the process look like?
A consultation about what you need, then a project plan and design, then building and launching the site, and optionally ongoing maintenance after launch.
Planning a website or an online shop?
Tell us what you need and we will recommend the right platform, hosting and scope.
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Web Development for UK Businesses
SmartOps IT builds information websites in PHP and HTML and online shops on Shopify and WooCommerce for businesses across the United Kingdom, with hosting, content editing and maintenance agreed for each project. For chatbots and AI features on your site, see AI Automation; for your wider IT, see Managed IT Services.