Built by hand.Measuredin milliseconds.
Modern front-end development for businesses who have had enough of slow, bloated, plugin-dependent websites. Every site we build is engineered to load fast, stay secure and pass Core Web Vitals.
Speed is not a feature. It is the foundation.
Google measures it. Customers feel it. A site that renders in under a second on a mid-range phone on a patchy connection outperforms a prettier site that does not. We build for that phone, on that connection, first.
What’s
included.
Scoped in writing before we start. Nothing here is an optional extra that appears on the invoice later.
- Front-end engineering
- Next.js, React and TypeScript. Server-rendered pages, minimal JavaScript, no page-builder bloat.
- Core Web Vitals
- LCP under 2.5s, INP under 200ms, CLS under 0.1 as pass/fail targets, tested before launch and monitored after.
- Content management
- A clean editing experience for the parts you need to change, connected to a headless CMS or simple structured content.
- Integrations
- Booking systems, review platforms, CRMs, payment providers, email tools. Wired in properly, not bolted on.
- Accessibility
- WCAG 2.2 AA as the baseline: keyboard navigation, focus states, semantic markup, reduced-motion support.
- Hosting & security
- Deployed on Vercel with a global CDN, automatic HTTPS, security headers and no server to patch.
How we
approach it.
- Principle 01
Static where possible
Most business pages do not change by the minute. We pre-render them so they load instantly from a CDN near the visitor.
- Principle 02
As little JavaScript as it takes
Every kilobyte of script has to earn its place. Motion is done in CSS, interactivity is progressive, nothing blocks the first paint.
- Principle 03
Tested on real devices
Not a resized browser window. Real phones, real networks, real thumbs, before anything goes live.
- Principle 04
Launch is a checklist
Redirects, canonical URLs, sitemap, structured data, analytics, Search Console. Written down, ticked off, kept.
Sounds
familiar?
- Your site scores under 50 on PageSpeed
- WordPress plugin updates keep breaking things
- Your hosting bill keeps going up
- You have been hacked, or worry you will be
- Bookings or forms fail without warning
- You want a bespoke feature a builder cannot do
- Let’s talk about it
Questions
we get asked.
Why not just use WordPress?
WordPress can be fine. But most small business WordPress sites end up as a theme plus twenty plugins, each a security and performance liability. We build in modern code that ships less, breaks less and loads faster, and connect a content editor only where you need one.
What does a fast website actually mean?
Google's Core Web Vitals give three numbers: Largest Contentful Paint (how quickly the main content appears), Interaction to Next Paint (how quickly the page responds when tapped) and Cumulative Layout Shift (how much things jump around). We treat the thresholds as pass/fail: 2.5 seconds, 200 milliseconds and 0.1.
Can you rebuild my existing site without changing the design?
Yes, and it is often the right call. If the design still works but the build is slow or fragile, we can rebuild it faithfully in modern code, keep every URL, and improve performance dramatically.
Do you build e-commerce?
For small and mid-sized catalogues, yes, usually with Shopify handling checkout and a bespoke front-end on top. For very large stores we will recommend a specialist.
Who owns the code?
You do. It lives in a GitHub repository in your name, and any competent developer could pick it up. We do not lock clients in.
Got a website
that keeps breaking?
Or just email
hello@stourbridgewebstudio.co.uk