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A freelance web designer creates websites for clients on a self-employed basis rather than as part of an agency or company. Their work can involve planning site layouts, designing visual elements, writing code, testing functionality, and sometimes offering ongoing maintenance. Freelancers often manage the entire process - from concept to launch - which means they need both design and technical skills.

Hiring a freelancer web designer is often cheaper than going to an agency because they have less overheads. They are also usually more responsive as the client will have direct contact with the freelancer.

All freelancers will charge for projects slightly differently. I charge on a per project basis, so I would ask you to send me a brief outlining your requirements. That way I can see if we'll be a good fit and if I believe I have the skills needed to bring your project to life. I can say that my prices for bespoke design & development typically start at around the £2,500 + VAT figure.

So I usually break the project into two payments. You pay the first 50% upfront as an initial kickoff invoice. The client pays the remaining 50% when they no longer require changes on the development server and the site is ready to go live.

Every web design project has different parts. A typical brochure website takes about 6 to 8 weeks to complete. A more complicated build or something eCommerce based could be anywhere from 8 - 20 weeks depending on the size and how complex it is.

Research: week 1 · Concept & design: weeks 2-4 · Development: weeks 4-5 · Testing & QA: weeks 6-7 · Launch: week 8

Yes. I always make sure that my websites are search engine friendly and follow all the latest best practices. I also pay close attention to Google's Core Web Vitals to make sure the website is as fast as possible, this includes modern coding practices like using WebP/SVG imagery and if using a CMS caching plugins will be utilised to again improve the performance.

WordPress is my CMS of choice and powers the majority of the websites that I build. Clients often like to use this as it's open source (meaning it doesn't require an expensive yearly licence to use) and it's very easy to use. I also work with other PHP based CMS's such as Craft & Statamic. For headless sites I typically work with Astro & Prismic.

I opted to use a brand rather than my name to set myself apart from the competition. The majority of other freelancers just use their names. I can't honestly say why the name Lonely Pixel jumped out at me but after many domain searches it was the only one that stuck!