Web Design & Local SEO
for Shipley businesses.
WordPress websites + local SEO built in the Aire Valley.
Shipley is just down the valley from my studio in Steeton. I build WordPress websites and local SEO that make it clear you’re the Shipley option, whether your customer is in Saltaire, Baildon or Windhill, so you’re not lost among the Bradford and Leeds results.
Based in Steeton, serving the whole Aire Valley.
Websites, local SEO and automation in Shipley
With Bradford next door, Shipley customers see a lot of choice. I build WordPress websites and local SEO around Shipley, Saltaire, Baildon and the BD17 and BD18 neighbourhoods you serve, and add automation so enquiries get a reply and finished jobs turn into reviews.
Local web design for Shipley businesses
Shipley is where the Aire Valley meets Bradford. That makes it a good place to do business and a crowded one online: search for almost any trade here and Bradford and Leeds firms appear alongside the local ones. A website built around Shipley and its neighbourhoods is how you stand out.
Built around Shipley’s neighbourhoods
I build your site around the places you actually serve, whether that is the town centre and Market Square, Saltaire, Baildon, Windhill, Wrose or Frizinghall. Naming them properly, with the BD17 and BD18 postcodes, helps Google tell a Shipley business apart from a general Bradford one.
You work with one designer from start to finish, and the site runs on WordPress and belongs to you outright. SEO foundations and local schema come with every site, and when you want online booking or a page for a new service, it is added to the site you already have. WordPress website packages start from £995, with a fixed written quote before any work begins.
- Google Business Profile set up or optimised for BD17 and BD18, depending on package
- Local schema markup built in
- Location-specific content & keyword targeting
- Aire Valley market knowledge
Serving Shipley, Saltaire and Baildon
I work with businesses in Shipley town centre and the neighbourhoods around it: Saltaire and Nab Wood to the west, Baildon up the hill to the north, Windhill and Wrose to the east, and Frizinghall towards Bradford. A Saltaire café serving day visitors and a Windhill builder have completely different customers, so your site is built around the area and the people you actually serve.
You deal with one person from start to finish, you get a fixed written quote, and you own the finished site outright. No account managers passing messages along.
Yes. Day visitors search on their phone, usually for the first time, so a fast mobile site with clear opening times and directions matters more to them than a long About page.
Built for Shipley businesses of all kinds
Shipley has independent shops and cafés around the Market Square, visitor businesses in Saltaire, trades and contractors working across BD17 and BD18, and professional firms serving Bradford and beyond. I build for all of them.
- Tradespeople
- Cafés, bars & restaurants
- Galleries, gifts & visitor businesses
- Salons & beauty
- Independent shops
- Accountants & solicitors
- Estate & letting agents
- Health & wellbeing clinics
- Fitness & personal training
- Childcare
- Consultants & home-based businesses
A Shipley address is a selling point. Your website should make that obvious before a customer clicks on a Bradford firm instead.James Hattersley, Hattersley Web Studio
Web design in Shipley: your questions answered
What does a website for a Shipley business cost?
Essential is from £995 for up to 4 core pages, for sole traders, new businesses and simple brochure sites. Lead Generation is from £1,795 for typically 5-8 core pages, for established businesses that want more calls and enquiries. Bespoke Growth, from £2,995, covers bigger sites with several locations or integrations. The quote you get after a discovery call is fixed and in writing. See website packages or read the website cost guide
Bradford firms keep showing above me for Shipley searches. Why?
Usually because their websites say more clearly where they work. If your site never mentions Shipley, Saltaire or Baildon, and your Google Business Profile is incomplete, Google has little reason to prefer you. Clear location pages, local schema and a complete profile all help. See local SEO for the ongoing side.
I work across Shipley, Baildon and Saltaire. Do I need a page for each?
Not always. If the work and the customers are the same, one strong page that names each area can be enough. If they differ, say visitor trade in Saltaire and homeowners in Baildon, separate sections or pages help each group find the right offer. I’ll recommend what suits you on the discovery call.
How far away are you, and will we meet?
Shipley is just down the valley from me in Steeton, about half an hour along the A650. Most projects run on calls and screen shares, but I’m happy to come to you for a first meeting if you’d prefer to talk face to face.
Selected work
Websites built for real businesses.
A selection of websites designed to look better, communicate more clearly and make it easier for customers to take the next step.
01Healthcare · WordPress · Booking Integration
Silsden Osteopathy
A complete website redesign for a growing Silsden clinic, bringing osteopathy, Reformer Pilates and complementary therapies into one clear booking-led experience.
View case study : Silsden Osteopathy02Renewable Energy · Web Design
Corex Energy Solutions
A clear, credible website for a Yorkshire renewable energy company, explaining heat pumps, solar PV, EV chargers and ECO4 grant funding, with a straightforward route to a free quote.
View case study : Corex Energy Solutions- My workSee every project
Trusted by local businesses
★★★★★5.0“James has built me an absolutely fantastic website and his attention to detail is second to none. He has been easy to reach if I needed him to change anything and the whole process has been stress free and easy for me. The finished product is better than I could have imagined initially! Thanks so much highly recommend”
“James created my website many years ago and we’ve added little bits now and then. The design is absolutely amazing. I have had a lot of compliments from people who have viewed my website over the years and it has definitely helped me be where I am today. If you’re looking for a website designer I can 100% recommend Hattersley Web Studio.”
“We used James and his company just over a year ago for a new start up business (Corex Energy Solutions Ltd). I have to say from start to finish nothing has been too much. We have constantly been in-touch regarding adjustments we wanted to the website and this has been adjusted quickly with no issues whatsoever. We are really happy with the finished outcome and even the additional things James put together we didn’t think about. We are now going to contact James about another business website and have no hesitation in recommending him to others.”
One person, start to finish
I’m James, a web designer based in Steeton, just up the valley. You deal with me directly from the first call to long after launch, with a fixed written quote and no account managers. More about me
I also serve nearby
Further up the valley? I also build websites and local SEO for these towns.
Ready to improve your website?
Tell me a little about your business, what isn’t working and what you’d like the new website to achieve. I’ll come back to you with the best next step.
No hard sell · No obligation · A clear, honest look