The Open Sign

The Open Sign · Websites across the UK

Your business, open online by next week.

A proper website, a Google Business profile, a work email address and someone keeping an eye on your reviews. One fixed price to set up, one small fee a month to keep it running.

Live in a weekNo contractPrice on the pageZero accessibility violations, measured

The businesses we've opened

Every one of these is a real site we built, playing live on a laptop and a phone. Each one looks like itself, not like us. Click any of them to see where they started, what we built and how it's helped.

The arcade

Every site we build is quick enough to run games, so here are four. They run straight in your browser on any phone or computer, nothing to download. Pick one and beat your best.

High Street Dash

Run the high street at night and flip every CLOSED sign to OPEN.

Score 0 Best 0

Tap, click or press space to jump. Press again in the air to double jump.

The arcade rests while calm mode is on. Switch calm mode off at the top of the page to play.

What you get

Everything a customer looks for before they walk through your door, set up once and done properly. No jargon, no upselling, no surprise invoices.

A clean, fast websiteYour opening hours, menu or services, photos and how to find you. Loads in under a second on a phone.
Your own web addressA proper domain like yourbusiness.co.uk, registered in your name so it always belongs to you.
Google Business profileClaimed, verified and filled in properly so you show up on Maps and local search.
A work email addresshello@yourbusiness.co.uk instead of a Gmail on your shop sign.
Reviews watched and answeredNew Google reviews get a reply. Anything that needs you comes straight to you.
Looked after every monthHosting, updates and someone whose job it is to keep it working. No contract.

Pricing, up in lights

One fixed price to get set up, one small monthly fee to keep everything running. Anything unusual is quoted before any work starts. The first 10 businesses we open get set up for £245 instead of £445.

Getting set up

£445 £245
one off. Launch price for the first 10 businesses, then £445
  • Website built and launched
  • Domain registered in your name
  • Google Business claimed and verified
  • Work email up and running
  • Everything matching everywhere

Looked after

£29.50
a month
  • Hosting and domain management
  • Your work email address included
  • Two website updates a month
  • Google reviews checked and replied to fortnightly
  • Anything urgent flagged straight to you
  • No contract, cancel any time

Extra work

£125
per hour
  • Bigger changes and new pages
  • Menus, price lists and seasonal refreshes
  • Photography days and content help
  • Anything beyond the monthly plan

Always quoted up front. You will never get a bill you were not expecting.

Prices shown exclude VAT.

How it works

1
A quick chat

Fifteen minutes in person or on the phone. What you do, what you want people to know and what photos you already have.

2
Built within the week

You see a draft, tell us what to change in plain English and it goes live once you are happy.

3
Verified and connected

Google sometimes posts a code to your premises or asks for a short video, so this step is done together. Takes minutes.

4
Looked after

Send changes over whenever you like and they are handled on the monthly plan. Reviews are watched so you do not have to.

Where we work

Anywhere in the UK. We build websites and Google Business profiles for cafés, pubs, salons, trades, tutors, coaches, shops, events and personalities, and everything from the first chat to launch day happens online. We are based in Canterbury, so if you are near enough we will happily come and see you too.

Straight answers

Why is this so much cheaper than a web designer?

Because you do not need what a big agency sells. A local business needs one fast page that says what you do, where you are and when you are open. Building that efficiently is the whole point, and you are not paying for an office or an account manager.

Why is the launch price £245?

We are new and we want the first ten businesses we open to be a real mix of trades from around the UK. So the first ten pay £245 to get set up instead of £445. Same build, same Google profile, same email, same care afterwards. Once ten are live the price goes back to £445 and nobody already on the street is affected.

Who owns the website and the email?

You do. The domain is registered in your name and the accounts are yours with us as the person managing them. If you ever want to move on, everything is handed over cleanly.

What counts as an update?

Changing your hours, swapping photos, updating a menu or price list, adding an announcement. Two of these are included every month. Bigger jobs are quoted separately so there are never surprises.

Do I have to sign a contract?

No. The monthly plan rolls month to month and you can stop whenever you like. The setup fee is the only fixed cost.

I already have a Facebook page. Is that not enough?

Facebook is useful but plenty of your customers are not on it, and Google is where people look first. A website plus a proper Google profile means you show up when someone nearby searches for what you do.

How fast can I be live?

Usually within a week of our first chat, sometimes faster if you already have photos and your details ready.

Do you only work locally?

No. Everything happens online, from the first chat to launch day, so we work with businesses anywhere in the UK. Several of the sites above already serve audiences right across the country. We are based in Canterbury, so if you are nearby we can turn up in person as well.

What is calm mode?

A switch at the top of every site we build. It turns off animation and glow, raises contrast and makes the page quieter. Some people need it, everyone is welcome to use it.

Get in touch

Tell us a bit about your business and we will come back to you within one working day.

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Prefer email? Write to matthew@unightuk.co.uk