Wildcurrant Marketing
Small business website design that gets you found on Google
With SEO and AI visibility included, not added on afterwards
Melissa Critchley, Ludlow. Twenty years in marketing, eight building websites, and 48 five-star Google reviews from small business owners across the UK.
Most web designers make your site look good and leave the rest to an SEO expert you pay separately. I do both, so your website is set up to be found on Google and in AI tools like ChatGPT from launch day.
Based in Ludlow, on the Shropshire/Herefordshire borders, and working with small business owners across the UK.
If you are a small business anywhere in the West Midlands, see how I work with businesses in the region.
20 years in marketing, 8 years building websites, more than 60 of them, and 48 five-star Google reviews.
Book a free discovery call if you would like to talk it through.
It was the best money I ever spent and I have been recommending Wildcurrant to my fellow entrepreneurs.
The number of clients coming to Night Nannies has increased by about 25-30% in past 4 months since I contacted Melissa and I totally attribute that to her wisdom.
Anastasia Baker
Night Nannies, London
Melissa went above and beyond to produce a website of the highest standard
The new website visually is absolutely fantastic but more importantly it is user friendly, optimised well and the SEO is already working its magic. Almost instantly I was noticing more enquiries coming through the website.
Craig Williams
Mastercraft Shutters, Sussex
Work with me
Websites from £2,400 (without SEO) to around £8,000 with all the bells and whistles. Every price up front.
Small business website design
From £4,800 · built in four to six weeks
A bespoke 8 page + WordPress website built over four to six weeks, with keyword and competitor research and advanced SEO to structure the site for AI visibility.
Wondering what this costs? My small business website pricing guide lays out every price up front.
Find out moreWebsite in a Week, with or without SEO
£2,400 without SEO
£4,400 with SEO
A focused 5 to 7 page WordPress website built in one working week. SEO-ready foundations included, with the option to add full SEO within the build or later.
See Website in a WeekEcommerce website design: WooCommerce or Shopify
On request
A conversion-led Shopify or WooCommerce build delivered over four to six weeks, set up for smooth selling and easy management.
EnquireReplacing an existing site?
Will my existing Google rankings be protected if I am replacing my current site?
Yes, and this is something I take seriously. Replacing a website without proper planning can wipe out years of Google authority overnight.
Before I touch anything, I map your existing pages, identify which ones are ranking or receiving traffic, and put redirects in place so Google follows the new structure without losing what you have already built up.
This is included as standard, not an extra.
How a redesign works
20 years in marketing, 8 years building websites and 48 five-star Google reviews
Read more about meSmall business WordPress websites, Shopify, SEO and Power Hours
I build WordPress and Shopify sites for established small businesses, and I do the SEO that gets them found. My clients are across the UK and into Europe, and the work is all done remotely.
If your site is sound and only the visibility is the problem, a one-to-one Power Hour gets you a plan without a rebuild.
You will always know what I am doing, what it costs, and what happens next.
Wildcurrant case studies
“I have worked with Melissa since 2020 and she has transformed my business”
Deborah Timperley, glass artist, Sussex
Mastercraft Shutters
WordPress website design with full keyword research and applied search engine optimisation for a window shutter installation firm based in Sussex.
Read the case study
Night Nannies
Competitor analysis, keyword research, strategy sessions and full search engine optimisation for a London Nanny Agency supported by effective Google Advertising.
Read the case study
Writers Inc
A new WordPress site to replace their DIY single page website, for a Writer’s Retreat in Herefordshire. Keyword and competitor research. Email marketing set up plus email sales funnel.
Read the case studyWhat changed for four of these businesses
A website built with proper SEO gets found and brings in enquiries, and that is what grows the business. This is what it has looked like for four of my clients.
Night Nannies took 25 to 30% more clients in four months, without a new website.
A London nanny agency, invisible in search. Competitor analysis, keyword research and full on-page SEO on the site they already had.
Their words: it was the best money they ever spent.
Read the Night Nannies case study300 clicks from Google in 28 days
Barn Drift Norfolk came to me with a website that had no SEO at all. After a full rebuild with the right short and long-tail keywords in place, Google Search Console recorded 300 clicks in the first 28 days. From zero to found, fast.
Number one on Google for three years
Vintage Vehicle Restorations reached the number one spot on page one for their chosen keyword within three months of their new website launching. Three years later, they are still there.
Better enquiries, not just more of them
Jeremy Moulsdale, sculptor, got in touch two months after his website launched to say the quality of his enquiries had improved a great deal. Good SEO brings the right people to your site, and that matters far more than bringing lots of them.
Helpful blog posts
Has your website gone quiet, or have your buyers?
In short: if enquiries have slowed down, check whether AI can find you before you blame your buyers. More people now ask ChatGPT or read Google’s AI answer and go with whoever gets named. Three free checks will show you which problem you have in about ten minutes.
Read moreWill an AI website builder get your small business found on Google?
In short: an AI tool can build you a website in minutes, but it builds from guesswork. It doesn’t know your customers or what they search for, so it can’t set your site up to get found on Google. A site built around proper research and SEO can.
Read moreWebsite Post Launch Checklist: What to do in the first 30 days
In short: in the first 30 days after launch, make sure Google can crawl your site and your enquiry forms work, and get your basic tracking set up. Rankings can wait.
Read moreFree guide
Free guide: why your website has gone quiet
The enquiries that used to come in have slowed, and you cannot quite put your finger on why.
My free guide gives you five signs your website has gone quiet, and a five-point SEO check you can run yourself in an afternoon. No tools, no jargon.
After that I send short weekly website and SEO tips. Unsubscribe whenever you like.
Melissa Critchley
Founder of Wildcurrant Marketing, specialises in website design and search engine optimisation for small businesses. Based in Ludlow, Shropshire, she works with clients across the UK (and sometimes beyond!)
Great design is wasted if nobody finds it. Let’s talk.
Whether you need a new website, SEO on the site you already have, or both, send me a message and I’ll get back to you.
Email: melissa@wildcurrant.co.uk
Call: 07771 623276