Small business website design that gets you found on Google
With SEO and AI visibility included, not added on afterwards
WILDCURRANT
Most website designers build you a beautiful site and hand it over. Getting found on Google is someone else’s problem. I do both. Every website I build comes with keyword research, on-page SEO, and AI search visibility built in from the start, so you are not paying twice and you are not invisible.
Based in Ludlow, on the Shropshire/Herefordshire borders, and working with small business owners across the UK.
Over 60 websites built. Dozens of businesses helped with SEO. 48 x 5-star Google reviews.
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.
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.
WEBSITE IN A WEEK. WITH/WITHOUT 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.
Bespoke WordPress + Advanced SEO (inclUDING AI VISIBILITY)
A bespoke WordPress website built over 4 -6 weeks, with keyword + competitor research and advanced SEO to structure the site for AI visibility.
SHOPIFY + KLAVIO EMAIL MARKETING SET UP
A conversion-led Shopify build delivered over 4 weeks (5 weeks if adding Klavio email flows), set up for smooth selling and easy management.
Wildcurrant created a website that not only looks beautiful but also fulfils all the technical criteria we needed.
Melissa has helped enormously in the development of our fledgling business, by working tirelessly and expertly to rebuild our website and really make it work for us.
We contacted Melissa to help us design a new website for our new Luxury Holiday let.
Melissa listened to all of our ideas and was able to create the perfect website to help us showcase our property. Melissa thought of things that I hadn’t even considered.
A great initial website created by Wildcurrant to start our business a couple of years ago…
We recently updated and expanded the site with Melissa’s help, guidance and savvy advice, and now have more customers and enquiries than ever! It’s definitely working for us.
20 YEARS IN MARKETING, 8 YEARS BUILDING WEBSITES AND 45 X 5* GOOGLE REVIEWS
SMALL BUSINESS WordPress website design, Shopify, SEO & Power Hours
Why work with me on your next project?
I’ve worked in marketing for over 20 years and have clients in the UK and Europe. I’ll provide:
Professional, hassle-free web design tailored for your small businesses,
SEO services that help you get found on Google search
and
Consultancy via 1:1 Power Hours to give you the advice you need to move your business forward in the digital marketing world.
All with no tech headaches – just clear, supportive guidance every step of the way.
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.
Night Nannies
Competitor analysis, keyword research, strategy sessions and full search engine optimisation for a London Nanny Agency supported by effective Google Advertising.
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.
ReAL RESULTS FOR REAL BUSINESSES
A website built with proper SEO does not just look good. It gets found, generates enquiries, and grows your business. Here is what that looks like in practice.
300 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.
25 to 30% more clients in four months
Night Nannies in London needed more visibility on Google, not a new website. After competitor analysis, keyword research, and full on-page SEO, their enquiries increased by 25 to 30% within four months. Their words: it was the best money they ever spent.
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 increased substantially. The right SEO does not just bring more people to your site. It brings the right people.
Recent Blog Posts
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Website Post Launch Checklist: What to do in the first 30 days
My Website Post Launch Checklist takes you through the unglamorous but essential jobs in the first 30 days after your site goes live: making sure Google can crawl and index your pages, your contact forms work (so you’re not losing enquiries), and your tracking is switched on so you can see what’s happening before you…
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Website Launch Checklist for Small Businesses (2026)
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How to SEO Your Blog Posts: A Beginner’s Guide That Actually Works
Are you tired of publishing brilliant blog posts that nobody ever finds? You’re not alone. If you’re running a business and blogging to attract clients, but your posts feel like they’re disappearing into the void, the problem isn’t your expertise or your writing; it’s likely your SEO. I see this all the time with my…
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!)
ARE YOU READY TO LEVEL UP?
If you are:
- looking for a new small business website,
- with or without SEO
- or stand alone SEO services including Local SEO
- or Meta or Google Ads,
Then please drop me a line or give me a call.
Email me: melissa@wildcurrant.co.uk
Call: 07771 623276
Strategic website design plus advanced SEO & GEO
ABOUT
I work with small business owners delivering strategic website design and advanced SEO. Based in Ludlow, Shropshire and working UK wide.
Ludlow, SY8 1NN
07771 623276
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