Websites for Edinburgh businesses
Edinburgh is Scotland's capital and one of the UK's main financial centres outside London. NatWest Group is headquartered at Gogarburn, investment firms such as Baillie Gifford and abrdn are based in the city, and Edinburgh Park and the Exchange district hold a dense mix of finance, legal and professional offices. The Scottish Parliament and Government bring a large public sector, and the University of Edinburgh's School of Informatics feeds a steady flow of technology start-ups.
Financial advisers, wealth managers, solicitors and accountants need sites that feel calm and trustworthy. That means clear service pages, regulatory information in the footer where required, careful handling of form data under UK GDPR, and a cookie banner that meets PECR rules rather than tracking visitors by default. Public sector suppliers also need accessibility to WCAG 2.2 AA, which we build in from the start.
Start-ups have different needs: a sharp landing page to test an idea, a site that explains the product in one screen, and a structure that can grow into a larger marketing site. We can build a landing page first and expand later without starting again.
Then there is August. The Festival and Fringe bring a surge of visitors, and hotels, short-let operators, venues and producers see traffic climb sharply. Their sites need fast hosting, caching, light pages and booking links that keep working under load. Planning a new site in spring is far safer than launching in July.
- Shops and cafés in Stockbridge, the Old Town and the New Town: online ordering, gift cards and accurate Google listings
- Leith restaurants and creative businesses: menus, portfolios and event pages
- Tour operators: multilingual booking pages for international visitors
- Charities: donation pages and accessible content
Search competition in Edinburgh is high, with plenty of agencies and well-funded firms targeting city-wide terms. Smaller businesses tend to win with specific service pages, neighbourhood pages such as Morningside, Leith or Portobello, and a well-managed Google Business Profile.
Who we build websites for in Edinburgh
- Financial advisers and wealth managers
- Solicitors and accountants
- Tech start-ups
- Hotels and short-let operators
- Festival venues and producers
- Cafés and restaurants
- Independent retailers
- Tour operators
- Charities
How it works for Edinburgh
We design and build websites remotely from our base in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, with video calls and a private preview link so you can see the site take shape. dijitul has built websites for UK businesses since 2006. You get a fixed quote before anything starts, and you own the finished website and domain.
Website prices for Edinburgh
Starter
Sole traders and new businesses who need to exist online properly.
- Up to 5 pages
- Custom design, not a template
- Mobile-first build
- Contact form and click-to-call
- Google Business Profile set up
- Basic SEO foundations
- Analytics and Search Console
Typically live in 3 to 4 weeks.
Quote for StarterBusiness
Established businesses with several services who want to be found for all of them.
- Up to 15 pages
- A page per service, written to rank
- Copywriting included
- Full schema markup
- Local SEO groundwork
- Speed optimised to pass Core Web Vitals
- Conversion tracking configured
- Training session and recorded walkthrough
Our most common project. Typically 5 to 6 weeks.
Quote for BusinessEcommerce
Anyone selling products online, whether that is 20 items or 2,000.
- Shopify or WooCommerce
- Product and category structure built to rank
- Payments and delivery rules configured
- Click-and-collect and local delivery
- Accounts or EPOS integration
- Google Merchant Centre feed
- Abandoned cart recovery
- Staff training on order management
Shopify or WooCommerce.
Quote for EcommercePopular in Edinburgh
Nearby
- Glasgow
- Aberdeen
- Dundee
- Inverness
- Stirling
- Perth
- Paisley
- East Kilbride
- Livingston
- Falkirk
- Ayr
- Dunfermline
- Kirkcaldy
Frequently asked questions
Do you design websites for Edinburgh businesses?
Yes. We design and build websites for Edinburgh businesses, working remotely from our base in Mansfield. Projects run by phone, email and video call, with designs on a private preview link. You own the finished website and domain, with no lock-in.
Can you build a website that copes with Festival traffic in August?
Yes. We keep pages light, compress images to WebP, use caching and recommend hosting sized for the peak. Booking links are placed where visitors find them quickly on a phone. We suggest launching by spring so everything is tested well before August.
Do you cover Leith, Musselburgh and the Lothians?
Yes. We work with businesses in Leith, Portobello, Musselburgh, Dalkeith, Livingston, South Queensferry and across the Lothians. We can create area pages for the places you serve to help with local search.
Can you build a privacy-friendly site for a financial adviser?
Yes. We build with minimal tracking, a cookie banner that meets UK GDPR and PECR rules, secure contact forms that collect only what you need, and space for regulatory information. Our Business package from £500 + VAT suits most advisory firms.
Get a fixed quote
Free chat, clear price, a website you own. Websites from £250 + VAT.