# Web Design in Matlock

Source: https://dijitulwebdesign.co.uk/locations/matlock/

> For Matlock and the Derbyshire Dales, dijitul designs and builds websites for holiday cottages, B&Bs, cafés, activity providers, craft and food makers, and firms supplying the county council. We work from Mansfield, about forty minutes away, mostly remotely. Websites start from £250 + VAT, with online shops from £750 + VAT.

Matlock is Derbyshire's county town, and Derbyshire County Council's County Hall occupies the former Smedley's Hydro, a reminder of the town's Victorian spa days. Derbyshire Dales District Council is here too, so public services and the businesses that supply them are a big part of the local economy. Firms bidding for public sector work often find their website is checked during procurement, and an accessible site built to WCAG 2.2 AA, with a proper privacy notice and cookie consent that follows PECR, makes a better impression than an old template.

Tourism is the other big driver. Matlock Bath's riverside and the Heights of Abraham cable cars draw large numbers of visitors, the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site runs through the area with Arkwright's mills at Cromford, Chatsworth is a short drive north, and Peak Rail runs heritage trains from Matlock.

- Holiday cottages and B&Bs: direct booking sites with availability
- Cafés, pubs and restaurants: menus, opening hours and table booking
- Outdoor activity providers: activity pages and online booking
- Craft and food makers: online shops that sell beyond the summer season
- Public sector suppliers and consultancies: accessible, professional sites

Craft makers and food producers around the Dales can earn well in summer from visitors, and an online shop lets them keep selling the rest of the year, including to people who found them on holiday. Rural premises often have weak broadband and mobile signal, so light pages and simple admin matter. Local search is dominated by visitor phrases for Matlock and Matlock Bath; trades and professional firms face less competition and can rank with a page per service and a complete Google Business Profile. We are about forty minutes away in Mansfield and can meet in person if useful.

## Who we build websites for in Matlock

- Holiday cottages and B&Bs
- Cafés, pubs and restaurants
- Outdoor activity providers
- Craft and food makers
- Public sector suppliers
- Accountants and solicitors
- Independent retailers
- Trades businesses

## Prices

Prices (from, + VAT): Starter £250 (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); Business £500 (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); Ecommerce £750 (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); changes £45 an hour. All prices are "from" and exclude VAT. Every project gets a fixed quote before work starts. Domain registration, stock photography, premium plugins or apps and hosting are listed in the quote, never added later. You own the website and the domain. Aftercare: Hosting from £1 a day + VAT (https://dijihost.co.uk/); Website care plans from £25 a month + VAT (https://dijitulsupport.co.uk/). Contact: https://dijitulwebdesign.co.uk/contact/ · 01623 650333 · info@dijitul.uk

### Can a Matlock craft maker sell online all year round?

Yes. We build online shops with product galleries, gift options and courier delivery so you can keep selling after the visitor season ends. Shopify or WooCommerce builds start from £750 + VAT, and we train you to add products and process orders yourself.

### Does our website need to be accessible if we supply the council?

It is a good idea. Public bodies have their own accessibility duties and often look at suppliers' websites during procurement. We build to WCAG 2.2 AA as standard, with readable contrast, keyboard navigation and proper headings, which also helps every visitor.

### Can we meet in person in Matlock?

Yes, by arrangement. Matlock is about forty minutes from our Mansfield office. Most of the project runs over video calls and a private staging site, but we are happy to meet if that would help.