# Web Design in Reading

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

> dijitul designs and builds websites for Reading businesses, from IT contractors and specialist recruiters to shops and restaurants in the town centre. We work remotely from Mansfield and build every site custom, mobile-first and ready for search. Websites start from £250 + VAT, and a Business site with copywriting starts from £500 + VAT.

Reading is the largest town in the Thames Valley and one of the UK's most important business locations outside London. The M4, the Great Western Main Line, Elizabeth line services and quick links to Heathrow have drawn technology, telecoms, energy, insurance and professional services firms for decades. Thames Water has its headquarters here, and business parks such as Green Park and Thames Valley Park host national and regional offices.

Around those big employers are hundreds of small IT consultancies, software houses, contractors and specialist recruiters. Their websites are judged by corporate buyers, so they need to be credible and specific: clear service pages, sector experience explained in plain English, team or founder profiles and fast, secure pages on HTTPS with a proper privacy notice. A contractor with a sharp one-page site on their own domain often looks more established than a larger firm with an outdated template.

Recruiters have their own needs. Job listings should be structured with JobPosting schema so they can appear in Google's job results, with simple application forms and a clear route for employers to register a vacancy.

The University of Reading, including Henley Business School, and the Royal Berkshire Hospital are major employers, supporting education providers, clinics and suppliers. The Oracle and Broad Street Mall anchor a busy retail and leisure centre, and the Reading Festival brings a huge influx of visitors every August, which matters for hospitality sites that need to handle spikes and show live opening information.

Search competition in Reading is strong for B2B services because so many firms chase the same corporate clients. Niche pages that describe exactly what you do, for whom, tend to outperform broad claims. See startup websites and SEO-friendly web design.

## Who we build websites for in Reading

- IT consultancies and contractors
- Software and tech firms
- Specialist recruiters
- Insurance and financial services
- Professional services firms
- Telecoms firms
- Energy and utilities suppliers
- Retail and hospitality
- Education providers

## 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 you build a recruitment website with job listings for a Reading agency?

Yes. We build recruitment sites with searchable job listings, JobPosting schema so roles can appear in Google's job results, simple application forms and a separate route for employers. If you use a recruitment CRM, we look at pulling jobs from it automatically.

### Do you build websites for IT contractors and small consultancies?

Yes. A Starter site from £250 + VAT gives a contractor a professional site on their own domain with services, background and a contact form. Consultancies that want each service to rank separately usually choose the Business package from £500 + VAT.

### Do you cover Wokingham, Caversham and Theale?

Yes. We work with businesses in Reading and the surrounding area, including Caversham, Earley, Woodley, Wokingham and Theale. We work remotely from Mansfield, so there are no travel costs and progress is shared on a private staging link.