Websites for Reading businesses
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 A contractor with a sharp one-page site on their own domain often looks more established than a larger firm with an outdated template.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
How it works for Reading
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 Reading
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 Reading
Nearby
- Brighton
- Oxford
- Southampton
- Portsmouth
- Milton Keynes
- Canterbury
- Slough
- Guildford
- Woking
- Crawley
- Maidstone
- Basingstoke
- High Wycombe
- Aylesbury
Frequently asked questions
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.
Get a fixed quote
Free chat, clear price, a website you own. Websites from £250 + VAT.