Fast, mobile first websites that turn visitors into enquiries, and the local SEO to get you found in the first place. Built by one person, start to finish.
More than 260 sites delivered since 2018 alone.
The person you ring is the person building your site.
A written quote and a clear timeline. No surprise invoices.
Technical SEO foundations in every build as standard.
New builds, redesigns, e-commerce and the ongoing SEO that keeps the enquiries coming. Choose a service to see how it works and what it costs.
Fast, mobile first websites built to turn visitors into enquiries. New builds, redesigns and e-commerce, fixed price agreed up front.
See web designMonthly work to get you into the Google Map Pack and local results, with plain English reporting you can actually read.
See local SEOKeyword strategy, technical fixes and content that earns rankings rather than renting them.
See SEO servicesFull setup and optimisation so you stand out in the Map Pack and win more calls and directions.
See profile optimisationShopify and WooCommerce stores, custom themes and platform migrations. Official Shopify Partners.
See e-commerceAlso available: ongoing SEO retainers, visibility in AI Overviews and ChatGPT, and care plans from £69 a month.
Every sector has its own customers and its own way of winning them. These are the businesses we work with most.
Plumbers, electricians, roofers and builders who need the phone to ring from local searches.
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Treatment pages, clear pricing and booking journeys that fill the diary without the phone tag.
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Shopify and WooCommerce stores built for mobile checkout, with product content that ranks.
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Consultancies, surveyors and advisers who need credibility before the first meeting.
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Studios, gyms, pubs and venues with timetables, menus and booking built in.
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Showrooms, installers and fitters who sell on trust, galleries and local coverage.
See installer websitesReal client work, with the outcome each site was built to deliver.
A full rebuild for a construction consultancy, with clear service pages covering quantity surveying, architectural design and project management.
A rebuilt website and local SEO for property preservation specialists in North Shields, built around survey enquiries.
A new website and ongoing local SEO for HETAS registered stove installers, with package pages and area coverage across Tyneside.
A premium site for a multi award winning clinic in Wynyard Village, built around treatment enquiries and clear service pricing.
A calm, fast loading site for a coastal yoga studio, with class timetables and straightforward online booking.
A website for family run granite and quartz worktop specialists in North Shields, with a project gallery that drives quote requests.
Recent projects also include websites for trades, professional services, healthcare clinics, e-commerce brands, hospitality businesses and local training providers across the North East.
Four steps, so you always know what happens next and what it costs.
A 30 minute chat about your business, your goals and what the website needs to do. No sales pitch, no pressure.
A written proposal with a fixed price, a clear timeline and exactly what is included. No vague estimates.
Built on a private staging link you can review as it takes shape. Nothing goes live without your sign off.
Go live with everything in your name, then an optional care plan so the website is never a job on your list.
I am Michael, a web designer based in North Shields. I build fast, mobile first websites for local businesses and the trades, clinics, venues and shops that keep the North East running, then help them get found on Google rather than buried on page four.
Every project starts with a conversation about your business and the customers you want more of. Then I design it, build it and look after it myself, so you deal with one person from the first call to long after launch.
I have been building websites for over 20 years and founded NE1 in 2018. Since then I have designed and looked after more than 260 websites for businesses across Newcastle, North Tyneside and the wider North East.
You deal directly with me from the first conversation through to launch and ongoing support. No account managers, no handovers between departments, and no being passed around when something needs fixing.
Away from client work I am involved with business development organisations across the region, including the North Tyneside Business Forum and the North East business awards judging panel.
Every project is quoted to fit your goals, but here is where most start. Tell me what you need and you get a clear, fixed price in writing.
A fast, mobile first site with the pages you need, hosting and emails set up, live within 10 days.
The build and the monthly local SEO together. The site makes you credible, the SEO gets you found. Most popular with local service businesses.
Hosting, security, daily backups, updates and priority support. Your site stays fast and safe without you touching anything.
Need something different, or a store rather than a brochure site? Ask for a quote and I will shape it around your budget.
Get a free SEO health check. A no obligation look at your rankings, your Google Business Profile and the technical issues holding you back, written in plain English with the quick wins first.
Based in North Shields, working with businesses across the North East and further afield.
The questions businesses ask most before getting started. If yours is not here, just get in touch.
Most brochure websites start from £2,397 as a one off, depending on how many pages you need and how much content has to be written. Growth plans that bundle the build with monthly SEO start from £397 a month. After a short call you get a fixed price in writing before anything starts.
Smaller builds can launch in as little as 10 days. Most sites take two to four weeks from the first call, larger e-commerce stores take longer. The timeline is agreed up front and you see the site on a private staging link as it takes shape.
You deal with me, Michael, from the first conversation through to launch and ongoing support. There are no account managers, no handovers and no call centre. The person you speak to is the person building your site.
Every build comes with the technical SEO foundations in place. Ranking for competitive local searches and appearing in the Map Pack takes ongoing work, which is what the monthly local SEO plans are for. I will tell you honestly which one your business needs.
Yes. Most clients are in Newcastle, North Tyneside and the wider North East, but I build and look after sites for businesses across the UK and further afield. Everything is handled remotely with calls and a shared staging link.
The site is handed over with everything in your name. Care plans from £69 a month cover hosting, security, daily backups, updates and priority support if you would rather not touch any of it yourself.
Tell me what you are planning and I will come back within one working day with honest advice and a guide price. No tech speak, no sales pitch.
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm. Based at North Tyneside Business Centre, North Shields.
