Custom designed, hand crafted web designs for your eco, ethical and positive business or small charity. We specialise in bespoke WordPress & GravCMS websites, a cost effective way to get you online without reinventing the wheel. Whether it’s a brochure site or ecommerce website it will look great and load quickly.

We have over ten years experience of agency work and helping small businesses prosper. Our clear and collaborative process will help you refine your message to deliver a unique website that your clients/customers will love.

It was a pleasure dealing with Nick. He is knowledgeable, efficient, his charges are reasonable, and he kept in regular touch throughout the process of building my website. He made the whole process as straightforward and painless for me as possible. I’m delighted with my new website and have already recommended him to others.

Judy Walker, Counsellor

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WordPress Development

We’ve been working with WordPress for 10+ years and know how to make it easier to use & faster to load.

No Gutenberg, no AI, no Divi or Elementor page builders. We designed a fast, clean page builder that makes updating your site a breeze. Our custom themes are fast and match your branding perfectly, with no yearly fees or breaking changes that make you redesign your site.

GravCMS Development

Grav is elegant, extremely fast and reduces your carbon output.

GravCMS doesn’t use a database and isn’t the juicy target for automated hackers. It only needs occasional updates to the software, reducing your cost of ownership.

Our custom Grav themes and BadgerBuilder page builder make it a painless process to make changes to your website.

 

Let’s talk!

Drop Nick a line for a no obligation chat about your sustainable web design project. Tell me a bit about your project using this form and I’ll get back to you ASAP.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Should I use GravCMS or WordPress for my new website?

    WordPress is very popular and we know how to make it easier to use & faster to load. By removing all the clutter, your WordPress site can be easier to edit and load faster. It does need constant software updates however, and the parent company are pushing AI hard. They also fired their sustainability team so that tells you where their priorities lie.

    GravCMS is elegant, extremely fast and reduces your carbon output. It doesn’t use a database and isn’t the juicy target for automated hackers. It only needs occasional updates to the software, reducing your cost of ownership. If you don’t need all the bells and whistles that WordPress crams in, Grav is perfect for small business websites.

    What even is 'sustainable web design'?

    Web design can be eco in two ways – the way we run our business to be more sustainable, and by only working with people doing positive things. There’s a lot of overlap between green/eco/sustainable and ethical, and they can be hard to separate, so we talk about both!

    It’s been an ongoing process for us refining how we work, which suppliers we choose to do business with and how we construct sites for clients. We’re constantly learning and can pass on what we know to you. Our broadband provider, mobile provider, banks, green web hosting provider and other suppliers have all changed over the years to be more eco-friendly and we’re always looking for new ways to reduce our impact. We run our IT equipment off solar power now.

    The types of client we work with has changed over the years too. Since rebranding from FCS Websites to Intention, we only take on projects that we reckon are a positive contribution to society. By being more well, intentional, we’re fully engaged with the client and project and able to do our best work for you.

    How is your 'green hosting' actually green?

    Our green web hosting is completely renewable – we feel that carbon offsetting or planting the occasional tree to make up for polluting isn’t enough so our green web hosting is powered by 100% wind and solar energy. The servers, routers and data centres are all powered by renewable sources.

    As well as being 100% green, our UK based provider offer us excellent support in the rare cases we need it. It’s also fast and comes with loads of great features that some other companies are still charging for. An example is the ‘SSL certificates’ that give you that padlock icon on your browser address bar to show the site is nice and safe. That’s included free of charge with our green hosting.

    How much does sustainable web design cost?

    We get asked this a lot, and see companies charging wildly different fees for essentially the same project. Each project is different, so we like to discuss your needs and provide a specific quote rather than just stating a figure.

    A good site will be based on a solid brand, so if that’s not been taken care of professionally, that may need to be the first step. You’ll need excellent copy and images to make a success of things too. Once the web designs are done this needs to be converted into a fast, easy to use website that can compete in search engines. Ongoing maintenance is vital to keep an eye on performance and security.

    As you can see, the actual web design part is only one stage so each project cost can vary depending on what you already have in place. Drop us a line and let’s talk – there are no high pressure sales tactics here!

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