Website Creation for Local Businesses in South Side
South Side, in City of Edinburgh, Scotland, falls under postcode district EH8, near Piershill, Calton and Canongate. Edinburgh's Royal Mile runs along the 'crag and tail' left by a glacier scraping past the extinct volcano that Edinburgh Castle now sits on, linking the Castle to Holyroodhouse along five joined streets first named as a single route by a writer in 1901. Squeezed for space within the old town walls, builders had nowhere to go but up, lining the Mile with tenements ten storeys and higher centuries before the word 'skyscraper' existed anywhere else.
Essential Edinburgh runs the city centre's Business Improvement District, covering New Town from Charlotte Square to the St James Centre, while the separately run Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce brings together more than 800 businesses citywide. The ONS's own figures counted 18,635 VAT and/or PAYE registered businesses here.
73.8% of new businesses in City of Edinburgh were still trading two years on, as of 2022 (ONS). With that much movement in the local business population, website creation is exactly what helps a business hold its ground.
About Website Creation
Website Creation is our one-off build service. We design and build a professional website around what your customers actually need to do: understand what you offer, trust you, and get in touch. You get a complete first draft within 1 to 2 weeks of paying.
How it works, start to finish
Step 1: Free review
Tell us about your business in a few minutes. Free, no card, no obligation.
Step 2: 30-minute call
We talk through what you need and agree Essential or Business.
Step 3: First draft in 1 to 2 weeks
We build the site and you get a complete first version to look at.
Step 4: Review call and revision
We go through it together and you give us one list of changes. One revision round is included.
Step 5: Launch and handover
The site goes live on your domain, and you receive the access details for every account. They are all yours.
Areas we cover around South Side
Nearby areas
- Piershill
- Calton
- Canongate
- Northfield
- Dumbiedykes
Postcodes
EH8
Questions from South Side businesses
Do you cover South Side, in EH8?
Yes. South Side falls in EH8, and we work with businesses throughout that area, including nearby Calton.
Why does website creation matter for a South Side business specifically?
Essential Edinburgh runs the city centre's Business Improvement District, covering New Town from Charlotte Square to the St James Centre, while the separately run Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce brings together more than 800 businesses citywide. The ONS's own figures counted 18,635 VAT and/or PAYE registered businesses here. Your website is often the first impression a new customer gets. That's the market you're competing in across the Edinburgh travel-to-work area.
How Website Creation works for a South Side business
Step 1: Discovery
We get to know your business, your customers and what you want the site to do.
Step 2: Structure
We plan the pages and the route a customer takes from arriving to getting in touch.
Step 3: Build and content
We create the website and add your approved information and images.
Step 4: Review and launch
You check everything, we make your changes, then the site goes live on your domain.
Step 5: Handover
You receive full ownership and access details for everything.
From £295 one-off (Essential, up to 5 pages) or £445 one-off (Business, adds card payments, booking and advanced forms)
What Website Creation could do for your business
- A site that clearly explains what you do, who for, and where
- Works properly on phones, where most of your customers will find you
- Enquiry forms and clear calls to action, so getting in touch is easy
- Google Analytics and Search Console set up for you at no extra charge
- You own the website, the domain and every account connected to it
- From £295 one-off, with no monthly subscription required
Useful local links for South Side
- Essential Edinburgh (BID)
Runs the New Town city centre Business Improvement District, from Charlotte Square to the St James Centre.
- Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
Brings together more than 800 Edinburgh businesses across all sectors and sizes.
- MHD Law
45 Queen Charlotte Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 7HT
- P. Clark Thomson & Son
7a Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QG