Website Creation: Built for Local Businesses in Whitby
Whitby's clifftop abbey ruins and a church surrounded by swooping bats gave Bram Stoker the setting for Dracula after he stayed at 6 Royal Crescent in 1890, and the town's long association with jet — a black gemstone mined from its coastline and fashioned into mourning jewellery after Queen Victoria adopted it in 1861 — once supported over 200 jet workshops employing around 1,500 people in the 1870s.
According to ONS, there were 32,555 VAT and/or PAYE registered businesses in the area. Whitby has no chamber of trade or Business Improvement District of its own; its independent shops, guesthouses and fishing-related businesses rely instead on North Yorkshire Council's countywide business support service and the York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub for free advice and grants.
The employment rate in North Yorkshire was 79.5% in 2023 (ONS). A labour market like that shapes who's around to become your customer - website creation helps you reach them.
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 Whitby
Nearby areas
- High Hawsker
- Thorpe Green
- West Cliff
- Fishburn Park
Postcodes
YO21, YO22
Questions from Whitby businesses
Do you work with businesses in YO21, where Whitby is?
Yes, Website Creation is available on the same terms right across YO21, covering Whitby and neighbouring West Cliff.
What does the local market in Whitby actually look like?
According to ONS, there were 32,555 VAT and/or PAYE registered businesses in the area. Whitby has no chamber of trade or Business Improvement District of its own; its independent shops, guesthouses and fishing-related businesses rely instead on North Yorkshire Council's countywide business support service and the York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub for free advice and grants. Your website is often the first impression a new customer gets. That's the market you're competing in across the Whitby travel-to-work area.
How it works if you're trading in Whitby
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 Whitby
- Colin Brown & Kidson Solicitors
Solicitors serving Whitby and the surrounding area since 1914, based at Wellington House, Wellington Road.
- Whitby Insurance Services
Independent insurance broker at 25a Flowergate, Whitby, covering general and commercial insurance.
- Asquiths
Chartered accountants with offices in Scarborough and Whitby (14 Skinner Street), offering business and tax advice.
- North Yorkshire Council – business support
The council's own free business advice and grants, delivered countywide in the absence of a Whitby-specific chamber or BID.