--- title: "Websites for Local Businesses, Built to Perform | Frively" description: "Websites that show up on Google and bring in daily enquiries for local UK businesses. Built on the technology global brands use. Free site assessment" canonical: "https://www.frively.com/" last_updated: "2026-07-15T09:44:30.015Z" --- # Local business website design and SEO A beautiful website that gets you found Built for local service businesses, so you get found and get the enquiry - Looks beautiful and reflects your business - Ranks on page one for local searches - Turns visitors into enquiries, fully managed for you ![Marlow & Sons Plumbing homepage mockup with large headline, service cards, search result and analytics widgets](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fmarlow-sons-plumbing-mockup%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F691b30e96e6ad8298234a312%26v%3D1784029385959&w=1536&q=75&dpl=dpl_GpfLCefDyU814f74kzfmwGPtuZrb) Website design and SEO, working as one ## Beauty and performance, built in not bolted on You are often asked to choose. One route gives you a website that looks the part. Another gets you found on Google. You get both together, from the day your site goes live. ![Google search for "electrician near me" with Mercer Electrical listing and #1 RANKING badge](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fgoogle-electrician-search-mercer-electrical%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F691b30e96e6ad8298234a312%26v%3D1784036751023&w=1536&q=75&dpl=dpl_GpfLCefDyU814f74kzfmwGPtuZrb) ## What design work focuses on - A site that looks professional - A clean, modern feel - A design that reflects your brand ## What SEO work focuses on - Getting found on Google - Ranking for local searches - Bringing the right visitors in ## With Frively you get both, in one website. Nothing bolted on afterwards. [Why Frively?](/not-a-web-agency) ## SEO web design that brings in work Found, trusted, booked Three things have to happen for your website to bring in work. You get found when people search, you earn their trust once they land, and you make it easy for them to get in touch. Miss one and the other two stop paying off. You get all three built in from the day your site goes live. Found ## You show up in local search When someone nearby searches for what you do, your site is there on page one, in front of the people ready to enquire, not sitting where nobody scrolls. Trusted ## Proof that earns the click Showing up is only the start. Your site has to look the part and back it up, so the person weighing you against the next result feels confident choosing you. Booked ## New enquiries in your inbox A visitor who trusts you needs an easy way to act. Clear next steps turn that interest into a call, a form, or a booking landing with you. Found, trusted, booked, working together as one. That is what the Frively platform is built to do. Your website platform, fully managed ## Everything handled, in one place You get the whole thing looked after. The build, the hosting, the updates, the content, and your local SEO. Here is how it fits together. ![Webpage mockup promoting "Your Local Plumber in Shoreham" with photo grid and search-result popups](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Flocal-plumber-shoreham-webpage%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F691b30e96e6ad8298234a312%26v%3D1779813557070&w=1536&q=75&dpl=dpl_GpfLCefDyU814f74kzfmwGPtuZrb) [Website PlatformA fast, beautiful site built on technology used by global brandsRead more](/website-platform) ![Google search results showing Brightwell Electrical ranked #1 for 'electrician near me' with map and notifications](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fbrightwell-electrical-search-ranking-mockup%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F691b30e96e6ad8298234a312%26v%3D1780054749236&w=1536&q=75&dpl=dpl_GpfLCefDyU814f74kzfmwGPtuZrb) [Local SEORanking across every area and service you coverRead more](/local-seo) ![Green leaf hub linked to hosting, security, fresh content, and backups icons with smiling man on phone](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fleaf-hub-icons-man-on-phone%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F691b30e96e6ad8298234a312%26v%3D1780066871080&w=1536&q=75&dpl=dpl_GpfLCefDyU814f74kzfmwGPtuZrb) [Website ManagementWhat fully managed actually means, handled for youRead more](/website-management) ![maddoxclarke.co.uk domain connected via DNS to website hosting and email hosting cards](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fdomain-hosting-email-diagram%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F691b30e96e6ad8298234a312%26v%3D1780069783065&w=1536&q=75&dpl=dpl_GpfLCefDyU814f74kzfmwGPtuZrb) [Domain and Email HostingProfessional email on your own domain, kept secureRead more](/domain-and-email-hosting) ![Search card showing Google AI Overview naming Bloom Beauty the top beautician in Sheffield](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fgoogle-ai-overview-bloom-beauty-sheffield%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F691b30e96e6ad8298234a312%26v%3D1780312664282&w=1536&q=75&dpl=dpl_GpfLCefDyU814f74kzfmwGPtuZrb) [AI Search VisibilityShowing up when people ask AI assistants for a local recommendationRead more](/ai-search-visibility) Website design for local service businesses ## Built for businesses like yours You know your trade. You get a website that understands it too, written around the services you offer and the areas you cover. [AccountantsRead more](/solution-accountants) [PlumbersRead more](/solution-plumbers) [ElectriciansRead more](/solution-electricians) [Hair and BeautyRead more](/solutions-hair-beauty-aesthetics) [TradespeopleRead more](/solution-tradespeople) [Professional servicesRead more](/solution-professional-services) ![Pulse report dashboard with measurements, calendar booking overlay, and 'New enquiry' notification](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fpulse-report-calendar-booking%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F691b30e96e6ad8298234a312%26v%3D1779794056434&w=1536&q=75&dpl=dpl_GpfLCefDyU814f74kzfmwGPtuZrb) ## Free website assessment Find out what your current website is doing for you. Most local business owners are surprised by what their Pulse assessment reveals. Not because their site looks bad, but because looking good and performing well are two different things. Prefer to talk it through first? [Book a call](https://calendly.com/colin-frively/strategy-call) Local businesses already found ## Results you can see ![Honeys Hair & Beauty case study card with search snippet, green performance stats, and 'Read the case study' link](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fhoneys-hair-beauty-case-study-card%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F691b30e96e6ad8298234a312%26v%3D1784023540846&w=1536&q=75&dpl=dpl_GpfLCefDyU814f74kzfmwGPtuZrb) Salons and Clinics ## Honey's Hair and Beauty A £2000 website that delivered nothing. 10 months with Frively, the salon has doubled its new clients and hired an additional stylist to keep up. +150% New clients per month +296% booking revenue 0 -> 78 Page 1 rankings [Read the case study](https://www.frively.com/case-studies/honeys-case-study) ![Search result for "skin clinic bedfordshire" showing The Vintage Avenue | Hair & Skin Clinic Biggleswade, 4.9★ and #1 badge](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Fvintage-avenue-search-result%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F691b30e96e6ad8298234a312%26v%3D1784024052995&w=1536&q=75&dpl=dpl_GpfLCefDyU814f74kzfmwGPtuZrb) Salons and Clinics ## Vintage Avenue Hair and Beauty Burnt by two previous web designers. Within months of launching with Frively, "hairdressers Biggleswade" moved from page 5 to position 1. #1 for every service 65 new clients per month £4.5k monthly bookings [Read the case study](https://www.frively.com/case-studies/vintage) ![Webpage case study card for Cruz Hairworks showing search result, green #1 badge, metrics and call-to-action](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Ffrively-card-cruz-hairworks.png%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F691b30e96e6ad8298234a312%26v%3D1784024265456&w=1536&q=75&dpl=dpl_GpfLCefDyU814f74kzfmwGPtuZrb) Salons and Clinics ## Cruz Hairworks 30 years of reputation, zero discoverability. Four months after launch, Cruz ranks #1 locally for every hairdressing search and is cited on ChatGPT. +100% New clients growth YOY 0 -> 39 AI citations 6 -> 64 ranking pages [Read the case study](https://www.frively.com/case-studies/cruz) ## How it works How Frively works Step 1 ### Free Pulse assessment We run your existing website through Pulse and send you a clear, no-jargon report on where you stand, what's holding it back, and what fixing it would deliver. No obligation, no sales pressure. [What is Pulse?](/website-review) Step 2 ### Identify your needs and we build your site Book a call to go through what your site needs. You pay an upfront build fee plus a monthly fee for hosting, updates, content, and local SEO, and you get your estimate on the call. [See how pricing works](/pricing) Step 3 ### Get found and every month, your site gets stronger Fresh content goes live. Rankings get worked on. Technical performance is monitored. Security stays current. You get a monthly report showing what's been done and what's improving - while you focus on running your business. [Find out more about how it works](/how-it-works) How it started ## What if you took a website built to compete globally and put it behind a business competing locally? Running a SaaS business, our engineers had built us a website that was beating agencies spending millions on marketing. We took apart why it worked, rebuilt the framework for the local businesses we saw around us, and that became Frively. ![](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Ffrively-founder-kate-shove.png%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F691b30e96e6ad8298234a312%26v%3D1777008630467&w=1536&q=75&dpl=dpl_GpfLCefDyU814f74kzfmwGPtuZrb) Co-founder ## Kate Shove [See Kate's profile](/team-members/kate-shove) ![](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fmedia%2Ffile%2Ffrively-founder-tom-knight.png%3Fprefix%3Dtenants%252F691b30e96e6ad8298234a312%26v%3D1777008645134&w=1536&q=75&dpl=dpl_GpfLCefDyU814f74kzfmwGPtuZrb) Co-founder ## Tom Knight [See Tom's profile](/team-members/tom-knight) Guides and Insights ## The Frively Blog ## Why your Google Business Profile is key to ranking locally [Read the blog](https://www.frively.com/blog/google-business-profile-local-ranking) ## Your web designer is lovely. Is your website working? [Read the blog](https://www.frively.com/blog/website-loyalty-trap) ## Mobile-first websites: the simplest checklist for local businesses [Read the blog](https://www.frively.com/blog/mobile-first-websites-local-business-checklist) **YOUR NEXT STEP** ### Let's talk about your website. A 15-minute Zoom call with one of our team. No pitch, no obligation. [☎ 01273 112456](tel:+441273112456) Not ready to talk? Get your [**free Pulse Report**](/website-review)**.**