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Joe Bellinger

Web design · Southampton

Web design for Southampton businesses that takes you to the next level.

Southampton is a big, competitive city, so a generic site gets lost fast. I design and build websites that make Southampton businesses look like the obvious choice, and make getting in touch take seconds.

Featured project

01Concept build

Florist & wedding flowers · Bath, Somerset

Hollyhock Flowers

A light, editorial site for an independent florist. Customers build a bouquet and watch it come together on a gift tag with the price, see how long they have left for same-day delivery, and couples can plan and price their wedding flowers before they ever pick up the phone.

  • Bouquet builder with live price
  • Same-day countdown
  • Wedding flower planner
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hollyhock-flowers.vercel.app
Homepage of the Hollyhock Flowers website
Hollyhock Flowers on mobile

Why Southampton businesses need more than a template.

In a city the size of Southampton, almost every search has ten businesses competing for it. The ones people pick usually aren't the biggest. They're the ones whose website answers the question quickly, looks the part and makes the next step obvious.

My Hollyhock Flowers concept shows the approach: customers build a bouquet and see the price as it comes together, a live countdown says how long is left for same-day delivery, and couples can plan and price their wedding flowers before they pick up the phone. Thoughtful details like that make a business look like the obvious choice.

Whether you're in Shirley, Portswood or out towards Eastleigh, I'll build a site around your services, your area and the way your customers choose, then hand it over fast-loading and SEO-ready.

Why work with me

  • A local designer who understands Hampshire businesses and customers
  • One person designs and builds your site, so what you approve is what goes live
  • Fast, mobile-first sites with no page-builder bloat
  • Clear fixed quotes and plain English, with no jargon or lock-in

Southampton and nearby

SouthamptonShirleyPortswoodBitterneWoolstonTottonEastleigh

Free quote

Get a quote for your Southampton business.

A couple of lines is plenty. I'll come back with ideas, a fixed price and a timeline, with no obligation.

What do you need?
How would you like to talk it through?

I'll reply by email either way, and set up a call from there if you'd like one.

No obligation and no spam. Your details are only used to reply to you.

More work

Recent builds.

Every site includes

Built to be found and to impress.

Easy to act on

A clear next step on the first screen, plus booking, quotes and click-to-call wherever people are ready.

Fast by default

Static pages, optimised images and no bloated page builder, so it loads fast on 4G.

SEO foundations

Clean URLs, meta tags, schema markup, a sitemap and pages built around what people search for.

Mobile-first

Designed for the phone first and checked in Safari on iPhone, where most of your visitors are.

Trust built in

Reviews, accreditations, guarantees and real photos placed where they do the most work.

Yours to keep

You own your website. No lock-in, no monthly page-builder fee.

Southampton FAQs

Web design in Southampton, answered.

Can we meet in person in Southampton?

Yes. I'm based in Portsmouth, about 40 minutes away, so I'm happy to meet in Southampton to talk through your project. Plenty of clients prefer a quick video call, which works just as well.

Can you build pages for each area of Southampton I cover?

Yes. Area pages are one of the best ways to show up for searches like "florist Bitterne" or "dog groomer Totton". Each one gets its own genuinely useful copy rather than the same text with the town name swapped.

How is this different from a big Southampton agency?

You deal directly with the person designing and building your site, with no account managers and no hand-offs. You get custom design and a fast, modern site, without agency overheads.

Ready for a website that works as hard as you do?

Tell me a bit about your business and what you need. You'll get a clear, no-obligation quote back.

Get a free quote