Web Design
A clear starting point for your website
A useful website begins with a clear understanding of your audience, your business priorities and the actions you want visitors to take. Before choosing a design, consider which services need the most visibility and what information customers need before making an enquiry.
Use the theme selection and questionnaire below to describe your preferred style, essential pages and any functionality you would like discussed. Sharing your current branding, available content and examples you like makes your brief more focused.
WordPress Website Design for Your Business
CQANET provides web design and development for businesses looking to present their services clearly online. Your WordPress website brief should bring together your business objectives, audience needs, branding and preferred functionality. A theme can help communicate the layout and visual style you have in mind, while your questionnaire answers explain what needs to be adapted or discussed. Include the pages you need, the content you already have and the actions you want visitors to take. These details provide a practical basis for discussing design, navigation and functionality, with your brand identity and the visitor experience kept central to the conversation.
Start by using the themes button below to explore the available designs. When you find a theme you like, copy the exact name shown beneath it into the theme option field on the request form. This helps identify the design you would like to discuss.
Use your questionnaire answers to explain what you like about your chosen theme, such as its layout, navigation or overall style. Note any changes you would like to discuss and any functionality your website needs, so your preferred design can be considered alongside your requirements.
When reviewing website designs, consider how each layout could present your services and help visitors find information. Look at the navigation, page structure and space for your content. Record the features you like in your brief, along with anything you would prefer to change.
Request an estimate for web design services
Complete the questionnaire below to help CQANET understand your website requirements and discuss an estimate. Describe what your website needs to achieve, who it should reach and how it should support both current and potential customers. Include any priorities or questions you would like to discuss. Your answers will help guide a conversation about your vision, the proposed scope and the information needed to plan the website.
How It Works
Read the guide below before completing your website request form. Your answers will help CQANET understand your requirements and discuss the proposed scope and an estimate.
Typical timeframes: please allow a minimum of two working days for a Standard (basic) website and a minimum of seven working days for a Premium website, counted from confirmed payment and receipt of everything we need from you.
Choose Your Website Theme
Open the theme selector labelled “Please choose a theme!” to browse the available website designs, then select the theme you would like to use for your website.
Standard Website — £49.99:A Standard website is a professional, ready-made website using your chosen theme. It is ideal if you want a simple, attractive website without extensive customisation. Any additional updates requested after your Standard website is completed are charged at an hourly rate.
Premium Website:A Premium website offers a more personalised service, with your selected theme adapted to your business requirements. You can communicate with the designer to discuss the changes and adjustments you need within the scope of your agreed package.
Complete the Request Form
Enter your contact details, business information, the business hours you want displayed on your website, your website requirements and your preferred features. Describe how you would like your website to look and what you want visitors to be able to do. If you choose a Standard/basic theme, include your content requirements in your website description, as the form will not show a separate question about supplying content. If you choose a Premium theme, use the content-choice question to indicate your preference.
Use the “Refine with AI” feature, where available, to improve your website description. Review the result before continuing.
Submit Your Request
Check that your information and website requirements are complete, read and agree to the terms, then click “Submit”. CQANET will review your request and provide an estimate for you to consider.
Approve Your Estimate
Standard websites: once you approve your estimate, simply pay the full £49.99 through our secure checkout.
Premium websites: once you approve the estimate, a £150 non-refundable deposit is required before work begins.
Your draft website will be created after payment is confirmed and CQANET has received everything needed from you to begin the work.
Review and Complete Your Website
CQANET checks your completed draft internally before sending it to you for review. Once the draft has passed our internal review, we send you a private website review link. Use this link to leave comments pinned to specific parts of the draft and chat with the designer. Review the draft, discuss any changes within your agreed package and agree the next steps before your website is published to its hosting environment.
When reviewing your draft, check your business name, contact details, opening hours if included, and the accuracy of your service descriptions. Read each page for spelling and missing information, and check that images are appropriate for your business and have useful text descriptions where needed. Try the navigation, links and any enquiry forms, and view the draft on both a phone and a larger screen where possible. For each requested change, identify the page and explain the intended result. Ask CQANET to clarify whether the change falls within your agreed package before proceeding.
Standard customers receive a professional website based on their selected theme; further updates after completion are charged hourly. Premium customers can discuss adjustments with the designer according to their agreed package.
When reviewing your draft, check that your business name, contact details, opening hours and descriptions are accurate. Read each page for missing information and test the links and enquiry options available in the draft. View the website on both a phone and a larger screen, noting any text that is difficult to read or navigation that is unclear. Check that images reflect your business and have appropriate text alternatives where needed. Use the private review link to identify the relevant page or element and explain each requested change clearly.
For Premium websites, the remaining balance is payable upon completion. Export to CQANET hosting has no export charge; assisted export to an external host incurs our remote-support fee. See the hosting and export guidance below.
Hosting and exporting your website
Moving to CQANET hosting:There is no charge to export your completed website to CQANET hosting. The hosting plan itself is charged separately: free export does not include free hosting.
Moving to an external hosting platform: a link to download your website files will be sent to you. If you require CQANET assistance with the import or transfer, our remote-support fee of £55 applies.
You can follow our WordPress migration video and downloadable PDF guideto import the backup yourself. Assisted export to an external host incurs our remote-support fee;contact CQANET to arrange assistance. Explore our hosting plans if you would like to host with us.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the questions we are asked most often about ordering a website from CQANET.
How much does a website cost?
Standard Website — £49.99:Standard Website: A professional, ready-made website built using the theme you choose. The website has a fixed price, payable in full; refer to your estimate for the price and payment deadline. Any updates you request after your Standard website is completed are charged at an hourly rate. Before requesting these updates, ask CQANET to confirm the applicable hourly rate and estimated cost.
Premium Website: a personalised service where your chosen theme is adapted to your business. Premium websites are priced individually by our team based on your requirements, and your estimate will confirm the full price before you commit.
When do I pay?
You never pay before you have seen and approved an estimate. For a Standard website, the fixed price is paid in full; check your estimate for the payment deadline. For a Premium website, the remaining balance is payable upon completion. Before approving your estimate, check the payment schedule, including any amounts due before completion, and contact CQANET if any payment terms are unclear.
- Standard websites: the full £49.99 is paid through our secure checkout before work begins.
- Premium websites: a £150 non-refundable deposit is paid before work begins, and the remaining balance is payable upon completion.
All payments are taken securely through the CQANET website checkout by card or PayPal.
What happens after I place my order?
Choose a gallery theme, complete the required business details including business hours, and submit your brief. Our team reviews your request and sends an estimate. Work starts only after you approve it and payment is confirmed: Standard is £49.99 paid in full; Premium requires a £150 non-refundable deposit. Opening checkout does not confirm payment. For Standard/basic themes, include your content requirements in your description; Premium retains the supplied-content question. Premium customers who chose to supply content receive a secure upload request after their confirmed deposit.
Can I review my website before it goes live?
Yes. CQANET checks your completed website draft before sharing your private Client Website Reviews link. You can use this link to preview the website, leave numbered comments on individual pages and chat with the designer. You can also edit or delete your own comments. Receiving the preview link does not mean your website has been deployed to its final hosting environment or made live. Premium customers can discuss adjustments within their agreed package, with the remaining balance payable on completion.
What if I need changes after my website is finished?
For Standard websites, updates requested after completion are charged at an hourly rate. Premium customers can discuss adjustments with the designer as part of their agreed package. We also offer ongoing website maintenance plans if you would like us to look after your site long term — just ask when you order or contact us afterwards.
Can you create my logo and browser icon?
If you select Yes when asked whether you need a logo, the business description you submit and the theme you choose are used to create a matching logo with a transparent background and browser icons. Browser icons are the small images shown in browser tabs. The logo and icons are saved privately alongside your website request so CQANET staff can review and download them. Requesting a logo does not start your website build and does not confirm that payment has been made.
If you choose No, the form links to our tutorial on updating your own logo and browser icon. Apps under Tools require you to sign in; Resources tutorials and PDF guides are publicly available.
How long will my website take?
Please allow a minimum of two working days for a Standard (basic) website and a minimum of seven working daysfor a Premium website. These are minimum lead times, not guaranteed completion dates. The timeframe starts once your payment is confirmed and we have everything we need from you, including your content, logo choices and any requested details. Premium timelines can vary depending on the scale of the agreed customisation; your estimate will set out the expected timeframe before you commit.
Can I move my website to CQANET or another host?
Exporting your completed website to CQANET hosting has no export charge; your hosting subscription is separate. For an external hosting platform, we send you a link to download your website files. If you need CQANET to assist with the import or transfer, the £55 remote-support fee applies.
For a self-managed import, follow our WordPress migration tutorial and PDF guide. Before importing, create complete backups of the source website and any existing destination website, including their files and databases. Check that you can restore these backups, and keep copies outside the websites being migrated. Use a fresh WordPress installation as the destination: the import overwrites the destination website, so do not import into a website containing content you need to retain. After importing, check that you can sign in and that pages, images, navigation links and any forms work correctly. Review the layout on mobile and desktop, and check for links that still point to the old website address. Complete these checks before directing visitors to the migrated website, and retain your backups until you have confirmed that the migration is successful.
Moving a website depends on how it was built, what access you have and the requirements of the destination hosting service. Before planning a move to CQANET or another provider, identify your current website platform, domain registrar, hosting provider and any email services linked to your domain. Check whether your website files, database and content can be exported, and whether any themes or plugins need separate licences. Contact CQANET to discuss your hosting requirements and clarify the proposed scope before making changes. Avoid cancelling existing services until the website, domain settings and email arrangements have been checked.