Web design · Peterlee & the North East

See your new website before you pay a penny.

Canny Web NE builds simple, fast, mobile-friendly websites for trades and local businesses across County Durham. Send us your business name — we'll build you a free mockup homepage. Like it, and we take it from there. Don't, and you owe nothing.

✓ Free mockup first  ·  ✓ Live within a week  ·  ✓ No contracts on care plans
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est. 2009 :: under construction since 2014

We do all types of jobs for all types of customers give us a ring or dont its up to you!!

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County Durham · Trusted local trade

Trusted local trade, done properly.

Book in two taps. No forms, no fuss.

WhatsApp us
Response time~2 hrs

Same business. Same trade. One of these gets the call.

How it works

From WhatsApp message to live website in three steps.

STEP 1

Send us your business name

One WhatsApp message with your business name and what you do. That's genuinely all we need to start.

STEP 2

Get your free mockup

Within a few days you'll get a mockup homepage — your name, your trade, your colours. Free, no strings. If it's not for you, that's the end of it.

STEP 3

We build it, you get on with work

Like the mockup? Send us your photos and details, and your finished site goes live within a week. We handle the domain, hosting, and every technical bit.

Recent builds

Every trade looks different. Every site should too.

Three different businesses, three completely different styles — none of them from the same cookie cutter.

Hartley Plumbing & Heating
Trust-first · Classic

A traditional, credibility-led design for a plumbing and heating firm — built to reassure at a glance.

Elm & Stone
Warm · Editorial

An earthy, premium feel for a landscaping studio — designed to make garden projects feel personal.

Apex Detailing
Bold · Automotive

High-energy, showroom-dark design for a mobile detailer — built for bookings, not browsing.

These are demonstration builds we made to show our range. Ask on WhatsApp and we'll send you the live links to click through.

Why us

The honest comparison.

You've got three real options for getting online. Here's how they actually stack up.

DIY builder (Wix etc.) Big agency Canny Web NE
Your time neededEvenings & weekendsMeetings & briefsOne WhatsApp chat
Typical cost£20–40/mo forever£2,000–£5,000+From £395 or £49/mo
Looks like a template?UsuallyNoNo — designed per trade
See it before payingNoRarelyAlways — free mockup
Updates after launchYou do themChargeable, slowMessage us, done same week
Local, answers the phoneNoSometimesBased in Peterlee
Pricing

Clear prices. No "request a quote" games.

Every build includes mobile-first design, your domain sorted, fast hosting setup, and a site that's live within a week of us getting your content.

Starter

One-pager

For getting on the map, fast.

£395 one-off
  • Single-page site: who you are, what you do, how to reach you
  • WhatsApp / call buttons front and centre
  • Mobile-first design
  • Google-ready basics (so you show up in local searches)
Premium

Custom build

For standing out in a crowded trade.

£1,295 one-off
  • Fully custom design — nothing off the shelf
  • Professional copywriting throughout
  • Full SEO foundation and Google Business setup
  • Extra pages at £95 each

Or pay monthly. Nothing upfront.

A full Starter-spec site with hosting, updates, and support all included. 12-month minimum, then rolling monthly. The site's yours to keep hosted with us for as long as you like.

£49/month

Already got a build? The Care Plan is £29/month — hosting, security, and up to two content updates a month. You message us, we make the change. No contract, cancel anytime, and you always own your own domain.

The Canny guarantee

If you don't love the mockup, you pay nothing. Not a penny.

We take all the risk, because we're confident in the work. You only ever pay once you've seen — and liked — what your website will actually look like. And your domain is always registered in your name, so you're never locked in.

Who you're dealing with

Built by someone who runs local businesses too.

Canny Web NE is run by Cory, from Peterlee — who also runs a detailing business, a pressure washing business, and a lawn care business across the North East.

That matters, because we're not designers guessing what a trade business needs. We know what it's like when the phone's ringing on a job, when word of mouth is your whole marketing plan, and when "sort the website out" has been on the list for two years.

So we build the site the way we'd want ours built: fast, simple, sorted — and then we keep it running so you never think about it again.

The Canny way
  • Straight answers. Prices on the page, no discovery calls, no jargon.
  • Local and reachable. Peterlee-based. Message us and a real person replies — usually the same day.
  • You own everything. Your domain, in your name, always. Leave anytime and take it with you.
  • Part of Canny Group NE. A family of North East service businesses — we're not going anywhere.
FAQ

Fair questions, straight answers.

Is the mockup really free? What's the catch?
Really free, no catch. We build a mockup homepage from just your business name and trade. If you like it, we finish the full site and you pay then. If you don't, we part ways — no invoice, no hard feelings. We win enough of them for the maths to work.
How long does it take?
The mockup lands within a few days. Once you've approved it and sent your content (photos, services, contact details), the finished site is typically live within a week. The most common delay is waiting on photos — so start digging them out early.
Do I own the website and domain?
Your domain is registered in your name from day one — we help you set it up, but it's yours. If you ever leave, you take it with you. We think holding a client's domain hostage is bad practice, so we simply don't do it.
What does the £29/month care plan actually cover?
Hosting, security, keeping everything running, and up to two content changes a month — new photos, updated prices, a new service added. You send a WhatsApp, we make the change, usually within a couple of days. No contract; cancel whenever.
What if I want changes after seeing the mockup?
Expected and included. The mockup is a starting point — we'll do a round of revisions on colours, layout, and wording as part of the build. It's your site; it should feel like it.
I don't use WhatsApp — can I still work with you?
Of course. Call or text 07496 692221 instead and we'll take it from there. WhatsApp is just the fastest way to send photos back and forth.
Takes less than a minute

Send your business name. Get a free mockup. Decide after.

That's the whole process. No forms, no sales calls, no risk — just a message.

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Not on WhatsApp? Call or text 07496 692221