WordPress Development · London

WordPress Development in London, Built to Rank

WordPress development for London businesses, built by someone who understands search, not just page layout. New builds, full rebuilds, and surgical fixes for sites that look fine but rank nowhere. SEO foundations from day one, not bolted on afterwards.

Built for speed and search from day one. No page builder bloat.

WordPress, done properly

  • Fast, Core Web Vitals ready out of the box
  • SEO baked in, not bolted on after
  • Real prices on the page, no vague quotes
  • An SEO consultant leading the build
Overview

What WordPress development in London costs

ZainSEO provides WordPress development in London for small and medium businesses. Three project types are offered: new builds from scratch, rebuilds and redesigns that preserve existing search rankings, and targeted speed and technical SEO fixes for sites that are not ready for a full rebuild.

Projects are fixed scope and fixed price. A single landing page starts at £550 and takes one to two weeks. A five to eight page small business site starts at £1,950 and takes three to four weeks. Custom builds and larger rebuilds start at £4,500 and take six to ten weeks. Every build includes on-page SEO, schema markup, speed optimisation, and Core Web Vitals work as standard, and is led personally by Zain, a local SEO expert in London with a software engineering degree.

Sound familiar?

If you have been through a bad WordPress build, you know the signs.

01

"The site is so slow"

Heavy theme, twelve plugins, page speed in the red. Google notices, visitors notice, and you lose both.

02

"It looks fine but does not rank"

Pretty homepage, zero SEO foundations. No schema, no internal linking, no plan from the start.

03

"I cannot edit anything without breaking it"

Custom coded by an agency that is now hard to reach. Every change becomes a hostage situation.

What I build

Three kinds of WordPress work, pick the one that fits

Whether you need a new site, a rebuild that does not lose your rankings, or surgical fixes to what you already have.

Pillar 01

New Builds

A WordPress site from scratch, on a clean, fast setup. SEO foundations from day one, not retrofitted later when the rankings do not arrive.

  • Discovery and sitemap planning
  • Mobile first responsive build
  • On-page SEO done while building
  • Speed optimised by default
Pillar 02

Rebuilds & Redesigns

For sites that look dated, run slow, or have lost their search rankings. Modern foundations, with URLs kept in place so existing SEO is not thrown away.

  • Content migration without ranking loss
  • 301 redirect mapping done properly
  • Modernised design within your brand
  • Speed and Core Web Vitals fixed
Pillar 03

Speed & SEO Fixes

Not ready for a full rebuild but the site is dragging? Targeted technical work on speed, schema, and indexability. Surgical, not destructive.

  • Core Web Vitals and speed audit
  • Schema markup setup
  • Indexability and crawl fixes
  • Internal linking restructure
How a build goes

Four steps. Fixed scope. No drift.

01
Discover

Scope the build

Sitemap, content map, and which features actually matter. One call, one written brief.

02
Design

Wireframe and mockup

See it before it is built. Iterate on the layout, not on the live site.

03
Build

WordPress and content

Built on staging. Weekly progress emails. Nothing goes live until you sign it off.

04
Launch

Go live and handover

Deploy, redirect mapping, post launch checks. Then you decide on ongoing care.

Project pricing

Three project tiers. Real prices. No surprise invoices.

Every build is fixed scope and fixed price. If the project grows, we agree the cost before any extra work starts.

Landing Page

One high converting page. For local businesses, lead capture, or a single service launch.

Starting from £550
Timeline1–2 weeks
Revisions2 rounds
What is included
  • Single page, mobile first
  • Up to 5 sections
  • On-page SEO and meta setup
  • Lead form and email integration
  • Speed optimised, Core Web Vitals ready
  • 1 round of revisions after launch
After launch Optional Website Management from £65 a month, or take the keys and run it yourself.
Book a call

Custom Build

For larger sites, rebuilds, or anything beyond a standard service site. Scoped per project.

Starting from £4,500
Timeline6–10 weeks
RevisionsPer scope
What is included
  • Full discovery and research phase
  • 10+ pages or custom features
  • Content migration for rebuilds
  • Redirect mapping, no SEO loss
  • Custom integrations as needed
  • Full SEO foundation
  • 60 days post launch support
After launch Custom Website Management plan available, quoted alongside the build.
Book a call

Not sure which tier fits? Book a 15 minute call and I will give you a straight answer, or tell you if WordPress is not the right platform for you at all.

Honest fit check

Who this is, and is not, for

Better to say no upfront than take on the wrong project. It saves time on both sides.

This is a good fit if

  • You are a London business that needs a real site, not a template
  • You want the person building it to actually understand SEO
  • You would rather deal directly with the person who scoped your project
  • You are fine with weekly progress emails over daily Slack
  • You want the site to keep working long after launch

Probably not the right fit if

  • You need it launched in five days, because that is not real WordPress work
  • You want Shopify, Webflow, or Wix, which are a different specialism
  • You need a full eCommerce store with 500+ products
  • You want a developer who will just say yes without pushback
  • Your budget is below the Landing Page tier, because better tools exist at that level
Where I build

WordPress development across London

Builds happen remotely, with calls when they help. London is where I live and where I understand what local businesses are actually competing for in search.

Wimbledon Balham Tooting Merton Wandsworth Clapham Putney Richmond Kingston Croydon Sutton Streatham Brixton Southwark Lambeth Camden Islington Hackney Tower Hamlets Greenwich Lewisham Ealing Hounslow Brent Barnet Enfield Haringey Newham Redbridge Bromley Hammersmith & Fulham Kensington & Chelsea Westminster City of London
Honest FAQ

The questions you are actually thinking

How much does WordPress development in London cost?

Mine starts at £550 for a single landing page, £1,950 for a five to eight page business site, and £4,500 for custom builds and larger rebuilds. London agencies typically quote considerably more for the same scope. Every project is fixed price, so the number you are quoted is the number you pay.

Why WordPress and not Webflow, Squarespace, or Wix?

WordPress gives you the most control over SEO, the deepest content flexibility, and no vendor lock in. Other platforms genuinely suit some projects better, and I will tell you honestly if yours is one of them rather than take the work.

Which page builder do you use?

Whichever one suits the project and keeps the site fast. What matters is not the tool, it is that the build stays light, loads quickly, and that you can edit your own text and images afterwards without needing me. Plugin bloat is the enemy, whatever the builder.

Who actually builds the site?

I scope it, set the SEO strategy, and sign off everything before it ships. On larger builds my team at Zevon Digital, the studio I founded, handles design and development under my direction. What you will never get is an account manager standing between you and the person who understands your project.

What happens if my project goes over scope?

Scope creep gets quoted upfront, before any new work begins. No surprise invoices at the end. You always know what something will cost before I do it.

Will I be able to edit the site myself?

Yes, and that is the point of WordPress. It is built so the everyday edits, text, images, new blog posts, are safe for you to do. Structural changes are the ones you will want me for.

What about hosting?

I will recommend something appropriate for your traffic and budget, but the hosting account is yours, in your name. I do not resell hosting or lock you into mine, so you are never dependent on me for access to your own site.

Do I have to take the Website Management plan afterwards?

No. Strongly recommended, never required. Full handover documentation is included regardless, so you can manage the site yourself or hand it to anyone else without a fight.

Got a WordPress project in mind?

A 15 minute call to scope it out, no pressure to commit. I will tell you honestly which tier fits, or whether I am not the right fit at all.

Book a 15 minute call

Not ready to talk? Get a free SEO audit first. Useful even if you are planning a rebuild.