Web Design in Manchester
FlyRank designs and builds websites for Manchester businesses. Each site is fast, accessible and structured for search from the first wireframe, so design, development and SEO work as one team.
- Manchester-based, UK-wide
- WordPress and headless builds
- Tested to WCAG 2.2 AA
Website strategy, UX and UI design
Good design starts with decisions about audience, offer and structure, settled before anyone opens a design tool.
A well-built site is also what AI answer engines read. Clean structure, fast pages and clear service information make your business easier to quote, which is why web design sits alongside our AEO & GEO services.
We interview stakeholders, review your analytics and study how competitors present similar services. The output is a sitemap, a page-by-page content plan and goals such as enquiries, bookings or quote requests. Everything that follows is checked against them.
- Navigation, page flow and forms designed around how visitors decide.
- A consistent component library for typography, spacing, buttons and forms.
- Colour, tone and imagery that match the rest of your brand.
Responsive website development, performance and accessibility
We choose the platform to fit your team and goals, not the other way round.
- WordPress with Kadence
- Lightweight custom components on the block editor, not heavy page-builder plugins. Quick to load, simple for your team to edit and easy to maintain.
- Headless builds
- WordPress manages content while a separate front end delivers it. We recommend it only when complex integrations or performance justify the extra cost.
- Performance and Core Web Vitals
- Optimised images, fonts, scripts and caching, tested against loading, interactivity and visual stability.
- Accessibility to WCAG 2.2 AA
- Colour contrast, keyboard navigation, focus states, form labels, alt text and heading structure, tested by hand with a keyboard and screen reader as well as automated tools.
- Conversion-focused design
- The main offer and call to action above the fold, forms that ask only what you need, proof close to the decision point and event tracking for calls and forms.
- Responsive testing
- Every build tested on current phones, tablets and desktop browsers before launch.
SEO-ready web design and website redesigns
Search visibility is far cheaper to build in than to bolt on, so our SEO team reviews the project from the start.
- Flat, readable URLs that match how people search.
- One topic per page, with titles, headings and anchors written for it.
- Structured data, XML sitemap, robots rules and canonical tags at launch.
- Redirect maps using permanent 301 redirects, so a redesign keeps its rankings.
For ongoing optimisation after launch, see our SEO agency services in Manchester.
Web design project stages
Timescales depend on scope. We confirm a schedule in the proposal.
Discovery
Goals, audience, sitemap and content plan agreed.
Design
Wireframes, then visual design for key templates, reviewed with you.
Build
Development, content entry, integrations and SEO setup.
Test
Performance, accessibility, cross-browser and form testing.
Launch and support
Go-live, redirect checks, monitoring and handover training.
Choosing between WordPress and a headless build
The right platform depends on who edits the site, what it integrates with and how much performance matters.
| Consideration | WordPress with Kadence | Headless WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Service businesses, brochure and content-led sites | Complex integrations, app-like features, large content libraries |
| Editing | Familiar block editor, live preview | Familiar editor, preview needs extra setup |
| Cost and timescale | Lower, faster to launch | Higher, longer build |
| Maintenance | One system to update | Two systems to maintain |
| Performance | Very good when built lean | Excellent when built well |
For most Manchester service businesses, WordPress with Kadence is the sensible choice. We will tell you plainly if your project needs something different.
Website content, training and ongoing support
A website is never finished at launch. We help you plan and write page content so the site goes live complete. Where you need writing, our AI content creation services produce edited, fact-checked pages.
At handover we train your team to edit pages, add posts and manage forms. You own the site, the content and the accounts, and we document the build so another developer could pick it up.
Optional care plans cover updates, backups, security monitoring and uptime checks. They are quoted separately and you can manage the site yourself.
Website redesigns and migrations without losing search visibility
A redesign is the riskiest moment in a site’s search life. We plan it to protect what already works.
- Before anything moves, we crawl the existing site and record every URL with its rankings, traffic and links.
- Each old address is mapped to its closest new equivalent. Removed sections are never sent to the homepage.
- After launch we monitor Search Console, check for crawl errors and compare against the baseline.
- Where a live site already performs well, we avoid restructuring it unnecessarily.
Free SEO and AI visibility audit
Planning a new site or a redesign? Start with a free audit of your current one.
- Top fixes in priority order.
- Where you stand in Google and in AI answers.
- What to protect before any redesign.
SEO and web design across Greater Manchester
FlyRank provides web design and development to businesses in Manchester city centre, Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Oldham, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Tameside and Wigan, the Cheshire East edge, and to clients across the UK.
Many projects come from businesses in the M1 to M4 postcode districts, including offices in Spinningfields, the Northern Quarter and Ancoats. We also build websites for media, technology and creative companies at MediaCityUK in Salford.
Our services cover website design, WordPress and Kadence development, headless builds, accessibility, performance, SEO-ready structure and redesigns with redirect planning. We meet clients in Manchester when it helps and run most reviews by video call.
Discuss your website project
Tell us what the site needs to do. We will suggest an approach, a platform and a realistic timeline.