Taking on new projects· Tralee, Co. Kerry
I’m Ismael, a web designer in Tralee. Whether you need your first website or a better one, I build sites that show up on Google and get your phone ringing, and I look after them once they’re live.
Websites for
local businesses
[ Getting started ]
Whether you’re starting from nothing or replacing a site that never brings in a call, it starts with the same free half-hour chat.
People look you up before they get in touch, and what they find decides whether they call you or someone else.
69% of Irish consumers trust a business more when it has its own website. Only 24% trust businesses that are just on social media.
You watch it take shape on a private link and send me changes as you go. It only goes live once you’re happy with it.
It’s probably costing you customers if:
Google found that 53% of mobile visits are likely to be abandoned when a page takes longer than three seconds to load.
I’ll move you to a faster website that you own. Your domain and email stay as they are, and every old page points to its new one, so links on Google still land in the right place.
[ Light & dark ]
Go on, flip the switch. Every site I build has a dark mode.Welcome to the dark side. Easier on the eyes, and just as fast.
[ Services ]
A new website, a better version of the one you have, online bookings or monthly work to get you higher on Google. I do all of it myself, so you always deal with the same person.
A website that tells people what you do within a few seconds and makes it easy to ring you, email you or book.
Month by month I move you up Google and Google Maps, and your dashboard shows every call and enquiry it brings in.
Stuck with a slow or dated site on Wix, WordPress or Squarespace? I move you to a faster one you own, keep your domain and email, and point every old page at its new address.
Customers book a room, a table or an appointment on your own website and get a confirmation email. You pay no commission on any of it.
I look after the hosting, updates, backups and small changes for €139 a year, and fix problems before you notice them.
Invoices, customer records or jobs kept in one safe place instead of spreadsheets, set up around the way you already work.
An assistant on WhatsApp, in your inbox or on your website that answers the questions you get every day. Set up only where it pays for itself, with every running cost in writing first.
[ Included ]
These are the things that decide whether a website brings in customers. They’re part of every site I build, so you never have to ask for them.
Most people will open your site on a phone, often on patchy 4G. I keep pages light, so they load quickly and nobody gives up and goes back to Google.
Every page gets a clear title and description, Google is told exactly what you do and where, and your Google Business Profile is set up so you can appear on the map.
A call button, an enquiry form or a booking calendar on every page. Each call and form is counted, so you can see what the website brings in.
Big buttons, readable text and pages that work with a screen reader, so older customers and people with a disability can use your site too.
A secure connection, updates done for you and regular backups. There are no plugins to patch, so very little can go wrong.
The domain, the text and the photos belong to you, and you get every login the day the site goes live.
[ Ongoing SEO ]
Getting to the top of Google takes steady work. Every month I improve your pages, keep your Google listing busy and bring in more reviews, so you climb for the searches your customers make.
Nobody can honestly promise the number one spot, and I won’t. You’ll always see where you rank and what I’m doing about it.
See the SEO plan · from €349 a monthOngoing SEO from €349 a month, with a dashboard that shows every call and enquiry it brings in. Websites start at €499.
Each site is designed around what you want visitors to do next, whether that’s ringing you, booking a room or calling in to the shop. I build every one from scratch.
Each update gets its own private link. Have a look on your phone, tell me what to change and give the go-ahead before anything goes public.
Bookings, invoices and customer details in one place, with an admin page your staff can use on any phone.
Your site runs on hosting that stays quick on your busiest weekend. Changes go live within minutes of your go-ahead, and everything is backed up.
[ Process ]
You always know what happens next and what it will cost.
Half an hour on a video call, or over a coffee if you’re near Tralee, to talk about your business, your customers and what the website needs to do.
You get the price in euro and a timeline in writing. It doesn’t change, and I don’t charge by the hour.
You can watch the site take shape on a private link and send me changes as we go. Nothing goes live until you’re happy with it.
I put the site live, connect your domain and set up Google’s tools so we can see who finds you. Moving from an old site? Every old page is redirected the same day. After that I’m around whenever you need a change.
[ About ]
I’m a web designer based in Tralee, County Kerry, and I work with small businesses all over Ireland. There’s no account manager in the middle. The person you talk to is the person who designs your website, builds it and looks after it.
I care about the small things most people never notice. How quickly a page opens on a weak signal out in the country, whether someone using a screen reader can still book a table, and whether Google can tell exactly what you sell.
My websites start at €499, and you pay nothing until you’re happy with yours. A website with online booking is €599, and a grant can cover up to half. Every price is on the pricing page.
Not at all, most of my clients aren’t. I write the text, set everything up and explain things in plain English. You tell me about your business and let me know what you think of what I show you.
Most small business websites take three to six weeks from the first call to going live. Booking systems and bigger projects take longer, and you’ll get a timeline with your quote.
Yes. I’m based in Tralee, but I work with businesses all over Ireland, in Kerry, Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and everywhere else. Most of the work happens over video call and email, so distance doesn’t matter.
Yes. I only add the tracking you actually need, show a cookie banner only when the law calls for one, write a clear privacy notice and keep contact forms to the questions that matter.
Yes. Whether it’s on Wix, WordPress, Squarespace or something built years ago, I rebuild it as a faster site you own and move your text and photos across, for the same price as a new website (from €499). Your domain and email stay as they are. If a few fixes would do the job instead, I’ll tell you that too.
You shouldn’t, as long as the move is done carefully, and that’s part of the job. I keep your domain, point every old address at its new page with a permanent redirect and tell Google about the new pages on launch day. Google says rankings can move around for a few weeks while it catches up, so I keep an eye on yours until they settle.
Yes, where it pays for itself. I set up assistants that answer on WhatsApp, sort your email or help visitors on your website, with the running costs in writing before anything is built and a monthly limit on the bill. Often a simpler fix does the job, and I’ll tell you if so. What AI really costs a small business.
Every month I check the site for problems and fix them, track where you rank, keep your Google Business Profile active and add or improve pages. You get a short report on what changed and what comes next. Here’s how local SEO works.
You do. The domain, the text, the photos and the code are yours, and you get every login and password when it goes live.
Yes. The care plan covers hosting, your .ie domain, updates, backups, monitoring and small changes for €139 a year. Anything bigger gets a fixed quote first.
[ Contact ]
Send me a few lines about your business and what you need. Already have a website? Add the address and I’ll have a look before we talk.
Prefer email?
info@ismaelwebdesign.ie