Rebuild decision review
Do you need a new site at all? An independent answer you can take to your board.
From £1,500Fixed price, agreed up front
- Audit of the current site
- Rebuild or fix recommendation
- Written report you can share
Independent website rebuild consultant
Most rebuilds fail before a line of code is written. I help organisations decide whether to rebuild, what to buy and who to buy it from, then make sure they get it.
I take no referral fees or commission from agencies.
Who this is for
You're planning a new website, or you've been told you need one. Before you spend the money, get an independent view.
You might need this if:
- Your agency says you need a rebuild and you're not sure it's true
- You've had quotes that range from £15,000 to £150,000 and can't compare them
- The last rebuild ran late, cost more and didn't deliver what was promised
- Nobody on your team has run a website project of this size before
What I do
Five steps, in the order they happen. You can stop after any of them, and most people don't need all five.
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Decide whether to rebuild
An honest audit. Sometimes the answer is to fix what you have.
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Write the brief
What the site must do for the business, in a form agencies can price against.
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Choose the agency
Longlist, pitch, scoring and contract terms.
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Oversee the build
I hold the agency to the brief, budget and timeline.
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Launch safely
Testing, redirects and migration checks, so you don't lose search traffic.
What it costs
Fixed prices wherever possible. Each option stands on its own.
Brief and agency selection
A brief agencies can price against, and a fair process to choose between them.
From £2,000Fixed price, agreed up front
- Written brief and requirements
- Agency longlist and shortlist
- Pitch scoring and contract terms
Full rebuild oversight
From decision to launch, with someone on your side of the table throughout.
From £3,000Fixed price, agreed up front
- Everything in the first two options
- Build oversight against brief, budget and timeline
- Launch, redirect and migration checks
A rebuild I've been through myself
1968ltd.com, my own site
From an ageing WordPress site to a fast static site, without losing a single URL
- The problem
- An ageing WordPress site with 177 posts, slow pages and plugin upkeep.
- What changed
- Rebuilt as a fast static site with every old URL redirected.
Traffic up 73%Since the rebuild, with a 98 out of 100 PageSpeed score on mobile
Questions buyers ask
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Will you tell me not to rebuild?
Yes, if that's the right answer.
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Do you build websites?
No. I help you choose the agency that does, then hold them to it.
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Do you take commission from agencies?
No. Never.
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How long does a rebuild take?
Anything from a couple of weeks.
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Can you work with our existing agency?
Yes. Often that's the best outcome.
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What does it cost?
From £1,500 for a rebuild decision review, £2,000 for the brief and agency selection and £3,000 for full rebuild oversight. All fixed prices, agreed in writing before work starts. The full list is on the pricing page.
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We've already chosen an agency. Is it too late?
No. I can review the brief and the contract before you sign, or oversee the build once it's under way.
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Do you work with charities as well as law firms?
Yes. The process is the same. The budget and the board are usually different, and I plan for that.
I take no referral fees or commission from agencies.
Planning a rebuild? Talk it through before you commit.
An independent view on whether to rebuild, what to buy and who to buy it from.
Book a free 30-minute call