Serving Edinburgh · EH1, EH2, EH3

Websites for Edinburgh businesses

Edinburgh's indie shops sit between the Castle and the Firth - roasters in Stockbridge, makers in Leith, traders on the Royal Mile.

Edinburgh is a working capital that runs on tourism, two universities and a startling number of small independent traders. Walk the Royal Mile in the morning and you'll pass the old Jenners building, Scotland's former flagship department store, which is slowly coming back to life under new owners. Wander up Broughton Street in Stockbridge and you find Artisan Roast, I J Mellis the cheesemonger, and a dozen other family-run shops that have traded here longer than the tram extension. Most of the cafés, tradesmen, and creative agencies I'd work with in EH1 to EH9 don't need a clever site. They need a clean link to put on a van, on an Instagram bio, or on a printed business card.

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What you get

Your own URL, on its own domain
Hand-coded — no WordPress, no page builders
Basic on-page SEO, fast loads, mobile-first
Small content edits whenever you need them
No setup fee, cancel any month

Working with Edinburgh

Edinburgh's small business scene is dense and unusually varied for a city of 540,000. Artisan Roast, the first independent coffee roaster in Scotland, runs four shops across Broughton Street, Leith Walk, Stockbridge and Bruntsfield, plus a coffee hut outside the St James Quarter. I J Mellis is the long-running cheesemonger in Stockbridge, and a clutch of small roasters and bakeries has spread across the Old Town and Leith - The Milkman between the Castle and the Cowgate, The Source with its Old Town bar, and William and Johnston roasting in plain sight at Custom Lane on the Shore. The Stockbridge Sunday market is a fixture for local bakers and producers, and the Grassmarket hosts a smaller Saturday producers' market. The Princes Street and Waverley Valley Strategy, approved in late 2024, finally sets a direction for the eastern end of Princes Street itself.

Every Edinburgh site is hand-coded, mobile-first, and shipped on its own domain. There's nothing for you to maintain — hosting, SSL, backups, updates and small content edits are all in the £25/month plan. You'll deal directly with me from brief to launch, by email or WhatsApp, in plain English.

Local economy

Real Edinburgh small businesses, not stock photos

Every Edinburgh brief lands somewhere on the same map of shops, salons, trades and indie operators. Here are some of the real Edinburgh businesses I've researched while writing this page — the kind of place a clean £25/month site is built for.

Some Edinburgh independents we'd happily sit next to

Artisan Roast
Independent coffee roaster and café
Branded as Scotland's first independent coffee roaster; four Edinburgh shops (Broughton Street, Leith Walk, Stockbridge, Bruntsfield) plus a hut outside St James Quarter.
I J Mellis
Artisan cheesemonger
Long-running Stockbridge cheesemonger; cited in Edinburgh shopping guides for its artisan cheese counter.
The Milkman
Independent coffee shop
Two sites in the Old Town between the Castle and the Cowgate; serves espresso from local indie roasters.
William and Johnston
Small-batch coffee roaster and café
Roasts and serves at Custom Lane on the Shore, Leith.
Stockbridge Market
Sunday producers' market
Weekly Sunday market for local bakers, fishmongers and hot food; covered in Telegraph and Hotels.com Edinburgh guides.

Streets we know in Edinburgh

Royal Mile
Princes Street
George Street
Rose Street
Broughton Street
Leith Walk
Grassmarket
Cowgate

Neighbourhoods covered

Old Town
New Town
Stockbridge
Bruntsfield
Morningside
Leith
Broughton
Easter Road

Trade bodies & BIDs in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce

Why these industries cluster here

Hospitality and cafés
Edinburgh has a deep indie coffee and bakery scene, led by Artisan Roast (Scotland's first independent roaster), The Milkman, The Source and William and Johnston.
Independent food and drink retail
Stockbridge, Bruntsfield and the Grassmarket are anchored by long-running independents like I J Mellis (cheesemonger) and the Stockbridge Sunday market.
Tourism and creative agencies
Tourism funds a large share of the city centre's small traders on the Royal Mile and around Princes Street, and Edinburgh's creative agencies cluster in Leith and the Old Town.
Tradesmen and professional services
The Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce supports a broad SME base of tradesmen, solicitors and accountants across the EH postcodes.

The City of Edinburgh Council approved the Princes Street and Waverley Valley Strategy in late 2024, with a public consultation running into early 2025, to guide regeneration of the eastern end of Princes Street and the Waverley Valley (https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/princesstreet).

Where we work

Websites for Edinburgh and City of Edinburgh

I'm based in London, build over email and WhatsApp, and ship the same £25/month plan to Edinburgh and every other town in City of Edinburgh.

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Pricing

£25/month

One flat plan for every Edinburgh build — hosting, SSL, backups, updates and small content edits all included. No setup fee, no contract, cancel any month.

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How it works

From your first message to a live Edinburgh link in 1–2 weeks.

01You message me with a sentence on what you do.
02Quick call or text, you send your bundle.
03I build, you pay £25/month, you get the link.

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FAQs

Edinburgh web design — common questions

How much does a website for an Edinburgh small business cost?

I charge a flat £25 a month with no setup fee, hosting and SSL included, so a typical café, salon or tradesman site costs £300 a year all in. Same price in Stockbridge as it is in Leith.

Do you build sites for businesses across all the EH postcodes?

Yes - I cover EH1 through EH9, so anywhere from Stockbridge and Bruntsfield to Leith, Morningside, the Old Town and out to the edge of EH9. Most of my work in the capital is cafés, tradesmen, creative agencies and professional services, and the £25/month plan and 1-2 week turnaround are the same no matter which side of the city you're on.

How long does an Edinburgh business site take to go live?

Most one-page or small multi-page sites are live inside one to two weeks, depending on how quickly I get your photos, logo and any trade body details. I don't drag it out.

Will my new site show up in Edinburgh Google searches?

I include basic on-page SEO with every build - sensible page titles, descriptions, fast loads, clean structure. I don't promise rankings, don't do link building, and don't run ongoing SEO campaigns. If that's what you need, I'd rather say so up front than sell it badly.

Can you set up or run my Google Business Profile?

No - and that's deliberate. I don't claim, set up or manage Google Business Profiles, run paid ads, write blogs, or handle social media. The £25/month plan covers a hand-coded site, hosting, SSL, backups, and small content edits when you need them. Anything outside that is a separate conversation.

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