Web Design in Rochdale
Most Rochdale businesses are small, and nobody has time to look after the website. You need one that explains what you do, brings in enquiries and is easy to keep up to date. We're based in Milnrow, in the Rochdale borough, and have been building websites since 2021, and we look after hosting and security once you're live. Website services from £95 a month.
Our web design services in Rochdale
Brochure Websites
A clear site that explains what you do, who you do it for and how to get in touch, built to be updated without a developer.
Online Shops
E-commerce sites that are secure, simple to run day to day and set up for the way your customers buy.
Website as a Service
Custom design, hosting and ongoing support for one monthly fee, with no upfront build cost.
Local Search Set-up
Service pages, page titles and contact details set up at build so the site matches your Google Business Profile.
Hosting & Security
Updates, daily backups and security looked after by the same team that provides our IT support and cyber security.
Websites for Rochdale businesses
For a small firm, the website often has to be receptionist, brochure and salesperson at once, with nobody who has time to look after it. We build it to do those jobs and keep it working for you.
We're based in Milnrow and have been here since we started in 2021. The team that builds your website also provides IT support and cyber security, so your domain, email, hosting and backups are looked after properly long after launch. We're rated 5.0 on Google.
Book a free IT auditEasier to just chat?
It's always easier to talk a website through on the phone. Give us a call and we'll go through what your business needs and the practical options.
Let’s ChatHow we build your website
Discovery: a conversation in Milnrow, at your premises or by video call about what you sell, who buys it and what the site needs to achieve, whether that is enquiries, online sales or information.
Structure: we plan the pages you need and how visitors move between them. If your current site already ranks for anything, we map every old address to a new one so you keep that traffic.
Design: mobile-first page designs built around your brand, with the call and enquiry buttons where people expect to find them.
Build: a content-managed site you can update yourself, with fast pages, readable colour contrast, image descriptions, forms tested end to end and room to add pages and features as the business grows.
Launch and ongoing care: speed, links and forms checked before go-live, then updates, backups and security looked after on Pulse, the WordPress hosting platform we built in-house. Once it is live, tell people about it through your social media and email newsletter.
Getting found in local search
Google says its local results are mainly based on relevance, distance and prominence. Relevance is how well a business matches the search. Distance is how far it is from the person searching. Prominence is how well known it is, which Google says includes links to your website and your reviews.
A website helps most with relevance and prominence. We give each service its own clear page, use the service and town names your customers actually type, make sure your name, address and phone number match your Google Business Profile, and set up Search Console so you can see which searches find you.
Distance is the one factor nobody can change, so we will not promise you rankings in towns you are nowhere near. What we can do is make sure that when someone nearby searches for what you do, your site gives Google every reason to show it.
About BM TechnologiesWhat Rochdale businesses need from a website
Say what you do and where you do it on the first screen. Someone searching from Castleton, Littleborough or Milnrow should know within seconds whether you serve them and how to get in touch.
Give each main service its own page rather than one long list. Trades, manufacturers and professional firms usually sell several different things, and each one deserves a page that answers the questions customers really ask.
Use proof that is real: genuine reviews, photos of your own work and case studies you have permission to share. Stock photos of strangers and made-up testimonials put people off.
Make enquiries easy to send and sure to arrive: tap-to-call phone numbers on mobile, short forms that go to an inbox someone checks, and a clear next step on every page.
Suit your customers. If you sell to other businesses, such as manufacturers or logistics firms, buyers will check what you can do, your accreditations and how to reach you before they pick up the phone, so put those where they're easy to find.
Web design and IT support under one roof
Because we also provide IT support in Rochdale, the parts of a website that usually fall between suppliers stay with one team: the domain and DNS records, business email, SSL certificates, backups and the security of the site itself. If something stops working, you call one number.
This page is about working with Rochdale businesses. For the full range of website services, our portfolio and how Website as a Service works, see our main web design and development page, linked below.
Recent work
Recent sites we have designed and built include Q Communications, an international communications agency; Mental Health 360, a mental health charity; Coral Dustolex, an industrial dust and fume extraction specialist; and ThoroughClean, a domestic and commercial cleaning company.
Pitch Sales, a North West sales agency, came to us after another agency missed the brief. We rebuilt the site at pitchsales.co.uk, and you can read how in our Pitch Sales case study, linked below.
Areas we cover near Rochdale
We design websites for businesses in Rochdale town centre, Milnrow, Newhey, Littleborough, Wardle, Castleton, Heywood and Middleton, and across the rest of Greater Manchester, meeting at our Milnrow office, at your premises or by video call. For city-centre firms, see our web design in Manchester page.
Web Design Rochdale FAQs
How much does a website cost in Rochdale?
Website as a Service starts from £95 a month and covers custom design, hosting and ongoing support with no upfront build cost. Online shops and larger bespoke builds are quoted on scope after a conversation about what you need.
How should we choose a web designer in Rochdale?
Look at real sites they have built, read genuine reviews, ask who looks after the site after launch, and make sure they will explain the process clearly and keep you updated as the work goes on.
Are you actually based in Rochdale?
Yes. Our office is in Milnrow, in the Rochdale borough. You can call us on 0161 672 7461 or 01706 391 047.
Can you redesign our site without losing Google rankings?
Yes. We map existing pages to their new addresses and set up redirects before launch, so visitors and search engines land on the right page.
Can we update the website ourselves?
Yes. We build on a content management system and show you how to edit pages and images, or we can make changes for you.
Who owns the website and domain?
You do. We make sure the domain is registered to your business and that you can always get at your own content.
Do you write the content?
We help plan what each page should cover and edit what you give us. The detail about your business has to come from you, so the site describes what you really do.
Can you guarantee a first-page Google ranking?
No, and nobody can honestly promise that. We build sites that follow Google's own guidance for local results and give you the tools to see how they perform.
Let’s have a chat.
Want a website that brings in enquiries from Rochdale and beyond? Call 0161 672 7461 or 01706 391 047, or book a free IT audit — a no-obligation review of your current IT setup.
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Related services and nearby areas
We’re based in Milnrow, in the Rochdale borough. See our web design and development services, the Pitch Sales case study, web design in Manchester, IT support in Rochdale and Website as a Service. Planning a redesign? Read what to agree before a website redesign and what a website costs in Rochdale. Call 0161 672 7461 or 01706 391 047, or contact us. Book a free IT audit — a no-obligation review of your current IT setup.
Book a free IT audit
A free, no-obligation review of your current IT setup. We look at your devices, Microsoft 365, backups and security, and give you a plain-English list of what needs attention first.
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