Growth Care for local shops
Growth Care for local shops, so someone answers when it breaks.
£149 a month, optional. Cancel any time, with a month's notice. It covers hosting, updates, the changes you want made, and a monthly check that enquiries are reaching you, because a contact form can stop sending without anyone noticing.
What is included
Exactly what you get.
Hosting, SSL, backups and software updates handled
The small changes you want made, handled within the plan
A monthly check that forms, click-to-call and WhatsApp all still work
Uptime and speed monitored, so you hear about problems before a customer does
No minimum term, and if you stop, you keep the site
Not included. Ad spend is paid to Google directly and sits outside the plan. New pages as you grow are covered; a whole new section of the site is agreed with you first.
Built for local shops
Made for your trade.
Every trade asks something different of its website. For a local shop, these are the parts built in.
- Pages for the product ranges and brands you want known, written as text people can search.
- A services page covering repairs, orders, gift wrapping and anything else done at the counter.
- Clear opening hours, parking and directions, with a photo of the frontage.
- A simple reserve or enquiry form for people who want to check stock before they travel, where it suits the shop.
- Your Google Business Profile set up with the right categories, products, hours and photos, matching the website.
- Structured information about what you sell and where you are, so search engines and AI assistants can describe the shop accurately.
What it costs
£149 a month.
Growth Care looks after the site after launch. The site itself is yours outright; Growth Websites start at £1,400, one-off.
The free Growth Audit comes first either way, so you find out what is actually wrong before you spend anything.
In our clients’ words
What our clients say.
Questions
The ones that come up.
Do I have to take Growth Care?
No. The website is yours outright at £1,400 whether or not you ever pay another penny. Growth Care is there for owners who would like someone else to handle hosting and changes.
What counts as a change?
Prices, photos, opening hours, a new service, a member of staff, a review to add. If it turns into a whole new section of the site, we will tell you before doing it.
How do we keep opening hours right everywhere?
The site keeps hours in one place so a change is quick, and your Google Business Profile should be changed at the same time, especially for bank holidays and Christmas. Special hours set in advance on Google avoid people arriving to a closed door. On Growth Care, you can send seasonal hours over and the website is updated as part of the allowance.
Is a website worth it if most customers walk past the door?
Passing trade is a strength, but many people check online before making a special trip, especially for gifts, repairs or something specific. A website is what answers do you have it, are you open and where do I park. It is also what search engines and AI assistants read when someone asks where to buy something locally.
What photos should a shop website have?
A clear photo of the frontage, so people recognise it from the street, then the inside of the shop, key ranges and the counter or workshop if you offer services. Real photos of your own shelves work better than supplier product shots, because they show the shop people will walk into. Good phone photos in daylight are usually enough.
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Find out what your website is costing you.
A free Growth Audit, done by hand: a written, prioritised audit of your website, with the three fixes worth making first. It is yours to keep.
We take on a limited number of builds at once, so there is usually a short wait before a new one starts. Once yours starts, it is about 14 working days from agreed direction to launch.