Websites without headaches

Modern, fast websites that are easy to manage yourself.

Most websites are harder than they need to be. Hard to update, slow to load, cluttered with features nobody asked for. We build sites that do what you actually need - nothing more, nothing less - and hand you the keys so you're not stuck emailing someone every time you need to change a phone number.

Our approach

What you get when you work with us.

Built on solid foundations

Purpose-built, not patched together. Less maintenance for you, fewer headaches for everyone.

Fast & easy to use

Speed matters. Slow sites lose visitors. We build fast ones.

You stay in control

Simple CMS for updating your own content. Preview changes before publishing. No calling us for every small text change.

Clear from the start

You'll know exactly what you're getting and what it costs before we start. Support included after launch.

Update it yourself

Edit your own content whenever you need to. Text, images, pages – it's all straightforward.

  • Preview before publishing – see your changes before they go live
  • No technical knowledge needed – if you can send an email, you can do this
  • Make changes instantly – update a phone number or opening hours in seconds
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Pick your starting point

Most people fit into one of these. Not sure which? We'll help you figure it out.

Ready-made Websites

From £500

+ £20/month hosting

A professional site without the fuss. We build it, guide you on content, and hand you the keys.

  • 5 page templates included - add as many pages as you need
  • Contact form & image galleries
  • SEO setup included
  • Your own CMS – update content yourself
  • We help you plan your content structure
  • SSL certificate included

Optional add-ons: Blog +£100, Booking system +£150

Custom Builds

From £1,500

When you need something tailored. Custom features, integrations, and functionality built for how you work.

Your site could include:

  • Bespoke functionality for your needs
  • E-commerce & online shops
  • Booking & events systems
  • Member areas & login systems
  • API connections to your other tools

Hosting typically £30–£80/month depending on complexity.

SEO built in

Fast load times, clean code, proper markup. The things search engines look for are baked into every build.

Clean code

Code that's organised the way Google expects it to be.

Structured data

Tells Google exactly what your business does, where you are, and what you offer.

Meta tags sorted

Every page gets its own SEO title and description. You can edit them yourself.

Fast loading

Speed is a ranking factor. Our sites score well on Google's Core Web Vitals tests.

Mobile-first

Google rewards responsive design that adapts to any screen size.

Site architecture

For bigger sites, we'll help you organise pages in a way that makes sense to search engines.

Our Work

Truth Fertility

Evidence-based fertility care that unites Western medicine with Eastern wisdom for better outcomes.

We worked on Truth Fertility and it was really good, you know?

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Positive Play

Safer gambling solutions for the gaming industry.

A B2B site for a company working with gambling operators to reduce player harm.

The site needed to feel credible and professional while explaining a nuanced value proposition - prevention and resilience-building rather than just reactive intervention.

Clean layout, clear service breakdowns, and a design that balances authority with approachability.

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Positive Play

Monica Antunes

Bilingual websites for a meditation teacher and clinical practitioner.

Two connected sites - one for meditation teaching, one for clinical mindfulness work - both fully bilingual in English and French.

The structure needed to keep them distinct in purpose while feeling like part of the same world. Built to handle retreats, courses, and one-on-one bookings across both languages.

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Monica Antunes

Hermes Amara Foundation

A home for the meditation teachings of Rob Burbea.

The foundation needed a home for hundreds of guided meditations, audio talks, and video seminars.

We built a searchable archive with Algolia powering full-text search across transcripts, so practitioners can find specific teachings without scrolling through hours of content.

The site also manages retreats and community resources.

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Hermes Amara Foundation

Zebra26

AI-powered client research automation.

Built an AI workflow that replaced hours of manual research with a process that runs in minutes.

The focus was on consistency - making sure the automation works reliably. Turned a time-consuming bottleneck into something that mostly runs itself.

Zebra26

What our clients say

I worked with Will over about 9 months on a large and complex website for a foundation housing the legacy of late dharma teacher Rob Burbea. He was the lynch-pin of our team from the start. Will brings a confident, relaxed professionalism and rock solid reliability, and has a deep understanding of how websites work technically, aesthetically and for the user. He's very patient, always taking the time to ensure I understood the process. I couldn't recommend him more highly.

Researching potential clients used to take hours. Riverbank built us an AI automation that gets it done in minutes.

They didn't just throw AI at the problem. They worked out how to make it reliable and useful.

My old homemade website was looking exactly that — homemade. I made some enquiries with other web developers, but nobody was quite meeting the mark.

Will was recommended to me and, without me even needing to explain much, he immediately understood the delicate nature of my work...

Nic

Hermes Amara Foundation

Common questions

Everything you might be wondering about working with us.

WordPress runs a lot of the web, but it comes with baggage. It started as blogging software, and everything else has been bolted on through plugins. More plugins means more updates, more conflicts, more things to go wrong.

We prefer tools that were designed from the ground up for business websites.

That's the idea. You'll have access to an editor for all the day-to-day stuff: text changes, new images, adding blog posts.

It's not complicated, and we'll show you how it works before we hand things over.

Hosting, SSL certificate, daily backups, software updates, and support when you need it.

We keep an eye on uptime and security. If something goes wrong, we deal with it.

This covers the technical side. If you'd like us to make content changes for you, that's billable separately.

For a ready-made website, typically 2-3 weeks from when we have your content. Custom builds take longer depending on complexity – usually 4-8 weeks.

The biggest factor is often content. If you have your text, images, and branding ready to go, that speeds things up. If you need help with that, we can guide you through the process.

We can migrate your existing content to the new site and transfer your domain name over if you're keeping it.

We'll also set up redirects so any links to your old pages still work, and you keep whatever search rankings you've built up. Redirect setup is an optional extra if you need it.

Every site we build is responsive, meaning it adapts to phones, tablets, and desktops automatically.

Looking for a dev partner?

We work with agencies and freelancers who don't want to do the dev themselves. You provide the designs, we deal with the technical side of things.

What happens next?

1

We review your brief

Once you get in touch, we'll review what you need and put together some initial thoughts.

2

We have a conversation

A short call to make sure we understand what you're after.

3

You get a quote

We put together a fixed-price proposal so you know exactly what you're getting.

4

Over to you

Have a think. Ask questions if you have them. No pressure either way.

Ready to get started?

You don't need to have everything figured out before reaching out. If you've got a vague idea or a problem you're not sure how to solve, we can help you work through it.

Get in touch

Or email us directly at info@riverbankdigital.co.uk