The Person Behind Signal Sites

I'm Richard, a web designer based in Hertfordshire helping local businesses turn their online presence into something that actually brings in work.

Richard, founder of Signal Sites

Why I Started Signal Sites

By day, I work in-house at a large UK telecoms company designing and building web experiences used by a lot of people. That job taught me what good web design actually is: pages built around how real users behave, not how they look in a portfolio shot.

Then I'd see the websites local businesses near me were paying for — beautiful templates from agencies, invoices in the thousands, and not a single enquiry to show for it. Or worse, no website at all and a phone full of half-finished Instagram DMs.

Signal Sites is how I close that gap. You get the same thinking that goes into sites used by millions of people, scaled down and priced for a one-person trade or a two-chair salon. It's just me — no account managers, no handoffs. The person you talk to is the person who builds your site, and the person you'll talk to when you need a change six months from now.

I'm picky about the work I take on, because I'm fitting it around a full-time job. That means I won't build something I don't think will bring you enquiries, and I'll tell you straight if a website isn't what you need. If that sounds like the kind of person you want to work with, get in touch — happy to chat with no pitch attached.

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Based in Hertfordshire

Working with local businesses across the UK

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One person, no runaround

You deal directly with me from start to finish

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Focused on results

Every site is built to generate enquiries, not just look good

No Sales Pressure

Want to Have a Chat?

What to expect:

  • Talk directly to me — no account managers
  • Honest about whether a website is what you need
  • Happy to just have a conversation

No follow-up calls. No spam.