Forge Barbershop
A vintage editorial site for a Shiregreen barbershop. Photo-print hero, working 3-step booking modal, dark warm palette, Fraunces serif throughout.
S5
№ 01 / vol. 01 / 2026
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sheffield
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est. 2026
Hand-built websites for Sheffield small businesses.
Sites for trades, takeaways, and shops across S5, S9, S4 and the rest of north Sheffield. Fixed price, no contracts, no jargon. From £500.
- Solo, not agency
- Hand-built, no WordPress
- You own every file
- Same-day reply
- Walk into your shop
- S5 / S9 / S4
- From £500, fixed
Quoted £2,000 by an agency. Or paying £20 a month for a template you don’t own. The middle has been missing.
Two recent builds. One vintage barbershop, one Attercliffe takeaway.
Tariq's Kitchen
Order-app for an Attercliffe takeaway. Persistent cart, delivery and collection toggle, full checkout flow, 31-item menu across 5 categories.
Three simple options. Fixed prices. No surprises.
Starter
£500
A proper one-page site. Fits most small shops, salons, and tradespeople comfortably.
- Single-page. Hand-built, no WordPress.
- You own every file. Host where you want.
- Mobile-tested on a real phone, not a simulator
- Up to 2 rounds of revisions
- Live in 1–2 weeks
Add-on · SEO foundation +£200 · see / 04
Standard
£900
Multi-page, or with one custom feature like online booking, a gallery, or simple ordering.
- Up to 5 pages. Hand-built, no WordPress.
- One custom feature (booking, gallery, ordering)
- You own every file. Host where you want.
- SEO foundation included: GBP, schema, FAQ block, citations, review flow
- Live in 2–3 weeks
Care plan
£35/mo
Optional. Hosting, updates, backups, and small changes whenever you need them.
- Hosting and SSL on fast UK servers
- Monthly content updates
- Ongoing GBP posts and review monitoring
- Security patches and daily backups
- Same-day reply, fix that night if I can
- Cancel any time, walk away with your files
What’s in the box. Literally.
On launch day you receive these. Not a Wix login. Files.
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Hand-built site
Static HTML and CSS. No WordPress, no theme, no plugin stack, no monthly platform fees. Loads in under a second on a 4G phone.
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Every source file
Code, images, fonts, the lot. Zipped and emailed on launch day. Yours forever, even if you walk away from me tomorrow.
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Plain-English handover doc
A PDF that a non-developer can hand to another developer in five years and they’ll know where everything lives. Where files are, how to host elsewhere, who to call for what.
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Domain & hosting on your account
Cloudflare Pages or Netlify, set up in your name with your card. I never sit between you and your site. Cancel me, you keep everything.
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Speed & accessibility report
Lighthouse scores, mobile speed test on a real Android phone, contrast and screen-reader checks. Saved as a PDF you can show anyone who asks.
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30 days of free fixes
Anything that breaks in the first month, free. Plus two rounds of pre-launch revisions are already included in the fixed price.
Not in the box: recurring fees, login pages, page-builder accounts, ticket systems, “premium” plugins, or anything you can’t walk away from.
First three clients
Be one of the first three.
I’m taking on the first three clients at the £500 starter price plus two hours of in-person training on how to update your site after launch. After three, prices go up. I’d rather have three real shops to point to than ten polite testimonials.
2 of 3 spots remaining · Booking starts for May–June 2026
Get in touchIf your shop isn’t on the map, you don’t exist.
Local map pack in 4–8 weeks for most one-shop businesses. One-off setup, no monthly retainer.
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Google Business Profile, properly
Primary category is the single biggest signal in the local map pack. Most shops pick it wrong. I audit yours, fix it, fill out every section Google rewards, add the photos that earn ranking.
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LocalBusiness & Service schema
Tells Google exactly what you sell, where, and when you’re open. Invisible to visitors, decisive for the map. The single biggest technical lever a one-page site has.
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FAQ block answering the real questions
“Do you do fades?” “Halal?” “Walk-ins?” The same content gets cited inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google’s AI Overviews when someone asks for a Sheffield shop. One piece of content, two surfaces.
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Citation cleanup
Yell, Bing Places, Apple Business Connect, FreeIndex. Same name, same address, same phone, every listing. Accuracy across listings beats sheer volume of listings.
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Review-request flow
A printed QR card for the counter and a 30-second after-cut text. 1–2 real reviews a week, every week. The local pack rewards review velocity, not lifetime count.
Not in the box: monthly SEO retainers, vague monthly reports, or guarantees of rank #1.
Four steps. Plain English. No agency-speak.
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We meet
In your shop, on the phone, or over WhatsApp. You tell me what your business does and what you want. 15 minutes, free, no obligation.
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I quote
A fixed-price quote in plain English, usually within 24 hours. Pay 50% to start, 50% on launch. Nothing hidden in between.
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I build
Most sites take 1–2 weeks. You see progress as I go and you have rounds to ask for changes. No mystery, no waiting.
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You launch
Site goes live. I show you what you can update yourself. The optional care plan kicks in if you want it. You own everything.
Things people ask before they sign.
Why is it so cheap?
No office, no project managers, no marketing budget. Sites are hand-built static HTML. No WordPress, no plugin licenses, no recurring costs to me. I’m one person and I work from home, so the savings come back to you.
Will I own the site?
Yes. Every file, every line of code, every image. On launch I send you the source files and a plain-English handover document. If you ever want to take it elsewhere or hand it to another developer, you can.
Do I have to host with you?
No. The £35 care plan is optional. I can launch your site on Cloudflare Pages or Netlify (both free, both fast) under your own account. If you’d rather I handle hosting, updates and backups, that’s what the care plan is for. Cancel any time, walk away with the files.
Why hand-built, not WordPress?
WordPress makes sense if you’re publishing dozens of articles a month. For a one-page barber, takeaway or shop site, it’s overkill: monthly hosting fees, plugin license stack, security patches every other week, slower page loads, more things to break. Hand-built static HTML is faster, more secure, and free to host.
What if I want changes later?
Three options. Email me; small text or photo updates are usually free or a few quid. Subscribe to the £35 care plan for ongoing changes. Or hand the source files to anyone else, nothing’s locked.
How long does it take?
Starter: 1–2 weeks once we have your copy and photos. Standard: 2–3 weeks. Most of the timeline is waiting on you to send what I need; the building itself is faster than that. The fixed-price quote includes a timeline.
Who actually builds my site?
Me, by hand. No subcontractors, no offshore teams, no project manager in between. You’ll talk to one person from “we meet” through to “it’s live”. That’s the constraint (one project at a time) and the point.
Can I see your work first?
Yes, scroll up. Forge Barbershop and Tariq’s Kitchen are concept builds for two fictional Sheffield businesses, made to show what each kind of site can look like. Click through; both are fully working, including the booking flow on Forge and the cart/checkout on Tariq’s.
About S5 Web Co.
I'm Raj, based in Sheffield S5. I started S5 Web Co. because too many small businesses round here are paying the wrong price for the wrong site — five-figure builds for a one-page menu, or £20-a-month templates that look like everyone else's. The middle ground — a properly designed site, hand-built, fixed price, that you actually own — wasn't really being offered. So now it is.
— Raj · S5 Web Co. · Sheffield S5
Quickest way to start: send a message.
I work mainly across S5, S9, S4 and the rest of north and east Sheffield — but if you're nearby and small, I'd like to hear from you. No website yet? Even better, that's exactly the brief.