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Web Design for Stroud and the Five Valleys
Stroud's Five Valleys are home to a thriving community of independents, makers and creative businesses. Smart Designs builds distinctive websites, apps and automation that help Stroud businesses stand out and sell well beyond the local market.
Overview
Websites for Stroud's independents, makers and trades
Stroud and the Five Valleys are known for independent business: makers, food and drink producers, shops on the High Street and in the Shambles, therapists, trades and small professional firms. Most of them need two things from a website — to be found by people nearby, and to sell or take bookings without adding hours of admin.
Smart Designs is based in Gloucester, under half an hour from Stroud. We build sites that do both jobs: an online shop or booking system where it makes sense, and the local search groundwork so that someone searching from Nailsworth, Stonehouse or Painswick finds you rather than a directory listing.
Services
How we help Stroud businesses
Online shops for independents
E-commerce built around how you actually sell: product collections, stock and variants, delivery and collection options, and a checkout that is quick on mobile.
Website design and branding →Local search groundwork
Service and area pages that answer what local customers search for, accurate opening hours and contact details, structured data, and a clean setup for your Google Business Profile to point to.
Bookings for services and trades
Appointment booking, quote requests and reminders for therapists, mobile services and trades, so enquiries stop getting lost in voicemail and inboxes.
Booking and app development →Rebuilds that keep what you have earned
If your current site already ranks for something, we map every old URL to its new home before launch so that visibility carries across.
Process
How we deliver
Plan
A discovery call and a written scope: what the site or platform must do, who it is for, which pages and integrations it needs, and what it will cost before any work starts.
Design
Page structure, copy direction and visual design for desktop and mobile, with search foundations (page titles, headings, internal links, schema) planned in from the start.
Build
A component-based build you can review on a private preview link as it progresses, with accessibility and page speed checked before launch.
Launch
Domain, hosting, SSL, redirects from any old URLs, analytics and Search Console set up, then a final check across devices before go-live.
Support
Managed hosting, updates and changes after launch, with one team to contact when something needs adding or fixing.
Work
Small-business work you can look at
These are live sites for small UK businesses with the same needs as many Stroud firms — an online boutique, a local laundrette built around being found nearby, a mobile mechanic's booking platform and an accessible service website. None of them is in Stroud; they show the kind of work we would do for you.
Yours Truly Duchess
Lingerie storefront with a signature collection carousel, shop and collection browsing, size guidance, accounts and cart.
Visit yourstrulyduchess.co.uk ↗Gloucester Wash & Dry
Gloucester · Barton Street, GL1
Laundrette platform built for local discovery: live opening hours, click to call, directions, a service breakdown and a separate staff sign in.
Visit gloswashdry.com ↗Greg Mobile
Gloucester · Newark Road, GL1
Booking platform for a mobile mechanic service: appointment scheduling, service management and a fully responsive experience.
Visit greg-mobile.co.uk ↗Your Journey PA Services
Accessible companion services website with clear service pathways and a structure built around client enquiries.
Visit yourjourneypaservices.co.uk ↗Nearby locations
Web design across our region
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Web design & branding systems
Component libraries, conversion-first pages and visual identities built to scale.
Explore →App & platform development
Product strategy, UX and engineering for mobile, web and platform builds.
Explore →Software & SaaS solutions
Automation, dashboards and cloud architecture for modern SaaS teams.
Explore →Visit or connect
Meeting us from Stroud
Our office is at The Forum, 5–7 Cathedral Walk, Gloucester GL1 1DG, under half an hour from Stroud.
We can meet you in Stroud, at our Gloucester office or on a video call. Book a discovery call and we will arrange whichever is easiest.
Smart Designs Online LTDOffice 1.15, The Forum, 5–7 Cathedral Walk, Gloucester, GL1 1DG
01452 905301 · hello@smartdesigns.onlineBook a discovery call
Office 1.15, The Forum, 5–7 Cathedral Walk, Gloucester, GL1 1DG
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Questions
Stroud Web Design FAQs
Do you work with independent and creative businesses in Stroud?
Yes — Stroud's makers, independents and creative studios are exactly the kind of businesses we love building distinctive websites and shops for.
Can you build an online shop for my Stroud business?
Yes. We build fast e-commerce and booking systems so Stroud businesses can sell to customers well beyond the Five Valleys.
How much does a website cost?
Website packages, website care and monthly SEO all have published prices on our pricing page. We confirm the right option for your project in a written proposal.
Do I have to pay a monthly subscription?
No. You own your website outright; managed hosting and support are optional extras, never a lock-in.
Ready when you are
Let’s build something great in Stroud
Claim your tailored roadmap covering design, development and launch support.
- Call01452 905301
- Emailhello@smartdesigns.online
- StudioOffice 1.15, The Forum5–7 Cathedral WalkGloucester GL1 1DG, United Kingdom