Payment terms · plainly stated

Payment terms, stated before you commit.

What you pay, when you pay it, what you own at the end, and how to leave if you ever want to.

Price is only half the question. The other half is when the money moves and what happens if things go wrong, and that is usually the part nobody writes down.

So: a 50% deposit to start, balance on completion. After the first three months, £19.99 a month for hosting, maintenance and support. No contract period, no exit fee, and the domain in your business name from day one.

The terms

Four things, in order.

Scope agreed first

The pages, the wording and the timescale are settled before anything is invoiced, which is what keeps the price fixed rather than drifting.

50% deposit starts the build

The deposit books the work and starts the design. Nothing is due before you have agreed what you are getting.

Balance on completion

The rest falls due when the website is finished and you have seen it. Not before.

Then £19.99 a month

Hosting, security updates, backups, content changes and support, after the free first three months. Cancellable.

What you own

No lock-in, written down.

The domain is yours

Registered in your business name, not mine. It is the single most important line on this page.

The website is yours

Once it is paid for, it is your site. It can move to another host or another designer whenever you choose.

No minimum term

The monthly support is month to month. If you stop it, you keep the site and the domain.

Nothing invoiced that was not agreed

Extra work is quoted before it is done. There are no hourly surprises at the end of a job.

Common questions

Straight answers.

How much is the deposit for a website?
50% of the agreed price. On a £350 website that is £175 to start, with the balance due on completion.
Can I pay monthly instead?
The standard terms are the 50% deposit to start, balance on completion, then £19.99 a month for hosting, maintenance and support. The monthly figure is not a finance plan for the build.
What if I am not happy with the design?
The design is revised until it is right before the site is built — that is the stage revisions belong in, and it is why the balance is not due until completion.
Can I cancel the monthly support?
Yes, at any time. You keep the website and the domain; you would then need hosting elsewhere.
Who owns the website?
You do, once it is paid for, along with the domain, which is registered in your business name from the start.
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