An independent café whose slow website was turning people away.
Ember Coffee
Café & Coffee Shop
2025
Website OptimisationWebsite DesignE-commerce
Founder-led creative agency
We build fast websitesthat local businessesactually grow with.
Loften designs, builds and optimises websites for local businesses — so you look established, load fast, get found on Google and win more customers.
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/ 01Why it matters
Mostbusinessesdonotneedmorenoise.Theyneedafasterwebsite,aclearermessage,andabetterreasonforcustomerstochoosethem.
/ 02Selected work
/ 03What we do
Websites, optimisation and SEO — everything you need to grow.
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Website Design & Development
We design and build custom, mobile-first websites with speed and conversion baked in — clear structure, considered detail, and clean code you can grow with. No templates, no bloat.
- Website strategy & structure
- Custom UI design
- Mobile-first responsive build
- Easy-to-edit CMS
- Contact & enquiry forms
- Online ordering & e-commerce
/ 04The transformation
We don't just redesign how a business looks.
We improve how it is understood, trusted, and experienced — from the first impression to the final conversion.
- Slow, heavy pagesLoads in under a second
- Confusing layoutClear, guided journey
- Weak mobile layoutFlawless on every phone
- Hidden contact detailsOne-tap call & directions
- Invisible on GoogleFound in local search
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/ 05How we work
A clear, proven process from first call to continued growth.
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Stage 1 of 6
Discover
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Discover
We learn the business, the customers and the commercial goals before touching design.
Deliverables
- Kickoff call
- Competitor & search audit
- Goals & success metrics
Your involvement
One call and a few details from your side.
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Plan
We map the pages, the journey and the one action every visitor should take.
Deliverables
- Site structure
- Page-by-page plan
- Content checklist
Your involvement
One review session to agree the direction.
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Design
We design the interface — how it looks, reads and feels on every screen size.
Deliverables
- Mobile & desktop design
- Interactive prototype
- Design review
Your involvement
Two rounds of straightforward feedback.
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Build
We develop a fast, accessible, maintainable website with an editor you can manage.
Deliverables
- Responsive build
- CMS setup
- Speed & accessibility pass
Your involvement
Light — content sign-off and a walkthrough.
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Launch
We deploy, connect analytics and search tools, and make sure everything performs.
Deliverables
- Go live
- Analytics & Search Console
- Google Business Profile
Your involvement
A go-live approval and a handover session.
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Grow
We keep improving — speed, SEO and conversion — based on real data.
Deliverables
- Ongoing optimisation
- SEO & reporting
- New pages as you grow
Your involvement
A short monthly check-in.
/ 06Search & visibility
SEO that earns attention, not tricks for it.
Good SEO is not about tricking search engines. It is about a technically strong, useful, well-structured website that deserves to be discovered.
Organic visibility
Last 12 months
Growth signals
Search Console
Impressions82%
Clicks64%
Keywords71%
Local views88%
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/ 07Why Loften
The difference is in how we think, not just what we make.
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Strategy before pixels
We solve the business problem first. A beautiful site that doesn't bring enquiries isn't good work.
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Custom, never templated
Every site is built for your business — not forced into a generic theme you've seen elsewhere.
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Websites and SEO together
One team responsible for how your site performs and how easily customers find it.
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Built around your goals
Orders, bookings and enquiries — we design toward outcomes, not vanity metrics.
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Plain English, always
No jargon, no ghosting. You always know what's happening and why it matters.
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Speed is a feature
Fast, accessible, resilient code. Performance is designed in, never bolted on at the end.
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Support after launch
We stay involved. A website is a living tool, not a one-off deliverable.
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No false promises
Honest expectations, honest reporting. We'd rather under-promise and over-deliver.
/ 08In their words
Ready for your words to go here.
“This is honest sample content. Replace it with a real testimonial once your first project completes — the layout and motion are ready.”
Sample content — no real endorsement is implied.
/ 09Ways to work together
Honest, affordable pricing for local businesses.
Clear starting prices with no jargon and no surprises — built for takeaways, shops and local businesses. Pick a package or mix and match; we'll confirm a fixed price before any work begins.
Starter
A clean, fast site to get your business online properly.
Starting from
£399
Best for: Takeaways, cafés & shops getting online
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Complete
Everything a growing local business needs to win customers.
Starting from
£799
Best for: Local businesses ready to stand out
Care Plan
We host it, update it and keep improving it for you.
Starting from
£29 / mo
Best for: Owners who'd rather we handle it
Prices are indicative starting points and can be edited in the content layer. Final scope and investment are confirmed after a discovery call.
/ 10FAQ
Questions, answered honestly.
Most local businesses start from £399 for a clean starter site or £799 for a complete site with ordering, gallery and local SEO. Ongoing care plans start at just £29/month. You always get a fixed price up front — no surprises.
Let's build something
Tell us where your business is now and where you want it to go. We'll show you what your next digital stage could look like.