Custom Website Design

A website is no longer just a business card — it’s often the first thing that decides whether a prospect trusts you or not. On the French Riviera, where competition between local businesses is particularly dense, the gap between a generic site and a strategically built one shows up directly in the number of enquiries you receive.

Our approach

Every project starts with a scoping phase: business goals, target audience, direct local competition. This step shapes everything that follows — a site for a law firm doesn’t need the same structure, tone or conversion priorities as one for a restaurant or a building contractor. We then design a clear information architecture and a bespoke look aligned with your brand, built on modern, open-source technology (Astro, Tailwind CSS) for record-fast load times and security that’s baked in by design.

Why the technology choice actually matters

Many business websites on the French Riviera still run on heavy systems, dependent on dozens of third-party plugins that slow down loading and multiply potential security holes. We build our sites with modern static technology: pages are generated in advance rather than recomputed on every visit, which eliminates most classic vulnerabilities (injections, plugin flaws, poorly secured databases) and produces load times under one second, even on mobile over 4G. That speed isn’t just a nicety — Google factors it directly into ranking, and every extra second of load time measurably drives visitors away before they’ve even seen your offer.

Our process, step by step

The project begins with an in-depth conversation about your business and real objectives, followed by a precise proposal with clear scope and timeline before any financial commitment. Next comes a visual design phase, where we present mockups for your approval before development starts — no surprises at delivery. Development happens in visible stages, with regular progress checkpoints. Before launch, we test the site across common devices and browsers, check load times and validate that forms and integrations work correctly. Once live, we stay available for adjustments and can continue supporting you through our maintenance plan.

What’s included

• Bespoke, mobile-first UX/UI design
• Development on ultra-fast static technology
• Technical SEO built in from day one (structure, speed, structured data)
• Training so you can update your own content through a simple interface
• Guided hosting and launch
• GDPR-compliant contact forms

A foundation for your full digital strategy

A fast, well-built site is only the first building block. It becomes a real business lever once paired with a local SEO strategy that makes it genuinely visible on Google, and, where relevant, an online store if you sell products. We systematically design our sites as extensible foundations, so these pieces can be added later without rebuilding everything.

Who it’s for

Craftspeople, independent professionals, hotels, restaurants, shops and SMEs on the French Riviera who want a site that truly represents them — and loads in under a second. Whether you’re starting from scratch or rebuilding an existing site that’s become slow or dated, our approach stays the same: understand your business before designing a single page. We regularly do this work for businesses based in Antibes, our home base, as well as Nice.