Web design for Hawick businesses
Hawick is the largest town in the Borders, and the one with the longest habit of selling beyond it — knitwear and cashmere have shipped from here for over two centuries. I build websites and ordering systems for Hawick businesses, and one of them is already running in the town every day.
Adam's Kitchen, Hawick
Not a mock-up or a concept — a live system taking real orders in Hawick.
A town that already knows how to sell at a distance
Hawick's mills built a global reputation long before the internet, and the town is still a working market centre for a large farming area. That combination is unusual: businesses here often have both a loyal local trade and customers who will never set foot in the town.
Those two audiences want opposite things from a website. Locals want hours, contact and confidence you're open. Distant customers want detail, proof of quality and a way to buy or enquire without a phone call. A site that tries to be one page for both usually serves neither — so I build them as distinct journeys from the same homepage.
Two audiences, one site
A local path — hours, directions, tap-to-call, "we're open today". And a distance path — full product or service detail, delivery and shipping, an enquiry or order form that works at midnight.
Questions I get from Hawick businesses
Have you actually built anything in Hawick?
Yes. Adam's Kitchen in Hawick runs a full website and a commission-free online ordering system I built — collection and delivery, preorders, kitchen order printing and an admin panel. It's live and you can order from it today.
I sell knitwear to customers outside the UK. Can the site handle that?
Yes. An online shop can take international orders, show prices in the customer's currency and calculate shipping by destination. Hawick firms have sold worldwide for two centuries; the website is just the current version of the same trade.
My customers are mostly local and older. Is a website worth it?
Usually yes, but for a different reason than people expect. Older local customers tend to check opening hours, phone numbers and 'are they still trading' before setting off. A simple, fast, accurate site answers that — and it stops them ringing to ask.
How much does a website for a Hawick business cost?
From £249 for a one-page site and £399 for a full small-business site, all fixed price before we start. The restaurant ordering app is £1,045 one-off, with no commission on any order.
Let's talk about your Hawick business
Tell me what you need and I'll send a free homepage plan and a fixed price — usually the same day. No pressure, no jargon.