We build websites
small businesses
are proud of.
AelisLabs is an independent studio building bespoke websites and software for small businesses. Hand-coded, blazing fast, and delivered in days — not months.
Built with modern tooling
What we do
Everything your business needs online.
From a simple one-page site to a full-blown e-commerce platform or custom admin panel — we handle the whole stack.
Bespoke websites
Hand-built, mobile-first marketing sites that load in under a second and convert visitors into customers. Zero templates, zero bloat.
E-commerce
Product catalogues, checkout flows, Stripe integration. Sell online without paying a platform 3% on every order.
Web apps
Admin panels, booking systems, dashboards, custom portals. TypeScript end-to-end, deployed to the edge.
Custom software
Internal tools that replace the spreadsheet. APIs, automations, integrations with the services you already use.
Branding & design
Logos, colour systems, type hierarchy, iconography. A look that's actually yours — not ten thousand pounds of Figma templates.
Care plans
Monthly updates, monitoring, backups, small tweaks. Your site stays fast, secure, and current — no emergencies.
Recent work
Real sites, real businesses, real results.
Ocean Salon
Multi-award-winning family salon. Full custom site with a bespoke admin panel — staff edit services, testimonials, and the entire theme on the fly. Built for speed on mobile.
More projects launching soon
We keep our project list short so we can give every client the attention they deserve. Your project could be here next.
Get a slotHow we work
Five steps from idea to live.
Transparent, fast, no agency drama. Most projects finish before a traditional agency's initial "discovery phase" ends.
Discover
A free call to understand your business, your customers, and what the site actually needs to do. Not a sales pitch — a conversation.
Design
Wireframes and a clickable design within 3 days. We iterate fast so you can see it, feel it, change your mind early.
Build
Hand-coded on a live staging URL. You watch the site grow day by day, not in a big reveal. Feedback welcome at any point.
Launch
Deployment, analytics, SEO basics, handover docs. Your site goes live on its own domain, served from 300+ edge locations worldwide.
Care
Optional monthly care plan — updates, monitoring, new content. Or take the code and run it yourself. It's yours either way.
Why AelisLabs
Bigger agencies charge 10× for this.
No templates, ever
Every site is hand-coded for the business it serves. You don't get the same layout as the cafe down the road.
Performance built in
Sub-second load times on mobile. Perfect Lighthouse scores. SEO that actually works from day one.
Fast delivery
Most sites live in 5–10 days. We don't drag projects out. We start, we ship, we celebrate.
You own the code
Your GitHub, your hosting, your domain. If you ever outgrow us, we hand everything over cleanly.
Fixed pricing
Every proposal is fixed-price. No hourly creep, no surprise invoices. You know exactly what you'll pay.
Direct access
You work with the people building your site. No account managers, no ticket queues. Text us — we'll reply.
FAQ
Questions
worth asking.
Don't see yours? Email us — we answer every message within a day.
Ask us anythingHow much does a website cost?
A five-page marketing site starts from around £1,200. A full custom build with a CMS or admin panel typically runs £2,500–£5,000. E-commerce and web apps are quoted per project. Every proposal is fixed-price with no surprises.
How fast can you deliver?
Most marketing sites go live in 5–10 days. Bigger builds with admin panels or e-commerce take 2–4 weeks. We keep our project list short so we can focus and move quickly.
Do I own the code?
Yes — 100%. The code ships to your own GitHub repo and your own hosting account. If you ever want to hand it to another developer, everything you need is in the repo.
Can I edit content myself?
Absolutely. Most of our builds ship with a custom admin panel where you can edit services, images, pricing, testimonials — no code, no training, no per-seat fees.
What about SEO?
Every site launches with proper meta tags, structured data, a sitemap, fast load times, and semantic HTML. That gets you 80% of the SEO basics out of the box. Content and backlinks are what move the needle after that.
Do you work with clients outside the UK?
Yes — we work with clients across Europe, the US, and beyond. Everything happens remotely: email, video calls, and a shared staging URL.