Client project
Karspares
A used car parts business that needed to feel fast and trustworthy, with a part request that goes straight to WhatsApp.
View the siteA website that brings you enquiries, not just one that exists.
Tell me what the site is for, who needs to use it and what you need it to do. I'll work out what needs to be there, what doesn't and how it should work. Then I'll design and build it from scratch.
Or message me on WhatsAppA one person website studio
- The small line above the headline says exactly what they sell: engines and parts.
- A customer types the part they need and the request goes straight to WhatsApp.
- Right under the request box are the reasons to trust a used part: quick sourcing, quality testing and worldwide shipping.
- USD 1,000 to 1,500
- one page to five, the price agreed in writing first.
- One to three weeks
- a one page site within a week, five pages in two to three.
- Paid in two halves
- half to start, half at handover, then it is all yours.
The kind of work you can expect.
Pick the one closest to what you do. Every site here was designed, written and coded from scratch.
Businesses
Two client sites, three studio concepts and one for my own documentary brand.
Client project
Fiona Day, Return to Freedom
An intuitive practitioner launching a remote service. I rebuilt her site and brand look and handed it over with a plain guide.
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Studio concept
Ghaima
Yoga above the clouds. One page that runs from dawn to night as you scroll, with a live clock naming the next class.
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Studio concept
Carriage
A boutique yoga and reformer studio. The timetable and the price sit on the page before any booking is asked for.
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Studio concept
Sixty
Reformer Pilates built around the first sixty minutes, so someone on their first visit knows exactly what happens.
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My own brand
Beyond the Expected
My own documentary brand, built with animated headline type. This is the live site, playing right here.
View the siteSchool websites
I have taught in UK and international schools for 23 years. I build for the parent comparing three schools on a phone, late in the evening.
Whole school website
Aldergate College
Admissions, academic, school life and the arts, built around a parent picturing one ordinary day.
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Microsite
Music
Lessons, ensembles, concerts and fees on one page a family can hear as well as read.
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Microsite
DofE
A dedicated site that makes the DofE programme clear for prospective parents and something pupils want to explore.
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Learning centre website
A learning centre in Dubai
A homepage built from the centre's own words and photographs. The centre is not named, so there is no link.
Studio concepts, built to try something
Built to try an idea properly before a client needs it.
Concept
Haar
A breath work studio by the harbour. A calm misty site where the page breathes with you as you scroll.
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Concept
Blackcairn
An expedition brand for the west coast. A full width hero and route lines that draw themselves as you scroll.
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Concept
Unstuck
A coaching practice with a voice. Kinetic headline type that reacts to your cursor and holds one clear idea in front of you.
View the siteHow a build goes.
First
We look at what you have.
A call, then a plain plan: what the site has to do, who it is for and what it will say.
Within days
You see the homepage.
The look and the words for the first page, before anything else is built, so the rest is built on something you have already approved.
Then
The rest is built.
Every other page, the forms, the phone version and the security checks.
Launch day
Handover.
Your web address connected, the guide written and a walk through together. Then it is yours.
The second half is only paid when the finished site is handed over.
One price, agreed before we start.
Each figure is the price for that scope. You get it in writing before any work begins and it does not move unless the scope does. School work has its own prices.
Websites
Website Review
USD 245
- I go through your site the way a customer would.
- How easily a customer finds you on Google and in AI search, and what they see when they do.
- A written list of fixes, most important first.
- The fee comes off a build if you go on to one.
One Page Site
USD 1,000
- One long page with its own creative direction: the look, the layout and the words.
- Designed around your business and written to sound like you.
- All the words written for you.
- Yours to keep: the site, the words, the accounts and the files.
Build & Launch
USD 1,500 Up to five pages. See the notes below for what counts as a page.
- A full website with its own creative direction: the look, the layout and the words.
- Every page designed to match and written to sound like you.
- The words on your main pages written for you.
- The first three months of Website Care included.
- Your launch month of social media content included: a reel of the site, six posts and three carousels.
- Yours to keep: the site, the words, the accounts and the files.
Website Care
USD 245 a month, optional, no contract
- A monthly look at how you show up on Google and in AI search.
- One improvement each month, chosen from what that check turns up.
- Small updates and content changes when you need them.
- A short note in plain English saying what I found and what I changed.
The small print: what counts as a page, extra pages, revisions
Every build includes up to 5 pages, two rounds of revisions and full handover. What counts as a page: one standard content page such as Home, About, Services or Contact. A long scrolling homepage is still one page. Anything with a form, a gallery or a special layout counts as a page. Extra pages: USD 165 each or three for USD 410. A round of revisions: one consolidated set of changes sent in one go. After two rounds, further changes are USD 55 an hour. Larger sites, online shops and booking systems quoted on request.
Website + Social media content
Launch content
Instagram set up to match the site or tidied up if you already have one. A reel of the finished site for Instagram and LinkedIn, six posts and three carousels to open with and a simple one month plan for what goes out when. Included with Build & Launch or on its own for a site you already have.
USD 525
Ask about Launch contentMonthly content
Four reels and six posts a month for Instagram and LinkedIn, made and captioned by me and sent to you ready to post. The first month comes from the site alone. After that you send me a few phone clips a month and I turn them into finished content.
USD 795 a month, optional, no contract
Ask about Monthly contentYour website shouldn't be the last thing you make.
Once it is built, I can keep making the social media content that brings people back to it, without you having to become a content creator yourself.
The first month is included with a Build & Launch website, so there is nothing extra for you to provide. From month two, you send me a few phone clips and I turn them into finished content for you.
I create 10 finished pieces a month, using a mix of reels, website content and ideas developed specifically for your business. You don't need to know what to film or how to edit it. You just give me the raw material and I do the rest.
More on Instagram.
- Client site: Return to Freedom
- Client site: Karspares
- Concept: Haar, a breath work studio
- Concept: Blackcairn, an expedition company
- Filmed and cut by me: noticing
- Filmed and cut by me: the walk in
The work I make in my own time.
I make documentaries about places, written, filmed, voiced and edited by me, on YouTube. It is where I experiment with filming, editing and storytelling and it feeds directly into the way I approach visual content for clients.
Real words from the people I build for.
Two clients, in their own words. Read the full story.
Working with Amy was an excellent experience. She didn't just focus on a visually appealing website, she took the time to understand how our business operates and what we're trying to achieve. At this stage our priority is generating quality enquiries before launching a full store, and Amy adapted the site around that strategy. She was responsive, patient and creative, and turned our ideas into something that actually works. We'd highly recommend her to anyone looking for a designer who goes beyond just design.
Bashry and HiranthaFounders of Karspares
I'm so happy with the website Amy created for me for Return to Freedom. Her attention to detail and willingness to listen to exactly what I wanted was impressive. She was incredibly patient throughout and seemed to know exactly what I had in mind. I absolutely love my new website, and the price was incredibly affordable too. I'll definitely be using Amy again.
Fiona DayReturn to Freedom
Hello, I am Amy.
I design websites for businesses, schools and organisations. Amy Garside Media is just me, which means the person you talk to is the person who does the work.
I work with a small number of businesses and schools that need their online presence to actually make sense to the people they are trying to reach.
A lot of the time, the problem is not that there is nothing there. There is usually too much of it. Too many words, too many competing messages, a website that has grown bit by bit without anyone stepping back to ask whether it still does its job.
I help make that clearer.
That might mean shaping a website from the ground up, working out what needs to be said and what can be left out or creating content that sounds like the people behind the business rather than something produced by a marketing department.
I work from Dubai with clients in the UK and the Gulf. UK afternoons are my working hours and everything is invoiced in pounds. Because I keep the number of projects small, you deal with me from the first conversation through to the finished work. There is no account manager to pass things through and no large team appearing halfway through the project.
Alongside Amy Garside Media, I work in education and have spent 23 years helping people find their voice, explain complicated things clearly and communicate with very different audiences. I also make documentary films and work as a voice over artist through Beyond the Expected. Client reels are cut the same way as the films.
So, yes, there are a few different strands to what I do. They all come back to the same thing: figuring out what matters, finding the right way to say it and making sure people actually notice.
Amy
Questions, answered.
A few things people usually want to know before they start.
Do I own everything at the end?
Yes, all of it. The website, the brand, the accounts and the files are yours. Nothing is locked to me and you can take it anywhere.
What if I want changes to the design?
You see the homepage before anything else is built and we go through it together, so the rest of the site is built on a design you have already approved. Two rounds of changes are included in the price. The second half is only paid when the finished site is handed over.
How long does it take?
A one page site is live within a week. A five page site takes two to three weeks. The launch date goes in the diary before we start and I keep you posted as we go.
How does payment work?
Split in two. Half up front to get started and the other half when the site is finished and handed over to you. School audits, microsites and rebuilds work the same way, with the audit paid half up front and half on delivery. Invoices come through Stripe, by card in your own currency and PayPal is available if you prefer it. Website Care is a flat monthly fee with no contract.
Is my website secure?
Yes. Every site I build runs over a secure encrypted connection, so visitors see the padlock in their browser and anything they send through a form stays private. I build in industry standard security protections and check each site against the recognised scanners before it goes live.
I am not very technical. Will I be able to run it myself?
That is the whole idea. I build it so you can actually manage it and I hand it over with a plain guide so you can make updates without needing me.
Can you build me an online shop?
Yes, in the way that keeps you safe. I build your whole site by hand, then connect a trusted checkout like Shopify or Stripe to handle the payments. If you want a full online shop we can plan it together and I will quote it for you.
Do you work with schools?
Yes. I have taught in schools for 23 years and I build school websites from the parent's side of the desk. Schools usually start with the admissions website audit or with a specialist microsite for one programme such as DofE, theatre or music.
Do I have to commit to the monthly support?
Not at all. Website Care is optional and there is no contract. If you do have it, each month I look at how your business comes up in Google and in AI tools, make one improvement based on what I find and send you a short note about it.
Start whenever suits.
The quickest start is the brief: seven short questions, one at a time, about three minutes. I read every one myself and reply within one business day. My hours are Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm Dubai time.
WhatsApp and email both reach me the same working day. You can also write to amy@amygarsidemedia.com.
The small print: extras and what is included
Launch content is a one off. You keep the files and the login. Monthly content runs month to month and stops when you say. I make the content; posting it, paid ads and replying to messages stay with you. Extras: a single post or pin USD 33. A carousel USD 55.