I’m Nick, a web designer based in Liverpool city centre. Web design for Liverpool businesses that need to be found on Google and turn visitors into customers: Squarespace or fully custom, designed, built and looked after by me. 250+ sites so far, 50+ five-star reviews, and I build every one myself.
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Most Liverpool businesses that get in touch already have a website. It’s just not doing its job: not found, not trusted, or not touched since the day it launched.
Two from the city, with the results. They’re part of 250+ sites I’ve built for businesses across the UK and beyond, and the best of them are in the portfolio.
Arta’s FlowersArta had outgrown her DIY Squarespace shop, the menus were a maze and customers kept picking the wrong delivery option. I rebuilt the lot with a proper checkout that sorts delivery by postcode, and online orders went up 50%.
Social SignatureSocial Signature had loads of brilliant videos and resources and nowhere to put them. I built them a bright, simple site that holds it all and makes it easy for schools and parents to get involved.I’m Nick Croce. American roots, Liverpool postcode. I moved here at twelve, learned to code at LJMU on a project for Merseyrail, learned big-brand standards at a Liverpool agency, and started Design by Ency to give local businesses that level of work without the agency price.
Since then I’ve built more than 250 websites for businesses in Liverpool, across the UK and overseas: florists, law firms, health clinics, charities, gyms, startups. Squarespace made me a Circle Platinum Partner for it, their highest tier.
What you get is me. I answer the emails, I design the pages, I build the site and I fix the things. If you want to meet the person behind your website before you hire them, I’m a short walk from Lime Street.
born in Georgia, made in Liverpool
Big Liverpool FC supporter. Match days at Anfield, the lot. That said, as you can see from the colours on this website, I get along just fine with the Blues too. Business is business, and I’ve built sites for people on both sides of Stanley Park.
Why mention it? Because you’re hiring a person, not a company, and it helps to know who’s on the other end of the email. If you want to talk about the website over a pint near the ground, I won’t say no.
No more costly custom code
Doctors bookable by state
A full site, built in just 2 weeks
Squarespace 7.0 to 7.1 full redesign
Built exact to wireframes
Visuals brought to life
From DIY to finished article
A cohesive brand identity & website
Whatever stage your business is at, there’s a route in. Every one is custom, every one includes the SEO foundations, and every one is done by me. Prices are on each page, and on the pricing page, so you never have to ask. Not in Liverpool? I’m a Squarespace website designer for the whole of the UK.
A bespoke site designed around your brand and built from scratch. No templates, no page builders with your logo dropped in. From £3,000, yours to keep.
Custom buildsGot a site that’s dated, slow or just not bringing in work? I rebuild it properly, redirect your old links, and give it a look your Liverpool customers actually trust.
RedesignsThe build included, then looked after every month: updates, fixes, security and support, for one fee. For business owners who never want to log into a website again.
Managed-For-YouNot sure what’s wrong with your current site? I review it properly and send you a video walkthrough and a PDF of what to fix. The good, the bad, the ugly.
Health checkEvery build ships with SEO foundations, so Google can find you in Liverpool from day one. Managed-For-You clients can add the quarterly SEO growth plan to keep climbing.
SEO growth planNeed a logo, graphics or the words to go on the site? Bolt them onto a build so the whole thing arrives finished, instead of being stitched together later.
Add-onsStraight answer: two ways to work with me, both with a fixed figure in writing before any work starts. No hourly rates, no surprise invoices.
Custom Squarespace build
£3,000
One-time fee, quoted per project. Designed and built around your brand, then handed over with training so you run it yourself. Yours to keep, forever.
Managed-For-You website
£150
The build is included. Then I run it for you every month: updates, fixes, security and changes on request. You tell me what you need and it’s done.
Want a number for your project? Build a ballpark in about twenty seconds, no email needed.
Build your quoteusually 3 to 6 weeks
A clear, collaborative process from start to finish. You deal with me at every stage, so nothing gets lost in translation.
Book a discovery call to talk through your vision, what the site needs to do, and whether we’re the right fit for each other.
Once we’ve agreed the scope and you’ve accepted the proposal, the build begins: custom design, layouts and features, shared with you as it takes shape.
When you’ve approved the finished website, it goes live and you get bespoke handover training, so you feel confident running it yourself.
Because you get a person, not a pipeline. A Liverpool web design agency puts an account manager between you and whoever’s actually building the site. When you work with me you deal directly with the person doing the work: me, on every page, every call, every fix. That’s quicker, it’s cheaper, and nothing gets lost in translation.
It also means I know the city. I studied at university in Liverpool and I’ve worked here my whole adult life, from kitchens to offices to design agencies. I’ve built sites for businesses from Bootle to the Baltic Triangle, so I know what a customer in Allerton expects from a florist’s website and what a law firm in the business district needs to look like to be taken seriously.
And if you’d rather talk it through face to face, we can. I’m based in the city centre, so a coffee is always an option before we start.
Coffee in town, not just a video call
Start to finish, no account managers
Squarespace Circle Platinum Partner
Whichever your business actually needs
Local search set up on every build
In writing before any work starts
“Working with Nick was a great experience! He built a beautiful website for my flower business and really brought my vision to life. Nick was patient and responsive, always happy to be contacted, no matter how many questions I had. My website looks fantastic - we are very pleased with it. Since launching the new site, we have seen more people visiting and engaging with my business. Highly recommend!”
Arta Llabjani“Nick built the Waters Agency website, and I couldn’t recommend him more highly. He quickly understood what we wanted to achieve and translated it into a polished, professional site that reflects our brand brilliantly. He was creative, responsive and straightforward to work with throughout the entire process. The website has continued to run smoothly since launch, and Nick has always been helpful whenever we’ve needed support. A talented designer and a genuinely great person to work with.”
Declan Waters“We’ve had an outstanding experience working with Nick. From day one, he brought a level of care, precision, and creativity that’s hard to find. He quickly understood what we were trying to achieve and consistently delivered high-quality work — on time, with great communication throughout. Nick doesn’t just build websites; he solves problems, adds value, and genuinely feels like part of the team. We’re genuinely thrilled with the results and look forward to working with him again. Highly recommend!”
Patrick Smith“Unhesitatingly recommend Nick! He absolutely knocked our project out of the park. From start to finish, he was collaborative, communicative, and incredibly knowledgeable about Squarespace. He was proactive, responsive, and genuinely invested in the project's success. We look forward to working with him again in the future.”
Jason LetteboerI’m a web designer for the whole of Liverpool, not just the city centre. I’ve built sites for businesses in Bootle, on Lark Lane and in the Baltic Triangle, and I work with clients in Allerton, Aigburth and across South Liverpool, over the water in Wirral, and throughout Merseyside. Anfield, Everton, Sefton Park, Wavertree, Mossley Hill, Childwall: if you’re in the L postcodes, I’m local to you. Further out, Manchester, Chester and the rest of the North West are a train ride away, London is a couple of hours down the line and home to six of my clients, and everything else is done just as well over a video call.
The first call is free and there’s no hard sell. Book below, drop me an email, or come and say hello.
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no such thing as a silly question
It depends on who you hire. Liverpool agencies typically quote £5,000 to £15,000 for a small business site, and freelancers can be anywhere from a few hundred pounds up. My custom Squarespace builds start from £3,000 for a site that’s yours to keep, or the Managed-For-You plan is from £150 a month with the build included. Either way you get a fixed figure in writing before any work starts, and there’s a free quote builder on the pricing page.
Yes. I’m based in the city centre, so if you’re in Liverpool or nearby we can meet in person for the first chat, or at points during the project. Most clients find a video call quicker day to day, but the offer’s always there.
Most custom builds take three to six weeks from the first call to launch. The biggest factor is how quickly the content comes together on your side: copy, photos and the like. If you need the words written too, the copywriting add-on takes that off your plate.
Every site I build has the SEO basics in place: page titles, image alt text, compressed images and redirects, so Google can read the site properly from day one. If you want to actively climb the rankings after launch, the SEO growth plan handles that quarterly for Managed-For-You clients.
No. I’m a Squarespace Circle Platinum Partner, the top tier, and it’s the right choice for most Liverpool small businesses because you can run it yourself afterwards. But the Managed-For-You plan is custom coded, and I build in code wherever a project genuinely needs it. You get the honest recommendation on the first call, not a platform pitch.
Yes, and it’s most of what I do. I rebuild it from the ground up rather than patching the old one, redirect your old links so nothing breaks, and move your existing content across. Arta’s Flowers in the city centre is a good example: online orders went up 50% after theirs.
That’s your choice. On a custom build you get bespoke handover training so you can run it yourself, and I’m at the end of an email if you get stuck. On Managed-For-You I keep running it for you: updates, fixes, security and changes on request, every month.
Yes. Liverpool is home, but I’ve built sites for clients across the UK, the US and Europe. Everything is done remotely just as well, so being in a different city, or country, isn’t a problem.
Fifteen minutes, no pitch. Tell me about your business and I’ll tell you honestly what your website needs, and what it would cost.
