Building Websites that Generate Leads for Female-run Businesses

With a focus on aesthetics, optimising for SEO and perfectly showcasing your products and services

Your Website, 

Your Digital Storefront,

Your Online Presence.

Your business deserves more than a social media profile. It needs a place to showcase what you do, tell your story and help the right customers find you.

Let’s create a website that shows off what you do best and gives people a reason to choose you.

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Aesthetically Pleasing

Easy to Navigate

Search Engine Optimised

Reflects Your Business

Reflect the high quality of your brand and products with a website that is aesthetically beautiful.

Boost conversions with a website that is clear and easy to navigate so that visitors easily find what they are looking for.

Get seen by more potential customers with a website that ranks highly in relevant searches.

Build trust with potential customers by showcasing your brands' identity and what it does well.

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I am a female, freelance web designer specialising in developing websites for female-run businesses, freelancers and founders.

Developing websites for service based businesses

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Beauty & Wellness

Creative Services

Fashion & Style

Catering

Other Services

Nail and Hair Salons
Makeup Artists
Beauticians
Dermatologists
Personal Trainers
Fitness Instructors
Life Coaches

Photographers
Videographers
Content Creators
Lifestyle Bloggers
Event Planners
Florists
Artisans

Bridal shops
Wedding Professionals
Clothing Shops
Jewellery Designers
Clothing Designers
Seamstresses
Interior Designers

Cafes and Restaurants
Cocktail and Wine Bars
Private Chefs
Bakeries & Bakers
Delis

Tutors
Opticians
Virtual assistants
Maternity services
B&B’s and Hotels

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Hi there, I’m Sophie, a freelance web designer based in Oxfordshire, UK.

I have a technical and analytical background, but an innate desire to create. I'm also a big consumer of all things feminine. From my love of fashion, beauty and art, to my recent experience as a bride searching for suppliers. I know first-hand what catches attention and what gets overlooked.

My attention to detail allows me to notice the little things and see your business from a fresh perspective, one that aligns with your customers’ needs and truly speaks to them.

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I founded her presence to champion female-led businesses.

Only 18 to 25% of high-growth enterprises in the UK include one or more women on their founding team (gov.uk). I’m passionate about changing this narrative.

 

My goal in creating visually compelling websites for female-run businesses is to help them shine by breaking down digital barriers - whether that’s a lack of a website or one that doesn’t do your brand justice.

I’m here to help your business thrive.

Focusing exclusively on women-centred enterprises, I design websites that are visually captivating, optimised for Google, easy to navigate, and an authentic reflection of your products or services.

As a freelance web designer, I'll take the time to really get to know your business so that I can understand what the priorities for your website are in order to attract and convert customers.

Example Website: Website design and development for a small, female-founded upholstery business

Client: Charlotte Mulliner Upholstery

Website: https://charlottemullinerupholstery.co.uk

Project Overview

I designed and built a brand-new website for Charlotte’s female-founded upholstery business. The goal was to attract new clients through Google searches and provide clear, engaging information for those discovering her via social media or word of mouth.

What I created

A six-page WordPress website featuring:

  • A custom-designed hero section with original graphics
  • A refreshed and expanded colour palette used across icons, text, and backgrounds
  • Bespoke icons developed in collaboration with the client
  • Copywriting throughout the site, written with SEO in mind to help improve search visibility
  • Integration of Charlotte’s own videos and social media imagery

Client Testimonial

“The website that Sophie built for me has been such an asset to my business. It has attracted new customers that I would not have been able to reach on social media platforms. She made the website easy to navigate and the volume of customer enquiries proves this. I have also received many compliments from customers on how professional the website looks and runs. The website has elevated my business to a professional standard that I wouldn’t have been able to achieve only using social media and word of mouth, proving that a well designed website is key to a good business model.”

Developing websites that are clean and elegant, using custom-made graphics to build a visual identity.

Clean and Elegant Design

Overall, my design style can be described as clean and elegant, which I achieve by using carefully structured layouts and lots of blank space. These contribute towards making pages visually appealing and easy to read, which is vital when you want your website to convert websites viewers to enquiring leads.

Featuring Custom-made Graphics

Images are an important aspect of any website as they contribute towards a more aesthetically pleasing page, breaking up paragraphs of text into smaller and more inviting sections of text. They are used to demonstrate products and services and help establish a visual identify for the website and the business.

As many of my clients are service-based businesses, it can be difficult for them to provide authentic images that are unique to their business and show who they are and what they do. So to solve this, I design and draw custom-made graphics. These range from simple line drawings that are used as icons (such as the pink icons you see throughout this site) to entire block-colour drawings that make up the 'hero' image at the top of a homepage.

Example Website: Creative website design for a female-founded bakery

Project Overview

The project involved creating a website for a small, independent bakery specialising in baked centrepieces for weddings and other special occasions. The website needed to showcase the bakers’ skill while capturing their playful energy and passion for bringing people together through food and celebration. I wanted to reflect the creativity of their bakes through bold blocks of colour and playful visuals, while ensuring the website appealed to the right audience and made it easy for visitors to find out what they offer, where they’re based and how to place an order.

What I Created

A one-page WordPress website featuring:

  • A custom-designed hero section communicating the bakery’s offering and target audience through playful  and celebratory visuals

  • Bespoke graphics and subtle animations used throughout the site
  • A custom-designed map to accompany a description of the bakery’s catchment area

  • Copywriting throughout the site, written with SEO in mind to help improve search visibility

  • Clear product descriptions and eye-catching imagery showcasing the bakery’s work

  • A creatively styled, notebook-inspired contact form

Whether you’re looking to refresh your existing website, or need one built from the ground up.

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Website Review

A detailed analysis of your existing website, highlighting what works well and identifying opportunities for improvement to enhance performance and user experience.

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Website Redesign

Refreshing your current website with a modern, user-friendly design that attracts more visitors and turns leads into customers.

Custom website design tailored to your business

New Website Design

Working with you to design a brand new website tailored to your business, giving it an impressive and professional online presence.

I'll bring your vision to life with industry-leading design & development software

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I use Figma in the early stages of web design to plan and refine ideas before building the actual website. This includes creating moodboards to explore visual styles, wireframes to map out page layouts, and design mock-ups to give a clear preview of the final look. Figma makes collaboration easy—clients can view designs online and leave comments directly on specific elements. This means faster revisions, better communication, and a design that truly reflects your vision.

Once the mock-up design is finalized, I bring it to life by building a fully functional website in WordPress. Powering over 40% of all websites, WordPress is the most widely used website platform, offering unmatched flexibility and scalability. It allows for a high level of customization, meaning your website can be tailored to your specific needs. WordPress is user-friendly, so once your site is live, you’ll have the freedom to update content, add new pages, or make changes without needing technical expertise.

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Get started by filling out my quick and easy questionnaire to find out how my services can meet your needs.

Getting started is easy, and there’s no commitment required. Simply fill out my quick and simple questionnaire to share a little about what you're looking for, and I’ll guide you on the best next steps.

It’s ok if you’re not yet sure what it is that you need. Feel free to email me with any questions, and I’ll get back to you within two working days. If you'd like to explore things further, we can have a friendly, no-pressure chat about your business, your goals, and whether we’re the right fit to work together.

Visit my Services page to learn more or reach out today!