madewithpixels

Web design isn't rocket science,
It's about asking the right questions

Our team has been asking clients of all shapes and sizes those questions for more than two decades.

So if you need help building a website;
we're pretty confident that you've come to the right place.

We can help you to build your brand, drive your sales, raise awareness for your cause or increase your agency production capacity.

We offer an agency level service for a fraction of the cost

Led by creative director, graphic designer and digital marketer Michael Auty - the team is experienced, independent and lucky enough to be based in both Sheffield and Leeds.

We're supported by a raft of award winning Copywriters, SEO, Social Media, brand development and advertising specialists.

All of this means that we're able to offer a service that competes with the big guns; yet comes with an affordable freelance price tag. Great news for you and your project.

Our team is small; we keep our overheads low so that your budgets can remain realistic. We work quickly, drawing on years of experience to deploy stable technical solutions.

We don't believe in asking you to support our fancy offices, Füssball tables and large project management teams; we think it's best if you talk directly to the designer and developer responsible for the design and build of your website.

This way, we’ll ensure that you're able to influence the design process effectively.

View the aquaculture case study

How do we do it?

We don't believe in writing proprietary software that ties our clients into unbreakable contracts.

Using a project and budget relevant mixture of (.NET and PHP) open source e-commerce and content management systems to deliver our websites means that our clients enjoy a cost effective and sustainable online strategy that affords them flexibility, freedom and choice.

Technically - our sites will stand

shoulder to shoulder with work from any of the worlds largest digital agencies. We use the same high-speed, super scalable, up-time guaranteed hosting providers that they do; So that our customers can enjoy peace of mind when it comes to site security and data safety.

There isn't an SEO or website accessibility consultant on the planet that can tell us something we don't already know; we write fluent cross browser HTML5 / CSS3 and adhere to the the latest W3C web standards.

We pride ourselves on transparency, honesty and our no nonsense approach

We've worked on a wide variety of projects spanning everything from boutique businesses through small to medium sized enterprises, charities, not-for-profits and global corporations.

Covering the tourism, media, museums, retail, healthcare, technology, software and manufacturing industries; across both public and private sectors. Recently we've delivered

E-commerce platforms with Point Of Sale stock integration across multiple stores; Event, Ticketing, E-Learning and Customer Relations Management tools.

We've built blogs, photography, and architecture portfolios, asset management portals and educational resources.

We think it's fair to say that our team has a strong track record.

How can we help? Our clients come in all shapes & sizes

Small to medium size businesses and charities

Do you need a small website to showcase your services or product? Are you looking for a blog or product / service portfolio site that you can maintain and update yourself? We can provide:

  • Bespoke site design and CMS integration from around the £900 mark
  • Simple online shops from approximately £1750
  • Google Analytics and Simple SEO tools come as standard with all our sites
Simple websites from £600

Corporate clients in the public and private sectors

For websites and e-commerce systems that demand more advanced functionality. We customise content management platforms such as Sitefinity, Orchard and Magento. We have great experience integrating:

  • Fully featured content managements systems
  • E-newsletters, Forums, Event management & Stock control.
  • E-commerce, Digital Ticketing and all manner of third party software integrations
Online business tools from £3500

Design, PR and communications agencies

Are you looking for a freelance team to deliver an outstanding project? We've worked with some of the best digital agencies in the UK.

Call Michael on 07515 392390 for availibility details.

Our daily rates are £300. Block discounts are available

Some of our work…

  • Origin Global website screenshot
    Origin Global
  • Now Then Magazine website screenshot
    Now Then
  • mw-a website screenshot
    mw-a
  • Sheffield Castle Market website screenshot
    Castle Market
  • PMS Diecasting website screenshot
    PMS
  • Stephen McCulley  website screenshot
    McCulley
  • AASL website screenshot
    AASL
  • Wincobank Living History website screenshot
    Living History
  • The Table website screenshot
    The Table
  • aquaculture website screenshot
    AQ
  • Insight CBT Partnership website screenshot
    Insight CBT
  • Fairness on the 83 website screenshot
    FOT83
  • Continuum Group website screenshot
    Continuum
  • Electric Works website screenshot
    Electric Works
  • Kent Life website screenshot
    Kent Life
  • Soyo website screenshot
    SOYO
  • SOYO live website screenshot
    SOYO Live
  • Kadow Interpretation & Design website screenshot
    Kadow
  • Jessop Financial Planning website screenshot
    JFP
  • Noise Aware website screenshot
    Noise Aware
  • The Real Mary Kings Close website screenshot
    RMKC
  • Coronation Street the Tour website screenshot
    Coronation Street
  • Futura Consulting website screenshot
    Futura
  • Opus Independents website screenshot
    Opus
  • Mednet Consult website screenshot
    Mednet Consult
  • Lynn Butler Photography website screenshot
    Lynn Butler
  • Creswell Crags website screenshot
    Creswell Crags
  • Bespoke Homes website screenshot
    Bespoke Homes
  • Qualsys website screenshot
    Qualsys
  • Ay-pe website screenshot
    Ay-pe
  • Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower website screenshot
    Spinnaker Tower
  • Club60 website screenshot
    Club60
  • Oxford Castle Unlocked website screenshot
    Oxford Castle

Our clients say…

I've worked with some great web designers in my time. But the team @madewithpixels are absolutely amazing. Andrew Coulthard,
Director - Futura Consulting
We have worked with madewithpixels for a number of years, this reflects on their great understanding of our requirements and their hard work in meeting our needs Maria Smith,
Creswell Heritage Trust
They provided all of the features we asked for at a price the other design companies we approached couldn't even get close to. Mark Welch,
Manager, SOYO
Michael is a passionate designer with the ability to grasp difficult concepts and translate these into stunning visuals for the web. Darren Bristow,
Director - Quba New Media
madewithpixels are responsible for successfully translating the Now Then design aesthetic to the web. After careful consideration of our requirements and our brand image, they produced a functional custom-built website which sits proudly alongside the printed magazine. Friendly, approachable and always available, Michael is a versatile designer with a flair for creativity and good eye for what works. Highly recommended. Sam Walby,
Editor - Now Then Magazine
Michael is one of the best designers we have used in terms of creativity and understanding of user centred design. Matthew Williams,
Director - Quba New Media
madewithpixels take basic concepts and create something both beautiful and functional. Through their passion and hard work, the results speak for themselves. Matt Cottril,
Founder - SOYO Live
The team at madewithpixels made E-commerce look easy. We couldn't be happier with our new site. Great service, great price. Thanks very much! Simon Spinks,
Managing Director, Aquaculture

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