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The Lagos Website Designer

Questions I get every week

How much does a website cost in Lagos?

Every tier is published on the pricing page. Most business sites land in the middle tier.

How long does it take?

Usually 4 weeks from the day I have your content (for a corporate website). Rush work is possible for an added fee.

Is hosting included?

Yes for the first twelve months, then renewal occurs yearly

Who owns the domain?

You do. It is registered in your name and I hand over the login at launch.

How does payment work?

Half to start, half before launch. Bank transfer in naira or dollars (for international clients)

WordPress or custom?

Custom by default because it loads faster and is harder to break. WordPress if you need to edit content daily.

Is SEO included in a website build?

The technical groundwork is. Ongoing search work is a separate monthly service.

Do you run ads as well?

Yes. Media buying on Meta and Google is one of the three services.

Can you work with my existing site?

Sometimes. If it is on a platform that can be made fast, I will fix it rather than rebuild.

Do you write the content?

I draft it and you approve it. You know the business better than I do, but writing for search is my job.

What happens after launch?

Thirty days of fixes at no cost. After that, maintenance is available monthly.

Do you work with clients outside Lagos?

Yes, across Nigeria and with diaspora clients.

Why publish prices at all?

Because it is the first question every business has, and making people sit through a call to find out wastes both our time. If the number does not work for you, you have not lost an afternoon finding that out.

What is not included in the price?

Stock photography licences, paid plugins or third-party software you ask for, and ad spend. Anything with a cost attached is agreed with you before it is bought.

Can I pay in instalments?

Payment is half to start and half before launch, by bank transfer in naira. On larger builds a longer arrangement can be agreed at the start.

Do I need a custom site or will a template do?

A template is fine if the business is simple and nobody you compete with is trying very hard. Custom earns its money when speed, search and the shape of your enquiry process matter, because a template carries the code for every feature it supports, not just the ones you use.

Can you redesign the site I already have?

Often, yes. If it sits on a platform that can be made fast, fixing it costs less than starting again, and I will tell you which of the two applies before you commit to anything.

Is the site mine if I stop working with you?

Yes. The domain is registered in your name, the hosting account is yours, and every login is handed over at launch.

Will I be able to update it myself?

Yes. Content you are likely to change is editable without touching code, and you get a walkthrough at launch.

How long before SEO shows results?

Technical fixes often show within weeks. Competitive local terms usually take months. The honest answer depends on what already ranks and how much stands between you and the top of the page.

Do you guarantee a number one ranking?

No, and nobody who understands the work will. Google does not sell positions and does not publish how it ranks. What I commit to is the work itself and reporting you can check.

Do you buy backlinks?

No. Bought links are the quickest route to a manual penalty. Links here come from real listings, local citations and work that is worth mentioning.

What is a Google Business Profile worth?

For a local business, often more than the website in the first months. It is free, it decides whether you appear in the map results, and most profiles in Lagos are half filled in.

What ad budget should I start with?

Enough to get useful data in a couple of weeks rather than a trickle over two months. The number depends on your market and what one customer is worth to you, and we agree it before anything runs.

Is the ad spend included in your fee?

No. Spend goes to Meta or Google from your own account and stays visible to you. My fee covers strategy, campaign build, creative direction and management.

Who owns the ad account and the data?

You do. I work inside your business manager, so the pixel, the audiences and the history stay with you.

Can you run ads to my existing website?

Yes, though I will usually push for a landing page built for the campaign. Sending paid clicks to a general homepage is the most common way a budget gets wasted.

How long does a redesign on this scale take?

Longer than a standard build, because of the audit, the stakeholder interviews and the work on product architecture before any design started. A straightforward business site is faster. Either way the number is agreed after the brief, not guessed before it.

Can you rebuild a site without losing our rankings?

Yes, and it is the part most rebuilds get wrong. Every URL is mapped and redirected one to one, metadata and structured data carry across, and the site is checked in Search Console before and after launch rather than left to settle on its own.

Do you work alongside an in-house marketing team?

Often. On a build this size the site has to be something your own team can run, so the handover includes a walkthrough and a content structure they can keep adding to without me.

Can you really deliver in two weeks?

That one was two weeks from brief to live because the decisions were made quickly and the content was ready. Those are the conditions. When copy, logos or screenshots are still being gathered, the clock effectively pauses.

Do you write the copy for a site like this?

I draft it and you approve it. Every section of that site was written around the question the buyer was asking at that point on the page, which is not something a template gives you.

Can you design for a product that has not launched yet?

Yes. What the page needs is a clear view of who the buyer is and what they have to believe before acting. None of that waits for the product to be finished.

Can a website replace taking orders on WhatsApp?

It takes the straightforward ones off your hands, which is where the hours go. That store kept a WhatsApp button for buyers who want to speak to someone first, and manual orders still fell by more than half.

Can customers customise a product before paying?

Yes. Engraving details, names, logos or a message are captured at the point of purchase, so an order arrives with its specification already attached to it.

Can I take payments from outside Nigeria?

Yes. Local Nigerian methods and international cards run side by side, and prices can display in more than one currency.

Do I need to understand WooCommerce to run the store?

No. Adding products, updating stock and processing orders happen on an ordinary admin screen, and you get a walkthrough at launch.

How large a catalogue can you handle?

That store launched with seven parent categories, more than thirty subcategories and over eighty products, built to keep growing. The work is in the architecture rather than the product count.

How long does an online store take?

Four weeks from start to launch for that one. A smaller catalogue is quicker, and the real variable is how ready your product data and photography are.

Can I run my own promotions afterwards?

Yes. Coupons, percentage-off badges and free delivery thresholds are all set up to be changed from the admin without a developer.

Do you build for markets outside Nigeria?

Yes. That store was built for the UAE, priced in dirhams, with the payment methods local shoppers trust.

Tell me what you need.

Four questions, and you pick how I come back to you. If what you need is not something I should be doing, I will tell you that instead of quoting for it.

  • A reply the same working day
  • Prices are published, so nothing is quoted higher because of who asked
  • No contract and nothing to pay to get a quote
  • What gets built is yours to own and take anywhere

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