LocalLaunch.uk

Free to build · Live in a day

You built
the business. We'll build
the website.

We turn your Google reviews, photos and opening hours into a proper website that works on every phone. It costs nothing to build. If you like it, it's £25 a month to keep.

  • No design fee
  • No contract
  • Cancel any time

A demo LocalLaunch site: Ythan Bakery, Ellon.

The demand

Your customers are already looking for you.

Where they look

70%

of people would rather check a website than a social page.

What they decide

75%

judge a business by its website before they ever walk in.

What it's worth

2×

the growth rate, against businesses with no website at all.

What they find

23%

of small-business sites haven't been touched in over a year.

Real data on how people choose local businesses.

The results

Every site,
made to fit.

No two LocalLaunch sites look alike. Each one is designed around your trade, your photos and your reviews, not squeezed into a template.

beechtreecafe.locallaunch.uk
Beech Tree Cafe, Dunblane

Café & Restaurant · Dunblane

Beech Tree Cafe

Dunblane's cosiest spot for great coffee, honest food & a warm welcome

4.5 · 268 reviews Open now
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thecentralbar.locallaunch.uk

Est. Peebles · Traditional Pub

The
Central
Bar

A proper pub in the heart of Peebles since day one

Find Us
curlycoobar.locallaunch.uk
Curly Coo Bar, Stirling

Whisky Bar · Stirling

Curly Coo Bar

Over 300 single malts in the heart of Stirling

 4.6 · 385 reviews See the Malts

Three real businesses, three completely different sites. Our generator picks the layout, fonts and colours that fit each one, built from their own photos, reviews and opening hours.

Why we built this

The high street is worth fighting for.

If a customer can't find you in 30 seconds on their phone, you don't exist to them.

We started LocalLaunch because we kept walking past brilliant local cafés, salons, pubs and shops that didn't show up online, loved by their regulars but invisible to anyone searching on a phone.

That's not fair on the businesses that make our towns worth living in. So we built a service that takes the whole problem off your plate, for less than the price of a dinner out. We're a small UK company, run by people who know what it's like to wear every hat at once.

How it works

How LocalLaunch works.

No questionnaire, no homework, no sales calls. You give us a name; we do the rest.

1

You type your name.

Your business name, your town and an email. That's the whole form. We find your Google listing, your reviews and your photos from there.

2

We build it, free, in a day.

A real website at yourbusiness.locallaunch.uk, written from your reviews and laid out around your own photos. A person here reads every word before it reaches you. No card details.

3

You look, then decide.

Keep it for £25 a month and we run it for you: hosting, SSL, backups, security, and the tools to change anything yourself. Or walk away, and it stays an unlisted preview until you ask us to remove it.

Illustration of the real email · Pete's Barber Shop is a demo site

The promise

You run the business. We run the site.

Six things you'll never have to think about again.

Nothing you have to do

Squarespace, Wix, WordPress: they all assume you've got a free afternoon. Your LocalLaunch site is built, live and looked after whether you log in or not.

Hosting, SSL & backups included

No domains to renew separately, no security patches, no "your certificate has expired" emails. It's all in the £25.

But it's yours to change

Edit any of the words, switch the colour theme, swap photos, add a menu or a booking link, re-order the sections. All of it included, all of it live in minutes.

Already have a site? We move it across

Already own yourbusiness.co.uk? We point it at your new site and handle the DNS and the certificate, free. No add-on, no yearly extra.

Real human support

Email us with a question or a tweak request and a person reads it. Not a chatbot, not a ticket queue. We're a small UK team.

Cancel any time

No 12-month lock-ins. If you change your mind, your subscription ends and the site comes down. No drama.

The alternatives

The comparison.

There are three ways to get your business online. Here's how they actually stack up.

LocalLaunch DIY builder
(Wix, Squarespace…)		 Freelance designer
Upfront cost ✓£0, we build it before you pay a penny £0, but the build is on you £500–£2,000+ before launch
Every month ✓£25, everything included £15–30, plus the domain, plus your evenings Hosting, plus a retainer if you want changes
Your time ✓Roughly none Evenings & weekends of dragging boxes around Briefs, calls, feedback rounds, chasing
Who keeps it running ✓We do: hosting, SSL, backups, security You: renewals, plugins, "site down" panics Usually nobody, unless you pay a retainer
Changing the words ✓Included, any time, from your dashboard Free, if you remember how the editor works Billed by the hour
A fresh look ✓Included: new theme, photos and sections, whenever you fancy Start again from a new template A new quote, a new project
Walking away ✓Cancel any time, no lock-in Annual plans, paid add-ons to export You own it, and everything that breaks

A bespoke freelance site can be brilliant, but it just isn't realistic on every high street, and someone still has to keep it updated. We solve a different problem.

Pricing

One price. No surprises.

One flat monthly subscription, and everything is in it. Design, hosting, security, backups, your own domain, support, and the tools to change any of it yourself.

Everything included

Design and build: £0

£25/month

No setup fee · cancel any time

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Run for you

  • A real site, built from your reviews, photos and Google profile
  • Hosting, SSL certificate, backups and security, all managed
  • Your own domain connected, and we handle DNS and SSL
  • Email support from a real human

Yours to change, any time

  • Edit any of the words yourself, whenever you like
  • Switch the colour theme, swap photos, update your hours
  • Add, hide and re-order sections: menus, booking links
  • Change your web address, once a month

Questions

Your questions, answered.

How do updates work?

However you like. Sign into your dashboard and change the text, the colour theme, the photos, your opening hours or your contact details, and add or re-order sections: a menu, a booking link, whatever fits your business. Changes are live within minutes. There's nothing to install and no day-to-day upkeep for you; that stays with us.

Someone sent me a site for my business. What is it?

We find independent businesses that don't have a modern website and build a draft for them, using only public information about you (reviews, photos, hours from Google and similar). The site stays in preview mode, watermarked with our banner, until you claim it — and it's kept out of Google, so it never competes with your own listing. If you don't want it, the preview stays online until you claim it or ask us to remove it: one click does that, and we delete what we hold and never contact you again.

I already have a website. Is this for me?

Yes, if it's one you're not proud of, or one you never have time to update. We build the new one first, free, so you can compare. If you keep it, we move your existing domain across and handle the DNS and the certificate, at no extra cost.

What if I don't like it?

Tell us what's wrong and we'll change it, or change it yourself once it's yours. If it still isn't for you, walk away: you've paid nothing, and you can ask us to remove the preview whenever you like.

Do I need to send you anything?

No. Your business name, your town and an email is all we ask for. We build from what's already public about you: your Google listing, reviews and photos. If you'd like a particular photo or wording on it, you can swap it in yourself afterwards.

Who owns the domain?

If you bring your own (like yourbusiness.co.uk), it stays yours: you keep it registered in your name and we only point it at your site. Your yourbusiness.locallaunch.uk address is included while you're subscribed.

Can I make changes myself?

Yes, and none of it costs extra. Edit the copy on any section, switch the colour theme, swap the main photo, and add, hide or re-order whole sections. The hosting and upkeep stay on us; that's the whole point of the service. And the first draft is written from your real online presence (reviews, listings, your Google profile), so it already sounds like you, not a template. You're polishing rather than starting from a blank page.

Can I use my own domain?

Yes, and it's included. Connect a domain you already own (like yourbusiness.co.uk) from your dashboard and we'll handle the DNS and the SSL certificate. You just need to own the domain; we don't buy it for you. Prefer not to? Your yourbusiness.locallaunch.uk address is perfectly good to share with customers, and you can change it once a month.

What does my £25 a month actually cover?

Everything. Hosting on UK infrastructure, SSL certificate renewal, daily security updates, backups, real-human email support, your own domain if you have one, and the dashboard where you change your words, theme, photos and sections. There is no premium tier, nothing to add on, and no surprise bills.

What happens to my site if I cancel?

It comes down. Your subdomain becomes available again and we delete your data within 30 days. You can re-claim later if you change your mind, but to be clear: this is a subscription service, not a one-off purchase.

Why is this so much cheaper than a freelance web designer?

Because the boring 80% (researching your business, writing first-draft copy, putting together a layout) is automated. We use that head-start to keep the price low. A bespoke freelance site can be brilliant; it just isn't realistic on every high street, and someone still has to keep it updated. We solve a different problem.

Who's behind LocalLaunch?

LocalLaunch is run by Cloud Sherpa Ltd, a small UK software company. We're not a US tech giant or a faceless template shop; you'll be talking to the people who built it.

Get started

Make sure they find you.

Tell us about your business, and we'll build your site, free, and email you the link.

  1. Tell us the basics

    Business name, town, email. That's the whole form.

  2. We build your site

    From your own photos, reviews and opening hours. No payment now.

  3. You decide

    We send you the link. Claim it for £25 a month, leave it as an unlisted preview, or have it removed in one click.

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