WordPress website design & development / Gateshead

Web design
Gateshead.
Built for business.

Custom WordPress websites that make your business easier to understand and your services easier to choose. From a fresh start to a full redesign, Canny Commerce brings considered design, practical development and ongoing support.

A North East agency.
A straightforward
way to work.

Based in Hartlepool, supporting businesses in Gateshead and across the region. Clear advice, original design and a website you can keep building on.

Featured project — H Jarvis, windows & doors

Your next step online

A website that
does your
business justice.

Looking for a website design company serving Gateshead? Your website should do more than look good. It needs to explain what you offer, show why customers should trust you and make the next step obvious.

Whether you run a trade business, a professional service or an online shop, we plan the pages and features around your customers. That might mean clearer service pages, stronger project photography, straightforward enquiries or a better buying experience.

We bring design and website development together, so the finished site feels considered from the first impression to the final click.

Choose your starting point

New website?
Ready for a rethink?

Web design and development for Gateshead businesses, shaped around the job your website needs to do.

Custom WordPress design

A website designed around your brand, services and content. We plan clear navigation, considered layouts and useful calls to action, with a WordPress build you can update as your business develops.

Website redesigns

If your current site feels dated or no longer reflects your business, we review what to retain and what to improve. Existing URLs, useful content and search visibility are considered before the rebuild begins.

WooCommerce stores

Make products easier to browse and buying easier to complete. We build WordPress shops with WooCommerce, shaping product pages, navigation and checkout around your range and the way your customers shop.

Search foundations

Clear page structure, descriptive headings and sensible metadata give your content a sound starting point. Where ongoing SEO is needed, we can discuss it as a separate service with a defined scope.

Selected Canny Commerce projects

Different businesses.
The same attention.

Examples from our wider portfolio, showing how we adapt the design to the business behind it.

H Jarvis

A website for windows and doors, giving visitors a clearer view of the business and its products.

VPH Earthworks

A website for a plant and earthworks business, bringing its services and capabilities into focus.

Coldtech

A website for a refrigeration specialist, helping visitors explore its services and get in touch.

Practical from the outset

Good design.
Sound foundations.

The details behind the design matter just as much as the way it looks. We agree the scope before work starts and keep the decisions clear along the way.

01

Built around your customers

We prioritise the services, products and questions that matter to the people using your site, with clear routes to an enquiry or purchase.

02

Considered on mobile

Layouts, navigation and forms are reviewed for smaller screens, so important information and contact options remain easy to use.

03

Easy to keep moving

WordPress gives you a practical foundation for adding pages, updating content and developing your website over time.

04

A clear scope and quote

Your proposal sets out the pages, functionality, responsibilities and costs. Hosting, maintenance and further work are discussed upfront.

The process

Clear steps.
Room for your input.

01 / Understand

We discuss your business, audience and goals, then agree the pages, features and project scope.

02 / Design

We develop the visual direction and key layouts, giving you space to review and refine them.

03 / Build

We build in WordPress, add the content and check navigation, forms and responsive layouts.

04 / Launch

We complete the launch checks and explain your next steps for updates, hosting and support.

Beyond the launch

A website worth
looking after.

Once your new site is live, it still needs attention. We offer WordPress hosting and website maintenance, with the level of ongoing support agreed around your requirements.

From routine updates to new content and improvements, you can keep your website moving as your business changes.

Working with Gateshead businesses

North East roots.
Flexible collaboration.

Canny Commerce is based in Hartlepool. We work with businesses in Gateshead through planned calls, online reviews and clear project feedback, so you can stay involved without frequent trips to an agency office.

You can share your existing website, brand assets and priorities with us, and we will help turn them into a practical project brief.

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James Cook
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Canny Commerce created a website for our charity. He was patient, professional, made every effort to understand our requirements and guided us through the process. We now have a great new website.
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Euan Woolley
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Matt did a great job with our website. He took the time to find out what we needed and reflected what we wanted in the final design. Thanks for everything!
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Christopher Mccormack
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Very professional website created for my new business. Was able to keep in contact easily and relate information about the business. Changes made when requested to improve the website as it was set up. Would highly recommend this company if you need a professional website.
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Melissa Wildon
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Matt has done an amazing job building my website for my new small business. The communication has been brilliant, consistent and professional which has made the process straightforward. Matt has listened to my preferences and has taken the time to learn about my business whilst building my website. Any queries I’ve had have been responded to quickly and everything has been explained in good detail. I can’t thank Matt enough for his expertise and customer service. I will definitely be recommending Canny Commerce :)
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Ashley Stillwell
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Matt has created a new site for me and made the whole process simple and took all concerns away. Hosted, bought and built everything. Very easy to talk to and understood my needs completely. Really grateful and nothing is and was too much trouble. Thanks Matt.
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Big Bamboo
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Fantastic service from Matt. Explained everything very well and covered all of our issues/questions easily and in a professional manner. Would certainly recommend Matt
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Paul Stocks
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5 star service with our new website .. very pleased .. any little issues quickly and easily delt with. Thanks Danny and team …
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Jamie Fenwick-baines
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Canny commerce have transformed our website, our way of communicating and we now have the ability to move forward with our business. If you need fast, no nonsense and sensible support for your website look no further than canny commerce. They tick all the boxes, even some boxes you didn't know you had! In this world of remote communicating and AI sometimes you have to have that personal touch too. Thats what you'll get with canny commerce.
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lisa coggin
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A big thank you, for all of this companies help and support and the fantastic website for our business. We are so happy with the work and effort put in we couldn't have asked for anymore! Lisa (Connect Training Services)

A few useful answers

Before we
get started.

We are based in Hartlepool and serve businesses in Gateshead and across the North East. Project calls, design reviews and feedback can be handled online, making it straightforward to work together wherever you are based.

The cost depends on the number of pages, the content available and the features you need. We provide a scoped proposal for your project, with any hosting, maintenance or additional work explained separately.

Yes. We review the existing site and agree what to retain, replace or improve. Important URLs and useful content are considered as part of the plan, and redirects are arranged where page addresses need to change. Search rankings cannot be guaranteed.

Yes. WordPress is our core website platform, with WooCommerce available for online shops. We choose the structure and functionality around your requirements and explain how to manage the agreed content after launch.

We consider the agreed page structure, headings and metadata as part of the build. Ongoing SEO, additional content and search campaigns are separate services and should be scoped around your goals. No website build guarantees a particular Google position.

Yes. We offer WordPress hosting and maintenance options, and can discuss these alongside the website proposal. The tasks, support allowance and ongoing costs are agreed before you commit.

Web design for Gateshead businesses

Your next website.
Let's give it
some thought.

Tell us what you do, what needs to change and what you would like your website to achieve. We will help you work out a sensible next step.

Based in Hartlepool · Serving Gateshead & the North East