Web Design & WordPress Development for Sherborne Businesses
Based nearby in Yeovil, Blunt Notion works with businesses in Sherborne and across Dorset and Somerset. Whether you are replacing an outdated site or planning a more involved build, we help turn the requirements into a coherent, practical website.
Designed as a whole. Built around the detail.
The decisions behind a website are closely connected. A new service needs the right place in the navigation. A project needs a useful editing format. A product range needs a buying interface that makes sense. Treating each as a separate job can leave the finished site feeling disjointed.
We bring content planning, visual design and development into the same brief. We consider what visitors need to understand, how the pages connect and what your team needs to update. The build then supports those decisions, rather than forcing your content into a layout chosen for another business.
That might mean a custom WordPress theme with reusable editing components, an improved service structure or tailored Shopify front-end functionality. The level of custom work should solve a real requirement, not add complexity for its own sake.
Review what’s there.
We look at the current site, content, customer journeys and technical constraints. Useful existing pages and functionality are considered before deciding what to change, retain or rebuild.
Make the structure work.
We plan the page types, navigation and content requirements, then develop the visual direction around them. The proposal identifies who is providing copy, photography and any other assets.
Develop the right components.
We build the theme, editing components and agreed functionality around the design. Responsive behaviour and content management are part of the implementation, not separate finishing touches.
Launch with a clear handover.
The agreed launch checks cover important journeys, forms and technical setup. Where URLs change, redirects are planned. Handover, ongoing costs and support responsibilities are established before launch.
Creative design. Practical development.
Choose the work your website needs: a clearer design, a more useful WordPress build, a stronger storefront or focused search support. We agree how those parts fit together before starting.
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Website design
Bespoke page layouts, considered typography and a consistent visual direction. We can work with your existing identity or include branding when the brief calls for it.
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WordPress development
Custom themes and structured editing for service pages, projects and more demanding content. Built around your requirements, with a manageable system behind the public site.
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Shopify development
Storefront design and custom front-end development, from product presentation to more involved browsing and ordering interfaces. Integration responsibilities are agreed explicitly.
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SEO
Technical, on-page and local search support, informed by the website and its audience. Search structure is considered during a build; ongoing SEO is a separately agreed programme.
Keep what’s valuable. Improve what is holding you back.
A website can have useful content, recognisable branding and established search visibility while still being difficult to use. Starting again without understanding those strengths can create as many problems as it solves.
We assess the existing platform, theme, content and editing experience before recommending the route forward. A focused improvement may be enough. If a rebuild is the sensible option, we identify the pages, assets and functionality worth carrying across.
For a Sherborne service business, that could mean explaining a changing offer more clearly. For a product business, it could mean a better catalogue or purchasing interface. The proposal defines the work and its limits, so you know what is included rather than discovering assumptions late in the project.
Bespoke Shopify development for Apex Brewing Co.
A Sherborne-area project, with the development work explained.
For Apex Brewing Co, we translated supplied creative direction into a bespoke, responsive Shopify theme. The work connected a distinctive visual design with the practical structure of a brewery store, including products, events and trade enquiries.
The case study explains the implementation behind the finished website: custom theme development, content implementation, ecommerce structure and technical planning. It is a relevant local example of how we turn a defined creative direction into a working storefront.
For a different brief, our Animal Control Officers redesign shows how we bring content planning, visual design and custom WordPress development together, with ongoing hosting and maintenance after launch.
Recent
Work
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Birchwood Price Tools
Responsive front-end development, Shopify theme development, Web Design, Web Development
Tools and trade supply
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Apex Brewing Co
Content implementation, Ecommerce structure, Responsive front-end development, Shopify theme development, Technical planning
Independent brewery and ecommerce
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CK Roofing Somerset
Branding, CMS, Content Creation, Hosting & Maintenance, SEO, Web Design, Web Development, WordPress
Construction, Roofing
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Animal Control Officers
Branding, CMS, Content Creation, Hosting & Maintenance, SEO, Web Design, Web Development, WordPress
Animal control and specialist dog handling
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Geo-Design
Branding, CMS, Hosting & Maintenance, SEO, Web Design, Web Development, WordPress
Rock engineering consultancy
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Highground
Branding, CMS, Hosting & Maintenance, Web Design, Web Development, WordPress
Consulting
What Apex Brewing Co said.
Kieron is so easy to work with, he over delivers, really knows his stuff, and is on hand to make the launch of your new website smooth and stress free. He built some cool little bespoke features into the new brewery project he worked on with me.
Sadie Wilkins | Apex Brewing Co | Google Review
Nearby when useful. Clear throughout the project.
Blunt Notion is based in Yeovil, close to Sherborne. We can work through focused calls, design reviews and development demonstrations, with meetings arranged when they help the project move forward.
Your website may need to bring in local enquiries, explain specialist services to a wider audience or sell products beyond Dorset. We plan around that reach, rather than assuming a business’s address defines its whole market.
The working arrangements are just as important as the design. We agree the scope, feedback stages, content responsibilities and ongoing requirements early, keeping you informed as the work develops.
Before you start your Sherborne website project.
The right approach depends on what you need the website to do and what is already in place. These are some of the practical questions we discuss before agreeing the brief.
We are based nearby in Yeovil, Somerset and work with businesses across Dorset and Somerset. Calls and shared design reviews keep a project moving, with in-person meetings agreed where useful. We do not have a separate Sherborne office.
We develop the theme and editing components around the agreed design and content requirements. That gives us control over page layouts, functionality and how your team manages the site. Custom work should make the website more useful; it is not a reason to rebuild features that an appropriate existing tool already handles well.
We can review the existing platform, code, access and third-party dependencies before recommending a route. Some sites suit focused improvements or ongoing support. Others have underlying limitations that make a rebuild more sensible. We explain the distinction and what can be retained before agreeing the work.
Changes to content, URLs and technical setup can affect search visibility. We plan the migration requirements, including important existing pages and redirects where needed, rather than treating them as an afterthought. No redesign can guarantee unchanged or improved rankings. Wider technical and ongoing search work can be scoped through our SEO services.
Yes. We work with Shopify and WordPress, including WooCommerce where it suits the requirements. The recommendation depends on the catalogue, content, customer journey, integrations and management needs. The proposal makes clear which functionality and third-party work are included.
The main factors are content, design, page types, functionality, migration and integrations. Timing also depends on content readiness, feedback and launch requirements. Share your current site, priorities and any budget or deadline, and we can discuss a realistic scope and programme before preparing a proposal.
Yes. We plan reusable editing components around the updates your team needs to make, such as services, projects and page content. Handover and guidance can be included. More substantial new features may still need development, and we explain where that boundary sits.
Yes. We offer hosting, maintenance and further development, with the scope and ongoing costs agreed separately. Those services are optional. Ownership, handover, third-party licences and platform subscriptions are set out in the proposal so you understand the continuing requirements.
Let’s make the next version of your website count.
Share your current website, what needs to change and any practical constraints. We will help work out the right approach, from a focused improvement to a complete redesign and build.