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Statamic is a modern CMS built on Laravel, and it's what I build my own website with. It's fast, secure and easy to edit, with far less to maintain than a typical WordPress site. I design and build bespoke Statamic websites, and look after existing ones too.

Ask about Statamic What's included
From £360 fixed once we've agreed scope
Built on Laravel room to grow into custom features
Existing sites too support, upgrades and fixes

01 Why Statamic

Why I like building with Statamic

I build with WordPress too, so I'm not here to bash it. But for a lot of businesses, Statamic is simply the better fit.

When I'd suggest something else
  • You rely on a big library of off-the-shelf plugins, or your team already knows WordPress inside out
  • You want a simple shop you can run entirely yourself - Shopify may be easier
  • You'd rather use a hosted builder and never think about hosting at all

02 What I can do

Statamic services

03 Case studies

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04 Getting started

Four steps to get your Statamic website started

Day 0

A proper chat

Half an hour on a call. What the business needs, what's in the way, what you can spend.

Within 48hrs

A fixed quote

One page: scope, price, dates. Nothing starts until you've said yes to it.

Weeks 1-6

Development

I'll get cracking and develop your website - you're kept in the loop at regular intervals.

Handover

Launch & after

The full project launched and yours to keep. I press the button, watch it for a fortnight, and show you how to run it.

05 Straight answers

About Statamic, specifically.

Anything missing? Ask me directly and I'll give you a straight answer, not a sales one.

What is Statamic?

A content management system (CMS), like WordPress, built on the Laravel framework. It's what you use to edit your website's pages, blog posts and images. By default it stores content in files rather than a database, which keeps sites quick and simple to look after.

Do I need to buy a Statamic licence?

It depends on what you need. Statamic Core is free and works well for a lot of small business sites. If you need more than one user account, revisions or multi-site, you'll need Statamic Pro, which is currently $349 per site, plus $99 a year for updates after the first year. I'll tell you which one you need before we start.

Is Statamic better than WordPress?

Not always - it depends on the project. Statamic is usually quicker, more secure and easier to look after for content-led sites, while WordPress has a much bigger ecosystem of plugins and developers. I build with both, so I'll recommend whichever suits you best. Take a look at my WordPress page too.

Can you move my WordPress site to Statamic?

Yes. I'll move your pages, blog posts and images across, keep your URLs the same where possible and set up redirects for anything that changes, so you don't lose the rankings you've built up.

Can you work on a Statamic site someone else built?

Yes. I'll take a look first to check which version it's on and how it's been built, then let you know honestly what it needs.

Where will my Statamic site be hosted?

Statamic needs proper PHP hosting rather than a website builder plan. I can host it for you as part of a care plan, or set it up on hosting of your choice.

Tell me what you're trying to build.

A couple of lines is plenty. I reply to everything within a working day, even if the answer is “I'm not the right fit”.

hello@cjbrowndesign.co.uk

— Cj

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