3 Wee Pages or a freelance web designer
A good freelancer or agency can build you something fully bespoke. The question is whether you need bespoke, and whether you want to pay designer prices and wait several weeks for it.
A web designer is the right answer for a lot of businesses. If you need a custom design, more than a few pages, a booking system, an online shop or anything unusual, a skilled freelancer or agency will build exactly what you describe. We'd point you to one ourselves for that kind of job.
It costs accordingly. ExpertSure's UK guide (updated 13 September 2026) puts a freelancer at £1,500 to £3,000 for a site of five to ten pages, and a regional agency at £3,000 to £8,000. Add a few weeks of briefs, drafts and revisions. That's a lot of process for a simple site that says who you are, what you do and how to reach you.
3 Wee Pages is built for that simple case: £149 to launch, then £49 a year, a site you watch take shape as you answer, a person to check it, and a .co.uk registered in your name. Narrow on purpose, so it's quick and costs little.
Side by side
| 3 Wee Pages | A freelance web designer | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical price | £149 to launch, then £49 a year | £1,500 to £3,000 for five to ten pages from a freelancer; £3,000 to £8,000 from an agency (ExpertSure, September 2026) |
| Time to first draft | As you answer: you watch it build | Usually a few weeks |
| Scope | Three tidy pages, done well | Whatever you brief: fully custom |
| Flexibility | Six set looks, three pages | Bespoke design and features |
| Your domain | A .co.uk included, registered in your name | Usually arranged for you: check whose name it's in |
| Process | Answer a few questions; a person checks it | Brief, drafts, revisions, sign-off |
| Best for | A simple site, quickly, at a fixed price | Custom, complex or growing sites |
3 Wee Pages is the better fit when…
You need a straightforward, professional three-page site quickly and at a fixed price, and you don't need a custom design, a shop, or lots of pages.
A freelancer or agency is the better choice when…
you need something bespoke: a distinctive design, many pages, online booking or payments, a shop, or anything beyond a simple site about your business. For those jobs a good designer is worth the money, and we'd recommend going that way rather than squeezing it into three pages.
If your job is simple, £149 and a site you can see before you pay is hard to beat. If it's not, hire a designer, and make sure the domain is registered in your name.
Common questions
What if I need more than three pages?
Then a freelancer or agency is probably the better fit. 3 Wee Pages is three pages on purpose so it can be quick and low-cost. For anything bigger, go custom.
Is a £149 site as good as a bespoke one?
For a simple three-page site, the gap is smaller than the price suggests: clean, professional, easy to use on a phone, with a .co.uk registered in your name. For complex or highly designed sites, paying more buys more.
Ready when you are.
Answer a few questions and watch your three pages build. See it before you pay — £149 to launch, your own .co.uk included.