Ian Middleton

Writer - Photographer - Teacher

Content creator - web Design - SEO - SEM

Affordable website design services for small businesses that need to be found

WordPress website design, SEO, Google Ads and content writing, built and managed by one person you can actually talk to. Choose a service below, or tell me what your business needs and I will point you at the right one.

Over 40 small business websites built and looked after across the UK, USA, Canada and Europe, with no lock-in contracts.

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What I can do for your website

Eleven services covering the whole life of a small business website: designing and building it, getting it found in Google, writing the words that fill it, and keeping it fast and safe afterwards.

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Website design for photographers

Fast, beautiful, easy-to-manage photography websites, from a simple portfolio to a full business site with print sales, workshops and bookings. Built by a working photographer, so your images always come first.

Portfolio sites start at £1,200, on WordPress, SmugMug or Squarespace, whichever suits how you want to run your business.

Website design for photographers by a working photographer
01 - Design & Build

Responsive WordPress web design

Mobile-first websites designed and built in WordPress with Elementor: fast, search-engine ready, and simple enough for you to update yourself.

02 - Get found

Affordable SEO services

Improve your search engine visibility and get found in organic Google searches for the terms your customers actually type.

03 - Paid search

SEM and Google Ads management

Search engine marketing campaigns set up and managed so your ad budget brings in real enquiries instead of clicks that go nowhere.

04 - Keywords

SEO content writing

Website content and articles written and optimised around the search terms people really use, so your pages rank as well as they read.

05 - Stories

Article writing service

Feature articles and blog posts for magazines, newspapers and websites, written by a published travel writer and author.

06 - Marketing

Copywriting

Product descriptions, tour itineraries, web copy and reviews written to sell: clear, persuasive and still in your own voice.

07 - Aftercare

WordPress management and maintenance

A full management service covering updates, backups, security and speed checks, so your WordPress site stays fast and safe.

08 - Platform for photographer

SmugMug website design

SmugMug is a strong website builder for photographers, with print fulfilment handled for you. I offer setup and design on the platform.

09 - Platform for all

Squarespace website design

Squarespace is a polished website builder with a shop built in. I offer setup and design services for small businesses using it.

10 - Platform for all

Strikingly website design

Strikingly is a quick, simple builder for one-page sites. I offer setup and design services when that is all your business needs.

Not sure which service you need?

Tell me about your business and I will tell you honestly what would move the needle, and what would not.

Examples of websites I have built

Personal trainers, osteopaths, windscreen fitters, country resorts and photographers. Different trades, same job: a website that loads fast, reads well and turns visitors into enquiries.

Ryan Middleton Fitness

Personal trainer in Andover. WordPress design and local SEO.

Osteobeth Osteopathy

Health clinic in Hampshire. WordPress design, SEO and enquiry form.

A & B Windscreens

Mobile windscreen fitters. WordPress design built around local search and lead capture.

Image Seen Workshops

Photography workshops. WordPress design with online booking.

Paul Placteli Photography

Wedding Photographer in Surrey. Smugmug Redesign, cleaner look and clearer navigation.

Total Productivity Solutions

Manufacturing consultants. WordPress design and B2B content writing.

Feedback from my clients

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Melinda golden
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I am a new small business owner. I was really struggling putting together a website. While seeking to gain more knowledge, I came across Ian's SmugMug tutorial YouTube videos. After visiting his website, I discovered his web design services and decided to reach out. I am very glad I did. Through trail and error, he helped me create a website far greater than what I had envisioned. I am confident and proud of how my work is portrayed! Ian was flexible and patient with my schedule. He was quick to respond to any request or concern. Most importantly, he was able to work with me and provide my fantastic website within MY budget. No contract, hourly rates, and he has stated/proven he is available for further assistance if I need any! What I appreciated most about working with Ian; for every request I had, along with making the adjustments himself, he would send me a tutorial video, just so I could have an understanding/knowledge of how he accomplished something on my site. He made the process seamless and exciting for me. I am so thrilled I utilized his services. I would highly recommend for any service he offers!
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Sarah Howard
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Ian Middleton designed a website for my photography workshop business. He is brilliant to put it simply. As a photographer himself he understood my needs and made helpful suggestions throughout regarding the design and also how we could optimise the website for SEO. He was, and continues to be, incredibly helpful and patient, and is always there to offer advice and assistance should I need it when updating the website myself. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking for a great looking and well performing website at a reasonable price.
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Jim Harvey
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I used Ian to build my wordpress photography and essay website and it was great. He was friendly, saved me a lot of time and money chasing rabbits that I didn't know about and answered all of my many questions quickly. I literally could not have done it without him and the end result was way better than anything I could do myself. I'm in the US so there was a time zone difference, but it didn't seem to matter at all. Highly recommended.
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Rodney O Callaghan Photography
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Ian has designed the most fantastic website for my photography workshops & tours business. From the very beginning Ian has been an absolute pleasure to work with. He is professional, enthusiastic and very personable. Not only did Ian work with me on my vision of what I wanted the website to accomplish, he also made numerous fantastic recommendations on how the website could further be enhanced and optimised for best performance and reach. Ian provided regular updates on how the site build was progressing and has talked us through all aspects of the site and it's running since it went live. He has great patience and answers questions without any delay. With his knowledge, expertise and recommendations I now have a website I feel truly showcases my photography business. I have no doubt my business will 100% benefit from the new website Ian has created. I would highly recommend Ian and the fantastic services he offers. If I could give 10 stars I would!
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Sarah McNulty
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I have been very pleased with the help and support that I have received from Ian Middleton with the SEO and website work to my website. Ian was also very helpful with a number of marketing and insights into how I can progress my site further.
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Back Road Photography
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Ian did a great job on helping design my photography website. He was informative and knowledgeable and delivered on what he said he would.. I would highly recommend him. Thank you again for the help!
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Middleton Fitness
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Ian has been completely invaluable in helping me to create an online presence for my business. As a personal trainer there is a lot of competition in the form of other trainers and gyms with in the local area, therefore it was really important for me to get my name out there and create a platform that enables me to educate and inform people about what I do. Ian helped me to create just that, and was extremely efficient with great attention to detail which has really helped me to achieve the end result that I had hoped for. His work ethic is second to none, and he was always responsive with no challenge or request being too much. Thanks to Ian, I am now well established online which is demonstrated by the level of website views and enquiries that I now receive. Thank you Ian.
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Grzegorz Świrski
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Ian has been managing our website for a few months now and it's a blast. He rebuilt the website to be more informative for people, more discoverable for search engines, and in line with our brand guidelines. We're already seeing great SEO results, with Shutter starting to appear on the first pages of Google's search results. Monthly management from Ian also exceeded all expectations. He takes time to understand the business and tailors his suggestions and content creation to real needs of (in our case) app users. Ian's really proactive in his approach and makes sure there is constant progress on the website even when we are busy with other things. I highly, highly recommend Ian. Just don't steal him from us.
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Elly Flower
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Ian was recommended to me and did not disappoint. He's created a fresh new website for me. Took a directive approach making suggestions and advice (which was what I needed) and moved things along quickly and without delay. Very proactive. Would definitely recommend.
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Pablo Pérez
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Ian is a professional specialist in web design and above all in customer service. I am very grateful for his good work. Daniel, Spain.
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Jim Coda
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I’ve had a nature photo gallery website since 2009 and a WordPress nature photography blog since 2010. I like to blog about my nature photography experiences and believe WordPress provides the best blogging platform for ease of use and SEO benefits. I always wanted the photo gallery to be on the same website as the blog, but I never saw a WordPress website that had what I thought was a really good photo gallery as part of it. I came to believe WordPress was great for blogging but not so great for showing one’s photos. Then I found Ian. After looking at his site and others he has created, I came to believe Ian could create a great photo gallery as part of a WordPress website. Thanks to Ian, I now have that. Ian is a walking encyclopedia on WordPress and SEO. I’ve also become tired of doing my own printing, using and maintaining a large format printer. Ian has built my site so buyers are seamlessly transferred to my Fine Art America site to purchase prints. Ian is also the easiest guy in the world to work with, and he has agreed to maintain my site while I concentrate on photography. If you want a great photo gallery integrated into a great blogging platform do what I did and contact Ian.
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paul placitelli
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What can I say! Ian was fantastic from the beginning concept to completion of the project and beyond with ongoing support. He listened to the vision I was after and made suggestions, not only with the design process, but also how he could optimise and maximise the platform online. Ian kept me informed with regular updates throughout, providing visuals on how the design was looking. Ian also provided me with ono to one training on how to amend and update the web page, during and after completion. He has a very calming and nurturing teaching style, and is very patient, which is great, as it can take me a while to grasp technical information! His knowledge on web design is top class and he really knows his stuff, to be able to advise as to the best design for your needs.I am so pleased with the platform he has created for me, and I am already experience an uplift in customers since the launch. I would thoroughly recommend Ian to anyone looking for this service, without hesitation. Paul Placitelli.
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Tim Bryan
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I have used Ian twice now . First he consulted me when I started to design my first Word Press site. Then later at the end I had him come in and help me with some issues I had been unable to fix and put the finishing touches on the site, do the SEO and redo my choice of plugins. I realized then I should have brought him back into the project way before then. Ian is highly knowledgeable about WordPress and easy to work with. I highly recommend him for you WP project.
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Claudia Daniels
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I highly recommend Ian Middleton Web Design Services. Ian is great to work with, highly knowledgeable, professional and efficient. His monthly management service has been essential in keeping our website current and dynamic. He answers questions quickly and is very helpful with his advice and responses. We are glad that we signed up with him!
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PJ McCormack
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Have to say dealing with Ian was a pleasure from start to finish, true professional. Complete redesign of our website and not only does it look better, it works. From the moment it launched we started moving up the google ranking and within a week we were no 1 (up from 36) for a lot of the searches for our particular business. Highly recommend Ian and have to say, if you’re not working with him – you’re missing out.
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Louise Welcome
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I have known Ian both as a photography tutor (some years ago) and as someone who I really wanted to take charge of building my website. His guidance and patience with me has been utterly appreciated. His objective approach to building my website has also meant that I have had the courage to 'let go of my darlings' so that the end product is impactful and competitive. I now have a website that is visually strong, incorporates my youtube channel and is visible - it's now down to me to develop my marketing strategy to take full advantage of his excellent work! Thank you Ian.
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Bethany Lawrence
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Ian helped me to design a new website for my newly opened osteopathic clinic. He showed a genuine interest in my business - conducting research to understand osteopathy, my competitors, the best content to market my business and SEO/Google search terms. I have found his services to be completely invaluable and my business has benefitted enormously thanks to his expertise and guidance. 99% of my new patient enquiries now come through the enquiry form on my website and I get a lot of compliments as to the professionalism of my site, as well as it being user friendly and aesthetically pleasing. Ian is extremely professional and knowledgable - I would not hestitate to recommend him to anyone looking for help with website design. He was genuinely interested in tailoring my website to my business model and to show case me/my clinic in the best way possible. I could not have done it without him - thank you Ian!
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KeyFresh IT
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Ian was fantastic to work with! His knowledge of Elementor and WordPress was exceptional, and he took the time to walk us through everything so we could confidently manage our website ourselves. His expertise in SEO was second to none, securing us the top spot on Google for all our keywords. On top of that, his pricing was unbeatable, offering incredible value for the service provided. If you're looking for a skilled and supportive web designer, I highly recommend Ian!
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Dean Allan
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I recently signed up for the monthly management service offered by Ian Middleton, and it's been a game-changer for my business. From regular updates to ensuring that my website runs smoothly, the service is both efficient and hassle-free. Ian quickly handles any technical issues, keeps my site secure, and even optimises content for SEO. It’s like having a personal web expert on standby! This allows me to focus more on growing my business rather than worrying about my website. Highly recommend for anyone seeking reliable and ongoing web management support! DEAN ALLAN PHOTOGRAPHY LTD
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Oystera UK
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Ian built me a fantastic website and his monthly management service is 1st class, I wouldn't be able to manage my business without him keeping my website in check!
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Jessica Brooks
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I love working with Ian. He’s genuinely taken the time to understand our business and what matters to us. He listens, communicates openly and honestly, and consistently goes above and beyond — always responding quickly and thoughtfully. He’s rebuilt our website to make it far more useful for our potential guests while also improving its visibility on search engines. Ian also manages our monthly website updates, and his ongoing support helps ease much of the unseen stress that comes with running a small business.
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Sita Dhunna
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Ian has been incredible to work with. He has been super supportive, knowledgeable and patient throughout the whole journey. Not only did he create a beautiful website for our company that is already ranking highly, but he continues to support and offer his advice and expertise. Ian turned something that can be super stressful into a seamless process and honestly he has saved so much time, stress and broken screens! I would highly recommend working with Ian. A rare gem in today's overcrowded online world. Thank you for everything Ian! We are full of gratitude for your support!
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Paul Thomson
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Ian did a great job in providing me with a report on what I should change on my website. After agreeing the work Ian kept me updated throughout the whole process and made sure I was happy with what was done. After the work was complete he showed me what a difference it had made especially to SEO and that showed straight away in Google search results. I can totally recommend Ian’s services he is absolutely fantastic at what he does and a pleasure to work with. Highly recommended ⭐️🌟⭐️🌟
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Gabriella Atkinson
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Ian really knows his stuff and created an excellent website for me in a timely fashion at a reasonable price. He is very professional and communicates well. I have had a great response since the new website was launched and I can’t recommend him highly enough.
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Total Productivity
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My finished website is leaps ahead of what we had before and showcases the strengths of my business. Overall the experience of working with Ian has been outstanding, I couldn’t ask for more.
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Kevin Brown
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Ian did a great job designing my photography website. He was very professional and informative in answering all my questions! I would definitely recommend him for website design. Thank you for all the help!
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Julian Elliott
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Ian created a website for me that has changed my business. Through his extraordinary efforts I now have a website that not only showcases the work that I do as a photographer but also gives me a storefront for my photography tours. Ian goes beyond what you would expect from a website designer. He's always on hand to help out and also show you too how it is that you can keep his sitebuild up to date. I cannot thank him enough for his amazing work which continues.
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Dean Allan
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I am a Professional Landscape Photographer and have had a website for a very long time. However, I was looking at refreshing it, updating it and improving it. My website is very important to me, so when a friend recommended Ian and suggested I contact him with a view to doing all these things, I was only too happy to do so. As a Professional Photographer, imagery is very important to me and I knew straightaway after speaking with Ian, that we were on the same page. As a Professional Photographer himself, Ian understood the importance of projecting my images in the strongest way possible. This allied with his incredible website skills he was able to build a new website for me which has exceeded all my expectations. Ian's in depth knowledge and understanding of my website needs was admirable and very reassuring. Not only does it look amazing, but it also has so much information which the viewer is guided through the site effortlessly. This has already increased the amount of traffic coming through my site. I have jumped to the 1st page of all the search engines for my landscape locations since Ian has been involved with my website. I would thoroughly recommend Ian if you are looking for a new website or just looking at improving the mechanics of an existing one. His manner is extremely professional and he is always available to guide me through anything I am unsure with and deals with it in a polite, prompt and skillful way.
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Steve Strong
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Ian has been great to work with. He has been very responsive to my multiple queries and requests for detailed adjustments to my Smugmug website design. And he provided the instruction I needed to maintain my site going forward. I highly recommend him. You won't be disappointed.
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Sean Wright
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I was really confused with setting up Google and Goggle Ads on my website and getting Ian to do it was a god send. He made the process so painless for me and within a week I was already seeing new traffic and subscribers thanks to his ads. Well recommended and all at a r reasonable cost. Thanks Ian.
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Anya Piatkowska
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Very happy about my new website designed by Ian Middleton. He listen to the clients needs and create exactly what's needed: beautiful, responsive and well designed website. Highly recommended his service.
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Ollie Taylor
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Ian completed a website for me and as it evolves and progresses, he’s definitely the right person to undertake further work on it. He’s a pleasure to work with and easily transforms rough ideas you give him into functional and neat designs; extremely knowledgeable in his field of web design and SEO. Highly recommend.
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Caroline Hurt
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Ian has been fantastic at building my photgraphy website form scratch. He has also been very helpful at following up with any teething issues I had. I would highly recommend.
Gabriella Atkinson
Gabriella AtkinsonBedgebury Park Owner
Ian did a fabulous job on my website. He brought all my previous content together and created a stylish modern website which works equally well on the computer and the phone. This was all done in a timely fashion and I really enjoyed working with him. I can highly recommend Ian.
Beth Lawrence
Beth LawrenceOsteopath
Ian helped me to design a new website for my osteopathy business. He listened to my requirements and even took the time to do his own research to understand my competition, how to best market my business and how to best utilise my content and link it to the best google search terms. His advice in regards to SEO has been invaluable, and I am left with a very professional, modern and user friendly site. I have already had lots of new enquiries through my website, the enquiry form has been invaluable and I am so pleased to finally have a blog to post content and really show case my business. Ian is extremely thorough, very knowledgeable and genuinely interested in tailoring a website to a business model. I couldn’t have done it without him, this has given me the best start to launching my business and I am extremely grateful. I would thoroughly recommend Ian.
Melvin Nicholson
Melvin NicholsonPro Photographer
I can vouch for Ian's credentials as a website designer and SEO expert. He has transformed my website and thus my business as a result through his knowledge, commitment, and dedication in delivering excellent results. Many thanks for all your assistance Ian. Here's to working closely for years to come.

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