Longshore Studio

Your website should be doing more than sitting there.

I build websites and the systems behind them — so missed calls get answered, questions get handled, and enquiries actually reach you. One person, start to finish, real prices published up front.

an example day, illustratednot live data
09:14 enquiry New enquiry from the site — 6-page website, North Berwick trade business
11:02 rescued Missed call — text-back sent in 4s, caller replied within a minute
14:37 answered Website assistant handled 3 pricing questions, captured 1 enquiry
16:20 booked Quote tool used, estimate requested for a Standard site

Illustrative — shows what gets tracked automatically, not a real client's data.

Try it

Don't take my word for it — ask it something.

Two of these are the real, working systems I build into client sites. Try to catch them out.

Live right now

The website assistant

This is the real thing, answering from facts I've approved — nothing invented, nothing guessed.

It never guesses a price it isn't sure of — it says so and takes your details instead.

Simulation of the real mechanism

Missed-call rescue

The code behind this is real and already built — this walks through exactly what it does.

0:00 missed Customer calls, no answer
0:04 sent "Hi, it's [Business] — sorry we missed your call. What can we help with?"
0:41 reply "Hi — need a quote for a leaking outdoor tap"
0:42 forwarded Owner notified instantly, marked as a lead

Voice reception (an AI receptionist that answers and books calls directly) is next on the roadmap once this line is live — not built yet, not claimed as live.

Why

A website that only describes your business isn't finished.

Most small-business websites are a brochure: a few pages, a phone number, and then nothing happens until someone calls. Meanwhile the calls you miss, the questions you get asked on repeat, and the enquiries that go quiet overnight are the actual cost.

I build the site and the systems around it — so it answers questions itself, texts back a missed caller before they've hung up on someone else, and gets every enquiry in front of you the same day. Built by one person, in East Lothian, who answers the phone and holds the camera too.

You're up a ladder, mid-job, phone rings. The caller gets a text back in your name before they've had the chance to ring the next name on their list.
It's 9pm on a Sunday and someone's on your site. They ask about pricing, opening hours, whether you take dogs — and get a real answer, not silence until Monday.
You're with a customer and can't check your phone. The next enquiry doesn't wait for you to be free — it's logged, and you see it the moment you're clear.
You come home tired and don't want admin. One monthly report tells you exactly what got rescued and what needs a callback — nothing to dig for.

Quote tool

Get a rough estimate in ten seconds.

Play with it — this is the same maths I quote from, live on the page.

What kind of business?

Site scope

Add Smart Business (optional, monthly — not in the total below)

Rough estimate

£1,450 one-off

Most trades start with Standard and move up to Local once they want dedicated pages for each area they cover.

Get a proper quote

How it works

Five steps, no mystery.

01first

Tell me what's not working

A call or a form — what's frustrating about what you've got now.

02planned

I plan it properly

Fixed price, fixed scope, agreed before anything's built.

03built

I build it

Then two rounds of revisions — one consolidated set of feedback each round.

04live

It goes live

Tested on a real phone, yours outright.

05ongoing

I keep it running

Care plan and Smart Business systems optional from there — cancel any time.

Pricing

Prices published on purpose.

No quote-fishing, no "it depends" — here's what things actually cost.

Founding-client offer — first month free, setup fee waived. First 5 Smart Business clients only. 0 / 5 taken
Hosting & care £35per month

Essential care plan

Hosting, SSL, backups, uptime Included 30 min/month content changes Included Growth plan available from £150/mo Minimum term 3 months
Ask about care plans

Missed-call rescue £49/mo standalone (£39/mo bundled) · Website assistant £69/mo standalone (£49/mo bundled) · £99 and £249 setup respectively.

Also available

Make your business look as good as it works.

Photography, 360 tours and drone work — shot by me, often on the same visit as a build. 20% off when booked alongside a website.

Photofrom £350Half/full-day photography — interiors, exteriors, product and process shots, the difference between stock photos and your real work.
Dronefrom £250Stills & video — property and venue context where height genuinely adds information.
360from £400Virtual tours — lets a guest or customer pre-qualify a space before they book.

Real photography, not stock — assets shown here will be Ewan's own work as builds are completed.

Get started

Ready for your website to do more of the work?

Tell me what you're working with — current site, what's frustrating you, roughly when you need it. That's all I need to start.

Get in touch

Tell me what you're working with.

Current website, rough timescale, and what's frustrating you about what you've got — that's all I need to start.

Based
East Lothian, Scotland
Response time
Within one working day