I build websites for local businesses: from tradespeople to salons, restaurants to holiday rentals. One person, direct contact, and a site that looks like a whole team worked on it.
From workshop to salon: business owners who want to look professional online, without hiring an agency for it.
Plumbers, electricians, fitters, painters. A site that gets you found nearby, and makes it easy for customers to ask for a quote.
Hair salons, nail studios, beauty salons. A site that matches the feel of your place, where clients can book an appointment themselves.
Restaurants, cafés, lunchrooms. Your menu, your atmosphere and an easy way to book a table, without the fuss.
Holiday homes, lessons, sport and activities. Show what you offer and make booking straightforward.
Not seeing your line of work? I build for those too.
Four steps, no surprises. You know what you get and what it costs before we start.
A short, no-obligation talk. What does your business do, who are your customers, and what should the website do for you?
You get a concrete proposal with a fixed price, so you know exactly where you stand beforehand.
I design and build your site. You see it along the way, so you can steer.
Your site goes live and I stay your point of contact for hosting, maintenance and changes.
Not everything is worth doing. Which of these actually brings you customers depends on your trade and your clients. Just ask me.
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Then we work it out together. Tell me what your business does and who your customers are, and I will tell you which of these steps would actually do something for you and which you can leave for later. If you already have a website, I will look at its speed, security and findability while I am at it.
No obligation, and you are not tied to anything. A quick question by message is fine too.
Dutch, English and German side by side.
Customers pick a free slot themselves.
Sell from your own site, payments and stock handled.
Visitors walk through your place or holiday home.
Change texts, prices and photos yourself.
A new logo, or yours redrawn as print-ready files.
Google profile and the groundwork search engines look for.
The first three projects are under construction. As soon as they go live, they’ll be here.
A school by the water: lessons, seasons and the feel of the place itself.
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A personal salon site where clients see what the salon does, and can call or mail straight away for an appointment.
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A rental site with a 360° tour through the whole house.
Live soon
GKS Digital is just me: Giliam Smale, from Maarsbergen. No account manager, no changing contacts, no separate project team. When you mail or call, you reach the person who actually builds your website.
Every site is made to measure, so the price depends on what you need. For comparison: an agency quickly charges €3,000 to €10,000 or more for a custom website. With me you pay considerably less. After our first talk you get a fixed price, so you know where you stand.
You only pay for the work on your site. No office building, no account managers, no project team writing hours as well. On top of that I work with modern tools that let me build faster, without giving up quality.
Yes. Hosting, security, updates and maintenance come at a fixed monthly amount. How much depends on your site, and you hear that beforehand too.
That depends on how big the site is and how quickly the texts and photos are ready. You get a concrete schedule in our first conversation.
If you want to, yes. Then I build your site so you can edit texts, prices and photos yourself, without any technical knowledge.
Yes. For salons, practices and restaurants I connect a system that lets customers book an appointment or reserve a table themselves.
Tell me briefly what you do. You’ll hear from me personally, with a proposal made for you.