Custom web design built by the one who designs it.
Custom web design for businesses that want a site made for their customers instead of a template.
- 0.8 s
- Mayabee. largest content on screen, home page on a throttled phone, 23 Oct 2026
- 90+
- Tabby. Core Web Vitals at launch
- 1.5 s
- TubeOnAI. load time after the fix, down from 5 seconds
Why a template design stops working
A template gives you a design for everyone, so it fits nobody. You end up bending your content to the layout, and visitors cannot tell you apart from the next business.
The usual way
- A theme bent to fit your content
- A designer and a developer who never meet
- A site that looks like your competitors
How I do it
- Screens designed around your customers
- One person designs and builds
- A look that is yours
What custom web design includes
Competitor research first
I look at what your competitors do well and where they leave gaps before any screen is drawn.
UI and UX design
Page layouts, navigation and the path from first visit to enquiry, designed for phones first.
Built as designed
I build the design myself, so nothing is lost between a designer and a developer.
Fast on a phone
Hand-built pages with little code. Mayabee scored 100 on mobile PageSpeed in a lab test on 23 October 2026.
An admin side that fits
Pages, products or bookings you can update yourself, in screens built for your team.
Related guides: What a custom website costs
Websites I have designed and built
Pick a project to see the result and the live site.
Mayabee
A custom ecommerce website for Mayabee, a handbag and jewellery shop in Dhaka: English and Bangla storefront, an admin dashboard for orders, cash on delivery, stock and reports.
0.8 slargest content on screen, home page on a throttled phone, 23 Oct 2026
Tabby
A website relaunch for Tabby: front end, back end, custom plugins and payments, then the full 2.0 rebuild with its SEO kept in place.
90+Core Web Vitals at launch
TubeOnAI
Why a WordPress site keeps going down: on TubeOnAI it was leftover cache plugin files, fixed at the root.
1.5 sload time after the fix, down from 5 seconds
Template, builder or custom design?
A template
Quick and cheap. It limits layout and gets hard to change when your business grows.
A website builder
Fine for a simple site. You pay monthly and cannot go beyond what the builder allows.
A custom design
Drawn for your customers and built exactly as designed. It costs more at the start and suits a business that depends on its site.
What custom web design does not include
Hosting and domain
You keep your own hosting and domain accounts.
Your content
Copy, photos and product data come from you. I build the design around them.
Ongoing upkeep
After launch, updates and backups are a website care plan.
How a custom design project runs
- Step 01
Study your competitors
I look at what competitors do well and where they leave gaps, before a single screen is drawn.
- Step 02
Design the UI and UX
I design the screens myself, so what you approve is what gets built.
- Step 03
Build frontend to backend
Pages, accounts, orders, payments and the admin dashboard, built as one job.
- Step 04
Launch and look after it
Speed checked on a phone, then backups, monitoring and changes through website care.
Client recommendations
Recommendations from clients and colleagues, copied word for word from my LinkedIn profile.
Sakib has done a fantastic job with our Tabby 2.0 launch work along with continuous maintenance and updates on Tabby's website. He is very responsive and dedicated to any project he works on. I highly recommend him.
He is highly reliable and resourceful, with a great ability to solve problems effectively, even with limited tools and resources. His practical approach and problem-solving skills make him a valuable member of our team.
Sakib Islam is an exceptional Senior WordPress Developer with deep expertise in custom development, performance optimization, and clean, scalable code. Reliable, proactive, and easy to work with, they consistently deliver high-quality results.
His attention to detail, commitment to clean and scalable code, and deep understanding of modern frontend frameworks have consistently elevated the quality of our digital products.
His ability to translate ideas into functional designs and optimize website performance sets him apart. Beyond his technical skills, Sakib is detail-oriented, creative, and an excellent communicator.
I had the pleasure of working with Sakib Islam on several projects, and I was really happy with his performance and commitment.
Every one of these can be checked onmy LinkedIn recommendations ↗.
Your questions about Custom web design
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Custom websites start at $600 and usually land between $600 to $1,500. You get a written quote after I read your brief and before any work starts.
Do you design and build, or only design?
Both. I design the screens and build them myself, which is why nothing gets lost between design and code.
Can I edit the website myself?
Yes. I build the admin side for the things you change often, such as pages, products or posts, and show you how it works at handover.
How long does it take?
A typical business website takes a few weeks from the first call to launch, depending on pages and how quickly you send content. The quote lists the timeline.
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