These are examples, not the full list. No two are alike, so open them on your phone and see the range.
01
Abrahams Gallery
Art gallery and online shop
A gallery that sells online and records counter sales from a phone, keeping the website and stock in step. Take a photo of a new piece and it's cropped and ready. Mark something sold and the site knows.
Direct bookings, so guests can book with the host rather than through a listing site. It has its own calendar and guest area, and the owner sets prices with a click.
A loud site for a loud event. Runners enter and pay here, with no third-party ticket page in between, and the race night guide and results live here too.
The site that updates itself. Each event page shows what matters that day: the pack beforehand, the live map on the day, then results and photos after.
Plain-English low carb food. Tick what's in your kitchen and it shows what you can make tonight. One set of recipes feeds both the website and the printable pages.
Families enter together, the school gets its own view, and pupils can pick a teacher to chase. Our preview version, ahead of launch, so card payments aren't switched on yet.
Our own system for running race day, used at real events from Bristol and Glasgow to Chester and Manchester. The site lets you try it, with a live demo tracking map and race control screen.
Point of saleRecord counter sales from a phone or tablet, with your stock and website kept in step.
Online shopsTake card payments and keep every order in one place.
BookingsYour own calendar, guest details and prices.
Entries and ticketsSell places and keep your customer list.
Staff screensSimple phone tools for everyday jobs.
QR and live dataScanning, tracking, results and live maps.
Why we're different
We learned this on the start line.
We've run more than 300 events since 2012, with hundreds of people waiting at the start and no chance of a second go. So we build the way race day taught us to.
It has to work on the day
We check the real thing on the live site, on real phones, before we call it finished.
Your staff can run it
If a task happens every day, it gets a simple phone screen, not a manual.
You own all of it
Your name on the domain, your account, your code. Leave whenever you like and take it with you.
Running costs stay low
You pay the suppliers directly at their prices. We add nothing on top.
Prices
Three sizes. One fixed price.
You'll know the full price before we start. Domain, hosting and card fees go directly to the supplier, in your name.
Lane 1
Shopfront
£795
For businesses that need to look right and be found.
We watch the site, keep backups and make small changes. It's optional and you can stop any time.
How it works
Six splits to the finish.
01The chat
Half an hour on what your business needs the site to do.
02Your plan and fixed price
We write down what's included and what isn't, with one fixed price. A 50% deposit starts the work.
03The mock-up
A clickable version on a private address, with two rounds of changes included.
04The build
Made in your own accounts from day one, so nothing has to be moved later.
05The checks
Phones, payments, forms and security, tested with real journeys on the real site.
06Live and handed over
You pay the final 50%, the site goes live and you get a plain-English handover pack.
Good questions
Before you ask.
Who owns the website?
You do, once the final payment is made. The domain and accounts are in your name from the start, and the contract says so in plain English.
What will it cost me each month?
That depends on what the site does, and we'll list it in your plan before you commit. You pay those suppliers directly. The Care Plan is optional.
What happens if you disappear?
Everything is in your accounts, and the handover pack is written so another developer can take over. That's a promise we design around from the first day.
Can you replace the site I already have?
Yes. Abrahams Gallery moved its artwork across from its old site. Tell us what you have, and we'll tell you what can come with you.
What's that small credit in the footer?
A small "Site by Start Line Studio" line is how new customers find us. It's agreed in your contract, and it won't get in the way of your brand.
Start a project
On your marks.
Tell us what you need your website to do. We'll reply by the next working day.
