Astro websites
A website built as plain pages, sent to the browser with almost no JavaScript. Fast to load, cheap to host and straightforward to keep working.
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What we build with
- Astro
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- React
- Lighthouse
- WordPress
Pages built once and served as files, rather than assembled on every visit
Astro builds a website into ordinary HTML pages ahead of time. There is no database to query and no application waiting to respond when somebody arrives, so the page is already finished before the request reaches it. JavaScript is added only to the parts that genuinely need it, which is why these sites tend to feel immediate on a phone and on a slow connection. It suits a site whose content changes on your schedule rather than second by second: marketing pages, service and sector pages, case studies and a blog. It is a poorer fit for anything that has to react to each visitor as they arrive, such as a logged-in account area or live stock.
What goes into an Astro build
The decisions that shape what the site costs to build, what it costs to run and how easily it is changed afterwards.
Shipping less to the browser
The default is no JavaScript at all, and anything interactive is added deliberately rather than inherited from a framework. Less code to download is the simplest way to make a page arrive quickly.
Structure before templates
Work out what pages exist and how they relate before anything is designed. On a static site the structure is the thing that is expensive to change later.
Editing without a developer
Content lives in a CMS you can reach, so copy, images and prices are yours to change. A build runs when you save, and the new pages replace the old ones.
Hosting that stays cheap
Files on a CDN rather than a server running a language runtime. That is most of why an Astro site costs so little to keep online, and why traffic spikes are uneventful.
Findable by default
Real HTML in the first response, so a search engine sees the page without executing anything. Titles, descriptions, sitemaps and structured data are part of the build rather than a plugin.
Moving an existing site
Addresses are preserved or redirected deliberately, so what you have already earned in search is not spent on the rebuild.
Astro website projects
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Our web design & development services
Find the right starting point for your website, online shop or design project.
All servicesDesign that looks like your business rather than a template someone else is also using. Built to load fast and to be found for the things people actually search for.
For when you need to edit everything yourself. Built on clean custom fields rather than a page builder, so it stays quick and does not fall apart on update day.
Online shops on Shopify, set up so the product data, the feeds and the analytics all agree with each other. No bespoke checkout, because you do not need one.
A static front end with the content held somewhere sensible behind it. Nothing to hack, nothing to slow down, and hosting that costs almost nothing to run.
Logos, brand marks, artwork and the bits that go around a site: social templates, printed pieces, photography direction. Useful whether or not we built the website.
Updates, backups, uptime monitoring, hosting and a set number of small changes each month. Optional, and you can leave whenever you like.
We’re rated 5 stars on Google with an average rating of 4.9
“Amply was fantastic at designing my website. They were helpful, quick to reply and very informative. I will definitely continue to use their services. Couldn’t recommend more.”
Holly WatsonFounder, Horizon Sports “Really happy with how our new website has turned out. We wanted something that looked professional, was easy for customers to use and showed off the work we do, and that's exactly what we've got. The whole process was really easy, and it was great having someone who understood what we were after and could bring our ideas to life. Would happily recommend!”
Managing Director, Emay Electrical 
“A big thank you for my website design and delivery!!”
Chris BaronManaging Director, Silver Bullet Express “The team at Amply did a brilliant job at building my new website. I can't thank them enough, particularly Nigel and Josh who went the extra mile to make sure that the site looked nice and also brings us in work.”
Jordan MilmanDirector, F&F Drainage “We have used 2 or 3 larger agencies in the past.... All were a waste of money, Nigel has been very consistent and lovely to deal with.”
Michelle GauciCEO, CV Insight Ltd
When does Astro make sense?
It suits a site that is mostly content and mostly read. If your pages explain what you do, show the work and ask for an enquiry, there is rarely a reason to put a server in front of them. The result loads faster than the equivalent WordPress site, costs very little to host, and has fewer moving parts to break or patch.
It is the wrong choice when pages have to differ for each visitor as they arrive: accounts, carts with live stock, dashboards. Those need something running at request time. Plenty of sites are mostly the first kind with a small amount of the second, which is a sensible middle ground rather than a problem.
Get to know Amply
Sectors we work with
Trades & construction
Professional services
Retail & ecommerce
Health & dental
Hospitality
Manufacturing
Custom code, written for you.
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Performance
Every site we build clears 90+ on a phone, not just on a desktop.
The people doing the workA small team in Milton Keynes.Meet the teamMilton Keynes. Built here, not offshore.
What we build with
- WordPress
- Astro
- React
- Figma
- Shopify
- TypeScript
- CSS
- HTML5
What we do
- Web design
- Ecommerce
- Branding
- SEO
- Hosting
- Copywriting
- WordPress
- Shopify
- Astro
- Migrations
- Care plans
- Analytics
- Landing pages
- Rebuilds
- Speed work
- Schema
- Training
- Local SEO
Websites from
£2,000
Clear, consistent pricing
The price is agreed in writing before anything begins.
Planning an Astro website
Can I still edit the content myself?
Yes. The content sits in a CMS, and saving a change triggers a rebuild that publishes within a couple of minutes. The delay is the main practical difference from WordPress, where a change is live the moment you press update.
Is this the same as a headless WordPress site?
They overlap. Both separate the content from the pages people see. Headless WordPress keeps WordPress as the editor, which suits a team already trained on it or a large existing library. An Astro build with a lighter CMS has less to run and less to maintain, so it is usually the cheaper of the two to own.
What happens when I need something interactive?
It gets added to that part of the page only, rather than turning the whole site into an application. A filterable list, a calculator or a booking widget are all normal. The point is that the rest of the page is not paying for them.
Will moving to Astro affect our search rankings?
It should not, provided the addresses are handled properly. Every existing URL either keeps working or redirects to the page that replaced it, and we check that after launch rather than assuming it. Speed improvements may help, but we would not promise a particular outcome.
Who can work on it after you?
Anybody comfortable with modern web development. Astro is open source and widely used, the code is yours, and it is plain HTML, CSS and TypeScript underneath rather than anything proprietary to us.
Does it work with forms and tracking?
Yes. Forms post to a service that collects the submissions and emails them to you, and analytics or tag management are added in the usual way. Neither requires a server of your own.
Meet the people behind the work
Understand who will be involved and what each person is responsible for.
NigelManaging Director & Search ConsultantTwelve years of building and ranking websites, mostly for businesses who had been let down by their last one.
JoshDigital Marketing ManagerKeeps the schedule honest and is the one who tells you early if something has moved.
JakeWeb DeveloperBuilds what design draws, and is the reason the sites load in under a second.
EvieBusiness SupportKeeps the day to day running, and is usually the one who answers first when you get in touch.
NathanWeb DeveloperFront end and integrations, and the one who works out why the thing you inherited does not behave.
BasilChief Keyboard WarmerThe office cat. Attends every meeting, contributes nothing, and sits on whichever keyboard is busiest.
What would you like your website to do?
Tell us about your project and we will come back to you with a straight answer, not jargon.
Why us, and who you will deal with
- A fixed price and a date before anything starts
- Built to load fast and to be found
- A site you own outright at the end of it
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