Marketing agency
in Shipley.
Websites, local SEO, Google Business Profile, bookings, payments, photography, social content. One team, one invoice — built for trades, salons, takeaways and shops on the Shipley high street and around.
No calls. WhatsApp, email, or the brief — whatever’s easiest.
48h
Average time to live site
A+
Security headers grade, every site
0
WordPress installations
Why Shipley businesses pick us
Built for Shipley trades, salons and shops
Most marketing agencies pitching Shipley businesses are in Leeds, Bradford city centre or further afield. They price for SaaS startups, not high-street plumbers. They sell a £2,000 template with a monthly retainer glued on top. For a one-van plumber in BD17, none of it makes sense.
Pacavita is ten minutes up the road in Saltaire village. We know which salons on Kirkgate get Saturday walk-ins, which trades on Briggate get their jobs from Google, and which takeaways have been missing calls for months. We build the online side of a Shipley business as if we were the ones taking the phone calls — because we know the people who are.
A Shipley business doesn’t need a big agency. It needs one person who actually picks up when you WhatsApp, builds something that works, and gets out of the way.
The full menu
Eight things a Shipley business needs online
Pick one. Pick all eight. Most start with a website, Google profile and photography — then add bookings or social content when the first few leads come through.
01
From £349
Website design & build
Fast, mobile-first, custom-built websites for local businesses. No drag-and-drop templates. No WordPress bloat. Live in 48 hours on your own domain.
- Scores 95+ on Google Lighthouse
- Loads in under a second on 4G
- Built in Next.js — same tech as Notion, Netflix, Vercel
02
From £0 DIY, £150 done-for-you
Local SEO & Google Business Profile
The thing that actually gets you in the Google Map Pack. Profile setup, local citations, review system, on-page SEO wired into your site from day one.
- Complete 28-point GBP setup
- Yell, Bing Places, FreeIndex, Cylex citations
- Review request system — cards, QR, email follow-up
03
From £100
Online bookings & calendars
Booking calendar, deposits, SMS reminders — for salons, clinics, dog groomers, restaurants, tradespeople. Sat on your own site, not a third-party subdomain that eats your brand.
- Stripe deposits go straight to your account
- Automatic SMS & email reminders
- No per-booking fees, ever
04
From £100
Payments & e-commerce
Deposits, gift vouchers, subscriptions, full product checkout. Wired into your site with Stripe, so the money goes to you, not a middleman.
- PCI SAQ-A scope — card data never touches your server
- Apple Pay, Google Pay, all major UK cards
- 1.5% + 20p per transaction, nothing else
05
From £15/month
Hosting, security & infrastructure
Managed hosting with SSL, automated backups, uptime monitoring, security headers and DDoS protection. The boring but critical stuff so you don't get hacked on a Saturday.
- 99.9% uptime monitoring with alerts
- Daily automated backups, 30-day retention
- Security headers — HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options
06
From £150
Photography
On-site shoot — shop, food, team, finished jobs. Landscape and portrait of every frame, so the same photos power your website, Google Business Profile and Instagram.
- 30 to 60 edited photos, full usage rights
- Delivered within a week, high-res and web versions
- Wired straight into your site if we built it
07
From £150/month
Social content packs
Monthly pack of captions, carousels, reels and a posting calendar. Written from scratch for your business every month. No AI slop, no recycled templates, no growth hacks.
- 8 to 12 posts per month, your voice
- Story templates for the in-between days
- Local hashtags and geotags that actually work
08
From £200
Brand identity
Logo, colour palette, typography, invoice template, story templates and a small brand guidelines PDF. So your van, your website and your receipts all look like the same business.
- Print-ready logo files (SVG, PNG, PDF)
- Editable invoice and letterhead templates
- One-page brand guidelines for you and your team
Recent work
Real businesses. Live URLs.
Barber shop · Shipley area
Golden Barbers
High-street barber site with booking flow, gallery and walk-in availability. Sub-second load on 3G. Before-and-after gallery drove a measurable spike in first-time bookings.
goldenbarbers.xyz
goldenbarbers.xyz
Heritage directory · Saltaire / Shipley
Saltaire Guide
Editorial directory covering 400+ businesses across Saltaire and Shipley, walking routes and a 7,700-item historical archive. Built custom in Next.js.
saltaireguide.uk
saltaireguide.uk
Dog walking · Saltaire / Shipley
Saltaire Dogs
Service pages, walk area map, structured enquiry form and photo-update workflow. Works across the Shipley / Saltaire towpath.
saltairedogs.uk
saltairedogs.uk
How we work
No calls. No decks. No timesheets.
01
You send a brief
Five-minute form, WhatsApp or email. We reply inside a day with an honest opinion on whether we’re the right fit — or whether you’d be better served elsewhere.
02
We agree a fixed price
No retainers, no day rates. One price, written down before we start. Anything added later is priced separately — the number you see is the number you pay.
03
We build fast
Most websites live within 48 hours. Photography the following week. Brand kits about a week. Social content packs monthly. You see everything before it ships.
04
You own everything
Domain, Stripe account, Google profile, photo files, social logins. Nothing locked to Pacavita. If you move on, you take the lot — we’ll help you migrate.
Where we work
Shipley, Saltaire & the BD17/BD18 area
Based in Saltaire village, ten minutes from Shipley Market Square. We work with trades, salons, takeaways and shops across Shipley, Kirkgate, Briggate, Windhill, Wrose and out to Baildon and Bingley.
- Shipley town centre
- Saltaire Village
- Baildon
- Bingley
- Windhill
- Wrose
- Nab Wood
- Cottingley
- Eldwick
- Thackley
We meet clients in Shipley, Saltaire or Baildon — whatever’s easiest.
FAQ
Honest answers
Are you actually a Shipley marketing agency?
We are based next door in Saltaire village (BD18), ten minutes from Shipley Market Square. Close enough to know the high street, the trades, the salons and the takeaways — and to meet in person if you prefer.
What does a marketing agency do for a Shipley small business?
The full online setup — a fast website, Google Business Profile, review system, real photos, online bookings, Stripe payments, secure hosting and monthly social content. For most Shipley trades and salons, the website is 20% of the job — the other 80% is SEO, bookings and reviews.
How much does it cost?
Around £800 one-off for a proper starting setup, then £20–£30 a month for hosting. Add £200–£400 a month if you want a full content pack. No retainers, no lock-in.
Can you rank my Shipley business on Google?
Every site we build is wired for local search from day one. We also handle Google Business Profile, reviews, and citations. Most Shipley businesses see movement in Google Maps within 4 to 8 weeks — faster in niches with less competition.
Do you work with trades?
Yes. Most Shipley interest comes from trades (plumbers, electricians, joiners), salons and takeaways. The structure changes per sector, but the underlying platform is the same.
Where do you meet clients?
Anywhere in Shipley, Saltaire or Baildon. Or keep it entirely remote on WhatsApp and email. We don’t do hour-long video calls with slide decks.
Why pick a local agency over Leeds or Bradford city centre?
Because the person who built your site has walked past Shipley Market Square on a Saturday and knows why the takeaways on Briggate get different foot traffic to the ones further up. A Leeds agency will sell you a template, bill £2k+, and never come back.
Get your Shipley business properly online
WhatsApp, email, or the brief. No calls. No decks. From £349.