Boutique digital studio · UK · UAE · India

Websites and online stores that bring you customers.

We design, build and grow websites, e-commerce stores and social presence for small and growing businesses. You get senior attention, fixed prices, and local payments and languages for each market.

Choose your country for local pricing

United Kingdom /uk

London, Midlands and nationwide

Website only from £199 Business websites from £1,250 Online stores from £1,499 AI video ads from £149

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United Arab Emirates /uae

Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah

Website only from AED 499 Business websites from AED 4,500 Online stores from AED 5,500 AI video ads from AED 599

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India /in

Pan-India, English and regional languages

Website only from ₹9,999 Business websites from ₹29,999 Online stores from ₹39,999 AI video ads from ₹7,999

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Fixed, transparent pricing 50% to start, 50% at handover You own your domain, site and accounts Local payments, languages and compliance

What we do

Five ways we help your business grow online

Business websites

Fast, mobile-first websites that turn visitors into enquiries, from a one-page launch site to a full corporate build.

Website-only, Basic, Professional, Premium, Corporate
Social profiles set up and branded
SEO, analytics and lead capture built in

E-commerce stores

Shopify and WooCommerce stores with local payments, shipping and marketplaces already connected.

Starter, Business, Premium, Enterprise
Local gateways and buy-now-pay-later
Abandoned cart, inventory, order tracking

Monthly growth plans

Ongoing care, social media and SEO, so your site keeps working long after launch.

Website and store maintenance
Social media and SEO management
Complete digital management bundle

AI video ads

Realistic AI presenters with natural lip-sync, made for Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts. Ready in days, without a video shoot.

Single ad, Ad Pack, Campaign Pro
Monthly AI Video Studio
English, Arabic, Hindi and regional voices

Brand and automation

Add-ons that make you look established and save you hours every week.

Logo, branding and social designs
WhatsApp, payment and CRM integrations
AI chat assistants and workflow automation

Our team

Fathima and the Essential Studios team.

Essential Studios is led by Fathima, a web designer and developer who enjoys turning a business's story into a website its customers like using. She looks after every project personally: the first conversation, the design direction and the final check before anything goes live.

Together, Fathima and her team of designers, developers, SEO and content specialists work with businesses across the UK, UAE and India. The team keeps training in the latest web platforms, AI tools and design practices, so every website starts from your goals and your customers, not a one-size template.

Business-first discovery

We learn your customers, competitors and goals before we design anything.

Continuously trained specialists

Ongoing training in new platforms, AI tools, SEO and conversion design.

Fathima, from start to finish

One person who knows your project, managing every specialist, timeline and update.

30-point launch check

Speed, mobile, SEO, security, forms and tracking are tested before go-live.

Technology

Modern code and proven platforms

We pick the stack that fits your budget and growth plan: no-code where it saves you money, custom code where it gives you an edge.

Front-end code

What your visitors see and touch

HTML5CSS3Tailwind CSSJavaScriptTypeScriptReact

Back-end and data

Logic, logins, databases and APIs

PHPNode.jsREST APIsWebhooksPostgreSQLSupabaseAWS

CMS and commerce

Platforms you can edit yourself

WordPressWooCommerceShopify (Liquid)Hostinger

Design and UX

From wireframe to brand system

FigmaCanvaUX wireframesDesign systemsMicro-animations

Growth and tracking

Know what is working

Google Analytics 4Tag ManagerSearch ConsoleMeta PixelSchema markup

AI and automation

Work that runs while you sleep

AI chat assistantsMaken8nHubSpot CRMWhatsApp Business API

Process

From first call to live in weeks, not months

01
Discover

Free call, goals and a fixed-price proposal within 24 hours.
02
Design

Wireframe and visual design approved by you before build.
03
Build

Specialists develop, connect payments, forms and tracking.
04
Launch

Launch checklist, training video and full handover.
05
Grow

Optional care, SEO and social plans to keep results coming.

Industries we build for

Restaurants and cafésBeauty salons and spasConstruction and propertyRetail and fashionTrading companiesConsultants and professional servicesStartups and entrepreneursSmall and medium businesses

Selected work