Litesite vs bespoke website – What’s the smarter investment?
For many practices, a bespoke site may not be the best or most cost-effective option.
To help you get a better understanding of the costs involved and the benefits of our subscription model, we have outlined the benefits below:
Litesite
£99 per month + VAT
£99/month + VAT (£1,188/year)
Ready in weeks to adapt to your needs
Ongoing technical maintenance & updates included
Industry-specific, ready to go website copy
Hosting & support included
Cancel anytime*
Bespoke Website
£2,500 – £10,000+
One-off £2,500–£10,000+ build cost
8–12 weeks go live time
Ongoing maintenance & updates usually charged separately
May require copywriting add-on
Hosting at an extra cost or third-party hosting
Large one-off cost and ongoing maintenance cost
*This is subject to an initial 12-months of minimum service, charged monthly
Ready to get started?
Launch a fully functional, SEO-friendly website tailored to your practice – from just £99/month + VAT
Our Litesite service gives accountants and bookkeepers a choice of professionally designed templates, ready to customise to suit your firm.
Our industry experts ensure your site is easy to manage, looks professional and works hard to attract new enquiries.
Why your accountancy practice needs an effective website
Whether you are just starting out or looking to scale your practice, a website will often be the first point of contact for new enquiries and an important reference point for referrals.
An effective, professional website can have a transformative effect on your business, serving as the “shop window” for those seeking your services.
You need a professional accountancy website to drive people to find out more about you and reach out to you, which we can help you deliver.
Why choose JE Consulting?
We have years of experience working exclusively with accountants and bookkeepers and understand how to create websites that deliver measurable results.
Our Litesites are designed to maximise enquiries while keeping costs low. This makes them the ideal choice for smaller practices or those needing a quick, professional web presence.
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Boost your website with powerful bolt-ons
Your Litesite gives you a strong foundation, but you can take it even further with our range of bolt-ons that are, designed to help your site perform at its best and generate even more enquiries for your accountancy practice.
Informative newswires and resource centre
Keep your site fresh and engaging with professionally written, accountancy-focused news articles.
Our service delivers high-quality, relevant content to your client's inbox, to position you as a trusted expert.
This service includes our detailed summary of the latest Budget announcements, delivered on the day of the Chancellor's speech.
Our Resource Centre can also be integrated into your Litesite to provide:
- Dynamic calculators
- The latest tax tables and rates
- Key tax dates calendar
Get this package of useful content added to your website for just £25 + VAT per month.
Enhanced SEO and GEO packages
Want to climb higher in search results?
Our enhanced SEO and GEO service helps your firm appear where it matters most, not just on Google, but in AI-powered search tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google’s AI Overviews.
We optimise your website for the terms your ideal clients are actually searching, improve page speed and structure and build the trust signals AI platforms look for when recommending businesses.
We also track your rankings, provide monthly performance updates and continuously evolve your site content to stay ahead of algorithm changes.
Whether it’s traditional SEO or next-gen GEO, we’ll help make sure your firm is one of the first names clients see and trust.
Got an existing website that would benefit from these services? Get in touch for our content and SEO only pricing.
FAQs
Our Litesite is a subscription-based, professionally designed website built specifically for accountants and bookkeepers. It uses industry-specific templates with tailored copy, is SEO-friendly and comes fully hosted, managed and supported by us.
It starts at £99/month + VAT, giving you a fully-functional professional site with industry-specific content included.
Because we use ready-to-go templates and content, we can have your site live within a few short weeks (or even sooner), depending on how quickly you provide your input.
Included: template design tailored for accounting firms, hosting & support, industry-specific content, flexible subscription model.
Not included: Major bespoke rebuilds, large custom design/UX changes, features outside the template range (these would be better served via a full bespoke website).
Yes - a bespoke website typically involves a large one-off build cost and longer time to launch, as well as ongoing maintenance costs. Our Litesite offers a lower cost, faster launch and ongoing flexibility.
The Litesite is subject to an initial 12-months of minimum service, charged monthly. If you’d like to upgrade to a more bespoke site or add bolt-ons such as enhanced SEO or resource centres, you can do so when you’re ready.
We offer extras such as:
- Newswires & resource centre (including the latest tax tables and rates and dynamic calculators) for £25 + VAT per month.
- Enhanced SEO & GEO packages for improving search engine and AI-search visibility.
Yes, our goal is to create a professional “shop window” for your firm, helping you attract new clients, improve your digital brand and be discoverable.
While the Litesite is ideal for smaller practices or firms wanting a quickly deployable professional site, it’s also suitable for firms looking for a cost-effective solution without the long lead time or high cost of a bespoke build.
Just fill in the “Get in touch” form on the page or contact us on 0121 355 4774 and we’ll reach out to discuss your needs and how quickly we can launch your site.
Let your accountancy firm truly take off...
with an affordable, SEO-friendly website from just £99/month + VAT
With our Litesite, you can feed your accountancy firm with new enquiries and build your digital brand for less than the cost of your daily coffee* - launch your website for just £3.30 a day!