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Hello, I'm Craig Pickles. Based in Pocklington, serving the whole of Yorkshire including York, Leeds, Hull & Doncaster

I am your
Yorkshire Techy 💚

How can I help you?

25+ years experience

Your local partner for websites that work

Straight‑talking digital support

for Yorkshire business owners

I hear this all the time...

Any of these sound familiar?

A website that doesn't rank, doesn't load fast, and doesn't convert isn't an asset. It's a cost.

Latest featured work

Effective Accountancy

Launched March 2026

The Northern Trek

Featured in the Yorkshire Post, the Scotsman and the 'i' newspaper

About me

25+ years... great clients... real results.

I'm Craig Pickles

A web designer, developer and technical SEO specialist based in Pocklington, East Yorkshire.

I’ve spent more than 25 years building and managing websites, from major brands like Alton Towers, Santander, Matalan and Available Car to the local businesses I now work with every day.

My goal is simple: websites that work for you, without the hassle.

I'm not an agency. There's no account manager in the middle. You deal with me, start to finish, and I've been doing this since before even Google existed.

Whatever your problem is, I can help fix it.

Let’s have a friendly chat about your setup and find ways to make it work better

Clients and brands

Some of the companies I've worked with.

What I can do for your business

Whether you need a new website, better rankings, clearer insights or someone to keep everything running, I provide the technical services that help your business start working digitally. Here’s some of the ways I can support you.

Fast, mobile-ready sites on WordPress, Umbraco or Go High Level. Built with SEO in from day one

Technical SEO

I fix the technical issues holding your site back, and optimise it to rank higher on search engines. Speed, structure, schema, indexing - all done properly.

Website troubleshooting & maintenance

Monthly care, updates, fixes and monitoring so you can focus on running your business

CMS support

I fix, support and improve your existing site - I work within most CMS's including WordPress, Umbraco, Wix and Go High Level

Social media setup and support

Pixels, ad accounts, analytics, automations. The technical side your designer may have skipped

SEO audit reports

A plain‑English website audit that shows what’s working, what’s not, and exactly how to fix it. No jargon, no Waffle.

Yorkshire and proud
Yorkshire through and through
Based in Pocklington, I work with businesses across Yorkshire, from the cafés and tradespeople of the market towns to the professional services firms in York and Hull.

You don't need a big-city agency. You need someone who can speak your language, understands your issues and how to fix them, and has over 25 years of experience behind them.
Why Choose Me

Digital solutions that work as hard as you do

Most local businesses have a website. Very few have one that actually brings them customers. The difference isn't the design, it's the strategy, the technical foundation, and the ongoing care behind it.

25+ years technical experience

I've helped Alton Towers get 1 million followers, I've helped the HMRC take secure online payments, I've helped a local hypnotherapist automate all her communications and helped countless other businesses

Optimised for search from day one

Not bolted on after. Every website I create is optimised for technical SEO from the start

One person, full accountability

No agency handoffs - you always deal with me

Plain english, no jargon

I'll explain everything clearly, without tech jargon or fluff

Case studies

Some of my latest work

Kind words from clients

Ken Heptonstall
Ken Heptonstall
I can't thank Craig enough! He developed the Northern Trek website for me, and completed the external integrations (with OS Mapping) and super innovations on top of the standard build. Craig also made it easy for me to understand the CMS. He explained in a language which I could understand (I'm not particularly 'techy') which then allowed me to change copy, upload photos and video. Its a definite 5 stars from me.
Jenny Bracegirdle
Jenny Bracegirdle
What a genuinely lovely person Craig is. He is incredibly knowledgeable and great at sharing information in a way I can understand. He has provided me with great advice and I look forward to working with him more in the future.
Paul Fillingham
Paul Fillingham
Craig is a brilliant problem solver, able to switch between high-level strategy and code-level detail. He has the necessary experience to deliver the most complex e-commerce projects in a calm and insightful manner.