New from Cardiff Media

Your website.
Your property. Forever.

Stop renting your digital home from Wix, Squarespace, or WordPress. Get a blazing-fast custom website with 100% code and domain ownership — and zero platform lock-in, ever.

100% code ownership Zero platform fees You own the domain No lock-in, ever
Blazing speed, 100% ownership, bulletproof security — Cardiff Media Bulletproof Websites
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Blazing Fast
Sub-second load times on Cloudflare's global edge network
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100% Yours
Full code & domain ownership — zero platform lock-in, ever
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£0/mo Fees
No Wix, no Squarespace, no monthly platform subscription

The Platform Problem

Every major platform is
designed to keep you trapped.

Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, Shopify — their entire business model depends on you never leaving. Your interests and theirs are structurally opposed from day one.

What every platform has in common

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Rent you pay forever

Every pound spent on a platform subscription buys you nothing. The moment you stop paying, your site disappears. You own no asset.

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Lock-in by design

Leaving is made deliberately painful. Your design, structure, and content are trapped in their proprietary system with no clean export.

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Prices only go up

Every major platform has raised prices significantly in recent years. You have zero leverage — accept it or rebuild from scratch.

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Slowness baked in

Platform overhead — builders, trackers, shared servers — adds weight before your content loads. That slowness costs you Google rankings every single day.

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A ceiling on what's possible

You're limited to their component library. Anything outside their system requires workarounds, third-party embeds, or is simply impossible.

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Their security, your problem

A vulnerability in their platform affects every customer simultaneously. You're dependent on their patch cycle — not in control of your own security.

Platform comparison

Platform Monthly Cost Speed You Own It Lock-In Design Freedom AI-Ready SEO
Wix £17–£35+ 🐌 Poor ✕ Never ✕ Total ⚠ Limited ✕ Poor
Squarespace £16–£49+ ⚠ Average ✕ Never ✕ Total ⚠ Limited ⚠ Average
WordPress £30–£80+ ⚠ Variable ⚠ Partial ⚠ Medium ✓ Good ⚠ Average
Shopify £29–£259+ ⚠ Average ✕ Never ✕ High ⚠ Limited ⚠ Average
Webflow £30–£80+ ✓ Good ✕ Never ✕ High ✓ Good ✓ Good
GoDaddy Builder £10–£25+ 🐌 Poor ✕ Never ✕ Total ✕ Minimal ✕ Poor
🛡️ Bulletproof £0/mo* 🚀 95–100 ✓ Always ✓ Zero ✓ Unlimited ✓ Built for it

* Cloudflare hosting is free. Optional managed support plans from £65/mo. One-off build fee applies.

Cost calculator

How much have you already spent?

Select your current platform and how long you've been paying for it.

You have spent approximately
£900
on platform fees — and you own nothing.
At this rate you'll spend another £300/year for as long as you stay.
Stop the Clock — Get a Free Quote

What you get instead

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Almost unlimited creative freedom

There is no component library, no grid restriction, no "sorry, that feature requires an upgrade." If it can be built on the web, we can build it for you. Parallax animations, real-time data, interactive calculators, AI-powered search, hyper-local personalisation, 3D visuals, custom booking flows — all possible. Most platform sites are limited to what a non-developer can drag and drop. A hand-built site is limited only by imagination.

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Built for the AI search era

Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, and Claude all parse clean semantic HTML dramatically better than JavaScript-heavy page builder output. As AI-powered search continues to displace traditional results, well-structured static sites will have an increasing citation advantage. Building on clean HTML now is building for the next five years of search — not just the last five. Every Cardiff Media Bulletproof Website is AEO and GEO-ready from day one.

Performance that compounds

PageSpeed isn't vanity. A site loading in 0.8s vs 3.2s ranks higher, converts more, and retains attention longer — every single day, for every visitor, compounding indefinitely. Wix sites routinely score 40–65. Bulletproof sites hit 95–100.

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Architectural security

No database. No CMS login page. No plugins to patch. Nothing to exploit. Cloudflare's DDoS protection and enterprise WAF sit in front of everything. This isn't "we keep it updated" — it's structurally safer than any dynamic CMS by design.

AI-assisted builds — better results, lower cost

Cardiff Media uses Claude to produce sophisticated, hand-crafted sites in days rather than weeks — passing that efficiency to you as either a lower build cost or a more impressive result for the same budget. Enterprise quality. Local business price.

The Problem

Your website is costing you more than you think.

For many business owners, a website quietly turns into a frustrating bottleneck. You're either stuck with rigid monthly software subscriptions that keep climbing year after year, or dealing with a slow, bloated site that fails to bring in actual phone calls and enquiries.

When your digital storefront is sluggish or trapped behind expensive platform fees, you're losing potential customers to competitors before they even read your pitch.

More importantly — you should never feel like a tenant on your own digital property.

  • Wix, Squarespace & WordPress subscriptions rising every year — with no end in sight
  • Slow, bloated sites that drive visitors away before they even see your offer
  • Platform lock-in — your content and design trapped in someone else's system
  • Paying a developer £100/hr every time you need a small change
  • Poor local SEO — invisble to Google's local pack when it matters most
"I was paying £79 a month for a Wix site that loaded slowly, I didn't own any of the code, and every time I needed a change it cost me extra. The site didn't rank and the phone wasn't ringing. I felt completely trapped."
— Typical local business owner before switching to a Bulletproof Website

With a Bulletproof Website:

  • Zero monthly platform fees
  • Full code & domain ownership
  • Blazing fast — sub 1-second load times
  • Built to rank in Google's local pack
  • Leave anytime with your full site intact

Built Different

Three things every Bulletproof Website delivers.

Regardless of which plan you choose, these three principles are non-negotiable.

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Blazing Speed

Instant page loads built on Cloudflare's global edge network. Faster sites rank higher on Google and convert more visitors into enquiries — it's that simple.

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100% Ownership

You receive a full independent copy of your code and own your domain outright. Your digital property is yours completely — not rented from a platform, not held hostage.

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Bulletproof Security

Cloudflare-native hosting with enterprise-grade DDoS protection, automated SSL, and 99.9% uptime. No plugins to update, no vulnerabilities to patch.

Choose Your Plan

Every plan starts with
a custom rebuild.

We begin by understanding your business and rebuilding your site from scratch to your exact requirements. Then pick the ongoing level of support that fits your situation.

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Every project includes a custom rebuild

Your new site is built from the ground up — tailored to your brand, your audience, and your goals. No templates, no page builders, no bloat. Then you choose how much ongoing support you want below.

Plan 1
Rebuild & Free Hosting
£0/mo
One-off build fee applies · hosting & infrastructure free forever
🎯 Ideal if you have some technical ability and want zero ongoing costs
  • Brand-new custom high-speed site
  • Zero monthly platform subscription fees
  • Free infrastructure hosting on Cloudflare Pages
  • 100% ownership of your code
  • You own your domain outright
  • Sub-second load times globally
  • Enterprise-grade SSL & DDoS protection
  • Full handover — you manage updates yourself
  • Full documentation & training session
Get a Quote →
Plan 3
Local SEO & Managed Hosting
£295/mo
+ one-off build fee · no long-term contract
🎯 Ideal if you need marketing and want your site to generate real leads
  • Everything in Plan 2
  • Dedicated local SEO management
  • Google Business Profile optimisation
  • Local keyword research & targeting
  • Monthly content & on-page SEO updates
  • Citation building & local link acquisition
  • Competitor ranking analysis
  • Monthly traffic & leads report
  • Site built as a lead-generation machine
Get a Quote →

Every plan includes

✓ 100% code ownership ✓ Domain ownership ✓ Zero platform lock-in ✓ Custom rebuild ✓ Cloudflare hosting ✓ SSL & DDoS protection ✓ No long-term contract ✓ UK-based team

The Process

From enquiry to launch
in four steps.

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Discovery Call

We learn your business, your goals, your audience, and what's not working about your current site.

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Custom Build

We design and build your site from scratch — fast, clean HTML with Cloudflare hosting. No page builders, no bloat.

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Launch & Handover

Your site goes live. You receive full code ownership and domain transfer. We train you on updates if needed.

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Ongoing Growth

Choose managed hosting, local SEO, or go fully independent. Your site — your choice, now and forever.

Built on Enterprise Tech

The technology behind
every Bulletproof Website.

We build on the same infrastructure trusted by millions of the world's fastest websites — available to your local business at no ongoing cost.

Cloudflare Pages

Static hosting on Cloudflare's global edge network — 99.9% uptime, free SSL, and sub-100ms response times worldwide.

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DDoS Protection

Enterprise-grade distributed denial-of-service protection included automatically. Your site stays up no matter what.

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Clean Static HTML

No WordPress bloat, no plugin vulnerabilities, no CMS to update. Just clean, fast, secure HTML that Google loves.

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Global CDN

Content delivered from the closest server to your visitor — anywhere in the world — for lightning-fast loads every time.

Our Work

Bulletproof Websites
we've already built.

Every site below is live on Cloudflare, loads in under a second, and is 100% owned by the client. Click to see them in action.

trainwithtone.com
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Train With Tone
IFBB Pro Coaching · Cardiff
trainwithtone.com
View Live Site →
💪 IFBB Pro Coaching

Train With Tone

A high-performance coaching site for IFBB Pro Tony Barnbrook — built fast, built to convert, and fully owned by Tony. No Wix, no platform fees, no compromise.

⚡ Cloudflare Fast 🔑 100% Owned 📱 Mobile First 💪 Fitness & Coaching
View Live Site →
🏗️ Metal Fabrication

Lloyds Fabrications

A trades and fabrication business that needed a site as solid as their work — fast-loading, no-nonsense, built to generate local enquiries and rank in search.

⚡ Cloudflare Fast 🔑 100% Owned 🔧 Trades & Industry 📍 Local SEO Ready
View Live Site →
lloydsfabrications.co.uk
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Lloyds Fabrications
Metal Fabrication · South Wales
lloydsfabrications.co.uk
View Live Site →
funeralsongs.co
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FuneralSongs.co
Memorial Music Service · UK
funeralsongs.co
View Live Site →
🎵 Memorial Services

FuneralSongs.co

A sensitive, beautifully crafted service helping families choose the perfect memorial music. Clean design, compassionate copy, and a frictionless user experience built on Cloudflare.

⚡ Cloudflare Fast 🔑 100% Owned 🎵 Service Business 🌐 .co Domain
View Live Site →

Want to see more?

Your site could be next.

Every project above started with a free discovery call. No commitment — just a conversation about what you need.

Book a Free Discovery Call →

Who It's For

Bulletproof Websites are built
for UK local businesses.

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Cafés & Restaurants

Fast-loading menus, reservation forms, and local SEO to fill your tables every week — without paying Wix forever.

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Trades & Contractors

A site that ranks for "plumber near me" or "electrician in Cardiff" and converts visitors into booked jobs.

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Health & Wellbeing

Clean, trusted design for therapists, gyms, and wellness practices — with booking integration and local visibility.

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Professional Services

Solicitors, accountants, and consultants who need a site that commands trust and generates qualified enquiries.

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Retail & E-commerce

Blazing-fast product pages and local landing pages that drive both online sales and footfall to your store.

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Any Local Business

If you're currently paying platform fees or your site isn't generating enquiries — a Bulletproof Website is for you.

Common Questions

Got questions?

What does "100% code ownership" actually mean? +

When we hand over your site, you receive a full copy of every file — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images — everything. You're not locked into our platform or our tools. If you ever want to move to a different host or hire a different developer, you have everything you need. Your site is yours, not ours.

How is this different from Wix or Squarespace? +

With Wix or Squarespace, you're renting space on their platform. If they increase prices, change their terms, or shut down — you have no independent copy of your site. With a Bulletproof Website, you own the code, you own the domain, and you can move or self-host at any time. Plus our sites load dramatically faster because there's no platform overhead.

What does the custom rebuild involve? +

We start with a discovery call to understand your business, audience, and goals. We then design and build a completely bespoke site in clean HTML/CSS, optimised for speed and local SEO, and hosted on Cloudflare Pages. No templates, no drag-and-drop builders — just a proper, handcrafted site built to your exact requirements.

How much does the initial build cost? +

The build fee varies depending on the size and complexity of your site. We provide a fixed quote after the discovery call — no surprises. The monthly plans above cover ongoing hosting, maintenance, and SEO after the build is complete.

What if I cancel — do I keep my site? +

Yes, always. If you cancel any monthly plan, you receive the full code of your site and your domain remains yours. We'll even help you transfer to self-hosting if needed. There are no exit fees and no lock-in.

Can you migrate my existing content from Wix / WordPress? +

Yes. As part of the rebuild process we migrate all your existing content — copy, images, testimonials, and structure — into the new site. You won't lose anything you've already built up.

What's included in the Local SEO plan? +

The £295/mo plan includes full managed hosting and maintenance plus active local SEO: Google Business Profile optimisation, local keyword research, on-page SEO updates, citation building, competitor analysis, and monthly reporting. It's designed to turn your site into a lead-generation machine — not just a brochure.

Want more Google reviews too? Pair your Bulletproof Website with RepGro — our review automation platform that collects 3–5× more 5-star reviews and shields your reputation from negatives.
Learn About RepGro →

Stop renting.
Start owning.

Get a blazing-fast custom website with 100% code and domain ownership — and never pay platform fees again.

📅 Book a Free Discovery Call →
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