/international — UK, US, EU & AU

Web design for UK, US and international clients

CodeSketch hand-builds websites from East London, South Africa, for small businesses in the UK, US, EU and Australia. Every quote is fixed and given in your own currency, and the whole project runs over WhatsApp and email.

/01 — the honest advantage

Your currency goes further here

/A — the exchange rate

A strong pound or dollar, stretched

Quotes are fixed in GBP, USD, EUR or AUD, converted from South African rates. A strong pound or dollar buys senior, hand-coded work for less than it typically costs to source the same standard locally. The honest ranges are published on the pricing page, converted at your own bank's rate.

/B — same craft, no shortcuts

Hand-coded, not templated

No page builders, no Wix, no AI-generated templates. Every site is designed and hand-written line by line, mobile-first and built to load fast, whatever data or Wi-Fi your visitor is on.

/C — fixed quotes

One price, agreed upfront

A blueprint and a fixed quote come before any work starts, in your currency. If you don't love the design at that stage, you walk away owing nothing.

/02 — how remote works

From first WhatsApp to live site, wherever you are

step /1

Say hello

A WhatsApp voice note about your business is enough, from London, New York or anywhere else.

step /2

Blueprint & fixed quote

A clear plan and a fixed price in your currency, agreed before the build starts. No surprises at any distance.

step /3

Build & review

Watch the site grow from your phone and reply with voice notes. Tested on real devices and slower connections.

step /4

Launch & grow

We go live, then keep improving on a care plan, or hand over the keys. Your call.

/03 — timezones

A workable overlap, not a black hole

South Africa sits on GMT+2, all year round, no daylight saving to track. That gives an overlap of a couple of hours with UK working hours, and with the start of the working day on the US East Coast. Most communication happens asynchronously over WhatsApp anyway, a voice note in the evening gets a reply by morning, so a build keeps moving even while you sleep.

/04 — proof

Fast, scored, and honestly reviewed

Every line is written by hand, which is why our own site scores 93 out of 100 on the CodeSketch Website Grader and 90 on Google's mobile speed test, and loads in under two seconds on mobile data. Myriad Financial Services and Assistance Ally are two real, live rebuilds you can see and click through on the work page.

★★★★★
"As far as I'm concerned, you did an exceptional job. 🔥💪🏻🤩🥳"
Craig Cooper · Founder, Assistance Ally · read the review on Google

/05 — asked all the time

Web design for international clients, answered

/Q1

Can I hire a web designer in South Africa from the UK or US?

Yes. CodeSketch builds websites for clients in the UK, US, EU and Australia entirely over WhatsApp and email, from a first hello to a live site, with no meeting required unless you want one.

/Q2

How do payments work across currencies?

Every quote is fixed and given in your own currency, GBP, USD, EUR or AUD, agreed in writing before any work starts. The honest price ranges are published on the pricing page.

/Q3

What about timezones and communication?

South Africa sits on GMT+2, which gives a workable overlap of a couple of hours with the UK and with US East Coast mornings. Most updates happen over WhatsApp voice notes and messages, so replies don't depend on both sides being online at once, and you'll hear back within one working day.

/Q4

Is the site hosted near my customers?

Yes. CodeSketch sites run on Cloudflare's global edge network, which serves the site from a location close to whoever is visiting it, wherever in the world that is.

/Q5

Why would I hire a web designer outside my own country?

A strong pound, dollar, euro or Australian dollar goes further when it's converted into a South African quote, so the same senior, hand-coded build can cost noticeably less than sourcing it locally. The work itself, the process and the guarantee are identical to any CodeSketch client, wherever they are.

Wherever you are, your website starts with a hello

WhatsApp is fastest, and it works across every timezone. You'll have answers within one working day.