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Web & software studio — Inverness
Web design and development, engineered in Inverness.
Custom websites, ecommerce and booking systems for businesses in Inverness, the Highlands and across Scotland — designed, engineered, hosted and looked after by one studio, built around credibility, performance and enquiries.
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Original studio concepts, built to show how we design and engineer. They are our own studies — not commissioned client projects — and every figure shown in them is illustrative.
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More than a website
Bring your website, photography, search visibility, branding and customer processes together through one carefully managed digital partner.
Sonar StudioWebsite design & developmentOriginal, high-performance websites designed and engineered as one system.View service Sonar SearchCareHosting, maintenance & SEOManaged hosting with ongoing technical care and honest, measurable local SEO.View service Sonar CaptureCommercial photographyWebsite-ready photography of your premises, people, products and work.View service Sonar IdentityBranding & marketing designA consistent identity that makes your business look established and recognisable.View service Sonar FlowCRM, booking & automationConnected enquiry, booking and follow-up systems so fewer opportunities are lost.View service
Partner service — launching soon
Bookkeeping & accounting support. Digital finance setup by Sonar; bookkeeping, accounts and tax to be delivered through independent professionals. Not yet available — register your interest and we'll be in touch when the service opens.
Why businesses choose Sonar
Reasons you can check, not slogans — the same standards run through every page of this site and every project we deliver.
One studio, one connected system
Design, engineering, hosting, photography, branding and automation are delivered by the same studio — so your website, content and business systems actually work together instead of being stitched between suppliers.
Engineered, not templated
Every build is custom code held to performance budgets and WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility — no page-builder themes, no recycled templates, no plugin sprawl to maintain.
An honest commercial process
Every project is quoted individually in writing before any commitment. You own your website, your content, your analytics and your accounts — there is no lock-in by design.
Local, and built for the long term
We are based in Inverness and work across the Highlands, with hosting, maintenance and local SEO plans that keep a website fast, secure and visible long after launch.
Flagship package
Highland Growth Engine
For established businesses ready to compete seriously for Highland customers.
Project + monthly servicequoted in writing
- Strategic website rebuild
- Business Story photography
- Local SEO implementation
- Google Business Profile optimisation
- CRM lead capture
- SearchCare Local Growth
- Conversion tracking
- Monthly reporting
A controlled, visible process
Seven stages from first conversation to long-term care — so you always know where a project stands and what happens next.
- 01Discover — Understand the organisation, its users, constraints, risks, and objectives.
- 02Define — Set the structure, requirements, architecture, visual direction, and delivery plan.
- 03Design — Develop the interface system, user flows, components, and responsive behaviour.
- 04Engineer — Build frontend, backend, database, integrations, infrastructure, and administration.
- 05Validate — Test performance, accessibility, security, responsiveness, logic, and edge cases.
- 06Deploy — Release through controlled environments with monitoring and documentation.
- 07Evolve — Maintain, improve, and expand the system over time.
Website development from Inverness
Sonar Development designs, engineers, hosts and maintains websites for businesses in Inverness, throughout the Highlands and across Scotland.
Inverness
Local website design, development, hosting, photography and technical support for Inverness businesses.
Scottish Highlands
Fast, accessible websites and local SEO built for Highland organisations and their customers.
Scotland
Custom websites, platforms and digital systems for ambitious Scottish businesses.
Hosting & SEO
Managed hosting, monitoring and honest local SEO after launch — three clear monthly plans.
Common questions
Straight answers to the questions Inverness and Highland businesses ask first.
How much does a new website cost in Inverness?
We price every project individually, because scope genuinely varies — a focused small-business website is a different job from an ecommerce or booking platform. You receive a full written quotation before any commitment, with VAT and exclusions stated clearly. The packages page explains the starting configurations and what each includes.
Do you only work with businesses in Inverness?
Inverness is our base and where travel is included, but most of our work spans the wider Highlands, and digital services carry well across Scotland. For advanced technical projects — platforms, ecommerce, integrations — we work UK-wide, collaborating remotely.
How long does a website project take?
It depends on scope and how ready your content is. A focused business website typically takes weeks rather than days; larger builds with ecommerce, bookings or integrations take longer. The written proposal for your project includes a timeline with the dependencies made explicit.
Can you look after the website after launch?
Yes — that's what Sonar SearchCare is for: managed hosting, security updates, daily backups and monitoring, with optional active local SEO plans that work on your visibility month after month. You are never left holding a website nobody maintains.
We already have a website. Can you rebuild or improve it?
Yes. Rebuilds are a core service: we audit what exists, keep what earns its place, migrate content carefully and protect your search visibility with proper redirects. If the foundations are sound, performance optimisation may be all it needs — we'll tell you honestly which it is.
Is Sonar the right fit?
- Custom sites and platforms that must perform, scale and convert.
- Rebuilds of slow, fragile or template-bound systems.
- Hosting, SEO, photography, branding and automation — managed as one system by one partner.