Why it works this way
Avantis started in 2023 on a simple observation: most small business websites are slow, and they are slow because of how they were built rather than because of anything the business asked for. A page builder, a theme, nine plugins and a stock photo library add up to four seconds before anybody reads a word.
So nothing here is built that way. Every site is written by hand — HTML, CSS and the small amount of JavaScript that earns its place. No framework, no build step, nothing that needs upgrading every eight months to stay secure. It loads fast on the first visit because there is not much of it, which turns out to be the only technique that reliably works.
The same thinking produced Avantis Editor: a PDF editor that opens instantly, keeps your documents on your own computer, and does the everyday jobs free. When a business needs more — OCR, true redaction, digital signatures — Avantis Pro adds them for £7.50 a month.
What you can hold us to
Fast, measurably
Under two seconds on a normal connection, and the numbers to prove it before go-live.
Yours, entirely
The domain, the hosting account and the code. Leave whenever you like and take it all.
Plain answers
Including "you do not need that" and "that deadline is not realistic".
A real reply
From the person who built it, usually the same day.