A well-made website you can update yourself
Websites for freelancers, small businesses, associations and practices in Belgium
New website or redesign: see it finished, in three designs, before you pay.
Example
We start from the site you have now or, if you don't have one yet, from your own words and photos. You keep the design you like, and we host it in the European Union.
Our three services
Whether or not you already have a website, you see it finished before you pay. And once it's live, it stays in your hands.
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You already have a site
Redesign your website
Has your site seen better days? We rebuild it with your own words and photos, in three designs. It's free, and you only pay once you've chosen.
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You're starting from scratch
Build your first website
No website yet? After a short conversation, you send us your text and photos. You then get three designs to compare, free and with no obligation, and you only pay once you've picked one.
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Included with every site
Keep it up to date
You change your own text, photos and opening hours. Contact requests land in your inbox and in a "Messages" tab. Hosting in the European Union, backups and updates are our job.
A bakery in Ixelles, before and after
Here's what a proposal looks like. On the left is the kind of website you see everywhere. On the right is one of the three designs we prepare, using exactly the same text and photos.
Before: the opening hours are hard to find, the text is tiny on a phone and the photos take ages to load.
After: the same content can be read in seconds, on a laptop or a phone.
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Design 1, the shop window
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Design 2, the chalkboard
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Design 3, the family business
How it works
Four steps, and the only one that costs money is the last.
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You tell us where you're starting from
If you already have a website, its address is enough: we work from your text, your photos and your pages. If not, we start with a short conversation, then you send us your text and photos.
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We build your site in three designs
Not off-the-shelf templates. Your actual website, with your content, laid out in three different ways.
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You compare them and pick one
You get a private link and an access code. Switch between the designs on a laptop, tablet or phone, in every language your site uses. Pin a comment anywhere on the page, or click on a sentence to fix it yourself.
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You pay once you've chosen
We then put the site live on your domain name and look after it from there. You update your text and photos whenever you like.
What's different about RobinDuWeb
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3 designs of your own site to compare before you pay
You see it before you decide
You get three designs of your own website behind one private link. Compare them, leave comments and fix the wording right on the page, then make your choice. None of this costs anything or ties you in.
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5 to 15 KB the usual size of a page's code once compressed
Lighter, and therefore cheaper
Your pages are built in advance, with no WordPress and no plugins to keep updating. Every photo is cropped and compressed for the screen it appears on. The result: a monthly fee that stays low.
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every hour we back up your site, and we test that the backups restore
Hosted in the European Union, and discreet about it
Your site is hosted in the European Union. Visitor statistics work without cookies, the form is guarded by an anti-bot check we built ourselves (no Google involved) and emails go out through a French provider.
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3 languages English, French and Dutch, both for the editor and for your website
You keep it up to date
Change your text, photos, opening hours and news in a simple editor that speaks English, French or Dutch. Messages from your contact form land in your inbox and in the editor.
Why it costs less than a WordPress agency
A WordPress site needs constant upkeep. Someone has to update the software, the theme and every plugin, pay for a few licences and keep an eye out for security holes. Sooner or later, that work shows up on your invoice. We've removed everything that costs money without doing anything for you.
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Nothing to update
Your pages are built in advance, so there are no plugins to monitor and no plugin security holes to patch.
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No licences to pay
No paid theme, no plugin subscriptions, no analytics tool.
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Light pages
Each page is very light, and that's how we keep the monthly fee low.
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No buying blind
You see your finished site before you pay, rather than signing off on a mock-up and a promise.
If you leave, everything comes with you
Your domain name stays yours. If you ever decide to move on from RobinDuWeb, you take your text, your photos and the messages from your contact form with you, and there's no exit fee. You can already export your messages from the editor; for everything else, just ask us.
Questions people often ask
How much does a RobinDuWeb website cost?
The three designs RobinDuWeb prepares for you are free and come with no obligation. If you like one of them, you pay a one-off amount to have the site built, then a monthly fee for hosting and ongoing care. There are no hidden costs and no exit fees.
Am I committing to anything by asking for three designs?
No. Asking RobinDuWeb for your designs doesn't commit you to anything: you only pay after you've chosen one. If none of them suits you, you owe us nothing.
I don't have a website yet. Is this for me too?
Yes, RobinDuWeb builds first websites too. Tick "I don't have a website yet" in the form. We start with a short conversation about what you do, then you send us your text and photos. You then get three designs of your future site, just as with a redesign. It's free, there's no obligation, and you only pay once you've chosen.
Can I edit the website myself?
Yes. With RobinDuWeb you change your text, photos, opening hours and news in a simple editor available in English, French or Dutch. You don't need any technical knowledge.
Where is my website hosted?
RobinDuWeb websites are hosted in the European Union. They're backed up every hour and protected by an HTTPS certificate that is set up automatically.
What happens if I want to leave RobinDuWeb?
Your domain name stays yours, and you take your text, your photos and the messages from your contact form with you. RobinDuWeb charges no exit fee.
The person behind RobinDuWeb
Gaspard Merten
I'm Gaspard Merten, and I'm the one who prepares your designs. I started RobinDuWeb so that freelancers, associations and small practices could see their new website before paying for it, and never have to think about an update again.
Curious what your website could look like?
Send us your current website address, or tick the box if you don't have one yet. You'll get three designs within a few days, free and with no strings attached. We prepare each one individually, so we only take on a limited number every week.