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Manchester jewellery websites that turn social followers into visits.

Codeeo handles jewellery website development Manchester brands and shops need when most new customers first see them on Instagram or TikTok and then search for them by name. We design and build websites that pick up that interest: collection pages that match what people saw in a post, appointment and WhatsApp routes for bridal and engraving enquiries, a gold rate notice your staff can change in seconds, and directions that make a trip to Rusholme, the Northern Quarter or King Street easy to plan.

We focus here on the website as your shop front and enquiry channel; taking payment online is a separate ecommerce project. Codeeo has no Manchester office. We work remotely with UK clients, running discovery, design reviews and staff training by video call.

Built for
Bridal gold jewellers on Wilmslow Road, Northern Quarter makers, city centre retailers, demi fine brands and family jewellers across Greater Manchester.
Typical timeline
The schedule depends on content, photography and integrations; we agree stages and sign off points in discovery and record them in the scope before design starts.
What you own
Domain, hosting, CMS logins, design files, photography, copy and enquiry records, all held in accounts your business controls.
Rated
4.7 / 5 from 23 Google reviews

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What goes into the site

Built for customers who find you on their phone first.

Manchester shoppers are quick to follow a brand and quick to leave a slow website. A post about a new bridal set or a limited run of rings can send hundreds of people to your site in an evening, nearly all of them on a phone. If the page they land on does not show the piece they saw, they give up. Good jewellery website design Manchester customers stay on is built backwards from that moment.

So we start with mobile layouts, fast image delivery and landing pages your team can create for each campaign. Then we add the routes that suit how your business actually sells: appointments for bridal sets, WhatsApp for quick questions about engraving or sizing, and visit details for people coming in by Metrolink or by car from across Greater Manchester. Here is what we usually scope.

Explain your project
  • Campaign landing pages

    Reusable page blocks your marketing person can use to build a page for each drop, event or social campaign, with the exact pieces featured in the post and a clear next step. No developer needed, and each page carries its own tracking so you can see which posts brought visitors.

    Social interest lands on a page that matches it.

  • Gold rate and pricing notes

    A single CMS field for the day's gold rate notice or a note explaining that pricing follows weight and carat, shown on every relevant page. Staff update it once each morning and it changes everywhere, so customers never quote yesterday's figure back at the counter.

    Pricing conversations start from current, consistent information.

  • Bridal set galleries

    Galleries that show necklaces, earrings, bangles and tikkas together as a set, with carat, approximate weight band and craftsmanship notes. Families can save favourites and share a link with relatives before deciding when to visit.

    Families shortlist together before they travel.

  • WhatsApp and call routes

    Click to chat and click to call buttons placed where questions arise, with prefilled messages that tell your staff which piece or page the customer was looking at. Each route is tracked, so you can see whether WhatsApp or the phone brings more appointments.

    Quick questions get quick answers, with context.

  • Engraving and personalisation enquiries

    A form for name necklaces, engraved bands and personalised gifts that captures the wording, font choice and deadline, with a preview of character limits. Personalised pieces have different cancellation rules under the Consumer Contracts Regulations, and the page explains that plainly.

    Fewer mistakes in engraving and fewer disputes later.

  • Appointment requests

    Requests for bridal consultations, ring sizing or valuations, with the option to note group size so you can plan staff and seating for a family visit. Requests go to your calendar tool or inbox with all details attached.

    Busy weekend slots are planned rather than improvised.

  • Reviews and social proof

    Your Google reviews and tagged customer photos shown on relevant pages, pulled through official integrations and moderated by your team. Buyers who discovered you on social media want to see real customers before they make the trip.

    Trust is built before the first visit.

  • Visit and branch pages

    A page for each shop with opening arrangements, parking, nearest Metrolink stop and accessibility information, plus matching structured data. Branches in Stockport, Bolton or Altrincham get their own pages instead of a single address list.

    Local searches lead to the right branch.

  • Consent and analytics

    A cookie banner that gives a fair choice to accept or reject, with analytics and advertising pixels waiting for consent as PECR requires. Reporting shows which campaigns and pages lead to appointments, not just page views.

    You measure what matters and stay within the rules.

  • Accessible, fast pages

    Designs tested to WCAG 2.2 AA and Core Web Vitals checked on mid range phones over mobile data. Product photos are compressed carefully so gold still looks warm and stones still sparkle.

    Every visitor can use the site, quickly.

Who this is for

Four Manchester jewellers, four different websites.

Manchester's jewellery trade is not concentrated in one quarter the way Birmingham's is. It runs from the South Asian gold jewellers along Wilmslow Road in Rusholme to independent makers in the Northern Quarter, established retailers around King Street and St Ann's Square, and family firms in the surrounding towns. A jewellery web development company Manchester owners trust should treat each of these as a separate brief.

01

A bridal gold jeweller on Wilmslow Road

Your customers plan wedding sets with their families and often visit on busy weekends. The site should present full sets, explain carat and the gold rate without quoting figures, support group appointments and offer content in the community languages your staff speak. Directions and parking matter, because many families travel from across the North West to shop on the road. Your Rusholme shop then gets enquiries from families who already know which sets they want to see.

The website prepares families for a long, important visit.

02

A maker in the Northern Quarter

You make small batches and commissions, sell at markets and pop ups and grow through social media. You need a site that tells your story, shows your process, collects commission enquiries and lists upcoming market dates. Hallmarking matters too: with no assay office in Manchester, makers send work to one of the four UK offices, and buyers like to see whose sponsor's mark is on a piece. Commission enquiries arrive with ring size, metal preference and a rough deadline, so you can reply with a sensible first answer.

Your process is part of the product.

03

A demi fine brand built on social media

Most of your sales may happen on another platform, but customers still search your name to check you are real. The site gives the brand a home with campaign pages, care guides, sizing help, press and a stockist list. It also gives you a mailing list you own, so you are not dependent on one social network. Pop up and stockist pages tell followers where to see pieces in person around Manchester.

A site you own protects you from platform changes.

04

A family jeweller with branches across Greater Manchester

Customers want to know which branch has what, who repairs watches and which shop offers valuations. We build branch pages, a shared catalogue with branch notes and a single enquiry system that routes each request to the right shop. Staff at each branch can update their own opening arrangements and news without affecting the others. Customers who search for a repair or valuation see the nearest branch first.

One site, several shops, no confusion.

Our six stage process for Manchester jewellers.

  1. 01Discovery callWe learn how customers find you, which social channels drive interest, what they ask in store and which tools your team uses for bookings, stock and messaging. We also review your current site and analytics.
  2. 02Structure and contentA sitemap built around your real sales routes, a plan for photography and set descriptions, and agreed owners for every page of copy. Copy is written for the way Manchester customers speak and search.
  3. 03Mobile first designLayouts designed on a phone screen first, then scaled up, reviewed with you by video call using your own product photos. Every page is checked at real phone sizes.
  4. 04Build and connectCMS, landing page blocks, enquiry routes, WhatsApp links, review feeds, consent and analytics, built in stages you can test as they arrive. You can test each feature on a staging site.
  5. 05Test and migrateAccessibility, speed and form testing, plus redirects from your old site and social bio links so nothing breaks on launch day. We check old Instagram and TikTok bio links too.
  6. 06Launch and learnTraining for staff, then a review of which campaigns and pages produce appointments, with improvements agreed from real data. The first review usually happens a month after launch.

Technology

What we build this with.

For many Manchester jewellers, a well built WordPress site is the right fit because staff already know it. Brands with heavy campaign traffic may need a faster headless setup. We recommend after discovery, based on who will edit the site and what it must connect to.

01Web

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • Laravel
  • WordPress

02Commerce

  • Shopify Plus
  • WooCommerce
  • BigCommerce
  • Headless storefronts

03Data and cloud

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Docker

04Marketing and tracking

  • GA4
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Search Console
  • Meta Pixel
  • Looker Studio

Questions from Manchester jewellers.

Yes, because the buying process is different.

Bridal gold customers buy sets rather than single pieces, decide as a family and often visit more than once. The site needs set galleries, group appointment requests, gold rate notes your staff control and content in the languages your customers prefer. A fashion jewellery brand needs almost none of that, so we scope each site from how your customers actually buy. It also changes the tone of the copy, which for bridal shoppers should reassure rather than rush, and the photography, which has to show detail on heavy pieces under honest light.

Tell us what the business needs. We will tell you what to build first.

Schedule a free consultation and get a written recommendation, with costs, before you commit to anything.

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