Mousehold Studio is based in Norwich, Norfolk. Two brothers helping local businesses get found online and turn visitors into customers. Built for clear, local, direct support.
Harry started Mousehold Studio in 2024 after seeing too many Norwich businesses stuck with cheap, outdated WordPress sites that looked like templates and did not bring in customers. He was always passionate about building software and websites, and wanted to offer something better: properly designed, fast-loading websites built with modern technology that actually help small businesses grow.
His brother Alex joined him, bringing Google Ads expertise to the mix. Together they offer web design, development, SEO and paid search - all under one roof, with no call centres, no jargon and no passing you around. You always speak directly to the people doing the work.
You always speak to Harry or Alex. No call centres, no account managers.
We use modern technology, not outdated WordPress templates.
Problems get fixed in under 2 working days, usually the same day.
Harry and Alex keep strategy, build quality, search and commercial decisions in the same conversation. No account manager handoffs, no outsourced mystery team.
Founder, web design and development
Harry
Harry started Mousehold Studio after seeing too many local businesses stuck with slow, template-led websites. He leads the website, software and technical delivery work, keeping builds fast, practical and focused on enquiries.
Web design · Development · Technical delivery
Google Ads and search growth
Alex
Alex brings the paid search and performance side into the same room as the build. He focuses on Google Ads, search intent and making sure campaigns have clear landing pages, tracking and commercial sense.
Google Ads · Search intent · Campaign tracking
We keep the team tight so the strategy, design and performance work stay in the same conversation.
Harry builds the websites. Alex runs the ads. You speak to both.
Local first. We understand Norwich and Norfolk businesses.
Web design, SEO, Google Ads and website support.
No call centres. Problems solved in under 2 working days, usually same day.
Almost every web design agency in Norwich and Norfolk ships the same WordPress theme with a new logo dropped on top. We do not. Every Mousehold website is custom-built from scratch with modern technology, designed around your business and coded by the local team you actually speak to. Here is what that difference means for your business.
A Mousehold custom build
Hand-coded for your business
A typical WordPress site
The template and plugins everyone else sells
Speed & performance
Lean, hand-coded pages that load in well under two seconds, even on a phone.
Heavy themes and stacked plugins that slow pages down and frustrate visitors.
Security
A small, modern codebase with no plugin attack surface to patch every week.
A constant stream of plugin and theme vulnerabilities that need babysitting.
Design & brand
A bespoke design built only for you, so your business looks nothing like the competition.
A recognisable template shared by thousands of other businesses.
SEO & Core Web Vitals
Clean, semantic markup built to pass Core Web Vitals and rank well from day one.
Bloated output that drags Core Web Vitals down and holds rankings back.
Ownership
You own clean code with no platform lock-in. Take it anywhere, any time.
Tangled in plugin licences, theme dependencies and platform lock-in.
Long-term cost
Stable and low-maintenance, so it keeps working without constant intervention.
Ongoing plugin updates, conflicts and breakages that quietly add up.
We learn about your business, customers and what you need the website to achieve.
We map out the structure, content and approach before building anything.
We design and develop your site quickly, keeping you involved at every step.
We stay with you after launch. Updates, fixes and improvements handled directly.
We know Norwich and Norfolk. We understand the local market and competition.
We help you say what you do in a way that makes customers want to call.
More of the right people finding you and getting in touch.
We live here. We want local businesses to succeed.
Plain English. No agency buzzwords. Just results.
We are here for the long haul, not just the launch.
Tell us where things feel stuck and we will map the clearest next step.
Harry & Alex
Founders, Mousehold Studio