About
Built by me, owned by you.
I'm Archie Kennett. My dad's an electrician, so I grew up around the trades, and I watched good tradespeople lose work to worse ones with better websites. Whetstone exists to fix that.
I design and build every site here myself. No account managers and no handoffs. When you ring, you get the person who built your site, and the person who changes it wrote every line.
I work from Bournemouth with trades and local businesses across Dorset, though the work travels fine.
A whetstone is what keeps a tradesman's tools sharp. Same job here: your work is already good, and the website has to match it.
How I work
Priced before we start
From £800, quoted on the first call, half up front. The number never moves mid-build.
AlwaysYou see it early
Design reviews at every stage, so nothing lands on you as a surprise at the end.
AlwaysHonest about demos
I label portfolio builds as portfolio builds. You are looking at real work.
AlwaysYou own everything
Domain, code and content, in your name at handover.
AlwaysWho it's for
Trades are the specialty. Any local business is welcome.
Electricians✳Plumbers✳Heating engineers✳Builders✳Roofers✳Landscapers✳Carpenters✳
And any local business that wants a sharper site: cafés, salons, clinics, shops. Based in Bournemouth, working across Poole, Christchurch and the rest of Dorset. The work travels fine.