Your website should inspire confidence.

Your business deserves a website that's as good as the work you do. I create thoughtful, beautifully crafted websites for clients who care about quality. Combining strategic thinking, impeccable taste and exceptional judgement, I will clarify your message, communicate it effectively and create an online presence that builds trust with the people you want to reach.

I’m the whole team…

I’m Ben, founder of Boat Drinks Studio. It’s a one-man operation by design — and that’s a strength, not a limitation. I’m the person who gets to know your business, thinks about what your website needs to achieve, works out how it should look and feel, writes the copy, designs it, builds it — and is still here when you need me two years later. It’s all me. Which means I take responsibility for the whole thing, I know every decision that’s been made, and you get a direct relationship with the person actually doing the work.

And yes, I do have the necessary skills for all of the above. My approach is shaped by a broader creative background in photography, written journalism, podcasting and content creation. This breadth of experience has given me a highly unusual skillset, which I combine with a ton of aesthetic discernment and a lifetime of hard-won wisdom. The result is a visually distinctive and strategically considered website that feels authentic, professional and easy for visitors to navigate, is genuinely reflective of the people behind it, communicates clearly, builds trust and gives customers confidence.

Every website is designed to be mobile-friendly, search-engine optimised and easy to manage.

I specialise in the Squarespace platform and am proud to be recognised by Squarespace as a specialist at the highest platinum tier of their Circle Partner programme. As a client, you benefit directly from that Platinum status. Here’s how:

  • 25% discounts on new annual Squarespace subscriptions.

  • 12-month free website trial period (normally 14 days).

  • Early access to new feature releases and product betas.
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  • "Ben has a unique combination of skills: as a photojournalist he understands how images and words should sit together on a page; as a web designer he understands how people interact with websites and he can make their user experience straightforward; as a person, he was very quick to understand what I wanted to achieve and I felt extremely confident in his hands."

    — Anna

  • "Working with Ben took away many hours of frustration, self-doubt, and going around in circles, which saved me a lot of time and money."

    — Simon

  • "Ben is incredibly experienced and intuitive, and is a can-do problem solver, who was able to push the parameters of Squarespace to create the bespoke solutions that were needed."

    — Jessica

  • “I'm delighted with my my new website. Thanks to Ben! I was very daunted at the thought of getting a website made as I knew nothing about how websites work. Ben was patient and really listened to what I wanted my website to look like. He really took the time to get it right for me. He made thoughtful suggestions and offered alternatives to my ideas which I then realised worked better."

    — Angela

  • “Ben has been looking after my website for years. He knows when it is time to update and get the right plan for what is needed. He managed to make the BOST clinic dental website look fantastic, super easy to navigate and fun to read. Ben has a detailed understanding about the tech side of things, a creative eye and I just love working with him. Thank you!”

    — Suzanne

  • “As well as great ideas on visual presentation, Ben helped me see the wood for the trees when organising my content - he has worked as a journalist and knows how to write and present words as well as pictures. And he was supportive in helping me learn to update latest news myself. My website looks great and I highly recommend Ben for all your Squarespace design and build needs.”

    — Nicola

  • “Over the course of many years, I have worked with several web designers, without a doubt Ben has been the most attentive - providing me with what I wanted and needed, while at the same time advising me of potholes, I was about to step in. The fact that I have kept my new site current is a testament to Ben’s design, his tutoring, and his availability when questions have arisen.”

    — Bob