Web design is how your site looks. Web development is how it's built. Both matter — and getting both right is what separates a website that generates business from one that just sits there.
Bananalytics handles web design and web development in Mallow, Cork. Everything we build is custom-coded, fast, and built to rank on Google. No bloated templates, no plugin soup, no shortcuts.
What Is Web Development?
Web development covers the technical side of building a website — the code, the structure, the hosting, the performance. A well-developed site:
- Loads in under 2 seconds on mobile
- Scores well on Google's Core Web Vitals (which directly affect rankings)
- Works perfectly on every screen size
- Has clean, structured code that search engines can read and index easily
- Handles form submissions, contact requests, and user interactions reliably
Most template-based websites built on page builders like Elementor or Wix technically "work" — but they carry enormous amounts of bloated code that slows them down and limits how well they can rank.
Our Development Approach
For most business websites in Mallow and across Cork, we use a modern static site approach:
Eleventy (11ty) — a fast, lightweight static site generator. Pages are pre-built as plain HTML files, so there's no database to query and no server-side code to execute when someone visits. The result is near-instant load times.
Cloudflare Pages — global hosting on Cloudflare's network. Your site is served from data centres worldwide, meaning visitors in Mallow, Dublin, London, and New York all get fast load times. The free tier covers most business websites with zero bandwidth charges.
Vanilla CSS and JavaScript — no heavyweight frameworks. Clean, lean code that loads fast and is easy to maintain.
This approach gives Cork businesses a website that outperforms the WordPress competition on speed, security, and cost — often at a lower total price.
Why Not WordPress?
WordPress powers a large portion of the web, and it's the right choice for some projects. But for a typical Mallow business brochure site, it comes with unnecessary baggage:
- Constant plugin and core updates (and the risk of something breaking)
- Database-driven architecture that's inherently slower than static
- A large attack surface — WordPress sites are a constant target for automated hacking attempts
- Hosting costs that add up over time (€10–20/month for decent managed hosting)
A well-built static site sidesteps all of these problems. It's faster, more secure, and cheaper to run.
Local SEO Built Into the Development
For Mallow and Cork businesses, local SEO isn't an afterthought — it's part of how we structure every site from the start:
- Semantic HTML — proper heading structure, descriptive alt text, meaningful link text
- Schema.org markup — LocalBusiness structured data tells Google your name, address, phone number, area served, and opening hours
- Performance — fast sites rank better; we target 90+ on PageSpeed Insights
- Canonical URLs — no duplicate content issues
- Sitemap — auto-generated and submitted to Google Search Console
What We Deliver
A typical web development project for a Mallow business includes:
- Custom design and full front-end development
- Mobile-first responsive layout
- Contact form with email notifications (no monthly subscription)
- Google Analytics integration
- Sitemap and Search Console setup
- Hosting configuration on Cloudflare Pages
- Handover documentation so you understand what you have
Timelines and Pricing
Most brochure sites are delivered within 2–3 weeks of receiving content and sign-off on design direction.
Pricing starts from €1,200 for a clean 5–7 page site with blog and contact form. Ecommerce projects start from €2,500 depending on scope.
Every project gets a fixed quote upfront. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices.
Based in Mallow. Working with businesses across Cork and Munster. Start with a free 30-minute call — we'll take a look at your current setup and tell you exactly what we'd recommend.