About this portfolio

The projects below cover the three models we work in — bespoke comparison engines, affiliate-driven WordPress builds and lead-generation quote sites — across the verticals where we have done most of our work. Almost every client we build for asks us to keep their brand off the public site, which is why this page is anonymised by category and outcome rather than by logo or screenshot. If you are seriously considering working with us, ask for references during scoping and we will arrange direct introductions to past clients in a comparable niche.

What you will see across the case studies is a consistent pattern: the projects that worked were the ones where the data source was real and the audience was clearly defined before any code was written, and the ones that needed rebuilding were the ones where those two questions had been hand-waved during scoping. Every project here had a written specification and a fixed-price quote before development started, which is the single biggest reason none of them blew their original budget by more than 10%.

Outcomes are reported in the same units the client cared about — completion rate, leads per month, organic sessions, time-on-site or revenue per visitor — rather than vanity figures. Where a number is rounded for confidentiality reasons we say so explicitly.

UK Life Insurance Comparison project screenshot
Bespoke + Lead Gen

UK Life Insurance Comparison

Multi-step quote form with FCA-compliant disclosures, postcode lookup and lead routing into the client's CRM. Average completion rate lifted from 18% to 41% after a redesign of the form journey.

Business Energy Switching Platform project screenshot
Bespoke

Business Energy Switching Platform

Custom platform pulling indicative tariffs from supplier APIs and routing qualified switches to a panel of brokers. Built on Laravel with a custom comparison engine and a fully audited consent capture flow.

Home Broadband Comparison project screenshot
Affiliate

Home Broadband Comparison

WordPress + WooCommerce affiliate build pulling feeds from major broadband networks. Custom postcode availability checker and side-by-side speed and contract comparison.

Buy-to-Let Mortgage Lead Site project screenshot
Lead Gen

Buy-to-Let Mortgage Lead Site

Quote-and-capture site for landlord mortgages with branched logic for portfolio size, property type and LTV. Leads delivered to a panel of brokers via real-time API.

Mobile Phone Tariff Comparison project screenshot
Bespoke

Mobile Phone Tariff Comparison

Custom comparison engine modelling handset cost, contract length, allowances and partner cashback. Daily feed imports from network partners and affiliate fallback for retailers.

New & Used Car Comparison project screenshot
Bespoke

New & Used Car Comparison

Listing platform with manufacturer feed integration, finance calculator and dealer enquiry routing. Custom search built for vehicle-specific filters (transmission, fuel type, derivative).

UK Holiday & Cruise Comparison project screenshot
Affiliate

UK Holiday & Cruise Comparison

Affiliate-driven travel comparison built on WordPress with custom search and filter UI. Connected to multiple cruise and tour operator feeds with deep-link tracking.

Pet Insurance Comparison project screenshot
Lead Gen

Pet Insurance Comparison

Multi-pet quote form with breed lookup, claims-history capture and partner routing. Designed alongside a regulated provider for full FCA disclosure compliance.

Boiler & Heating Quote Comparison project screenshot
Lead Gen

Boiler & Heating Quote Comparison

Trades quote site routing enquiries to a vetted installer panel. Postcode-based distribution, response-time scoring and a public review feed for installers.

Recurring lessons across these projects

If we had to pick three patterns that show up in almost every successful comparison site we have built, they would be these. First, the simpler the user journey, the higher the conversion — every additional click between the first impression and the result costs measurably, and most comparison sites that underperform are over-architected on that journey rather than under-featured on the back end. Second, the editorial layer matters more than the comparison engine for SEO, and the comparison engine matters more than the editorial layer for conversion — sites that ignore either half eventually run into a ceiling. Third, partner data quality is the single biggest variable in operational headache; the clients who invested in clean feed contracts up front saved themselves months of cumulative debugging time over the first year.

If any of the projects above looks similar in shape to what you are trying to build, drop us a line and we can talk through the specific differences in your situation.

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Tell us which model fits your niche — bespoke, affiliate or lead gen — and we will scope the build.