BYLT.MEDIA // WEB DEVELOPMENT

Websites That Earn Their Keep

Next.js and React over WordPress: measurable performance gains in Lighthouse, Core Web Vitals and rankings. The stack behind our headless Shopify storefront for a Florence fashion house.

18 Carati, Florence
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Built in Next.js, Not WordPress

Performance-first web development

01

Next.js & React Development

Same framework as Vercel and The Guardian. Static generation and SSR give performance advantages no WordPress theme matches.

02

Core Web Vitals Optimised

LCP, CLS and INP are ranking signals. Optimised during development, not after launch.

03

SEO Foundations Built In

Metadata, Open Graph, XML sitemaps, canonicals, schema, GA4. Configured at launch.

Homepage · before / afterPeriodico
Periodico before
Before
Periodico after
After
Real shipped work · headless rebuild, launched 21 Jun 2026

Your digital storefront, done properly

Built for Core Web Vitals

CWV targeted from day one, not as a post-launch fix. Performance, accessibility and SEO measured before handover.

Conversion Architecture Built In

Page structure, CTAs, form placement and user flow designed to convert from the wireframe stage.

Mobile-First, Not Mobile-Adapted

Mobile designs first, scaling up. 60%+ of UK traffic is mobile but most sites were built the other way around.

Performance-Built Sites That Rank and Convert

Not a design agency that learned to code. A performance-focused dev team behind direct-booking hotel sites in Edinburgh and Tuscany, with Lighthouse, conversion rates and rankings on every brief.

Mobile and desktop designs in Figma, approved by you before a line of code. No surprises at dev stage.

Static generation plus Vercel edge deployment. Load times WordPress themes cannot match.

Designed and tested on mobile first. 60%+ UK traffic is mobile.

Vercel hosting: HTTPS, DDoS protection, global CDN. No shared hosting, no unpatched plugins.

Headless Shopify, Sanity or Contentful. Edit content without touching code. Custom to your content model.

Post-launch support from the UK team that built your site. No offshore handoff.

Lighthouse Scores

Before and after rebuild
BeforeAfter
PerfA11yBest P.SEO
Avg improvement+42 ptsacross all categories
Load time6.2s → 1.1s

Performance, accessibility, best practices, and SEO scores all transformed. Built on Next.js with Vercel edge deployment.

Illustrative example. Actual results vary by client and campaign.

How we work

Our Process

A proven methodology that delivers results, step by step.

01
Understand Before You Build

Structured discovery on goals, audience, existing analytics, competitors, integrations. Output: a written technical brief scoping every page and feature.

  • Business goal definition
  • Competitor site review
  • Technical requirements scoping
  • Information architecture plan
02
Structure Before Style

Wireframes define layout and flow first, avoiding late-stage UX rework. High-fidelity designs in Figma, mobile and desktop, client-approved before dev.

  • UX wireframing
  • Figma high-fidelity design
  • Mobile and desktop views
  • Two rounds of design revisions
03
Clean Code, Fast Performance

Next.js + React, Vercel edge deployment. Shopify, Sanity or Contentful running headless for content and commerce. Performance budgets enforced.

  • Next.js and React build
  • Headless CMS integration
  • Vercel deployment
  • Performance budget enforcement
04
Test Everything Before Anyone Sees It

Cross-browser and cross-device QA, WCAG 2.1 AA, Lighthouse audit, GA4 tracking verification. All before launch.

  • Cross-browser and device QA
  • WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility check
  • Lighthouse audit
  • GA4 tracking verification
05
Ongoing Partnership

Monthly retainers cover security updates, performance monitoring, content updates and minor feature additions. We flag CWV drops proactively.

  • Security and dependency updates
  • Performance monitoring
  • Content update support
  • Feature additions and iterations
Shipped · hospitalityThe Place Hotels
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The Place Hotels website
Shipped · musicDe Santis Music
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De Santis Music website
Shipped · hospitalityLe Torri di Porsenna
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Le Torri di Porsenna website
Real shipped work · byltmedia.com/case-studies

Included as Standard at Launch

Every BYLT website ships with these as standard, not as paid extras.

  • Lighthouse Performance score 90+
  • GA4 and conversion tracking verified
  • Full mobile and cross-browser QA
  • WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility compliance
Thanks to the team, we've been able to increase the volume of quality inquiries that come from digital ads. At the same time, this increased the number of cars sold on a monthly and annual basis.
PeugeotAutomotive Brand · Lead Generation

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