Website redesign for an accounting and tax firm in Galway: budget, timeline and risks (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

For a Galway practice advising people and companies across borders, the riskiest part of a redesign is the team and partner pages, where one wrong title ("chartered", "CPA", "tax adviser") becomes a public statement. Kolonell delivers the redesign for EUR 2,700, 4,500 or 8,200 depending on scope, in 3 to 4 weeks once content is ready, against a 2026 ballpark of about EUR 4,000 to 22,000 with Galway studios and Dublin agencies. Book 3 to 5 working days of partner review for wording, and keep the go-live away from the October and November ROS peak.

Which signs show a Galway cross-border practice has outgrown its site?

Galway's economy mixes the medtech cluster in the Parkmore and Ballybrit business parks, the university, tourism and a large population of people who have moved to the west from abroad or work for employers based elsewhere. A cross-border practice serving them often shows the same symptoms online:

• the "About" page lists people who left the firm two years ago, with qualifications nobody has rechecked;
• one generic page covers arrivals, departures, remote work and foreign income, so nobody finds the answer to their situation;
• the contact form asks for a PPS number or a foreign tax ID, which has no place in an open form;
• the old site has 20 or more indexed URLs, several of them tax guides still sending visits from abroad;
• mobile pages load slowly for clients who first look you up from their phone on another continent.

Which titles and wording must partners check before go-live?

The rule is simple: each designation appears only where the firm, or the named person, actually holds it, under the rules of the body concerned. The table lists the checks we build into the review step.

Partner pages also need a current photo, a short factual bio, the languages each person works in and a contact route through the central form, never a personal mobile in plain text. If a French-speaking adviser in Galway serves francophone clients, say so on that bio; a French version of the site goes through Premium, the multilingual tier, languages set in the quote.

What does a redesign cost in Galway, and how long does it take?

The ballpark is drawn from typical agency quotes and public agency rate pages in Galway and Dublin for 2026, for a 12 to 25 page practice site.

Kolonell's 3 to 4 weeks break down as: week 1 structure and copy, weeks 2 and 3 design and build on staging, then partner review and go-live in week 4. Each tier includes a project manager in your time zone and 3 months of support; maintenance afterwards, SEO work and custom applications are on quote. See the international offer page.

Always on quote: client portal, secure document exchange, e-signature, practice management software and Xero, QuickBooks or Sage-type links, linked or embedded from your vendor rather than rebuilt in a fixed-grid site.

Main risks and their fix. Ranking loss on the tax guides read from abroad: list every URL, 301 each one, monitor Search Console for 8 weeks. Content migration errors: compare old and new guides line by line, and date every guide. Broken portal or booking links: test with the vendor on staging. Downtime: lower the DNS TTL 48 hours ahead. Data: GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and Data Protection Commission guidance shape the privacy notice and the four-field form; the European Accessibility Act makes a WCAG AA target sensible. Anti-money-laundering checks for new clients remain your own process. This is not legal advice.

When a Galway agency is the better choice: when partners want to brief and approve in person at every step, when the redesign follows a merger and needs a full brand, or when on-site filming of the team is central. Ask every provider: who drafts bios and who signs them off, whether the redirect map is delivered before go-live, and what is excluded from the price.

Mini case study

Illustrative example, fictional firm. Corrib Cross-Border Tax has 6 advisers in Galway city centre, two of them French speakers, and clients arriving from or leaving for the UK, France and North America.

• Option A, Growth in English only: EUR 4,500.
• Option B, Premium with English and French: EUR 8,200 (multilingual tier, languages set in the quote).
• Title review: 6 bios x 20 minutes per adviser, plus 2 hours for the partner sign-off = 4 hours.
• Third-party cost: headshots by a local photographer, EUR 350.
• Care after the 3 included months, market assumption EUR 75 x 33 months = EUR 2,475 (Kolonell maintenance after the 3 included months on quote).
• Three-year totals: A = 4,500 + 350 + 2,475 = EUR 7,325; B = 8,200 + 350 + 2,475 = EUR 11,025.

The EUR 3,700 gap pays for a second language that a share of the firm's clients actually reads. The firm chooses B with a go-live in March.

FAQ

Who decides which titles appear on our team pages?

The firm and each named person, before go-live. Allow 20 minutes per bio and 3 to 5 working days for the full review.

Can we keep "Chartered Accountants" in our logo?

Only if the firm meets its professional body's rules for that description. If in doubt, the firm name alone avoids the risk while you check.

When should a Galway practice go live?

Between January and June is usually safest. The October and November ROS peak is the period to avoid, and a 3 to 4 week build means starting about 5 weeks earlier.

Does the EUR 4,500 Growth tier include the client portal?

No. The portal stays with your vendor and is linked or embedded, as a separate line on quote.

Will our tax guides for newcomers keep their rankings?

Usually, if each guide keeps its content and gets a one-to-one 301. Expect 2 to 6 weeks of movement, tracked in Search Console.

Let's scope your project. Share your team list, your current URLs and the languages your clients read, and we will set the tier, the budget and a 3 to 4 week plan. See the international offer or request a free quote: detailed reply within 48 hours.