Webflow development
Custom design, zero plugin maintenance, findable from day one.
For Webflow development, Zalm Partners is a Rotterdam web agency in the Groot Handelsgebouw that has built in Webflow nearly every day for years. We design and build everything in-house, from the first sketch to launch, and make sure the site gets found in Google and AI search engines from day one.
For GROND, a property developer in Limburg, we built a fully custom design in Webflow. For Cellar Investment Partners we paired Webflow with a Shopify purchasing platform for investors. Two very different businesses, one shared principle: a site your own team can maintain afterwards.
Why Webflow for SME websites
Webflow removes the three biggest frustrations of SME websites. There is no plugin maintenance: functionality lives in the platform itself, so no monthly updates that can break your site. Hosting is included, on a network that loads fast worldwide without separate caching plugins. And design is unrestricted: we build what the designer draws, not what a theme permits.
For you as an owner, that mostly means peace of mind. You log in, change a paragraph or a team photo, done. No update warnings, no security patches, no calling a developer to post a new vacancy.
How our proposal is structured
A Webflow proposal from us is built from fixed line items, so you can see exactly what you are paying for. We only quote actual numbers after a conversation, because they depend on the number of unique page types, the size of the CMS, the amount of custom interaction work and whether content needs migrating from an old site.
- Strategy and sitemap: which pages, answering which customer questions
- Design: unique page types, from homepage to detail page
- Webflow development, including CMS structure and responsive behaviour
- SEO foundation: load speed, structured data, metadata, redirects
- Content migration and entry
- Training and aftercare following launch
On top of the build budget sits the Webflow subscription, which you pay directly to Webflow and which is registered in your name. Curious what this means for your situation? Request a no-obligation proposal through the form below.
Wondering what this means for your site?
Ask usFrom first sketch to launch
We start with a kickoff covering your business, your customers and your goals. Then come the sitemap and the design of the key page types. Building in Webflow only starts once you have approved the design, so nothing gets built in a direction you do not want.
One lesson from our own projects: the build is rarely what slows things down, the delivery of copy and imagery is. So we plan content in parallel with design instead of after it, and write alongside you where needed. That is why an average project runs in weeks, not months, and we handle launch together, including redirects from your old URLs.
Findable from day one
A beautiful site without visitors is an expensive brochure. So we build findability straight in: a fast technical foundation, pages that answer one customer question each, and structured data so AI search engines can read your content too. At Hogedruk.be, a brand we built from scratch, the first enquiries arrived within two weeks of going live.
If you want to keep growing after launch, the same team that built your site handles ongoing development and visibility. Read more about our approach to web development or see what an SEO specialist in Rotterdam does for you once you are live.
After delivery: your site, your account
The Webflow project ends up on your account, not ours. Your team gets Editor training, so texts, blogs and CMS items can be updated in-house without any risk of breaking things. For bigger changes, such as a new page type or a campaign page, we stay available.
Currently stuck with a party you have to call for every small change? That is exactly the dependency we design out. Also see our service from self-built to growth-ready if your current site is due for replacement.
Frequently asked questions
Expect four to eight weeks from kickoff to launch, depending on the number of page types and how quickly content is supplied. A compact site with a handful of pages can go faster; a platform with many CMS collections takes longer.
Yes. You edit texts, images, blog posts and CMS items yourself in the Webflow Editor, after a short training from us. The structure and design are protected, so nothing can be broken by accident. In practice, our clients handle nearly all content changes on their own.
No. Webflow is a hosted platform: updates, security and hosting are handled by Webflow itself. There are no plugins to age or conflict. That makes a technical maintenance contract unnecessary; ongoing work with us is about growth, not repair.
Yes, we do this regularly, from WordPress, Wix, Squarespace and self-built sites. We carry the content over, improve the structure where possible and set a redirect on every old URL, so the Google positions you have built keep their value.
Yes. Webflow has built-in localisation, which lets us manage pages and CMS content per language. Our own site runs in Dutch and English exactly this way. We set it up so each language version is independently findable in Google.
Usually within two to three weeks of sign-off, depending on our schedule. The no-obligation intro call is typically planned within a few days. Leave your details in the form below and we will reply within one working day.
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