Clarity first
Good design starts by understanding what the business and its customers actually need.
About Black Hive Digital
Independent by design. Collaborative where it counts.
Black Hive Digital is a Belfast web design agency led by Blane Early, creating considered WordPress websites with direct senior involvement from first conversation to launch.
The agency
A focused setup that keeps the thinking close to the work.
You work directly with Blane throughout strategy, design, development and launch. That means fewer handovers, clearer decisions and genuine accountability for the finished result.
Black Hive combines the attention and continuity of an independent studio with the capabilities expected from a web design agency. When a project needs additional specialist input, trusted collaborators can be brought in around the work.
The setup stays deliberately focused: the relationship remains direct, the thinking stays close to the delivery and responsibility for the finished website is always clear.
Team
One point of contact. The right expertise around the project.
An independent agency model gives your project continuity while keeping the flexibility to involve proven specialists when their experience adds value.
Founder & Digital Director
Blane Early
Blane Early is the Founder and Digital Director of Black Hive Digital, an independent web design and development agency based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. With a BSc in Creative Technologies from Ulster University and more than 10 years of professional experience in the web industry, Blane leads the strategy, design and WordPress development behind Black Hive Digital projects.
Since founding Black Hive Digital in 2023, Blane has worked with businesses and organisations across Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK, delivering websites that combine clear strategy, bespoke design and considered development. His experience spans WordPress development, ecommerce, website performance and ongoing support.
What matters
Principles that shape every project.
Distinctive, not difficult
Creative work should make the business more memorable without making the website harder to use.
Built properly
Every website is responsive, maintainable and developed around real content rather than a restrictive theme.
Useful after launch
The relationship can continue through hosting, maintenance, support and ongoing improvement.
Explore Black Hive
See how the thinking turns into practical work.
Explore the services, completed projects and useful thinking behind Black Hive Digital.
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Services
Explore web strategy, bespoke design, WordPress development, ecommerce, performance and ongoing support.
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Work
See websites created for businesses and organisations across Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK.
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Insights
Read practical guidance on website planning, design, WordPress, performance and ongoing improvement.
Based in Belfast
Local understanding.
A wider outlook.
Black Hive Digital works with businesses across Northern Ireland, Ireland and the UK. Meetings can happen in person or remotely, with the same direct, collaborative process either way.