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Gletus Technology is a trusted Website Redesign company in Central, delivering rebuilds that keep the rankings the old site earned for startups, SMEs and established businesses. We help companies in Central win more customers online with work that is built to perform, not just to look good.
Gletus Technology Pvt Ltd is a Website Redesign company serving Central, Hong Kong. It is a private limited software company based at Sector-7, Rohini, New Delhi 110085, operating Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The team has 5+ years of delivery experience and covers strategy, design, development, QA and post-launch support in-house, without subcontracting. Work in this area typically covers Website Redesign and Rebuild, Rankings-Safe Migration, Redirect Mapping, Conversion Rate Redesign. Typical clients in Central include Finance & Trading, Logistics, Professional Services businesses. Timelines are compressed and bilingual English and Traditional Chinese deliverables are standard. Engagements start with a written scope and itemised pricing in HKD, and code, hosting and analytics accounts transfer to client ownership at handover. Delivery is remote, with work scheduled around the client's timezone. Contact: +91 9131739457 / info@gletus.com.
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There is no shortage of vendors offering Website Redesign in Central. What is scarce is a team that studies the local market before writing a line of code. Central is a global finance and trading centre in East Asia, and that context changes the entire approach.
Gletus Technology Pvt Ltd has spent over 5 years delivering rebuilds that keep the rankings the old site earned for clients across Hong Kong. Our team handles strategy, design, engineering, testing and post-launch support in-house, which keeps accountability in one place and timelines honest.
For web projects that means Core Web Vitals treated as a requirement, semantic markup that search engines can parse, and a CMS your own team can operate without calling us every week.
Whether you are launching something new in Central or replacing a platform that has stopped earning its keep, the goal is the same: rebuilds that keep the rankings the old site earned that produce measurable commercial results.
Our Portfolio
A sample of the websites and platforms in our portfolio — the same standard we apply to every project in Central. Open any project to see its features, workflow and pricing.
The problems clients most often bring us — and how we deal with each one.
A recoloured theme is easy to spot and hard to extend. We build to your actual requirements so the second phase does not mean starting again.
Retrofitting SEO onto a finished build is expensive. Structure, schema and speed are handled during development.
Attractive layouts that bury the enquiry path convert badly. We design around the decision, not around the trend.
Locked-down builds force every small edit through a developer. We hand over a CMS your team can genuinely use.
Plenty of businesses in Central have a site nobody can update because the original developer stopped answering. We hand over full access, credentials and documentation as a matter of course.
Contact forms and payment flows in Central get probed constantly. Validation, rate limiting and backups are part of the baseline, not extras.
Our Website Redesign work maps to the sectors that actually drive this market.
The commercial reasons that come up most often in conversations with clients here.
Why Website Redesign here needs a different approach from a generic build.
The commercial character of Central is what determines whether a Website Redesign project succeeds here. Hong Kong's economy is built on finance and trading, logistics, professional services, retail and property.
Timelines are compressed and bilingual English and Traditional Chinese deliverables are standard. Ignoring it produces a site that looks fine in a review meeting and converts poorly in the market.
Competition is intense in finance, lighter in SME categories. Bilingual SME platforms are widely needed and rarely done well.
Practical detail matters at this distance: pricing is presented in HKD (HK$), our delivery overlaps with HKT (UTC+8), and communication runs in English & Chinese. Search visibility work targets Google, with bilingual keyword sets.
Where this market is heading, and what we build for because of it.
Bilingual architecture, cross-border payments and mobile-first commerce lead demand.
Web projects in Central are moving toward component-driven front ends and headless content, which makes redesigns incremental instead of catastrophic.
Voice and conversational queries are pushing content toward plain, direct answers rather than keyword-stuffed paragraphs.
Expect accessibility to move from good practice to procurement requirement across most of this market within a few years.
Everything we deliver under Website Redesign for businesses in Central — each scoped and priced individually so you only pay for what you need.
Website Redesign and Rebuild delivered for Central businesses, scoped in writing and built to scale with you.
Rankings-Safe Migration delivered for Central businesses, scoped in writing and built to scale with you.
Redirect Mapping delivered for Central businesses, scoped in writing and built to scale with you.
Conversion Rate Redesign delivered for Central businesses, scoped in writing and built to scale with you.
Brand Refresh Implementation delivered for Central businesses, scoped in writing and built to scale with you.
Legacy CMS Replacement delivered for Central businesses, scoped in writing and built to scale with you.
A representative engagement, anonymised at the client's request.
A Retail client operating in Central was spending steadily on ads while a slow, cluttered experience lost a large share of that traffic before any enquiry was made.
We rebuilt the site on a performance budget, restructured the information architecture around how buyers actually search, added schema markup and moved content editing into a CMS the client's own team runs.
The rebuild paid for itself inside the first year, mostly through work that stopped being manual and traffic that stopped bouncing.
The same sequence we follow on every Website Redesign project in Central, with a written checkpoint at each stage.
We map your goals, competitors in Central and the questions your customers actually ask before buying.
User journeys, screen inventory and edge cases documented so nothing is discovered late.
Brand-aligned interface design with an accessible type, colour and spacing system.
Semantic, standards-based build with performance budgets enforced throughout.
Functional testing plus input validation, access control and backup verification.
Deployment, analytics verification, documentation and full credential handover.
Monthly reviews, A/B tests and prioritised improvements after launch.
The stack behind Website Redesign projects we deliver in Central — chosen for maintainability, not novelty.
How we make sure the work we deliver actually surfaces in local search.
Whatever we build for you, it still has to be found by people in Central who do not yet know your name. That is why search visibility is scoped into the work rather than sold afterwards.
Competition is intense in finance, lighter in SME categories. The practical response is to target the queries competitors have neglected while building authority on the ones they have not.
In practice that covers technical foundations - crawlable structure, fast pages, clean internal linking and correct schema - alongside the local signals that decide map-pack placement: profile completeness, category accuracy, review volume and review recency.
Bilingual SME platforms are widely needed and rarely done well. Gaps like that close once one competitor takes them seriously, so timing matters more than budget here.
What the PDPO and the sector rules change about the build.
Anything that collects a name, an email or a payment in Hong Kong sits under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. That is not a legal-department problem to solve after launch - it changes what the forms ask for, how consent is recorded and how long data is kept, so it belongs in the build.
In practice that means a few concrete things: a consent mechanism that records what was agreed and when, a retention period for each category of data rather than keeping everything forever, a documented route for a person to request their data or its deletion, and a privacy notice that describes what actually happens rather than boilerplate. It also means Traditional Chinese alongside English throughout.
On top of the general law come sector rules: PCI DSS the moment card data is involved, and materially tighter handling requirements for health, financial or children's data. We scope those in week one because they can change the architecture, not just the paperwork.
Accessibility is the other standard worth naming. We build to WCAG 2.2 AA - semantic headings, labelled form controls, keyboard-operable navigation, sufficient contrast and a visible focus state. It is a legal expectation in several of the markets we serve, and it overlaps almost completely with what makes a page rank.
One honest caveat. We can build to the PDPO and hand you the documentation, but a compliance opinion has to come from a qualified adviser in Hong Kong. We will tell you when we think you need one.
Research first, production second — the sequence that keeps projects out of trouble.
The first week of any Website Redesign project in Central goes into research rather than production. We map competitor positioning, the questions buyers ask before they enquire, and the specific objections that stall deals in this market.
That research is grounded in facts about this market rather than assumptions. Hong Kong's economy is built on finance and trading, logistics, professional services, retail and property. Which is why the first version we present for Central is shaped around Finance & Trading and Logistics buying behaviour specifically.
On the build side, that translates into concrete decisions: what belongs above the fold, how deep the URL structure goes, which pages carry schema markup, and what the page-weight ceiling is on a mid-range Android device. We test on the hardware your customers in Central actually use rather than on a developer's flagship phone.
We work in visible increments: something reviewable lands regularly, so progress is observable rather than reported. It also means priorities can shift without renegotiating the whole engagement.
Honest ranges, and the three things that actually move them.
The question every buyer in Central asks first is how long Website Redesign takes, and the honest answer is a range rather than a date. For a well-built brochure site, plan on 4 to 6 weeks. For a transactional or catalogue site, plan on 10 to 16 weeks. A firm date offered before scope is agreed is a marketing number. We will give you one once we know what we are building.
What moves that timeline is rarely the engineering. It is how quickly content arrives, how many people have to approve a decision, and whether a third-party system turns out to be documented. Those three account for most of the overruns we have seen in Central.
Progress is visible rather than reported: a staging link updated continuously, and a reviewable increment every two weeks. Slippage shows up early enough to do something about it.
Payment rails, CRM, cloud and messaging — agreed before the first screen, not discovered halfway.
Almost nothing we build for Central stands on its own. A Website Redesign project earns its keep when it is wired into the systems the business already runs on - so the integration list is agreed before the first screen is designed, not discovered halfway through.
On payments, the rails that matter in Hong Kong are not the ones a generic template ships with. We work with Stripe, PayMe, AlipayHK and Octopus, and pick between them on settlement time, fee structure and how much of the compliance burden the provider absorbs. Whether Stripe or AlipayHK is right for you depends on your average order value and your refund pattern, not on which is better known.
Beyond payments, a site in Central usually has to reach a CRM, an email platform and an analytics stack. We integrate Zoho, Salesforce, HubSpot, Freshworks and Pipedrive on the CRM side; Mailchimp, SendGrid or Brevo for email; Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager for measurement; and Google Maps Platform where location matters to the customer.
Every integration we add is documented with its credentials, its rate limits and its failure mode, and handed to you with the code. You are never in a position where only we know how the pieces connect.
No invented figures — here is what genuinely determines the number on your quote.
We quote Website Redesign in Central in HKD (HK$), itemised by deliverable. Before that quote exists, these are the factors we work through with you.
One thing we do not do is quote low and recover it through change requests. Scope is written down, and anything outside it is priced and approved before work starts on it.
We also scope in phases where budget is tight. A focused first release that earns revenue is almost always better than a complete build delayed by six months, and businesses in Central rarely regret starting smaller.
Pick the engagement model that fits how your business in Central actually operates.
A short engagement that reviews what you have, quantifies the problems and prioritises fixes. Useful before committing to a rebuild.
Developers and designers working only on your roadmap, managed by us, reporting to you. For sustained multi-month programmes.
A smaller first release that earns revenue, then funded phases after it. Popular with businesses in Central testing a new line.
Best when requirements are clear. Written scope, fixed price, milestone schedule. Change requests are quoted separately so the approved number holds.
What you actually get when you work with us, stated plainly.
Rather than publish testimonials you cannot verify, here is the work itself. Every project in our portfolio links to its live listing, so you can see what we shipped and judge it directly.
Gletus Technology is a single IT partner for Central — explore what else we deliver here.
We deliver Website Redesign across Hong Kong and the surrounding market:
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Not sure whether we cover your area? See where we work across Delhi NCR — our office, the cities we serve, and how remote and on-site delivery works.
The questions we hear most from businesses searching for Website Redesign in Central.
Website Redesign in Central — answered directly.
Gletus Technology Pvt Ltd is an established Website Redesign company serving Central, with years of delivery experience and an in-house team covering strategy, design, development, QA and support. Rather than claiming a title, we would suggest judging any vendor in Central on three things: relevant work you can actually inspect, a written scope, and whether you get direct access to the people building your project.
A tightly scoped project typically runs four to eight weeks; larger builds with custom integrations run three to five months. The variable that moves timelines most is not development speed - it is how quickly content, approvals and third-party access come back from your side. We publish a milestone schedule at kickoff so both sides can see slippage early.
Compare what is included, not the totals. Ask each supplier for the number of unique templates or screens, the integrations in scope, who writes the content, how many revision rounds, the warranty period, the annual cost after year one, and who owns the code. Quotes usually differ on those lines rather than on rate.
More questions we are asked about Website Redesign in Central:
A conversation about goals, whatever brand assets exist, and one decision-maker who can approve at each milestone. Content can be developed alongside the build - missing content is the single most common cause of delay, so we plan for it from the start.
Often, yes, and it is usually the cheaper route. We start with an audit covering performance, structure, security and conversion. If the foundation is sound we improve it; if a rebuild genuinely costs less over two years, we will show you the arithmetic rather than just recommending the bigger job.
Yes - our portfolio covers ecommerce platforms, marketplaces, brand websites and business applications, each with its own detail page and a live link you can open and evaluate yourself rather than a screenshot.
That is worth checking rather than taking on trust. Ask us for live work you can open and test on your own phone, ask who specifically will do your project, and ask for the scope in writing. We will answer all three directly. Any supplier that will not is telling you something useful.
Timelines are compressed and bilingual English and Traditional Chinese deliverables are standard. A partner who already understands that does not need three months to learn your market, and that shows up in how the first version performs.
We have delivered projects for Finance & Trading, Logistics and Professional Services businesses among others, which reflects the commercial mix here. Hong Kong's economy is built on finance and trading, logistics, professional services, retail and property.
Structure, semantic markup, schema, internal linking, sitemaps and speed are handled during development rather than retrofitted. That is the groundwork - ongoing ranking work is a separate, continuing effort we can also handle.
Performance is treated as a requirement, not a post-launch audit. We set a page-weight and Core Web Vitals budget at the start, test on mid-range devices rather than flagship phones, and hold the build to it before go-live.
Yes. We hand over a CMS your team can genuinely operate, plus a short training session and written documentation. If your team cannot make a routine text change without calling a developer, the build has failed.
Yes - a significant share of our work is with early-stage and small businesses. Bilingual SME platforms are widely needed and rarely done well. We scope a first phase that fits the budget available and expands once it is earning.
Bilingual architecture, cross-border payments and mobile-first commerce lead demand. We factor that into the build rather than treating it as a future upgrade.
Timelines are compressed and bilingual English and Traditional Chinese deliverables are standard. That is not a guess we make at proposal stage - it comes from delivering work in this market and watching what converts.
If you collect a name, an email or a payment from someone in Hong Kong, the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance applies. In practice that means recorded consent rather than assumed consent, a stated retention period for each type of data, a working route for access and deletion requests, and a privacy notice that describes what actually happens. Locally it also means accounting for Traditional Chinese alongside English throughout. We build and document to that standard; a formal compliance opinion should come from a qualified adviser in Hong Kong.
Yes - CRM (Zoho, Salesforce, HubSpot, Freshworks or Pipedrive), email platforms, Google Analytics 4 and Tag Manager, and Google Maps Platform where location matters. Every connection is documented with its credentials, rate limits and failure behaviour, and the accounts are registered in your name so nothing goes dark if you change supplier.
A well-built brochure site is typically 4 to 6 weeks; a transactional or catalogue site runs 10 to 16 weeks. What moves those dates is rarely the engineering - it is how quickly content arrives, how many people must approve a decision, and whether a third-party system turns out to be documented. We commit to a date at the end of discovery, when it means something, rather than on the first call.
You do, entirely - source code, database, design files, and every account we register on your behalf. Gateway, analytics and hosting accounts go in your name with you as owner and us added as a user, so if you stop working with us nothing needs re-registering and no service is interrupted. There is no fee to leave and no licence retained.
We build to WCAG 2.2 AA: semantic headings, form controls with real labels, keyboard-operable navigation, a visible focus state, sufficient colour contrast, and no meaning carried by colour alone. It widens the audience you can sell to in Central, it is increasingly what procurement asks about, and it overlaps almost entirely with what search engines reward anyway.
The published standards our Website Redesign work is built against.
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