# Simply Thrilled

> A video portfolio site for Simply Thrilled on Webflow, delivered two days before a three week deadline while training their team to run it themselves.

**Published:** 2024-08-22 | **Updated:** 2026-10-07
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Their existing WordPress platform couldn't do their work justice due to poor performance and limited customization. The challenge: deliver a visually stunning site that the client could independently maintain within tight constraints.

We built a performance-optimized Webflow MVP with compressed media assets and lazy-loaded video content. Through collaborative on-site sessions, we simultaneously developed the site while [training their team](/services/workshops). The results: launch two days early and notable client acquisitions, including an [NHS project featuring Nottingham's own Vicky McClure](https://www.simply-thrilled.com/). As the client noted:

> "A special shoutout for the passion they put in to optimising the website and ensuring the site as fast as possible through Webflow."

The new professional presence enabled Simply Thrilled to secure higher-profile work while maintaining complete content autonomy through the lean design system we established.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can you work to a small budget?

Yes. Simply Thrilled needed a professional video portfolio on a minimal budget with a three-week deadline for upcoming client pitches, so we built a performance-optimized Webflow MVP rather than something they could not afford to maintain.

### Did it hit the deadline?

It launched two days early.

### How do you keep a video portfolio fast?

Compressed media assets and lazy-loaded video content, so the work looks right without the page weight that normally comes with it.

### What happens when the project ends?

They run it. We trained the team through collaborative on-site sessions while building the site, so content autonomy came with the launch. The lean design system we established is what makes that practical.

### Did it win them work?

Yes, including an NHS project featuring Nottingham's own Vicky McClure. The client singled out the performance work: 'A special shoutout for the passion they put in to optimising the website and ensuring the site as fast as possible through Webflow.'