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Custom websites,
custom-coded for the way
your customers actually
find you.

No drag-and-drop builder lock-in. Every site is built from a blank file by one designer in Windsor and tuned for the way real people in Northern Colorado search, click, and buy.

Turnaround 2-4 weeks
Starting $1,000
Ownership 100% yours
Built in Windsor, CO
Why It's Different

A different bar for what a small-business website should be.

01

Custom-coded from scratch.

No template or builder lock-in. That means the site loads faster, ranks better, and doesn't look like fourteen other small business sites in Loveland.

02

Built around your customer.

We start with how someone in Windsor actually searches for what you sell, then build the site around that. Pretty is the floor, not the ceiling.

03

One person, start to finish.

You meet me, I design it, I write the code, I deploy it, and I answer the phone six months later when something's off. No handoffs.

What's Included

Every site ships with all of this. No upsell calls.

If a piece of this list isn't built into the project from day one, the site is incomplete. There are no "premium" tiers for things that should just be there.

01 Design
  • Custom visual identity for the site
  • Mobile-first wireframes & layouts
  • 2 design rounds with feedback
  • Typography & color system
  • Custom iconography & illustrations
02 Build
  • Custom-coded HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • Astro or vanilla framework, your call
  • Responsive across every screen size
  • Performance budget (LCP < 1.5s)
  • Accessibility baseline (WCAG AA)
03 Launch
  • DNS setup & SSL certificate
  • Analytics + form tracking
  • Sitemap & robots.txt
  • Schema markup for local search
  • Final QA across browsers & devices
04 Care
  • 30-day post-launch warranty
  • Source code + asset handoff
  • Light training video for edits
  • Optional monthly maintenance plan
  • Direct phone access, not a ticket
Packages

Three ways in. All flat fees.

You see the number before we start, and that's the number on the invoice. If scope changes, we agree on it in writing first.

PKG / 01

Starter

$ 1,000
starting

A single landing page for owners who need to look serious online and have one clear call to action.

  • Single landing page
  • Custom design + build
  • Mobile-first responsive
  • Contact form or click-to-call
  • Basic on-page SEO
  • 100% client ownership at handoff
  • Booking integration
  • Blog or CMS
  • Multi-location support
Start Starter
PKG / 03

Custom

$ 3,500+
scoped

Bigger jobs. 10+ pages, multi-location, e-commerce, member portals, or anything outside the standard mold.

  • 10+ pages
  • Custom design + build
  • Mobile-first responsive
  • Custom integrations
  • Full local SEO setup
  • Booking integration
  • Blog or CMS
  • Multi-location support
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Build Philosophy

Custom-coded, because the alternatives all leak.

WordPress page builders, Wix, Squarespace, and Webflow all ship 5-10x the JavaScript and CSS your site actually needs. They lock you into their hosting, their plugins, and their pricing. They make Google's job harder. And they look it.

A custom-coded site is faster to load, cheaper to host, more durable, easier to optimize, and yours forever. The only thing it costs more of is the designer's time, which is what you're hiring me for anyway.

95/100
Avg. Lighthouse score
1.5s
Avg. LCP target
50kb
Avg. JS payload
index.astro · main
<section class="hero">
  <h1><span>Pickett Family Plumbing</span></h1>

  <p>Family-owned. Windsor, CO.
     Same-day service when we can.</p>

  <a class="cta" href="/book">
    Book a visit →
  </a>
</section>

<style>
  .hero {
    padding: 8vh 5vw;
    background: var(--cream);
  }
  .cta {
    background: var(--accent);
    color: white;
  }
</style>
12 lines · 1.4kb · no runtime Built · Windsor
Before / After

Same business. Different result.

Local plumber, Windsor CO. Old site was a 2014 WordPress template. New site loads in under a second and ranks #1 for "plumber near me" within 8 weeks.

Before
After
8.4s -> 0.9s
Page load
+312%
Organic traffic, 90 days
#1rank
"plumber near me", Windsor
17x ROI
Year-one return
Common Questions

The things people ask before booking the call.

If your question isn't here, just text. I'd rather answer it directly than sell you on it through a form.

Ask a question
01 How long does a custom site take, really?

Two to four weeks for Starter and Standard packages, start to finish. Custom scopes vary. We agree on a timeline before kickoff and you get a weekly status. If I'm going to be late, I tell you the day I know, not the week of launch.

02 Do I own everything when we're done?

Yes. 100%. The source code, the design files, the domain, the hosting account, every login. No recurring license, no rental model, no platform that holds your site hostage if you stop paying.

03 Why not WordPress, Wix, or Squarespace?

Speed, ranking, durability, and look. Page-builder sites typically ship 5-10x more JavaScript than they need, tend to score poorly on Core Web Vitals, which affects user experience and can drag rankings down over time, and constrain the design to whatever the platform allows. A custom-coded site is faster, ranks better, and looks like nobody else's. The only thing it costs more of is my time.

04 What about updates after launch?

Three options. (1) Free 30-day post-launch warranty for any bugs. (2) Light training so you can do small text/image edits yourself in a CMS we set up. (3) An optional monthly maintenance plan ($150-$400/mo) where I handle updates, monitoring, and small content changes.

05 Do you do hosting?

I set it up and you own the account. Most clients land on Cloudflare Pages, Netlify, or Vercel, usually $0-20/mo. You're never stuck on my hosting and I don't mark up server costs.

06 Can I see examples?

Sure. Easiest way is to set up a 30-minute discovery call. I'll walk you through the work most relevant to your business instead of dumping a generic portfolio gallery on you.

Let's Talk

Your site should be working as hard as you do. Let's talk about whether it is.

The discovery call is 30 minutes, free, and there's no follow-up sales sequence. Worst case you walk away with a clear opinion on what your current site is costing you.

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