Costs
What a website costs for a small business in Battle Creek.
Two numbers, and nothing hidden behind a quote form: $500 to build the site, then $30 a month to keep it running. No setup fee, no per-page fee, no contract.
$500
One time, to build the site
$30
Every month, for as long as the site is live
$0
To see the finished site first
What the $500 covers
The build. Pages for your services and what they cost, your hours, the towns you drive to, photos of real work, and a phone number people can tap to call. The site is built for a phone first, because that is where most of your customers will open it. Search setup and launch are included in that number, not billed as extras.
What the $30 a month covers
Hosting, your web address, security updates, and platform upkeep, so the site stays live and patched after it launches. Small content edits are part of it. New pages, redesigns, SEO work, and ads are quoted separately, so the monthly number never quietly grows.
What it adds up to
Twelve months of $30 is $360, so the first year comes to $860 all in. After that the site costs $360 a year, which is $30 a month for as long as you keep it running. Three years works out to $1,580. If I registered your web address, it transfers to you at no cost after twelve months of payments. Your content is yours from day one.
What you pay before you decide
Nothing. The first version is built from what is already public about your business: your Google listing, your reviews, your social pages. You get a link to the finished site and look at it on your phone. If it is right, it launches at $500 plus $30 a month. If it is wrong we fix it, and if it is not for you it comes down and you owe nothing.
How long it takes
Three to five business days from my first look at your business. It is month to month after that: if you cancel, the site stays live through the end of the month you paid for, then it comes down. I'll send you your content and website files. If I registered your web address, I hold it until you complete twelve months of payments, after which it transfers to you at no cost.