Small Business Website Packages That Make Sense

Mine: $2,500 to build plus $399/month, which is $7,288 across the first twelve months and $4,788 a year after that. Custom projects start at $7,500 and get quoted individually. Across the wider market a small business site can run anywhere from a few hundred dollars for a template you assemble yourself to five figures for an agency build, so the number on its own tells you very little. What matters is what's bundled into it and what gets billed back to you later.

It can be, if you know what you're getting. At that price you're usually buying design and build only, which means hosting, security updates, content changes and search work are either your job or a later invoice. That's a perfectly reasonable deal if you have someone in-house who will handle the rest. It's a bad deal if the site quietly goes stale for three years, which is the more common ending.

Two rounds during the design phase, included in the build fee. Most people use one. After launch, content edits are covered by the monthly plan. New pages, a redesign, or new functionality get quoted in advance so nothing appears on an invoice you didn't agree to.

Your logo, any photos you want used, your service list, hours, and anything you want said in your own words. If you have an existing site I'll pull whatever is worth keeping off it. This is genuinely the step that sets your timeline. The build is fast, waiting on content isn't.

Yes, and that's most of the work I do. If you know you want a rebuild, Pro covers it the same as a new site. If you aren't sure whether it needs a rebuild or a repair, start with the $250 Website Rescue diagnostic and the fee is credited if you book a Rescue Sprint or rebuild within 30 days.

Yes, but not inside Pro. Stores, booking systems, member portals and donation tools are Custom work, scoped and quoted individually, because the honest answer on complexity varies enormously. I've done catalog, Merchant Center and tracking work at real scale. See Preslar's Western Shop.

The on-page foundation is included in every build: page titles, meta descriptions, structure, speed, schema, and Analytics and Search Console set up from day one. Pro adds ongoing work: Google Business Profile management, monthly keyword research and optimization, and a monthly report. What none of that includes is a promise about rankings, and you should be skeptical of anyone selling you one.

Your monthly fee covers hosting, SSL certificate, security and software updates, a monthly site check, routine content edits, and direct text, call and email support. Most edits are done within two business days, often sooner. There are no surprise charges and no hourly billing. If I registered your domain, its renewal is included too.

Because the site needs work after launch. Hosting, updates, content and search work are in the monthly, so nothing gets billed back to you later. Here is how that compares to what websites usually cost.

Monthly service runs month to month with a simple service agreement, 30 days notice, and no long-term lock-in. If you split a build into monthly payments, the rest of the build balance is due if you stop early. I want you to stay because the service is worth it, not because you're trapped.

You always own your domain name, your content, and your images, from day one. The custom design belongs to you once the build is paid in full, per the service agreement. The build tooling and code libraries I reuse across clients stay my intellectual property, licensed to you perpetually as part of your site. I'll never hold your website hostage.

Most sites are built in 1–2 weeks once content is in, and live in 2–3. That's not a typo. Because I'm one person with no layers of management, I can move fast. You'll have a working website before most agencies finish their "discovery phase." Larger builds get a phased timeline. The variable is never my speed, it's how quickly the content comes back. Launch is the starting line, and your monthly plan covers ongoing improvements from there.

The setup fee covers up to 5 pages. More pages are quoted up front, before I start. I can always add more as your business grows.

There's a simple service agreement, so we both know the scope, but no long-term lock-in. You pay month to month, and if you're not happy you can cancel with 30 days notice. No tricks or fine print, and no "but you signed for 12 months." If my work isn't worth the monthly fee, I don't deserve your money.

Pro is the best place to start, because the site and the local SEO work go together. If Pro is more than you need right now, ask me and I'll tell you honestly whether a smaller starting point fits.