Websites for local businesses
A custom website for your business for a fraction of agency cost.
No templates. No five-thousand-dollar invoice. No six-week wait. A site designed around what your business actually does, live in about a week, and you own every piece of it.
What we do
I build the website. You run the business.
One custom site, built properly, handed over clean. Here is what that means in plain terms.
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Custom design, not a template
Built around what your business actually does, not a drag-and-drop theme a hundred other shops are also using.
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Live in about a week
You're not waiting a quarter to get online. Most sites ship in roughly seven days once I have your content.
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Built to get you calls
Clear buttons, fast load, and the contact and booking paths set up so visitors actually reach you.
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Phone-first
Most of your customers show up on a phone. The site is designed for that screen before the desktop one.
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You own everything
Domain, code, and content, all in your name. No lock-in, no monthly fee holding your site hostage.
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One person, no runaround
You deal with the person building the site. No account managers, no support tickets, no queue.
What it costs
The same custom site, four very different bills.
Here is the honest comparison: the same goal, a website that brings in work, priced four different ways.
Ethan Builds
- Who builds it
- I do, for you
- Timeline
- About a week
- Design
- Custom, from scratch
- You own it
- Domain, code, content
- Support
- The person who built it
Web agency
- Who builds it
- Their team
- Timeline
- 6–10 weeks
- Design
- Custom
- You own it
- Usually
- Support
- Account manager
For the same custom site
DIY builder
- Who builds it
- You do
- Timeline
- Your nights and weekends
- Design
- Template everyone uses
- You own it
- Platform-locked
- Support
- Help articles
And you still build it
Freelance site
- Who builds it
- A stranger, often overseas
- Timeline
- Varies, often slips
- Design
- Hit or miss
- You own it
- Sometimes
- Support
- Chat, time-zone lag
Quality is a gamble
* Final number depends on scope. We settle it on the call. Prices shown for other options are typical market ranges, not quotes.
Recent work
Three builds. Three very different briefs.
The look changes to fit each one. They're all live, so open them and judge for yourself.
How it works
Four steps. No mystery.
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We talk
A 15-minute call. You tell me about the business, I tell you what it will cost. No script, no pressure.
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I design it first
You see the design before anything is built. We get the look right on screen before a line of code is written.
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I build it
Built properly. Fast, phone-first, and set up so it loads quick and shows up on Google.
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It goes live
Launched on your own domain. You own all of it. I'm around when you need a change.
Questions
Before you ask.
Most local-business sites land between $550 and $800. The exact number depends on how many pages and features you need. We settle it on the call, before any work starts. No surprise add-ons later.
Most sites go live in about a week once I have your content. Larger sites with more pages take a little longer, and I'll tell you the timeline up front.
Yes. The domain, the code, and the content are all yours. No platform lock-in and no monthly fee just to keep the site online.
Your logo if you have one, a handful of photos, and the basics about what your business does. If you don't have good photos, we'll work that out together.
Yes. Small text and image changes are quick. If you want to edit things yourself, I can set the site up so you can.
That's a redesign, and it's the same process. I'll show you what a sharper version looks like first, then build it once you're happy.
Want to see what your site could look like?
Book a 15-minute call. You'll walk away knowing exactly what it costs and roughly when it ships, whether or not we work together.