One focused page, 6.25 hours.
One headline, one offer, one call to action. This is what you want if you are running Facebook or Google ads, because a five page site splits attention that a paid click already paid for.
Includes a year of hosting, or I zip you the source and you host it yourself.
One page site, 9.25 hours.
Everything a small business needs on one scrolling page. Design, build, a contact form wired to your inbox, search setup, launch and a walkthrough so you know how it works.
Assumes you have your words and photos ready. If you do not, that is more hours and the estimate says so.
Five pages, 20.25 hours.
A page per service, which is what actually helps you show up in local search. Includes setting up the Google Business Profile that decides whether you appear in the map results at all.
This is the right size for most trades, clinics and shops around the lakes.
Hosting, backups, security updates and three hours of edits a month, done by me. Cancel whenever, and you keep the code.
For comparison, website builders charge between $16 and $46 a month and you still make your own edits at 10pm. The care plan is the version where you email me and it is handled.
Where the hours go
This is the part most quotes hide. Here is what 9.25 hours actually buys.
| What | Hours | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Kickoff and planning | 1.0 | The call, plus writing down what the site has to do |
| Design | 2.5 | Layout, type, color and the actual look, built around your business |
| Build | 3.0 | Hand written code, mobile first, no page builder |
| Contact form | 0.75 | Wired to your inbox and tested, including the spam handling |
| Search setup | 1.0 | Titles, descriptions, sitemap and structured data so Google can read it |
| Launch | 0.5 | Domain, hosting, security certificate, going live |
| Walkthrough | 0.5 | Showing you how to use it and handing over the code |
| Total | 9.25 | $350 at $40 an hour |
Things that cost extra
Being straight about this up front is cheaper for both of us than finding out in week two.
If you hand me your words, they go in. If you want me to write them, that is real hours and it goes in the estimate. Most people underestimate how long good copy takes.
I can work with what you have, source stock, or tell you honestly that you need real photos of your actual work. For trades especially, real photos outperform anything I can buy.
Doable, and worth it for some businesses. It adds hours because it adds a system that has to be tested properly, not just dropped in.
Usually $12 to $20 a year, paid by you, in your name. I will not hold your domain hostage and you should not let anyone else do it either.
Tell me what you do and roughly what you need. You get an itemized estimate within 24 hours, and it is free whether or not you hire me.
