Web design built for small businesses
A small business site has one job: turn the people who find you into enquiries. It doesn't need to win a design award — it needs to load fast, say the right thing, and make it easy to get in touch. That's what I build, hand-coded, for a fixed price.
What a small business site actually needs
Show up on Google
Most small-business enquiries start with a search. A fast, hand-coded site with proper on-page SEO gives you a real shot at ranking — where a slow template site quietly loses to competitors.
Look established
A potential customer decides in seconds whether to trust you. A sharp, professional site does more to win that than any amount of copy claiming you're the best.
Convert the visit
Traffic that doesn't enquire is wasted. Every page is built around one clear next step — call, book, or message — so the visit actually turns into work.
Not cost the earth
You don't have an agency budget, and you shouldn't need one. A fixed $3,000–$5,000 gets you a custom site an agency would charge two to three times as much for — you're paying for the build, not their overhead.
Template, agency, or something better
Most small businesses get sold one of two things: a cheap template that looks like everyone else's, or an expensive agency retainer they don't need. I sit in the gap — a custom, hand-coded site at a fixed price, built by one engineer who's actually accountable for the result.
I'm a software engineer, so the same standards that go into production software go into your site: fast, reliable, and built to last rather than rebuilt every two years.
Industries I build for
A small business site is shaped by its industry — these are the ones I work with most:
Common questions
Straight answers before you ask for a quote.
How much does a small business website cost?
Where an agency would charge $8,000–$15,000+ — a lot of it overhead — a small business site from me is a fixed $3,000–$5,000 for the same hand-coded build of 5–8 pages. No office, no account managers, just the work. Exact number within 48 hours.
I'm just starting out — is there a cheaper option?
Yes — a one-page website is a good starting point for a brand-new business or a single service, and it's easy to expand into a full site later.
How long until my site is live?
Most small business sites are live in 3–6 weeks. Once your copy and images are ready, the build itself is about 2–3 weeks.
Will it actually help me get customers?
That's the whole point — every page is built around generating enquiries, with fast load times and on-page SEO so you can be found in the first place. A pretty site nobody finds or acts on isn't worth building.
Do I need to be technical?
Not at all. I handle the technical side end to end and hand over something you can actually use. Ongoing updates can be a simple monthly plan, or I'll show you how to make small changes yourself.