Do I own the site when it's done?

Yes. The domain gets registered in your business name, the hosting account is in your name, and the logins are yours. If you ever decide to move the site to somebody else, you can, and I'll help you pack it up.

I already have a Facebook page. Do I need a website too?

A social page is ground you rent, and the landlord changes the rules whenever it suits them. Your own site is ground you own: it turns up in search, it says exactly what you want it to say, and it's still sitting there the quarter a platform decides to bury business posts. Most shops run both, and that's the sensible answer.

What does it cost to keep running?

Hosting and the domain renew every year, and they're small. Budget something in the range of a phone bill, nothing more.

Do you offer financing?

Yes. If spreading the cost works better for your business, say so when we talk and we'll set up a plan that fits.

Fixed-price websites for small Niagara businesses

Nobody buys a transport truck to carry two ladders and a compressor around Ridgeway. You buy a half-ton, sized to the job, and you get back to work. That's the whole spec, and anybody who's ever priced a work truck understands it without needing a meeting about it.

A website works the same way. This is a small, plain, working website, sized to a small business, at a price I'll give you before I start rather than after.

Most small business sites here start from $1,800.

Three sizes, not one

You don't build the big site when a small one will do, and you don't overbuild "just in case" either. Pick the size that fits your business today. Most Niagara businesses only need Starter. You can move up a size later, and nothing you paid for the first time gets thrown away.

Starter

$1,800

For a business that needs one clear front door online. This is the size most businesses here actually need.

A home page, a page about the work, a page or two for the services people actually phone about, and a contact page
Built mobile-first, with your phone number, address, and hours in the first screenful
A content management system so you can update your own pages whenever you need to
A design built to help your business stand out, on phones and on desktops alike
A basic SEO package to get you found from day one

Grow

$3,200

For a business with more than one service, or more than one town it serves.

Everything in Starter
Up to ten pages, a dedicated one for each service and each town you actually serve
A simple way to update your own hours, prices, and post news or specials yourself
A photo page or gallery, set up properly

Complete

$5,500

For a business ready to sell, book, or manage members online.

Everything in Grow
Online booking or a simple store, whichever fits how you actually do business
Room for a members' area or gated content, if your business runs that way
Built so you can keep adding services and pages later without a rebuild

Every size is yours, full stop. The domain, the hosting account, and every file are registered in your name from day one, not mine. If you ever want to leave, you take the whole thing with you.

How the work goes

The call comes first, and it takes about twenty minutes. What do you sell, who buys it, and what do you want somebody to do when they land on the site.

The quote comes next, in writing, with a number and a scope you can read in one sitting. If the number doesn't work, say so: we'll cut the scope until it does, look at financing so the cost spreads out, or you can walk away owing me nothing.

The build follows. You'll see it while it's still rough, and we'll fix what wants fixing before it goes anywhere near the public.

The handover is the part most people forget to ask about, and it's the part that matters five years from now. The domain and the hosting stay in your name, you get the logins, and I'll show you how to change your own hours and prices so you can update a holiday closure yourself on a Sunday night.

Who's behind this

Me. Christopher Ross. I've been building things on the web since 1996 and working in WordPress since 2007, and I live in Fort Erie, so most of Niagara is a short drive and a familiar map. The bigger, more complicated projects run under my own name at thisismyurl.com. This brand is the small end of that work, done properly and priced plainly.

Call 905.682.4642. If I miss your call, I'll call back the same day.

Common questions

Do I own the site when it's done?: Yes. The domain gets registered in your business name, the hosting account is in your name, and the logins are yours. If you ever decide to move the site to somebody else, you can, and I'll help you pack it up.
I already have a Facebook page. Do I need a website too?: A social page is ground you rent, and the landlord changes the rules whenever it suits them. Your own site is ground you own: it turns up in search, it says exactly what you want it to say, and it's still sitting there the quarter a platform decides to bury business posts. Most shops run both, and that's the sensible answer.
What does it cost to keep running?: Hosting and the domain renew every year, and they're small. Budget something in the range of a phone bill, nothing more.
Do you offer financing?: Yes. If spreading the cost works better for your business, say so when we talk and we'll set up a plan that fits.

Tell me what you sell and I'll tell you what a site for it costs. Call 905.682.4642, or email [email protected] if that's easier.

Call 905.682.4642, or email [email protected].