Starter Website
A fixed-scope website build for small businesses that need a real online home. Up to 10 pages, mobile-ready, aligned to your brand, with an obvious path for visitors to get in touch. We agree the scope and price before work begins.
What you get
- Up to 10 pages built around your business
- Mobile-ready, responsive layout
- On-brand design using your existing assets
- Clear contact and enquiry paths
- Basic on-page SEO structure (titles, headings, metadata)
- Contact form and standard integrations
- Launch to your own domain
A real online home, built to a fixed scope.
Up to 10 pages, responsive, on-brand, with an obvious path for visitors to contact you.
- Small businesses that need a first real website
- Owners replacing a dated or DIY site
- Service businesses that want an obvious way to be contacted
- Anyone who wants a fixed scope and price up front
- Ecommerce stores or catalogs (see Custom Website)
- Businesses needing more than 10 pages at launch (add page batches)
The concepts behind this service
What a small business website actually needs
A useful site is clear about what you do, who you help and how to get in touch. That means readable pages, an obvious contact path, and a structure a first-time visitor can follow without effort. The starter build covers up to 10 pages so you can tell that story properly.
Mobile-ready is the default, not an extra
Most visitors arrive on a phone. Every page is responsive so it reads and works on small screens, which also matters because search engines evaluate the mobile experience of your pages.
On-page SEO structure from the start
We set up sensible titles, headings and metadata and a clean internal structure so search engines can understand each page. This is the on-page groundwork described in Google's SEO Starter Guide; deeper campaigns are the Website + SEO service.
Performance and Core Web Vitals
A fast, stable page is better for visitors and is part of Google's page experience signals. We build with performance in mind, following the Core Web Vitals guidance from web.dev.
Structured for people and search engines.
How the service runs
01
Agree the scope
Share your goal, page list and brand assets. We confirm the pages and price.
02
Design and build
We build up to 10 on-brand, mobile-ready pages.
03
Review
You review the site and we make agreed changes.
04
Launch
We publish to your domain and hand it over.
- Storefronts, catalogs or booking systems (see Custom Website)
- Ongoing content updates (see Website Care & Growth)
- Deep SEO campaigns (see Website + SEO)
- A logo or brand identity if none exists (add the Branding option)
- Paid advertising
- Your brand assets, or a note that you need them
- Your page list and the goal for each page
- Copy and images, or a brief so we can draft them
- Access to your domain and hosting, or help choosing them
Fixed build of up to 10 pages. Storefronts and advanced functionality are scoped as a Custom Website.
Services that pair well
Website + SEO
From $1,000The starter website plus scoped SEO and discoverability work, charged by agreed hours.
Website Care & Growth
$500/moMonthly upkeep and content so your website stays current, useful and consistent.
Custom Website
Custom quoteFor storefronts, catalogs, booking, payments, member areas or advanced integrations.
Educational sections above draw on official platform documentation and current specialist analysis. Concepts are paraphrased, not quoted. Analysis attributed to a specialist is that specialist's interpretation, not official platform guidance.
- Google Search Central: SEO Starter Guide
- Google Search Central: Understanding page experience in Google Search results
- web.dev: Core Web Vitals
Questions, answered.
How many pages are included?
Up to 10. Storefronts and advanced features are scoped as a Custom Website, and you can add more pages in batches of three.
Do I own the site and domain?
Yes. We build on your domain and hosting (or help you choose them) and hand everything over to you.
Can you write the copy and source images?
Yes. Send what you have or a brief, and we draft copy and select suitable images as part of the scope.
What if I need ongoing updates?
Add Website Care & Growth for monthly upkeep and content, or handle updates yourself.
Do you build online stores?
Not in the starter build. Storefronts, catalogs, booking and payments are a Custom Website.
Starter Website
$1,000 one-time
A clean, mobile-ready website of up to 10 pages with a clear path to contact you.