Will the site actually rank on Google?
Every site we build is put together so it can: pages that load quickly, headings that say what the page is, and a structure a search engine can read. Getting a specific search to the top of the page is a separate piece of work with its own time in it, and that is on the SEO page.
What does a site cost?
Most of the sites we build land between $4,000 and $12,000, and where a job sits in that is mostly down to how many pages there are and whether it is selling products. A small local service site is at the bottom of it, a proper shop with a few hundred products is at the top. We quote the whole thing up front, once, and that number does not move unless you ask for something that was not in it.
How long does it take?
Five or six weeks for most builds, from the first call to going live. The part that decides it is almost never us - it is how quickly we get the photos, the prices and the answers we need from you. If you are quick, so are we.
Do I have to write all the words?
No. We write it, then you correct us on the things only you would know. That is a far better order than asking a busy person to produce copy from a blank page, and it is included rather than being an add on.
Can I edit it myself afterwards?
Yes, and we would rather you could. Words, prices, photos and new pages are all yours to change, and we record a walkthrough of your actual site at handover so somebody on your team can do it without a support ticket.
Will I lose my Google rankings?
This is the right thing to worry about, and it is where most rebuilds quietly go wrong. Every old page gets pointed at its new equivalent, the structure and titles carry over, and we watch Search Console for a month afterwards. Done properly a rebuild usually helps, because speed and structure are both things Google is reading anyway.
My site looks fine. Is it worth redoing?
Maybe not. Looking dated and converting badly are two different problems, and the second one is the expensive one. Run your numbers through the calculator above - if the figure it gives you is smaller than what a rebuild costs, we will tell you to leave it and spend the money somewhere it does more.
Do you work with businesses like mine?
Almost certainly. We have built for trades, home services, real estate, retail, ecommerce, clinics and studios. The industry changes the words and the photographs. What somebody needs in order to feel confident enough to get in touch is much the same everywhere.
Do you do the ads as well?
We do, and it is usually the better way round. A site built to convert and campaigns pointed at it, done by the same people, means nothing gets lost between two suppliers blaming each other. It is not a condition of anything though - plenty of the sites we build are the only work we do for that business.