Resources for business owners hiring a web designer

The questions I get asked on nearly every discovery call, answered properly — real prices, real timelines, and the checklists I use myself.

Pricing

How Much Does a Small Business Website Cost?

Quotes for the same site range from $500 to $50,000. Here's what actually drives the number, and what you get at each level.

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Process

Timelines by project type, what happens each week, and the single thing that delays almost every project.

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Strategy

Nine things that earn their place on a small business site, and a few popular features that don't.

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SEO

Redesigns lose traffic when URLs change carelessly. Here's the order of operations that protects what you've earned.

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Hiring

Ten questions that reveal more than any portfolio, plus the red flags that predict a bad project.

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SEO

Everything that should be true on the day a new site launches, in the order it matters.

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Bring them to a discovery call. Thirty minutes, no pitch deck, and you'll leave with a clear idea of scope and cost.