Hosting & Maintenance
$150/mo
Foundation
- Managed hosting
- SSL & security monitoring
- Daily backups
- Ongoing maintenance
- 1–2 hrs of edits/month
Pricing
Honest pricing.
No agency markup. No surprises.
Custom websites start at $2,000 flat. Monthly plans start at $150. You own everything I build — and you can walk away with the whole site any month you want.
One-Time Project
Website Design & Build
$2,000starting at
Custom websites built around your business goals — not a template. Every project is scoped to fit your needs and budget.
Get a QuoteWhat's included
- Custom layout & visual design — no templates
- Mobile-first, fast-loading, accessible
- SEO foundation built in from day one
- Contact forms, integrations & launch setup
- Informational, service, or client-portal style
Ongoing Plans
Monthly Plans
Month-to-month. No contracts. Cancel anytime.
Website Hosting & Maintenance
The foundation of every monthly plan. Your site, running flawlessly.
$150/month
- Managed hosting
- SSL & security monitoring
- Daily backups
- Ongoing maintenance
- 1–2 hours of edits per month
Monthly SEO & Content Retainer
Grow your visibility month over month.
$350/month
- Everything in Hosting & Maintenance
- Monthly SEO updates
- Google Business Profile management
- Monthly blog content
- Service area pages
For listing-heavy businesses
Listing & Content Updates
For businesses with frequently changing content — listings, galleries, catalogs.
From $250/month
- Everything in Hosting & Maintenance
- Photo uploads & gallery updates
- Listing & profile updates
- Priced by content volume
Most Popular
Full SEO + Content Retainer
The full picture — SEO, content, and listings all handled.
$500–$650/month
- Everything in SEO & Content Retainer
- Everything in Listing & Content Updates
- Photo uploads & gallery updates
- Listing & profile updates
- Price scales with monthly content volume
Top tier — full stack
Authority
Full SEO + Content + Google Ads + priority everything. For businesses ready to compound paid and organic at the same time.
$650–$850/month
Ad spend paid separately by the client, directly to Google. $1,500–$3,000/mo of ad spend is typical for visible local results.
See the Google Ads serviceWhat's included
- Everything in the Full SEO + Content Retainer (SEO, content & listings)
- Google Ads campaign management
- Ad copywriting & A/B testing
- Conversion rate optimization on landing pages
- Priority same-day support
- Quarterly strategy call
Plan comparison
SEO & Content Retainer
$350/mo
Everything in Hosting & Maintenance, plus:
SEO & Content
- Monthly SEO updates
- Google Business Profile mgmt
- Monthly blog content
- Service area pages
Listing & Content Updates
$250+/mo
Everything in Hosting & Maintenance, plus:
Listings & Media
- Photo & gallery updates
- Listing & profile updates
Full SEO + Content
$500–650/mo
Everything in SEO & Content Retainer, plus:
Listings & Media
- Photo & gallery updates
- Listing & profile updates
| Feature | Hosting & Maintenance $150/mo | SEO & Content Retainer $350/mo | Listing & Content Updates $250+/mo | Full SEO + Content $500–650/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FoundationHosting & MaintenanceSEO & Content RetainerListing & Content UpdatesFull SEO + Content | ||||
| Managed hosting | ||||
| SSL & security monitoring | ||||
| Daily backups | ||||
| Ongoing maintenance | ||||
| 1–2 hrs of edits/month | ||||
| SEO & ContentSEO & Content RetainerFull SEO + Content | ||||
| Monthly SEO updates | ||||
| Google Business Profile mgmt | ||||
| Monthly blog content | ||||
| Service area pages | ||||
| Listings & MediaListing & Content UpdatesFull SEO + Content | ||||
| Photo & gallery updates | ||||
| Listing & profile updates | ||||
The honest comparison
Why not just use Squarespace, Wix, or Lovable?
Subscription site builders and AI site generators are real options. Here's how they actually compare on the specs that decide whether a small business site ranks and converts.
You rent the platform.
Squarespace, Wix, and Lovable all keep your site on their platform. If you stop paying, the site goes with them. My clients get the source files — host anywhere, keep everything, walk away any month with the work intact.
Design freedom is capped.
Squarespace and Wix start from a template. Lovable and similar AI builders start from a prompt — different limit, same problem: the layout decisions are pre-baked. A custom build is designed around your actual brand and market.
Code quality shows up in rankings.
Page builders and AI-generated sites ship a lot of JavaScript and inconsistent HTML. Core Web Vitals and SEO-rendered HTML matter for ranking. A hand-coded site is lean by default — that's the gap that compounds over months on Google.
Lighthouse score
ChegTech
90+
Squarespace
60–80
Wix
60–75
Lovable.dev / AI
Varies, often poor
SEO-rendered HTML
ChegTech
Yes
Squarespace
Mostly
Wix
Mostly
Lovable.dev / AI
No (often JS-rendered)
Page builder bloat
ChegTech
None
Squarespace
Some
Wix
Yes
Lovable.dev / AI
Different bloat
You own the code
ChegTech
Yes
Squarespace
No
Wix
No
Lovable.dev / AI
No
Locked to platform
ChegTech
No
Squarespace
Yes
Wix
Yes
Lovable.dev / AI
Yes
Monthly platform fee
ChegTech
Hosting only
Squarespace
$16–$49/mo
Wix
$17–$49/mo
Lovable.dev / AI
$20–$80/mo + AI usage
Custom design freedom
ChegTech
Full
Squarespace
Template
Wix
Template
Lovable.dev / AI
AI prompt limits
| Feature | Custom (ChegTech) | Squarespace | Wix | Lovable.dev / AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse score | 90+ | 60–80 | 60–75 | Varies, often poor |
| SEO-rendered HTML | Yes | Mostly | Mostly | No (often JS-rendered) |
| Page builder bloat | None | Some | Yes | Different bloat |
| You own the code | Yes | No | No | No |
| Locked to platform | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly platform fee | Hosting only | $16–$49/mo | $17–$49/mo | $20–$80/mo + AI usage |
| Custom design freedom | Full | Template | Template | AI prompt limits |
Pricing reflects publicly listed plans as of 2026 and may change. Lighthouse scores are typical ranges based on PageSpeed Insights audits of small-business sites on each platform.
FAQPricing questions,
Pricing questions,
answered honestly.
I start at $2,000 flat for a custom build — one-time, no hourly billing. Most service-business sites finish at the $2,000 starting price. If you need extra functionality (custom portals, large gallery infrastructure, multilingual setup), I quote that up front so there are no surprises.
Yes. Every monthly plan is month-to-month. No contracts, no minimum term. If you cancel, you keep the website — you own the files outright and can host them anywhere.
Website Hosting & Maintenance includes 1–2 hours of edits per month. Additional edits beyond that bill at $30/hr. Most months you'll never touch the cap — small text/photo swaps and one or two updates is typical.
Most agencies charge $5,000–$15,000 for a custom site because they have an office, an account team, a sales rep, and a designer who hands work off to a developer. I'm one person working from home in Auburn. The $2,000 is the actual cost of the work when you remove the agency overhead.
Perfect. I'll point the existing domain to the new site at launch and walk you through any DNS changes. You keep ownership of the domain — I don't take registrar control of anything you already own.
No. The build is a one-time fee. The monthly plans are all month-to-month. You can change plans, pause, or cancel any month with no penalty.
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Tell me which plan you're interested in or ask any questions. I respond within one business day — usually sooner.
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