Websites for local businesses, hosted on my own server

Your website should do one job: get you found and make the phone ring. I build it, host it, and keep it running.

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I own the server. That’s the difference.

Most web designers resell cheap shared hosting. When something goes wrong, they file a ticket and wait. Your site runs on my own server, so I fix it myself.

Recent fixes, across every site I host:

Random “502” errors

I raised the limits for the whole server and they stopped.

PHP update

I moved every site to PHP 8.3.

Sites Google couldn’t find

I found and fixed a nameserver problem that made sites disappear for anyone using Google’s DNS.

You can’t do any of that on a $9-a-month hosting plan.

Two kinds of site

Business site

For plumbers, remodelers, landscapers, salons. A site that gets found and gets you calls.

  • WordPress with Elementor Pro, custom built for you
  • Contact forms that actually deliver, with spam protection
  • SEO set up properly, not just installed
  • Google Search Console and Analytics connected
  • Free SSL that renews itself
  • Login protection

$1,200 setup + $100/month

Get started

Online store or catalogue

Everything in the business site, plus:

  • WooCommerce products, checkout and payments
  • Filterable catalogues and custom listings
  • Bulk editing from a spreadsheet, so a big catalogue stays manageable
  • Hosting that can handle a store’s email

Ask for a quote

Tell me about your store

Basic Web Services Retainer: $100/month

  • Fast hosting on a private web server
  • Domain registration
  • SSL
  • Backups
  • 1 hour of my time every month
  • Premium plugin licences kept current (Elementor Pro, Gravity Forms, ACF Pro and others)

Email on your own domain

Business Email Setup

$99 one time

Google business email on your .com, .net or .org. I set up your first address and the Google billing, then set it up on your computer and phone.

Email User Management

$150/year

I add new users and manage the Google billing, and help set up their computer and phone. Call or text for support. Support beyond setup is $100/hour.

No bloat

Recent work

Store catalogues, booking systems and business sites for local companies. Read what the job was and how it turned out.

See the work

Let’s talk about your site

Tell me what you have now and what you want it to do. I’ll tell you straight whether you need a new site.

770-596-8985