Your website should do more than exist.

The First Hour — $500 flat

Not an hourly rate — a defined first step. One focused session to understand your business, diagnose what you actually need, and map a clear path forward.

This is how the project gets scoped properly. We cover your business goals, your customers, what's working and what isn't, and what you actually need the site to do. You walk away with a findings and recommendations document. I walk away with everything needed to build the right thing — not just a good-looking thing.

The First Hour is a standalone engagement. From there, you receive a scoped proposal for the full build.

The build

One tailored direction based on your brand and your goals. No three-option guessing game, no templates with your logo swapped in. The same person who ran The First Hour designs the site, writes the code, and hands it off to you at launch.

• Brand-aligned website design
• Responsive development
• CMS setup so you can manage your own content
• Basic SEO foundation baked in at build, not bolted on after
• Analytics setup and dashboard access
• Post-launch site guidelines document so you know how to use what you've got

Who this is for

Small business owners — often first-time — who understand their website is their most important marketing asset. You want something that represents your business well and actually works, not just exists.

If you're also thinking about ongoing SEO and content after launch, that conversation happens naturally at the end of The First Hour. Most clients who are serious about growth move in that direction.

What makes this different

The person thinking about your strategy is the same person designing and building your site. No handoffs between departments, no telephone game, no junior dev interpreting a senior designer's notes. You get the thinking and the execution from one person — start to finish.