Free homepage concepts for local businesses that need a clearer, better-built site.
I design and build mobile-first websites for barbers, boutiques, cleaners, and restaurants. Send your URL and I'll make a free first concept so you can judge the direction before paying anything.
A good local website doesn't have to do everything. It has to answer the questions a customer is asking before they hit the back button.
The businesses I work with already do good work in person. Barbers, cleaners, boutiques, salons, restaurants, real estate teams, wellness studios. Their site should match the work, not undercut it.
That usually means one page. It loads fast on a phone, says what you do, where you are, when you're open, and how to reach you. Then it gets out of the way.
Flat price, written scope, no long contract. Whatever's on the page when it goes live is what we agreed on, in writing, before I started.
Services
What I make.
Six things I actually do. Most projects pull a few of these together into one homepage.
01
One-page website refresh
A modern homepage where your hours, services, and contact info aren't buried three taps deep.
02
Starter Website
No website yet? I'll build one. The goal is simple: customers can find you, believe you, and reach you.
03
Mobile layout cleanup
Almost every local search happens on a phone. If your current site is hard to tap, slow to load, or wider than the screen, I'll fix it.
04
Contact & quote-form setup
A real contact path. So a customer doesn't have to dig through a Facebook page or a Yelp listing just to find your email.
05
Local search basics
Titles, descriptions, and schema set up properly so Google understands who you are and where you work.
06
Copy cleanup & rewrites
Plain text that explains what you do and what to do next. Written like a person actually wrote it, because one did.
Concept work, not client work
Concept sites.
Four fictional concept demos, not client projects. I built them to show the kind of homepage I'd put together for businesses like these. Click any preview to open the demo.
An editorial coastal shop site for a small boutique. Magazine-style layout, product rhythm, story, hours, and visit details work together so the shop feels established beyond Instagram.
A trust-first service site for a cleaning company. Quote calculator on the homepage, a clear service-area map, reviews above the contact form. The whole page is built to get one thing: a quote request.
A coastal seafood spot. Dark, dinner-mood hero photo, the actual weekly menu set in real menu type, and a Resy-style booking panel. Designed to answer "open tonight?" and "can I get a table?" before the first scroll.
I design mobile-first homepage concepts for local businesses, with a focus on first-impression credibility, clear booking paths, speed, and simple site structure.
Tools: hand-built HTML and CSS, hosted on Cloudflare.
No fake client logos. The examples above are clearly labeled concept work.
When you're ready
Want a free homepage concept?
Send your URL and I'll send back a free first concept of how the homepage could look. Within one business day. If it isn't useful, you owe nothing.
Five steps. You see the price in writing before I touch the site.
01
You send your info
Reply with your business and your current website (or social link), and what feels off about it.
02
I send a plan
I send back a short improvement plan or a rough concept, depending on what fits. You're not committed to anything yet.
03
You approve scope
Pick a package. You see the flat price in writing and sign off before I start building anything.
04
I build & revise
You see a live preview link and get one round of revisions to dial in copy and details.
05
Site goes live
Site launches on your domain with a quick handover note and a basic local search check.
Local
Same time zone, same area code.
I work with independent shops, services, and studios in the area, one project at a time. If you ever want to meet in person, you can.
Email-first
Everything in writing.
Scope, price, revisions, launch notes. All of it lives in your inbox so you can scroll back later or forward it to a partner.
Fixed scope
You see the price first.
Flat price in writing before I start. No surprise hourly invoices, no add-ons you didn't ask for.
Pricing
Four ways to start.
Three core packages plus a Custom Build for anything bigger. Flat prices, agreed in writing before I start. Not sure which one fits? Send me a short email and I'll tell you.
Website Refresh
$500one-time
A modern, mobile-friendly rebuild of the homepage you already have.
50% deposit and 50% at launch for Refresh and Starter. Growth and Custom Build projects use a 40 / 30 / 30 split (deposit, preview, launch). Invoiced through Stripe.
The first concept is free. If it isn't useful, you owe nothing. We part ways, no awkward follow-up.
Website Care
Keep it humming for $49/mo.
After launch, Website Care keeps your site hosted, patched, and backed up so you never have to log in. Cancel anytime.
"Small edits" means text changes, photo swaps, updated hours, prices, menu items, service lines. New sections, new pages, or full redesigns are bigger jobs and get a separate flat quote (or $50/hr).
I review the homepage and decide whether there's a clear angle worth sketching. If there is, I send back a free concept of how the page could look, usually within one business day. You decide whether to do anything with it. No deposit, no obligation.
Are the concept sites real client work?
No. They are clearly labeled fictional concept demos that I built to show what I'd do for businesses like these. I don't claim client testimonials I haven't earned. As real projects ship, the work will speak for itself.
Do you have client results yet?
Not yet. This is a new one-person studio. That's why the first step is a free homepage concept: you can judge my thinking before paying anything.
Can you guarantee more leads or higher rankings?
No. No responsible designer can guarantee leads or rankings from design alone. What I can do: clearer first impression, faster mobile layout, and an easier path to a quote or booking. Then we can measure performance after launch.
How long does a one-page refresh take?
Refreshes are done quickly. Speed depends on whether your copy and photos are ready or whether I'm rewriting copy and tracking down a logo. The actual timeline lands in your written quote.
Do I need to already have a domain or email?
No. If you already have a domain, I'll use it. If you don't, I'll point you to a cheap registrar and walk you through buying one over email. Same with a real business email.
What about hosting and maintenance?
The build is one-time. After launch, you can either host the site yourself (I'll point you to cheap, reliable options) or add Website Care for $49/mo and let me handle hosting, backups, security updates, and small edits.
What if I need more than one page?
That's the Growth Website, starting at $1,800. It covers 2 to 5 pages: services, gallery, menu, about, anything beyond a single homepage. Send a short note about what you have in mind and I'll write back with a scope and a flat price.
If you need an e-commerce store, a custom booking system, integrations with your existing tools, or a full-stack web application, that's a Custom Build from $3,000. Same flat-price, written-scope process. Just a different scoping conversation up front.
What does Website Care include?
$49/mo gets you hosting, SSL, weekly backups, uptime monitoring, software/security updates, and up to 30 minutes per month of small edits (text, photos, hours, prices, menu items, service lines).
New sections, new pages, or redesigns are bigger jobs and get a flat quote first (or $50/hr). Cancel anytime; there's no long contract.
Can you handle SEO?
I cover the local-search basics: clean titles, meta descriptions, schema, a fast mobile layout, and a clear local focus. I don't promise rankings and I don't run paid ads. For local search, the basics get you most of the way.
How do payments work?
50% upfront, 50% at launch for Refresh and Starter Website. Growth Websites split 40 / 30 / 30: deposit when you sign off on the scope, second piece when you see the preview, balance when it goes live.
Everything's invoiced through Stripe (credit card or ACH) with a written scope before any work starts. No surprise charges, ever.
What you actually get
Launch day, in writing.
Three things upfront: what you walk out with on launch day, the founding-client offer, and the boring-on-purpose stack the site runs on.
On launch day, you get
Your live site at your domain
A 1-page handover PDF: what's where, how to update it
Admin login & ownership of the site files
SSL, mobile check, and basic local-search setup confirmed
30-day warranty on bugs, no questions asked
Founding-client offer
First 3 clients only.
$100 off any build, plus Website Care locked at $35/mo for the first year (then $49/mo). First three replies, that's it.
