Before you buy
Exactly what $500 gets you.
No fine print. No "it depends". Here's what's in, what's out, and who this is actually built for.
01 / Included
What's included
Everything below is part of the flat $500 build.
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Up to 3 pages
Home, About, Contact. That's the sweet spot for a service business. Clean, focused, converts.
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Custom design, hand-coded
Built from scratch. Not WordPress. Not Webflow. Not Framer. Not Lovable. Not an AI generator. Real code you own outright.
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Mobile-first, fully responsive
Looks right on every device. Phone, tablet, desktop - tested, not assumed.
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PageSpeed 90+ (we're obsessed)
Fast sites rank. Fast sites convert. We don't ship slow.
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SEO foundation
Title tags, meta descriptions, structured data, XML sitemap, canonical tags. The basics done right so Google can actually find you.
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Contact form that actually sends
A working enquiry form. Not broken. Not going to spam. It lands in your inbox.
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Google Maps embed
Your location, your hours, click-to-call. Everything a local customer needs.
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Photo gallery
Show your work. Your photos, laid out properly. Not a grid of broken thumbnails.
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Social media links
Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn - wherever you are, we link to it.
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PDF menu link (cafes and restaurants)
Update it yourself whenever you like. No developer needed, no agency call at $150 an hour to change a price.
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Hosting, security and domain connection
Launch hosting, SSL, and baseline security are included in the flat price. We connect your domain, you point the DNS, and we handle the rest.
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30-day post-launch support
Need a tweak after launch? Direct access, fast responses. No support tickets, no call centres.
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Full ownership. No lock-in.
All code, all files. Yours forever. No proprietary platform, no ongoing licence fees, no being held hostage.
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Live in 7 days
From payment to live site in a week. Not 6-8 weeks. Not 'once the creative brief is approved'. 7 days.
02 / Boundaries
What's not included
You're not getting Facebook.com for $500. Be realistic.
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Online stores, carts, or checkout
Use Shopify. Seriously, it's built for this.
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Booking systems or reservation platforms
Square, Acuity, Calendly - these exist and they're good. We can link to them.
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Online ordering (restaurants)
We'll build the site and link your PDF menu. Ordering platforms are a different product entirely.
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Membership sites or login portals
That needs a database. It's a web app, not a website.
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More than 3 pages
Need more? Email us - we quote that separately.
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Content writing
You provide the words. We make them look great.
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Logo design
Can we move the logo three pixels left and make the font three points bigger? No. That won't create more sales. Get the site live.
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Ongoing SEO or ad management
Launch hosting and baseline security are included. Ongoing SEO and content updates are optional after launch.
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Finishing your sister's brother's friend's website
If they 'know websites and SEO' and built two-thirds of it, they should finish it. You don't take a half-plumbed sink to a plumber and ask for the fixed-price install. We build from scratch, using the system we know works. While they're at it, ask them to change your car tyres.
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Anything you already know is too complex for $500
If you're thinking 'this probably costs more' - it does. Email us.
03 / How this works
No meetings. No proposals. No agency process.
Pay. Fill in a short brief. We build it. You review it. It goes live. That's it.
There are no kickoff calls, no discovery workshops, no 12-page proposals, no Slack channels, no weekly syncs, and no project managers in the middle. This is a fixed product. You're not buying a custom agency engagement - you're buying a well-built website.
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No discovery calls
The brief is a short form. Fill it in. Takes 10 minutes.
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No proposals or scope documents
Scope is fixed. 3 pages. Done.
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Two rounds of revisions
Not unlimited. Not 'I've completely changed my mind'. Two rounds of reasonable changes within the agreed design.
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No ongoing project management
We build, we hand it over. Ongoing support is optional and simple.
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No, we can't add just one more thing
Extra pages, custom functionality, booking systems - these are separate quotes. Not add-ons mid-build.
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No dragging this out for months
You get a realistic timeline upfront. We hit it. We don't go silent.
Important
Built with 20+ years of web experience. Yours to keep.
Every site is hand-coded from scratch. Not WordPress. Not Wix. Not Squarespace. Not Webflow. Not Framer. Not Lovable. Not a $19 ThemeForest template with your logo slapped on it. Not AI-generated.
Real code. Fast, secure, and yours - no plugin subscriptions, no CMS licence fees, no page builder holding you hostage. When you want to update something, email us. Basic changes are fast and cheap. Or we can set you up to edit your own content. Either way, you're not stuck paying someone $150 an hour to change your phone number.