Question 1

How long until my site is live?

Accepted Answer

Your landing page is created prior to our demo call and any changes you'd like made are completed within 2-3 days. A full business site is two to three weeks. The clock starts once I have your content (text, photos, logo), which is almost always the part that decides the timeline.

Question 2

Do I actually own the website?

Accepted Answer

Yes, completely. The domain is registered in your name and you get the source code. Nothing is locked to me. If you want to move to another developer after the first 30 days, I hand you a folder, and they can pick it up.

Question 3

I already have a website. Can you fix it instead of rebuilding?

Accepted Answer

Often, yes. I'll tell you when that's the cheaper answer. If it's built on something reasonable and just slow or badly structured, fixing it costs a fraction of a rebuild. If it's on a platform that can't be made fast, I'll say that too.

Question 4

Why not just use Wix or Squarespace?

Accepted Answer

For some businesses that genuinely is the right call, and I'll say so on the call. The trade-offs are that you pay every month forever to keep the site online, page speed is capped by their platform, and your SEO ceiling is lower because you don't control the output. If your customers find you through search, that ceiling matters.

Question 5

What do you need from me?

Accepted Answer

An hour of your time up front, whatever photos and text you already have, and access to your domain if you own one. If you don't have photos ready, I can pull images from your existing website or your Google Business Profile. If you don't have copy, I'll draft it and you edit, which is usually faster than starting from a blank page.

Question 6

Do I have to be on a monthly plan?

Accepted Answer

No. The site is yours and it runs perfectly well without one, which is the whole point of building it the way I do. Plans exist for the businesses that want the phone answered and the reviews handled without thinking about it. There is no setup fee and no minimum term, so if you try one and it is not earning its keep, you stop. Plenty of clients launch, take Foundation for the hosting and backups, and never go further.

Question 7

How does the missed-call texting actually work?

Accepted Answer

You keep your existing number and phone. I set up a tracked number that forwards to you, so nothing about how you answer calls changes. If a call goes unanswered, the caller gets a text within seconds asking what they need, and their reply lands in an inbox you can answer from your phone. Most local businesses miss a third of their calls and never know it. This turns those into conversations instead of lost work.

Question 8

What happens if I need changes after launch?

Accepted Answer

Small fixes in the first 30 days are included. After that, book me for the change and you get a number before I start.

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