You Probably Don't Need a $10,000 Website

A local restaurant, a freelance photographer, a small law office, a car club: none of these need a $10,000 website. They need a fast site that looks good, works on phones, and shows up on Google. That costs a fraction of what big agencies charge.

Where the $10,000 goes

Large agencies have sales teams, account managers, project managers, and dedicated designers. They have office space, software licenses, and brand decks. When you pay $10,000, a significant portion covers their operational overhead, not the quality of your website.

Your project might get handed to a junior designer who's managing six other clients at the same time. The account manager becomes your main point of contact. You never talk to the person actually building it.

What a small business website actually needs

• →Loads in under 3 seconds on mobile
• →Works correctly on every phone screen size
• →Has your contact info, what you do, and why someone should hire you
• →Looks professional enough that it doesn't undercut the quality of your actual work
• →Shows up in Google for your business name and location

None of that requires $10,000. It requires a developer who knows what they're doing and a designer who pays attention.

When a larger budget is justified

Some projects genuinely need more. A platform with user accounts, complex payment flows, inventory management, or API integrations takes more time and costs more. A site for a business generating $5M+ in revenue should probably invest more in its web presence. The complexity justifies it.

A five-page informational site does not.

What we charge instead

Our standard website is $1,000: deposit of $500, balance when we hand it over. Custom design, built from scratch, 3-5 pages, mobile-first. You own the files. For e-commerce, it's $2,000. For a single landing page, $500.

We're a two-person team in Killeen, Texas. You work directly with Michael and Isaac. No account manager, no handoff, no disappearing after launch.