It started with a few friends asking for help. Now strangers are asking, and you are sending prices in direct messages and answering the same questions over and over. You have a day job or other obligations, so this has to be small and affordable. The aim is a simple, believable page where people can see what you do and contact you.
What changes when a side hustle gets real
You start needing one place to point people to. Not a long list of social posts, but a page that says what you offer, roughly how it works and how to book. It saves you typing the same answers and makes you look like what you are: someone who takes the work seriously.
It does not mean quitting your job or investing a lot. It means making it easy for the next person to say yes.
A sensible first version
- ✓One clear homepage — what you do, who for and where
- ✓A services or products page — what you offer in plain terms
- ✓A short about section — who is behind it
- ✓A contact form — so inquiries land in one inbox
Keep the scope small on purpose
A side business has limited hours. A site that needs constant care becomes a chore. Start with five pages or fewer and let real questions tell you what to add. If you notice customers asking the same thing every week, that belongs on the site.
Resist the urge to build everything you might need in a year. A smaller site that is finished and live is more useful than a larger one that is still planned.
A fair budget
The Launch Website is a one-time $399 for up to five pages. It includes a consultation, mobile-friendly design, copy we write for you, a contact form, essential search setup and 10 revision rounds. If it grows, the plans below go up by page count, so you only pay for the size you need.
Website Care at $30/month is optional but sensible if you do not want to think about hosting and backups. It also includes up to 30 minutes of small edits per month. Your domain is a separate small yearly registration, and any booking or payment tool charges its own fees.
A growth path
- ✓Start with the Launch Website — five pages that say what you do
- ✓Add pages when customers ask — services, FAQs, a gallery
- ✓Connect booking or ordering — the tool you already use, or one we help set up
- ✓Consider monthly SEO later — an optional add-on, never required
What to expect, honestly
- ✓A site will not replace your marketing — you still need to tell people about it
- ✓We never promise leads or rankings — results depend on your market and effort
- ✓Fast launch needs ready content — 48 hours is for eligible small projects only
One example of what your site could look like
This is one sample we designed. Yours is built around your business, your photos and your words, and we have more examples if you want to compare directions.
What it costs
Websites are priced one-time by size, plus Website Care at $30/month for hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly checks and A/B testing. Every package includes a consultation, mobile-friendly design, copy we write for you, a contact form, essential search setup and 10 revision rounds. Monthly SEO is an optional add-on when you are ready for it.
Optional add-ons, billed separately
The prices above are for your website. These two are separate monthly products you can add now or later. Neither is part of the website price.
Monthly SEO, from $50/month: new pages published on your site every month. See Monthly SEO →
Business Spotlight, from $30/month: articles about your business, labeled as paid, published on The Company Chronicle. See Business Spotlight →
How it works
1. Consultation
We learn your services, customers and goals, in English or Spanish.
2. We write and design
We draft the words and build the site around your business.
3. 10 revision rounds
You review and request changes until it is right.
4. Launch and care
We launch, then Website Care keeps it hosted, backed up, checked weekly and A/B tested.
Keep reading
Website package recommender · What a small business site costs · Need a website for a new business · DIY or hire a designer
