Fish does not wait. A customer who sees "fresh halibut" on your site at nine and finds it sold out at noon will not blame the tide; they will blame the website. Online ordering for a seafood market is about keeping a short, honest list and pairing it with pre-orders for the things you can plan around, such as holiday platters and shellfish boils.
Two lists, not one
The first list is today’s catch: short, updated each morning, with a "last updated" time. The second is your standing menu of things you can order ahead: shrimp by the pound, crab, oysters by the dozen, party platters. Keeping them separate stops the page from promising what the boat did not bring.
We build the catch block so that changing it is as simple as editing a list, and we connect your ordering button to the tool you already use for pre-orders.
What a good catch list shows
- ✓Name and origin — wild, farmed or local, only as your supplier states it
- ✓Form — whole, fillet, shucked or live
- ✓Price per pound — if you display it, with a note that it can change
- ✓Sold-out marker — so people stop asking
- ✓Last updated time — trust in one line
Where holidays and Lent fit
Some of your year is predictable. Holiday seafood feasts, Lent Fridays and summer boil weekends all bring pre-order rushes, so we build a page that opens the order window, shows the cutoff and closes it again when you are full. Between rushes the same page can point to your regular hours and quick-pickup items.
Pair each platter with a short serving note, such as how many it feeds and how to hold it until dinner. Cooking and storage tips cost you nothing and keep buyers coming back.
Customer questions to answer in advance
- ✓How long will it keep — a plain storage line for each item
- ✓Can you clean or shuck it — say what you offer and what costs extra
- ✓Where do I park — market loading areas get crowded
- ✓Cold pack options — if you offer them, say how to ask
- ✓What if the shipment is late — the substitution rule
What to expect, honestly
- ✓Catch lists need a human — someone has to update them each day
- ✓Sourcing claims must be accurate — we write only what you give us
- ✓Payment fees belong to the processor — not to us
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.
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