What a freelance designer website needs to do
Many freelancers sell a beautiful mockup and then lose weeks to the technical handoff. You can send your design, copy and assets and we build and launch it, or we design from your brief if you prefer. Terms are agreed on a short call, not from a posted price list.
The usual friction is fidelity: you want the build to match the file. Send annotated frames or a clickable prototype, say which fonts and images are licensed, and flag what must not change. Revision rounds run through you, so your client keeps one point of contact.
People searching for a freelance designer usually decide in seconds. Your site should answer the questions below before they have to ask.
Share your design file
Frames, fonts and licensed images
Describe interactions
Menus, hover states and forms
Review a draft
Compare it to your file
Pass it to your client
Launch under your name
Timing matters. Project-heavy months such as January and September tend to bring a wave of launches.
The pages a freelance designer website needs
A freelance designer site does not need dozens of pages. It needs the right few, each doing one job:
- ✓Partner details — how the handoff works
- ✓File checklist — what to send us
- ✓Sample builds — examples of finished sites
- ✓Inquiry form — we call you
Need a page for every service or town you cover? The larger packages give you room to grow.
Mistakes we see on freelance designer websites
- ✓Sending files without fonts or image licenses — delays the build
- ✓Leaving interactions unexplained — leads to guesswork
- ✓Promising the client a date before the brief is agreed
Getting found: SEO basics for a freelance designer
- ✓Say what you hand off — "developer for freelance designers"
- ✓Show a design next to the live site
- ✓Publish the file checklist — gives useful guidance
Cheap Cheap Websites sets up the essentials on every build, and Monthly SEO adds new pages every month when you are ready.
Sample sites that could be yours
These are real samples we designed. Yours is built around your business, your photos and your words.
What a freelance designer website costs
Most freelance designers fit Launch Website: $399 one-time for up to 5 pages, because they need a partner details page, a file checklist, a samples page and an inquiry form. Websites are priced one-time, 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.
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 →
What we ask a freelance designer for
We will ask for your design files, fonts, licensed images, page list and your client’s deadline.
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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