WE BUILT A BUSINESS WEBSITE FOR $300. HERE'S EXACTLY WHAT WAS INCLUDED.
Most agencies quote anywhere from $3,000 to $10,000 for a "basic" business website. We've seen quotes for five-page sites exceed $15,000. The pricing often has nothing to do with the actual work involved — and everything to do with the agency's overhead, account managers, and profit margin. We built a fully custom, fast, mobile-ready business site for $300. Here's the full breakdown.
WHO THIS WAS FOR
A small service business in Portland, Oregon — one person, no in-house marketing, existing customers found them through word of mouth. They had no website at all. A competitor had just launched a sleek site and started showing up in Google searches. They needed to act fast.
Their budget was tight. They'd gotten quotes ranging from $2,500 to $8,000 from local agencies. None of it made sense for a business pulling in $80K a year.
The real cost of no website: Every month without one, a competitor ranks in Google instead of you. That's not a theoretical cost — it's a real customer who found someone else.
WHAT WE BUILT
Five pages. Clean, fast, mobile-first. Built in pure HTML/CSS — no WordPress, no plugins, no monthly maintenance fees. Here's what was included:
Home page
Clear value proposition above the fold, service overview, social proof section, and a strong call-to-action. Optimized for the search query "[service] + Portland Oregon".
Services page
Detailed breakdown of what they offer, pricing transparency where possible, and an FAQ targeting the questions Google shows in "People Also Ask" for their niche.
About page
Real story, real person. No stock photos of fake teams in glass offices. Trust is built through specificity — where you're located, how long you've been doing this, why you do it.
Contact page
Working form, phone number, business hours, and an embedded map. Every friction point removed.
Thank you page
Post-form-submission page that sets expectations ("We'll reply within 2 hours") and encourages a follow on social. Often forgotten. Always matters.
WHAT WE DIDN'T INCLUDE (AND WHY)
No CMS. No login. No bloated page builder. No monthly fee. The client wanted a site that works — not a platform to manage. A static HTML site loads in under 1 second, costs ~$0/month to host, and doesn't get hacked through a plugin vulnerability.
- No WordPress — unless the client genuinely needs to update content themselves
- No page builder — Elementor/Divi add 3-5 seconds of load time
- No stock photography subscription — we use client photos and free licensed images
- No logo design — they already had one (we offer branding separately)
THE SEO SETUP
A pretty website that nobody finds is a $300 decoration. So every page shipped with:
- Unique title tags and meta descriptions targeting local keywords
- Schema.org structured data (LocalBusiness)
- Canonical URLs
- Sitemap submitted to Google Search Console on launch day
- Google Analytics 4 connected
- Core Web Vitals: LCP under 1.2s, no layout shift
Result after 30 days: First page of Google for their primary local keyword. 3 inbound leads directly attributed to the website. One converted to a $2,400 job — an 8× return on the website investment in the first month.
HOW THE PRICE WORKS
We're a small studio in Portland. No account managers. No project coordinators. No office in the Pearl District. When you hire us, you work directly with the person building your site — which means faster communication, faster decisions, and no markup for middlemen.
$300 covers a standard 5-page site with custom design (no templates), proper SEO setup, mobile optimization, and deployment. Revisions are included until you're happy. Timeline is 3–5 business days from briefing to live.
IS THIS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Our $300 starting price works well for:
- Solo operators and small local businesses
- Service businesses (contractors, consultants, coaches, clinics)
- Businesses replacing a bad or outdated website
- Startups that need something live fast while the real product ships
It's not the right fit if you need an e-commerce store with 200+ products, a custom web app, or a site you'll update daily. We'll tell you that upfront.
READY TO START?
Fill out our project brief form. Tell us what you need. We'll reply within a few hours with a clear quote and timeline. No obligation, no sales call, no BS.