Web design forLocal businessBuilt first. Paid after.
Live in 7 days. Yours to own. Built to turn searches into customers.
Free preview built first. Nothing up front, no monthly required, and the site is yours to own.
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What you get
Everything you need. One flat fee.
Up to 5 pages, local SEO, Google Business Profile connected, lead forms, and full ownership of the site and domain. Online stores / e-commerce stores are quoted separately.
Built for every screen
Looks right on phones and desktops
The same site, side by side — how it feels in a customer's hand, and how it looks on a full screen.
Built for
every screen
Looks right
on phones and desktops
Built in, not bolted on
Two upgrades most local sites skip.
Available on any build that wants them — small details that decide whether someone texts you or closes the tab.
Both demos below are live — go ahead and tap them.
Home
App-Style Mobile Nav
Your phone number, menu, and booking link sit at the bottom of the screen where a thumb naturally lands — on every page, no scrolling back to the top.
It's how apps work, and it's why people actually tap.
See how it worksLive Open/Closed Status
"Are you open right now?" is the most common thing a local business gets asked. This answers it automatically from your hours, and updates itself.
No editing, no wrong information sitting there on a holiday.
See how it worksOur work
Recent work.
Live builds across food, trades, auto, and local service — the standard behind every site I design.
How it works
Four steps. Zero guesswork.
From a text message to a live site in under a week.
Send your business name
Takes 60 seconds. Your business name and what you do. That's the whole ask.
I build your real homepage
Not a mockup. Not a template with your logo on it. The actual site, on a live link.
You look at it in 7 days
Free, private, and no deposit. Open it on your phone, send it to your partner, sleep on it.
You decide
Love it, we get started — 50% to begin and 50% on delivery. Don't, you owe nothing.
$1,200 flat — half to start, half when it goes live. Up to 5 pages, local SEO, Google Business Profile connected, lead forms, and full ownership. Online stores / e-commerce stores are quoted separately.
Local business web design
Web design that turns searches into customers.
- Designed from scratch, mobile-first.
- Structured so Google can read, index, and rank it.
- You own the site and the domain outright.
Toasted Oregon
Toasted sandwiches · Oregon
A real build — live, mobile-first, and ranking.
Website design that ranks locally
Ranking isn't luck. Every build includes the technical foundation template builders skip — clean semantic HTML, fast load times, LocalBusiness schema, XML sitemaps, and service-area pages targeting the exact "near me" searches your customers actually type. I submit your site to Google Search Console and connect your Google Business Profile so it gets indexed and starts showing up in local results instead of sitting invisible.
$1,200 flat. You own it.
Half to start, half when it goes live. You get up to 5 pages, local SEO, Google Business Profile connection, lead forms, and full ownership of the site and domain. Online stores / e-commerce stores are quoted separately. An optional $99/month Hosting & Care plan is available if you want us to handle hosting, backups, and updates.
NorthRidge Construction
Construction & development · Virginia
Why local businesses outgrow Wix, Squarespace, and GoDaddy
Drag-and-drop builders feel cheap right up until you add up what they actually cost. The subscription never ends, the templates load slowly and look like every other business in town running the same theme, and the platform owns the lock-in — try to leave and the site disappears. Worse, most DIY sites were never set up to rank, so they sit invisible while the bill renews every month.
When you hire someone to build it properly, you get a site tuned to your business, your service area, and the customers you actually want — plus the on-page SEO and schema that template builders bury or skip entirely. You stop renting and start owning. The site is $1,200 flat — half to start, half when it goes live. Up to 5 pages, local SEO, Google Business Profile connected, lead forms, and you own the site and the domain. For most businesses, it pays for itself with the first customer it brings in.
Web design for every kind of local business
I've built for food, trades, and service businesses, and the buying psychology is different for every one. Somebody vetting a roofer wants storm-damage proof. Somebody choosing a restaurant wants the menu readable in three seconds on a phone. Somebody booking a detail wants to see the before-and-afters. The layout, copy, and service pages get tuned to how your specific customers actually decide.
The standard
What you get from every build
The same standard goes into every site, whether you're opening next month or replacing something slow that stopped getting leads years ago.
Custom design, never a template
Every site I build is designed from scratch — not a recycled Wix or Squarespace theme with your logo dropped in the corner. That means a faster, cleaner site that looks like the established operation you are, and doesn't look like the other four businesses in town running the same drag-and-drop template.
You see it before you pay
I build your real homepage first, put it on a live link, and send it to you before any money changes hands. If it's right, we finish the site. If it isn't, you owe nothing and we both move on. Nobody else in your market will show you the finished product before asking for a deposit.
Built to get you texted
Looking good isn't the job. Every page is built to turn a visitor into a text — a number that follows them down the screen on mobile, forms short enough to finish standing in a parking lot, and the proof a customer needs placed exactly where they decide. Every lead hits your phone and your inbox the second someone submits.
Hosting, updates, and monthly reporting are available through the optional $99/month Hosting & Care plan.
Alex EmersFounder · Designer · Builder- (907) 687-4610
- alex@aldesignsco.com
- aldesignsco.com
- Fairbanks, Alaska
Websites that work · Built first, paid after
About the founder
You're hiring the person who actually builds it.
There's no account manager here. You text me, I build your site, and I'm the one who picks up two years from now.
I build the site before I ask for money because I'd rather show you than pitch you. It's a strange way to run a business and it means I spend evenings building things nobody has paid for yet. It also means every client I've taken on saw exactly what they were buying before they spent a dollar, and none of them have had a surprise.
Alex Emers
Web design by industry
Web design tuned to your business.
I don't hand you a generic template. Every build is shaped around how your customers actually search and book. Pick your industry to see what I build for it.
Food & Drink
Places people choose with their phone in hand.
Trades & Contractors
Crews that quote, schedule, and build.
Home & Outdoor
Seasonal and property work.
Auto & Transport
Shops that book by appointment.
Health & Personal
Businesses booked one appointment at a time.
Don't see your business? I build custom sites for any local business.
Frequently asked questions.
No hidden fees. No agency speak. Straight answers.
Ready to see your site?
Send your business name. Your preview is live in 7 days. No deposit, no contract, no obligation.
How it works
Built first. Paid after.
Half to start · Half at launch
Live in
7 days
Everything included.
- Custom design, never a template
- Mobile-first build
- App-style mobile nav bar
- Live open/closed status
- Click-to-text and lead forms
- Local SEO setup
- Analytics installed
- Copy and photos handled
- Free 7-day preview
- You own it outright
Optional: Hosting & Care Plan — Hosting, SSL, daily backups, security monitoring, uptime alerts, same-day edits, and a 24-hour restoration guarantee. Entirely optional. Cancel anytime and your site stays live and stays yours. See plan details →