How it works
Six steps. Zero jargon.
From “hi” to a live website, here’s exactly what happens, and who does what.
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Step 1: Three free designs, before any money
Answer a few short questions at /start/ and three homepage designs appear, made from your own words, hours and services, on a phone and a desktop. Pick the one you like, and your quote follows straight away. No call, no deposit, no email gate.
- You
- Tell me about your business, and pick the design you like best.
- Me
- Send your quote, and build from the design you picked.
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Step 2: A free chat, if you want one
A 15-minute call (or an email thread, if you prefer), whenever you like: before the designs or after. You tell me about your business and your customers. I ask a few questions and suggest what’s worth doing.
- You
- Tell me what you do and what you want more of.
- Me
- Recommend a package and give you a clear price.
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Step 3: Your full homepage
Once you approve the quote, the first 50% gets things started. I design your real homepage from the design you picked, with your photos and words, and show it to you before building the rest.
- You
- Send photos, your logo if you have one, and anything you want said.
- Me
- Write, design and share a preview you can click through.
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Step 4: Revisions
You tell me what you love and what you don’t. I adjust until it feels like your business, then build out the rest of the pages.
- You
- Give honest feedback. “I don’t like it” is fine, and so is “make it more blue.”
- Me
- Make the changes and finish every page on phones and desktops.
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Step 5: Launch
I connect your domain, set up the finishing touches (like your Google Business Profile, if it’s in your package) and flip the switch. The second 50% is due at launch.
- You
- Give it a final look and a thumbs-up.
- Me
- Launch it, test it and show you how everything works.
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Step 6: Care
If you choose a care plan, I look after hosting, security, backups and updates, and handle your edits. Month-to-month, with 30 days’ notice to cancel.
- You
- Send me changes whenever you need them.
- Me
- Keep your site fast, safe and up to date.
Most small sites go from first chat to launch in a few weeks. The biggest factor is usually how quickly photos and words come together, and I’ll help with both.
Step one takes 15 minutes.
Book a free call and we’ll figure out the rest together.
Rather write? Email hello@thenerdnextdoor.ca.