How It Works
No surprises.
Here's exactly what happens.
From your first message to a live site — and every update after that.
The Sequence
01
Day 1
Free preview
02
Day 1–3
I get to work
03
Week 1–2
Build & review
04
Launch
Website goes live
05
Monthly
I manage it
What to Expect
I build you a free preview
Send me your business name and what you do. I put together a real sample page — your branding, your kind of business — so you can see the quality before spending anything. No credit card, no contract, no obligation.
Turnaround: usually within 24 hours. I need your business name, what you offer, and your general location. A logo or brand colors help but aren't required.
You pay, I gather information from you, and get started
Pay the first half of the build fee ($2,000 total) via Stripe invoice and I send you a short list of questions — your services, hours, location, any photos you have. I write the copy. You don't need to hand me a content brief or stare at a blank page.
Before work starts I send a simple service agreement — scope, payment terms, and what happens if either party walks. Second half of the build fee is invoiced before launch.
I build it — you see it before it goes live
I build your full site — up to 5 pages — and send you a preview link before anything is published. Typical turnaround is 2 weeks from when I have what I need.
You get 2 revision rounds. A round means: you review, send a consolidated list of changes, I implement everything. Additional rounds are $100 each.
I handle everything — you do nothing
When you approve, I handle launch entirely. The one thing to sort out beforehand is your domain:
Launch on a Beehive subdomain
yourbusiness.beehivebuilt.com — free, instant, no setup required
I register and manage your domain
~$10–20/year billed to you at cost. I handle DNS and renewals — yours to take if you ever leave.
You already have a domain
I'll do a quick call to point your nameservers over — usually 5 minutes, then it propagates on its own.
Everything — code, domain, content — is yours. If you ever leave, I hand over the files, no questions.
I manage it. You forget about it.
$200/month covers hosting, your domain, SSL, and 30 minutes of content changes each month. Hours changed? New service? Different phone number? Text me. Done.
Fast turnaround on content changes — usually same day. Site pauses (not deleted) after 7 days of non-payment — reactivate anytime.
Common questions
Things people wonder before they start
I don't have a logo or brand colors. +
That's fine — I don't design logos, but I don't need one to build a great site. I'll use your business name as the wordmark and choose colors that suit your industry. If you want a proper logo down the road, that's something to get done separately.
I don't know what I want on the site. +
That's normal. I ask you a short list of questions — what you do, who you serve, where you're located, what you want customers to do when they find you. I take it from there.
What if I already have a website I want replaced? +
I build your new site on a preview link so there's no disruption to what's live. Once you approve, I swap it over — same domain, zero downtime. I also set up 301 redirects from your old page URLs to the new ones, so you don't lose any Google ranking you've already built up.
Will I be able to see my site's analytics? +
Yes — Beehive installs Google Analytics on every site. If you want access to the dashboard yourself, just ask and I'll add you as a viewer. Most clients prefer I just keep an eye on it and flag anything unusual.
How do I request a content change after launch? +
Text or call. That's it. Each month includes 30 minutes of content changes on existing pages. New pages or design changes are quoted separately.
What if I need something outside your scope? +
I'll tell you straight. If it's something I don't do — e-commerce, booking systems, custom web apps — I'll say so rather than take the job and do it poorly.
What if I want to leave later? +
Your site is plain HTML and CSS files. They run on any host. I hand them over, no questions. If I registered your domain, I transfer it to you — it's always yours.
Ready to see what yours looks like?
I'll build a free sample page with your name, your business, your branding — before you spend anything.
Ready to Start?No credit card. No commitment. No obligation.