Why static pages

Most small business sites run on WordPress, and most of the trouble owners have with their sites comes from keeping it running: a plugin update that breaks the layout, a theme that stops being maintained, a login page on the open web that someone keeps trying. None of that is a flaw in the owner. It is the cost of a site that assembles itself from a database every time someone visits.

How our sites are built

The sites we build are static: the pages are built ahead of time and served from Cloudflare's network, with no database, no WordPress core, no plugins and no admin login on the public site. That means nothing to patch every month, no plugin conflicts, far less for an attacker to break into, and pages that load quickly on a phone.

Checked on every build

When a change is made, the site is rebuilt and checked before it goes live: speed, accessibility and broken links. Every site is built to WCAG 2.1 AA, checked on every build. We do not publish load times or scores as promises, because they change with the network and the phone; what we promise is the build and the check.

What hosting covers

Hosting is the network, the daily backups and the updates the site needs to keep building. The care plan adds the edits. Both are month to month, and you can cancel either with 30 days' notice.

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The plans

  • Hosting-only: $47 a month. Hosting, daily backups and updates; no edits.
  • Hosting and care: $97 a month. Adds up to two hours of small edits a month. Not new pages.
  • Site editor: +$27 a month on the $97 plan.
  • Store care: $167 a month, editor included, for a store with live checkout.

Static pages and WordPress, side by side

WordPress is a capable tool and runs a large share of the web. The comparison below is about upkeep, not quality: what each kind of site needs from its owner month to month.

Static pages WordPress
Database None Yes
Core software to patch None Monthly
Plugins None Common, each with its own updates
Public admin login None Usual
How a page is served Built ahead of time, from Cloudflare's network Assembled on request from the database
How you edit Send edits under the care plan, or use the site editor add-on Log in and edit
Leaving A zipped copy of the site; another host can run it Export the files and database

The honest trade-off is editing. On WordPress you can log in and change anything, including things that break the site. On a static site, changes go through the care plan or through the site editor, which lets you change text, photos, hours, phone and reviews while the layout, colors and pages stay locked. For an owner who wants to change hours or swap a photo, that is enough; for one who wants to add pages and rearrange the site every week, WordPress may be the better fit, and we will say so on the call.

The plans

What each plan includes, in the words from our terms.

  • Hosting and care: $97 a month. Hosting, daily backups, the updates the site needs, and up to two hours of small edits a month. Not new pages. Cancel with 30 days' notice.
  • Hosting-only plan: $47 a month. Hosting, daily backups and updates; no edits.
  • Site editor: +$27 a month on the $97 hosting and care plan. You edit text, photos, hours, phone and reviews; layout, colors and pages stay locked.
  • E-commerce store care: $167 a month, site editor included. Hosting, backups, checkout and catalog checks, and a few edits a month.
  • Static pages served from Cloudflare's network: no database, no WordPress core, no plugins and no public admin login. Built to load fast on a phone and checked on every build.

Common questions

Can I edit the site myself?

Yes, with the site editor add-on at +$27 a month on the $97 hosting and care plan. You edit text, photos, hours, phone and reviews, preview the change and publish it; layout, colors and pages stay locked, and every change is checked before it goes live. If you leave, the site goes with you and the editor stays with us.

What if I cancel?

Give 30 days' notice. You get a zipped copy of the site and 30 days to move it before the next bill. Another designer can move it, or we move it for a one-time $147 fee once your new hosting is set up. The site editor, if you had it, stays with us.

Who owns the site?

You own the website and the domain, whether or not you host with us. The plans are hosting and upkeep, not a lease on the site.

Are small edits included?

On the $97 care plan, yes: up to two hours a month of small edits such as replacing a photo, updating text, or removing or duplicating a section. Send them by email and they are made, checked and published. The $47 hosting-only plan has no edits.

What is not included?

New pages, on either plan; those are priced as work. The $47 hosting-only plan also has no edits. A store with a live checkout needs store care at $167 a month instead, which includes checkout and catalog checks and the site editor.

Get a price for your site

Tell us about your business and the site you have now. We call you to talk it through and send a written price, with the plan that fits, before anything starts.

Get a price for your site

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