The fine print (it's not fine, it's big)
The whole deal, in plain English.
No legalese. If anything here is unclear, that's my fault. Ask me.
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Every price is told before I start.
Your first fix is $25. Each fix after that has its own menu price. A new website, or a redesign of the one you have, is $350 for businesses within about an hour of Findlay, through March 31, 2027. Everyone else, $2,400. Plus $49 a month for hosting and care. I take 4 new website builds a month. Each tool is $25, $50 or $100 a month, and you see it working first.
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You pay nothing up front.
No deposit, and no fee to ask or to see the preview.
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We agree on “done” in writing first.
Before I build, I send a short plan. You tap OK. That note and my terms are the whole agreement. No long contract, no deposit.
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You see it working before you pay.
One thing at a time, each shown working before the next starts. You get a live preview you can click around in, plus a short video walkthrough. A website preview takes about 3 to 5 days from your OK. Two rounds of changes are included. A preview doesn't go live until you pay.
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Don't want it, or it doesn't do what we agreed? You owe nothing.
Just say so. No invoice, no awkward follow up. I'd love a sentence on why, so I get better.
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You keep the business. I keep it running.
Leave any time. Your business comes with you. Your domain, words, photos, logo and customer list are always yours. If you leave, I send them to you within 3 business days. The site itself runs on my tools, so it stays with me. It stays live for 30 days, then comes down. I keep it 60 more days, and you can still buy it in that time. After that, it's deleted.
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Your accounts stay in your name.
Your domain (your web address), accounts and phone numbers stay yours. I'm added as a helper with my own login, so you never share a password, and you can remove me any time. You get a one page sheet of what stays yours. Your data leaves with you whenever you ask, in plain files you can open on any computer.
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I host every site I build.
Every site I build lives on my servers, the always-on computers that keep sites online, under Website care, $49 a month. Your domain (your web address) stays in your name. If your site lives somewhere else, it can stay there. I log in as a helper and make your changes for the same $49. Your host still keeps it online and backed up, and you keep paying their bill. Each tool you add shows its own monthly price, on top of that, and you can add or drop one any month with a short email. Month to month, cancel by email. If you don't need something, I'll tell you.
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Want to buy the site itself?
$2,400 minus what you paid for the build. Paid $350? That's $2,050. Paid $2,400? Nothing more. That covers the site's pages and code, not my servers or the monthly tools. Tool data comes in plain files. Stock photo licenses may not transfer. Once you move the site off my servers, the $49 a month stops. If it stays with me, the $49 continues.
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A fix is yours once it's paid.
It's done on your own site. If my fix stops doing what we agreed within 7 days of payment, I'll fix it. Changes by others aren't covered.
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Outside costs are passed through at cost.
Things like a domain (about $15 a year). I tell you before I build, in writing. Never marked up.
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A missed payment.
I contact you first. The site stays up 30 days, then comes down. I keep it 60 more days, and you can still buy it in that time. After that, it's deleted. Your domain, words, photos, logo and customer list are never held back.
You keep the business. I keep it running.
What stays yours
- ✓Your domain (your web address, like yourshop.com), accounts and phone numbers, in your name. I'm added as a helper with my own login, and I never hold them. You never share a password, and you can remove me any time.
- ✓Your words, your photos and your logo.
- ✓Your customer list and your data, in plain files you can open on any computer, whenever you ask.
- ✓Email, card payments and phone service stay with the companies you use, in your name.
How I keep your site and your data safe.
Your site runs on servers I run, with a system I built and watch every day. If something isn't in place yet, I'll tell you. I won't sell you on fear.
- A locked connection.
- Every site gets the lock in the browser bar, so what visitors send is scrambled on the way. It renews by itself, and my system checks it every 6 hours.
- Watched every 2 minutes.
- My system checks your site from outside every 2 minutes and alerts my phone if it goes down. Every hour it checks that Google hasn't flagged it.
- Backed up every night.
- Each backup is scrambled before it's stored and checked for damage on a schedule. I keep the last 7 nights.
- Junk traffic blocked.
- Junk requests are turned away and repeat offenders are put on hold, with one shared block list across my servers.
- Only I get in.
- Logging in to a server takes my own digital key. Passwords and access keys are stored scrambled, and each site runs in its own space, apart from the others.
- Email that lands.
- I set up the records that prove your email really comes from you, so it's less likely to end up in spam.
More questions
Why only $25?+
Because it's easier to show you than tell you. One small fix lets you see how I work before you decide anything else. After your first, each fix has its own price, told before I start. If you don't need anything else, I'll tell you.
Do I need a business already?+
No. If you only have an idea, tell me about it. I'll say what's worth doing first, what to leave alone, and the price, before you spend anything.
Are you just trying to sell me something?+
I'd like to work with you, sure. But I look at your business first and give you straight advice, whether you buy from me or not. If you don't need something, I'll tell you.
Why build it before I pay?+
Because showing beats selling. I build fast with the newest tools, so I can take the risk instead of you. We both know it works before money changes hands.
What does it cost?+
One price for each thing, told before I start. Your first fix is $25. Each fix after that has its own menu price. A new website, or a redesign of yours, is $350 for businesses within about an hour of Findlay, through March 31, 2027. Everyone else, $2,400. Plus $49 a month for hosting and care. Each tool you add is $25, $50 or $100 a month, and you pick only what you need.
How long does a website take?+
About 3 to 5 days from the OK on your plan to a preview you can click around in.
Do you host my site?+
Yes, if I built it. Every site I build lives on my servers, the always-on computers that keep sites online, under Website care, $49 a month. Your domain (your web address) stays in your name. If your site lives somewhere else, it can stay there. I log in as a helper and make your changes for the same $49. Your host still keeps it online and backed up, and you keep paying their bill.
What if I want to leave?+
Leave any time. Your business comes with you. Your domain, words, photos, logo and customer list are always yours. If you leave, I send them to you within 3 business days. The site itself runs on my tools, so it stays with me. It stays live for 30 days, then comes down. I keep it 60 more days, and you can still buy it in that time. After that, it's deleted.
Do I own the site?+
Not unless you buy it. It runs on my tools, so it stays with me. To buy it: $2,400 minus what you paid for the build. Paid $350? That's $2,050. Paid $2,400? Nothing more. That covers the site's pages and code, not my servers or the monthly tools. Tool data comes in plain files. Stock photo licenses may not transfer. Once you move the site off my servers, the $49 a month stops. If it stays with me, the $49 continues. Your domain (your web address), accounts and phone numbers stay in your name, and I'm added as a helper. You get a one page sheet of what stays yours, and your data leaves with you whenever you ask.
Do customers need to download an app?+
No. It opens from a link or a QR code on any phone.
Do we have to meet?+
Nope. Everything works by email and your private link. I'm in Findlay, Ohio, and happy to drive over for the right project.
Any ongoing costs?+
A website I host comes with Website care, $49 a month, month to month, cancel by email. Your first site payment is the build plus that first month: $399 at the $350 Findlay price, or $2,449 at the $2,400 price. Outside costs, like a domain (about $15 a year), are passed through at cost and told up front.
What does a business technology specialist do?+
I look at how your business runs first and give you straight advice. Then I build and run the website and the tools it needs, like booking, invoices and a customer list. One person in Findlay, Ohio you can call: (567) 294-0330.
Do I need an app for my small business?+
Often not. A website that works well on phones covers most of it. An app helps when customers come back often to book, order ahead or collect rewards. Mine open from a link or a QR code, with no download. If you don't need one, I'll tell you.
Can you set up my Google Business Profile?+
Yes. Every website I build includes your Google profile set up, and Website care keeps your hours, photos and details current. If you only need the profile fixed, tell me what's wrong and I'll tell you the price before I start. You add me as a manager with my own login, so you never share a password.