How we work
From first conversation to launch, and everything after.
Seven steps. At every one of them you know what stage you're in, what happens next, and what we need from you. No mystery, no radio silence.
The seven steps
What actually happens, in order.
Step 1: Discovery
We learn how your business actually works — your services, your customers, and what a good lead looks like to you.
- A short conversation about your services, your best customers, your service area, and where your work currently comes from.
- We look at your current website, if you have one, and identify what's costing you calls.
Your part: About 20–30 minutes of your time and honest answers about what's working.
Step 2: Private Concept
When it's a good fit, we prepare a focused homepage direction so you can see the approach before committing.
- A concept shows layout, structure, messaging, and the path we want your customers to take.
- It is a preview of direction — not a finished free website, and not something every prospect automatically receives.
Your part: Tell us what lands and what doesn't. Blunt feedback is the useful kind.
Step 3: Scope & Deposit
We agree in writing on deliverables, timeline, responsibilities, and price before any build work starts.
- You get a defined scope: pages, features, revision rounds, and what each side is responsible for.
- Projects typically begin with a 50% deposit, with the balance due before launch.
Your part: Review the scope, ask questions, and approve it. No surprises later.
Step 4: Build
We develop the website, forms, tracking, and core content — then show you real progress, not mockups.
- Pages are built mobile-first, because that's where most of your customers will see them.
- Forms, click-to-call links, and analytics are wired up as part of the build, not bolted on afterward.
Your part: Photos, service details, and answers when we have questions.
Step 5: Review & QA
Founder review, mobile QA, factual review, and live form testing before anything goes public.
- We test every form, every phone link, and every page on real mobile screen sizes.
- You review the content for factual accuracy — pricing, licensing, service areas, and any claims about your work.
Your part: A careful read-through. You are the final word on facts about your business.
Step 6: Launch
We connect your domain, deploy the site, and confirm analytics and form delivery are working.
- Domain connection, SSL, and deployment are handled for you.
- We verify that analytics is recording and that form submissions actually arrive in your inbox.
Your part: Domain access, or permission to help you get it.
Step 7: Ongoing Support
We keep the site healthy and use real performance data to guide what to improve next.
- Hosting, monitoring, backups, and maintenance under Website Care.
- With Growth, one focused improvement each month based on what visitors are actually doing.
Your part: Send us updates as your business changes. That's it.
Step 2, explained properly
What a private concept really is.
It follows a conversation
We prepare a concept after a short qualification call, not before. We need to understand your services, your customers, and your goals for it to be worth anything.
It's a direction, not a deliverable
A concept shows one focused homepage direction — layout, structure, and messaging. It is not a finished website, and it isn't a free build.
It isn't automatic
We don't hand out speculative work to every enquiry. We prepare a concept when the fit looks genuine on both sides — that's what keeps the quality worth showing.
To be completely clear
A private concept is not a completed free website. It is a focused preview designed to show direction and possibilities. If we build one for you and you decide not to move forward, that’s a perfectly fine outcome — you’re under no obligation.
Money and timing
How payment and timelines work.
Payment
Projects typically begin with a 50% deposit, with the remaining balance due before launch.
Timeline
Most launch projects take a few weeks from deposit to launch. You get a target timeline in writing when we agree on scope. We won’t guarantee a launch date — the honest limiting factor is usually how quickly content and photos come back to us, and that isn’t something we control.
Questions about the process
Things owners ask at this stage.
How long does a typical website take?
Most launch projects take a few weeks from deposit to launch. The single biggest factor is how quickly we can get content from you — photos, service details, and any licensing or insurance information you want shown.
We give you a target timeline in writing when we agree on scope. We don't guarantee a launch date, because a date we can't control isn't worth much to you.
Can you work with my existing domain?
Yes. If you already own a domain, we'll connect it to the new site — you keep the domain in your own account and stay the owner of it.
If you don't have one yet, or you're not sure who controls the one you have, we'll help you sort it out during the project.
Do you write the website content?
Yes. We draft the copy for your pages based on what we learn in discovery, then you review it and correct anything that isn't accurate about your business.
You know your trade better than we do. We're responsible for structure and clarity; you're the final word on facts, pricing, licensing, and any claims about your work.
What is a private website concept?
It's a focused preview of a homepage direction for your business — layout, structure, messaging, and the path we'd want your customers to take. It's meant to show you direction and possibilities before you commit to anything.
A concept is not a finished free website, and it isn't something every prospect automatically receives. We prepare one when it's a good fit, after a short conversation about your business and goals.
Do you only work with Southwest Florida businesses?
Southwest Florida is home and it's where we focus — we know these markets and we can meet in person when it helps.
We work with businesses across Southwest Florida and can work remotely when it makes sense for the project.
Step one
Start with a conversation. That's genuinely all it takes.
Twenty minutes about your business, your customers, and where your work comes from. We'll tell you what we'd do and what it would cost.
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