What does a website actually cost?+
It comes down to how many pages. One page is $1,000, up to five pages is $1,800, and a full site — a dozen pages, photo gallery, and an estimate wizard that qualifies leads before they reach you — is $3,500. What moves it inside those tiers: whether your photos and text are ready, and whether something has to happen after a customer submits a form. Quote and booking tools start at $4,500 because there's a real system behind them. And if you don't know which tier you need, that's what the free estimate is for.
Do you charge for the estimate?+
No — the estimate is free and there's no obligation, including the "I have no idea what I need" version of it. The one thing I charge for up front is a diagnostic on an existing site or app: $300 for a written list of what's actually wrong and what each fix would cost. That's real investigation work, and the $300 comes off the bill if you go ahead with the repairs.
I already have a website, hosting, or a domain. Can you work with it?+
Yes, and it's usually cheaper for you that way. If you have a domain and hosting you're happy with, I'll build to it. If you've lost access or aren't sure who's holding it, untangling that is part of the job — I've done it plenty of times.
Am I signing up for a monthly fee?+
Only if you want hosting handled for you, and it's optional either way. A website is $25 a month. An app with logins and a database is $95, because a database, photo storage, and notification email genuinely cost money every month and I'd rather show you that than bury it. No contract on either — cancel whenever and I move everything into your name. Everything else I do is one-time. What the monthly covers is keeping things online, secure, backed up, and monitored, and me fixing it if it breaks; it does not cover new pages, new features, or a redesign. Honestly, the option I recommend most is the other one: $200 once to set the accounts up in your own name, and then you're free of me entirely.
Can I start small and add to it later?+
Yes, and plenty of people should. I'll scope the work in stages with a fixed price on each one, you approve a stage before it starts, and you can stop the moment it's good enough. Nothing gets built that you haven't said yes to, and starting with one page doesn't box you in later.
Who owns everything when we're done?+
You do — the code, the domain, the hosting account, the analytics, all of it, in your name. That isn't a negotiation or an upsell. If you ever want to move to someone else, you take the whole thing with you and nothing breaks.
Am I too small for you?+
No. A one-truck operation that needs a site people can call from is a completely normal job, and usually a fast one. I'd rather build you the $1,500 thing that works than sell you a $15,000 thing you don't need.
Are you big enough for an enterprise project?+
Yes. Most of the last decade has been enterprise consulting — multi-tenant SaaS platforms, legacy modernization, Azure migrations, and owning client engagements end to end from estimate through delivery. The résumé has the specifics, and I bring in additional people when the scope calls for it.
How long does it take?+
A one-page site is about a week. Five pages is 1–2 weeks, a full site 3–4 weeks — in each case once I have your photos and text. Quote and booking tools run 3–6 weeks. Diagnostics come back in 2–3 days. Custom systems get a real schedule with milestones in the estimate, so you're never guessing where things stand.
What if I don't know what I need yet?+
That's most people, and it's fine. Pick the closest option in the form, write a sentence about what's frustrating you, and send it. I'll come back with what I think the right shape is — including telling you if you don't need to spend money at all.
Where are you based, and do you work remotely?+
Tulsa, Oklahoma. Local means I can come see how you actually run the business, which makes for better software. Most of my career has been remote with clients nationwide, so distance isn't a problem either way.
