A simple website for your restaurant, cafe or shop
Five pages: your menu or photos, hours, address and a way to call or write. From $2,000, usually live in about a week once I have your photos and details.
- In business since 2020
- Based in Hollister, CA
- I reply within 24 hours
What a missing or messy site costs a restaurant or shop
People check the menu and hours on their phone first
If the menu is a PDF that opens too small, or the hours are from last year, they pick the place that has it right.
A social page is rented space
Facebook and Instagram are good for posts. A site with your menu, hours and address as plain text is yours, and Google can read every word of it.
A website sounds like a big project
You do not need 25 pages. You need five good ones, live this month, at a price that does not need a business plan.
What a visitor can do on your site
Look at the menu or your products, see today's hours, tap to call, tap for directions, read a few lines about who you are, and send you a message. That is the whole job, and a Starter site does it quickly, on a phone, without making anyone pinch and zoom.
You'll be surprised at how quick and how thorough the work is. I'm a software engineer and AI native, and a Starter site is built to be live in about a week once I have your photos and details.
How it works
Estimated timeline Usually about a week once I have your photos, menu and details
Anything larger is a full build, usually 2 to 3 weeks once I have your content.
Step 1: Tell me about the place
Fill in the short form. It takes about a minute. I ask what you sell, where you are, and who comes in. I reply within 24 hours.
Day 1
Step 2: Send me the basics
Photos, your menu or product list, your hours and address, and a few lines about the business. You can send them after a short chat or through the form.
Whenever you can
Step 3: I build it, you look it over
I build the five pages and send you a working version. You tell me what to change.
About a week
Step 4: Pick how it's hosted
Hand it off to host yourself, keep it on Wix or Squarespace, or have me host it. The choices and prices are below.
Before launch
What's in a Starter site
Five pages
Home, about, contact, gallery or menu, and FAQ. It is the lowest-cost way to get a site built and running.
Menu or gallery page
For restaurants and cafes it doubles as the menu, in text. Shops use it for products, work or the space.
Local SEO basics
Page titles, headings and your address and hours set up so Google can match you to people nearby.
Mobile-first and fast
Menu, hours and address are plain text on pages that load quickly on a phone.
Contact form and analytics
A short form that sends to you, plus Google Analytics and Search Console so you can see who found you.
Custom-coded or Wix or Squarespace
Same price either way. Custom-coded and mobile-first, or built on Wix or Squarespace if you want to edit it yourself.
What the five pages hold for a restaurant or cafe
Almost everyone who opens a restaurant site is on a phone and wants the same three things: the menu, the hours and how to get there. The five pages are built around that.
- Home: what you serve, where you are, today's hours, and call and directions buttons at the top.
- Menu: written as text on the page, not a PDF, so it loads fast and Google can read it. A Spanish and English menu fits on the same page.
- Contact: address, map, phone and a short form for catering or event questions.
- About: a few lines and a photo of who runs the place.
- FAQ: parking, reservations, dietary options, catering. The questions you answer all day, answered once.
- Ordering: I link out to the system you already use, such as Toast, Square, ChowNow or DoorDash, instead of building one.
And for a shop
The gallery page shows your products, your work or your space. Hours, address and a phone number sit on every page. If you later want to sell online, a Shopify store is a separate build, and Shopify builds start at $3,000.
What it costs
One price for the build, whether it is custom-coded or on Wix or Squarespace, and the same for a restaurant, a cafe or a shop. After the build, you choose how the site is hosted. The first month is included if I host it.
Starter build
Restaurants, cafes, shops and other single-location businesses
From $2,000
One time. 1 location, 5 pages.
- Home, about, contact, gallery or menu, and FAQ
- Custom-coded and mobile-first, or on Wix or Squarespace
- Local SEO basics on every page
- Contact form
- Google Analytics and Search Console
- Usually live within about a week once I have your photos, menu and details
- Not included: Ongoing SEO, reporting and content
- Not included: Online ordering or a store (a separate build)
If I host it
You want me to keep the site running
$150/mo
First month included, then month to month
- Hosting plus 2 hours of support a month
- Move up to the Essential plan any time for SEO upkeep, reporting and content
If you host it
You'd rather run it yourself
No monthly
Nothing monthly from me
- Hand-off: I give you the finished site and you host it yourself. You own it, and I help move it to your own hosting.
- Wix or Squarespace: I build it there so you can edit it yourself. They bill your plan to you directly, never marked up. No monthly from us.
Add-ons and extras
- Google Business Profile
- Your Google Business Profile is often the first thing a local customer sees. Setup is $300 one-time, with or without a website plan, and it is not part of a website build. Upkeep is an add-on to a website plan, or it can run on its own if you don't have a website plan with us.
- $300 one-time setup
- Professional email
- Professional email (Google Workspace) set up with your site. Google bills the per-user fee to you directly, never marked up.
- Billed by Google
Move up to the Essential plan any time (new builds from $3,000, $300/mo) for SEO upkeep, reporting and content.
Questions people ask
How much does a Starter website cost?
A Starter website is from $2,000 one time, whether it is custom-coded or built on Wix or Squarespace. The price is the same for every kind of business, whether you run a restaurant, a cafe or a shop. After the build you choose how it is hosted. Hosting through me is $150/mo after the first month.
Do I have to pay you every month?
No. After the build you pick one of three. Hand-off: I give you the finished site and help move it to your own hosting. Nothing monthly from me. Wix or Squarespace: I build it there so you can edit it yourself. They bill you directly, never marked up. I host it: the first month is included, then $150/mo, month to month, for hosting plus 2 hours of support a month.
How long does it take?
Usually live within about a week once I have your photos, menu and details. That depends on how quickly the content gets to me, so I don't promise a date up front.
What do I need to give you?
Photos, your menu or product list, your hours and address, and a few lines about your business. You can send them after a short chat or through the form.
Can the gallery page be my menu?
Yes. For restaurants and cafes the gallery page doubles as the menu page, written as text rather than a PDF. Shops and other businesses use it for photos of their products, work or space.
Can the menu be in English and Spanish?
Yes, on the same page. A separate full Spanish version of the whole site is a bigger job and is not part of a Starter site.
Can customers order online through the site?
A Starter site links to the ordering system you already use, such as Toast, Square, ChowNow or DoorDash. I don't build ordering into it. If you want a store of your own, a Shopify build starts at $3,000.
Do I own my website?
Yes. On a custom-coded Starter site you own all the content and design. If you ever move to another host, I'll help with the transition. A site built on Wix or Squarespace is on their platform, under your plan with them.
What if I need more than five pages later?
You can add pages to a Starter site, or move up to the Essential plan at $300/mo for SEO upkeep, reporting and content. If you later want online ordering or a store, I can build that too.
Is Starter enough to show up on Google?
It gets the basics right: clear page titles, your address and hours, and Search Console so you can see how you are doing. It does not include ongoing SEO work or Google Business Profile setup, which is an add-on, and nobody can honestly guarantee where you will rank. If you want the ongoing work, that is the Essential plan.
Start here
Takes about a minute. We reply within 24 hours.
A few short questions about what you need, then I get back to you.
Request sent. Thank you.
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What happens next: I read your answers and write back using the contact details you gave. If I need anything else, I'll ask then.