Speed
A slow site loses visitors before they see what you offer, especially on mobile, where most local searches happen.
Small Business Website Design: A Site Built to Bring In Customers, Not Just Look Good
Small business website design is building a site that does one job well: turn visitors into calls, form fills, and booked appointments, not just look good in a portfolio. Ziwi builds local business websites on WordPress, you own the login and the domain from day one, and every build follows the same conversion checklist regardless of industry.
$0
Build fee with an ongoing plan kept 12 months. The free website offer.
$1,000
Templated site outright, made yours. One-time, you own it.
$2,500
Custom site, built from scratch around your business.
3days
Standard delivery, kickoff to live.
Every build gets rebuilt around your business, your photos, and your service area.
The checklist
What makes a small business website actually convert?
Mobile-first design
A site designed for mobile first, not adapted from a desktop layout after the fact, converts better.
A clear, single call to action
A visitor who has to hunt for how to contact you usually leaves instead. Every page should make the next step obvious: call, book, or fill out a form.
Local trust signals
Your service area, real photos, reviews, and licensing or certification info where relevant, placed where a visitor actually looks for them.
Tracking from day one
Call tracking and form tracking so you can see which pages and which traffic sources actually produce leads, not just visits.
Three ways to build
Free with a plan or paid outright: which is right for you?
Free website with a plan
$0build fee
Start maintenance and hosting at $99 a month or Ziwi Care at $299 per location, keep it 12 months, and we waive the full $1,000 website build fee. Built and written for your business, live in 3 days, and yours outright.
Templated site
$1,000one-time
Starts from a designed site in our library, rebuilt around your business, your photos, and your service area. A proven layout at the lower price.
Custom site
$2,500one-time
Built from a blank page around your business, for brand or layout needs a template cannot fit. Same conversion standard, fully yours.
Every price is published in full on the website design pricing page. The deep dive: how long it takes to build a website, and what it needs.
The honest comparison
Ziwi, a freelancer, or a DIY builder?
| Feature | Freelancer | DIY builder | Ziwi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | Varies, often quoted after a call | Low monthly that adds up forever | $0 with a plan, or $1,000 flat, published |
| Copy written for you | Rarely included | You write it yourself | Written for your business and area |
| Mobile-first and tracking | Depends who you hire | Templates, tracking DIY | Standard on every build |
| Time to live | Weeks to months | Your nights and weekends | Live in 3 days |
| Ownership | Depends on the contract | Locked to the platform | You own every pixel |
| After launch | Hourly, if available | Support forums | Optional care plans from $99/mo |
Every number is published on the pricing page. The deep dive: how long it takes to build a website, and what it needs.
The process
How it works: live in 3 days
You run your business while we build. One kickoff, one review call, and a site that goes live the same week it started, written, tracked, and ready from day one.
Day 1
Pick your design
Choose from the design library, or brief us for a custom build.
Days 2-5
We build and write it
Copy, photos, pages, tracking: handled. You run your business.
Day 6
One review call
Walk the site together, mark the changes, we make them same-day.
Day 7
Live
Launched, tracked, and yours. Keep it anywhere you want.
Standard delivery is 3 days, kickoff to live.
The library
Builds from the library
Every build starts from a designed site at this level, then gets rebuilt around your business, your photos, and your service area.
Construction
Vanmark Construction
Dental
Custerpoint Dental
Home services
Truax Home Repairs
View all builds
Every build gets rebuilt around your business, your photos, and your service area.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does a small business website cost?
With an ongoing plan kept for 12 months, the build fee is $0 (the free website offer). Otherwise a designed template is $1,000 and a fully custom design is $2,500. Add-ons like a logo and Google Business Profile setup are priced separately and published on the pricing page; nothing is quoted only after a sales call.
Do I own my website after Ziwi builds it?
Yes. You get your own login, your own domain, and your own hosting account information. The site is yours from launch, not something you keep paying to access.
What is the difference between the template and custom options?
A template starts from one of our existing designed sites and is made yours; custom is designed from scratch around your business. Both are built to the same conversion standards. Choose based on whether you have specific brand or layout needs a template cannot fit, or on budget and speed to build.
How long does it take to build a small business website?
Three days from kickoff to live, as standard. If the production queue ever means a different date, we tell you before you start, not after.
What happens after my site launches?
Nothing is required. If you want ongoing hosting, weekly content, and unlimited small edits handled for you, Ziwi Care covers that for $299 per month per location, with the first month free. Otherwise, a standalone maintenance and hosting plan is also available.