Web Design
Four web design tiers. Fixed pricing. Hand-coded.
From a 5-page Lean build at $799 to a 100-page Scale build at $4,500, every site is hand-coded, delivered in 2 to 5 weeks, and ships with a written scope and a fixed price within a day or two of the discovery call.
The short answer
A hand-coded website costs from $799 for a 5-page site (Lean), $1,500 for 15 essential pages (Starter), $2,500 for 35 pages with copywriting (Growth), or $4,500 for up to 100 pages (Scale). Every build ships in 2 to 5 weeks with 90+ PageSpeed guaranteed, includes 6 months of free maintenance, and you own everything outright with no monthly platform fees.
The four tiers
Pick a tier. We handle the rest.
Prices below are starting points; mid-size scopes (say, a 7-page build) get their own quote. Every tier includes the backend essentials (sitemap, privacy policy, T&Cs, llms page), 6 months of free maintenance, and $0 hosting on Cloudflare. We never bill hourly and we never let scope creep eat the margin.
Lean
from $799
5 content pages · about 2 weeks
- ✓ Hand-coded HTML/CSS/JS
- ✓ Mobile-first, 90+ PageSpeed guaranteed
- ✓ Backend essentials included free
- ✓ 6 months free maintenance
- ✓ You own the code at launch
Not included: copywriting, off-site SEO, keyword research, the Google Setup Pack ($350 add-on). You supply your own content.
Start with LeanStarter - Recommended
from $1,500
15 essential pages · 2 to 3 weeks
- ✓ Everything in Lean
- ✓ 15 essential pages, shaped to your scope
- ✓ Contact form + lead routing
- ✓ Local SEO foundations
Add-ons: Google Setup Pack ($350) · copywriting quoted ad hoc.
Choose StarterGrowth
from $2,500
35 pages · 3 to 4 weeks
- ✓ Everything in Starter
- ✓ A dedicated page for every service
- ✓ Blog section established + copywriting
- ✓ Google Setup Pack included free
- ✓ Full schema + structured data
Scale
from $4,500
Up to 100 pages · 4 to 5 weeks
- ✓ Everything in Growth
- ✓ Full services x locations page matrix
- ✓ Full copywriting + multi-location support
- ✓ Google Setup Pack included free
- ✓ Conversion landing pages
Not sure a fixed price beats a subscription? The 3-year cost calculator puts these four tiers next to Squarespace, Wix, WordPress and Webflow with the monthly fees counted. Why a studio would publish its rates at all is explained here.
In every tier
The standards we deliver on every build.
- 90+ PageSpeedGoogle PageSpeed Insights desktop at delivery. Verified before handover; test any of our live sites and prove it.
- Hand-codedNo WordPress, no Squarespace, no Wix. View-source proves it.
- You own everythingCode, domain, hosting. No monthly platform fees ever.
- 6 months free maintenanceSmall updates and fixes covered for six months after launch. No retainer, no major-work surprises.
- Backend essentials includedSitemap, privacy policy, T&Cs and an AI-readable llms page ship free with every build.
- Fixed delivery dateWritten in the scope. If we miss it, that is on us.
- WCAG 2.1 AAAccessibility is part of the build, not an upsell.
- Schema everywhereLocalBusiness, Service, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList where they help rank.
FAQ
Common questions about web design pricing.
Why is the Lean tier so much cheaper?
The Lean tier is genuinely a smaller scope: 5 content pages, you supply the content, no copywriting, no keyword research, no off-site SEO, no Google Setup Pack. You still get the backend essentials (sitemap, privacy policy, T&Cs, llms page) and 6 months of free maintenance. It is for sole traders and anyone who needs a sharp, fast, professional site on a tight budget. If you need more, the Starter tier from $1,500 is the next step up.
What does "from $X" mean - is the price actually fixed?
The price you see is the starting point. Once we talk through your scope, we send a written quote with one fixed number for the whole project. That number does not change unless you ask for additional pages or features later. We do not bill hourly and we do not let scope creep eat into the agreed price.
What happens after launch?
Every build includes 6 months of free maintenance: small content updates and fixes, not major new work. After the 6 months, maintenance is quoted on demand with no retainer, or you can move to the Webstallion SEO plan where we look after everything on an agreed quarterly scope.
Do you offer Shopify?
Yes, see the Shopify page. Shopify builds start from $3,500 and are quoted per project because the platform constraints, theme work, and product import are different from a custom-coded site.
What about hosting and domain?
Hosting is $0 with Webstallion: we deploy to Cloudflare Pages, our preferred platform, and the accounts sit in your name. If your site is hosted elsewhere, you pay that provider directly. We do not sell domains; we help you acquire a standard domain for free, and if a domain needs to be brokered from an existing owner we can manage the purchase for $120 plus 10% of the domain cost, with any third-party fees such as escrow passed through at cost. Typical registrar cost for a normal domain is about $15 to $20 a year.
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