Web design for small businesses that want to be found
I build fast, accessible websites for small businesses in the US and Australia, set up from the first day to be found on Google and read by AI tools like ChatGPT. You work with me from the first call to launch day.
Websites start at US$1,000.
A few brands I’ve worked with
Signs your small business needs a new website
You probably need a new website if your current one is costing you customers and you can’t fix it yourself. Here are six of the most common.
It’s slow on phones
Pages take several seconds to appear, and people give up before they find your number.
You can’t change anything yourself
Updating a price or a photo means emailing someone and waiting days for it.
Every update feels risky
Plugin updates break things, or the site has been hacked before.
It looks fine, but nobody finds it
You don’t show up on Google for the services you actually sell.
AI tools get your details wrong
ChatGPT or Google’s AI describes your business with old prices, services or locations.
Your old designer has the keys
You don’t have the logins to your own domain or website.
Here’s what I build for you
Every website I build comes with the search setup, accessibility and tracking that are often sold as extras. You get a site that’s ready to be found on the day it goes live.
SEO foundations
Page titles and descriptions written for the searches your customers use, clear headings, a sitemap, and redirects from any old pages. Google Search Console and Google Analytics are set up in your name.
Built so AI tools can read it
Your prices, services, hours and answers sit in the page text, and the crawlers AI search tools use are allowed in.
Accessible to WCAG 2.2 AA
Built to the W3C’s accessibility guidelines, tested before launch, with an accessibility statement page.
Fast on phones
Light pages, properly sized images and no plugins you don’t need.
A contact form that works
Spam protection, messages to your inbox, and every inquiry counted in Google Analytics.
Page copy written for search
I write the words on each page, built around what your customers search for, and you approve every page before it goes live.
What you’ll always get
A private preview link
See the site on your own phone before anyone else does.
A launch report
Every check I ran on launch day, and what passed.
A handover pack
Logins, where everything lives, and how to make simple changes.
The previews are samples, not a real client’s data.
Which website platform is right for your business?
It comes down to one question: will you edit the website yourself? If you won’t, a custom-coded site is faster and needs less upkeep. If you will, a WordPress site with a locked layout lets you change text and photos without breaking the design.
Best if you’d rather I make the changes
A custom-coded website
Pages load fast because there’s no page builder or database behind them, and there are no plugins to update or patch.
- Who makes changes
- I do, through the care plan, with up to an hour of small updates a month included
- Upkeep
- Nothing for you to update
Best if you update your site often
A WordPress website you can edit
You change text, photos and posts in an editor you may already know, and the layout is locked so a stray click can’t break a page.
- Who makes changes
- You do, in the WordPress editor
- Upkeep
- Regular updates, covered by the care plan
The platform matters less than how the site is built. HTTP Archive’s 2025 Web Almanac found 45% of WordPress sites pass Google’s Core Web Vitals on phones, while Wix sites rose from 55% to 74%. Most WordPress risk comes from plugins: Patchstack counted 11,334 new vulnerabilities in the WordPress ecosystem in 2025, and 91% were in plugins. That’s why my WordPress builds use a custom theme and as few plugins as possible.
If you only need a simple site and you’re happy to build it yourself, a builder like Squarespace or Wix may be all you need.
Wondering whether WordPress is still worth it? I looked at what the 2026 numbers say about WordPress.
SEO web design: built for Google and AI tools from day one
SEO web design means the search groundwork goes in while the site is being built. Page titles, headings, redirects and fast pages are part of the build, so there’s nothing to fix after launch.
Google can read pages that load with JavaScript, but some AI tools only read a page’s raw HTML. Anthropic’s documentation says Claude’s web fetch tool “does not support websites dynamically rendered with JavaScript” (Anthropic). So I put your prices, services, hours and answers in the page text, where every tool can read them. What AI tools can and can’t read
No one can promise that ChatGPT or Google’s AI will recommend your business. A well-built site is the best place to start, and my AI SEO services cover the work that comes after launch.
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Accessible web design, built to WCAG 2.2 AA
Every website I build aims to meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA, the W3C’s guidelines for making websites work for people with disabilities, and it launches with an accessibility statement page.
Here’s how I check mine
- Automated accessibility tests at phone, tablet and desktop sizes before every change goes live
- A manual keyboard and screen reader check before launch
- Color contrast, headings, labels and alt text reviewed page by page
You can see what a statement covers on my own accessibility page.
Website redesign services that keep your rankings
A redesign keeps your Google rankings when every old page is kept or redirected to its new address, and the site is checked before and after launch.
- List every page Google already knows, from your Search Console data and a full crawl of the current site.
- Map each old address to its new page, so no visitor or ranking lands on an error.
- Build on a private preview that Google can’t see or index.
- Check every redirect on launch day.
- Watch Search Console for 30 days and fix anything that comes up.
I did this for my own website
- launch checks on its addresses passed
- 44 of 44
- retired addresses now redirect to their replacements
- 11
When I moved geoseo.digital off WordPress in November 2026.
Sometimes you don’t need a redesign at all. If the problems are in the content or setup, fixing the site you have costs less, and my free audit will tell you which.
The website you’re on is one of mine
I designed and built geoseo.digital myself and moved it off WordPress in November 2026.
How it works, and how long it takes
Most small business websites take 3 to 4 weeks from the day I have your content, and a single page takes 1 to 2 weeks. Here’s what happens in that time.
Step 1
A call
What the site needs to do, who it’s for and which platform fits. You get a written quote.
Step 2
Plan and copy
The pages, the searches each page targets, and the words on them.
Step 3
Design and build
On a private preview link you can open on any device you choose.
Step 4
Testing
Accessibility, speed, forms, links, and redirects if it’s a redesign.
Step 5
Launch
Your domain is switched over, and Search Console and Analytics are checked.
Step 6
The first 30 days
I fix anything that isn’t working as agreed at no extra cost, and I watch Search Console for errors.
| Website | Typical time |
|---|---|
| Single-page website | 1 to 2 weeks |
| Custom-coded small business website (about 5 to 8 pages) | 3 to 4 weeks |
| WordPress website you can edit | 4 to 6 weeks |
| Website redesign | 4 to 8 weeks, depending on the number of pages and redirects |
The clock starts once your content, logo and photos are in.
What I’ll need from you
Your to-do list before the build
Questions to ask any web designer, and my answers
Before you hire anyone to build your website, ask who owns it when they’re done. Here are my answers.
Who builds my website?
I do. No account managers, no outsourcing and no hand-offs.
Who owns my domain, website and accounts?
You do. Your domain is registered in your name, and your hosting, Google Analytics and Google Search Console accounts are set up in your name too, with me added as a user. The website’s design, code and content become yours once the build is paid in full.
What happens if we stop working together?
Within five business days, I transfer the code and any accounts I set up for you, help move your hosting, and confirm in writing that I’ve removed my access.
Are there any hidden costs?
No. Your written quote covers the whole build, including the copy. Outside it, you pay for your domain name, which is registered and billed in your name, any paid tools you choose, like booking software, and the care plan if you want it. Anything new gets a written quote before I start.
What isn’t included?
Online stores, web apps, paid ads and ongoing SEO aren’t part of a website build. Ongoing SEO is available through my SEO services.
How do I pay?
Half when we start, and the other half when you approve the finished site, before it goes live. You’ll get a written quote first.
How do changes work after launch?
The care plan includes up to an hour a month of small updates, like new prices, hours, photos or team members. New pages and new features get a written quote before I start.
Your handover pack
Yours at launch
- Your domain, in your name
- Logins to every account
- Where everything lives
- How to make simple changes
Website maintenance: the care plan
The care plan keeps your website hosted, secure, backed up and up to date from US$159 a month, month to month.
- Hosting, managed by me
- Security and software updates, including WordPress themes and plugins
- Uptime monitoring
- Backups, with a full history of changes to the site
- Up to an hour a month of small updates, like prices, hours, photos and team members
- Technical SEO upkeep and a monthly Search Console summary
- A monthly accessibility scan
- Email support
New pages, new features and new copy get a written quote before they start. Unused update time doesn’t carry over.
How much does a small business website cost?
My websites start at US$1,000 for a single page, US$1,800 for a custom-coded small business site and US$3,000 for a WordPress site you can edit. You’ll get a written quote before any work starts.
Single-page website
From US$1,000
One page with everything a small business needs to be found and contacted.
Small business website
From US$1,800
About 5 to 8 pages, custom-coded. Changes go through the care plan.
WordPress website you can edit
From US$3,000
A custom theme with locked layouts, plus training so you can update it yourself.
Custom builds
Let’s talk
More pages, booking or other integrations, or several locations. I’ll price it on a call.
Talk to me about a custom website
What changes the price: the number of pages, integrations like online booking, and how many old pages a redesign needs to redirect. Copywriting is included.
How you pay: half to start, half when you approve the finished site, before it goes live.
Care plan: from US$159 a month after launch.
Who my websites are for, and who they aren’t for
A good fit
- Small service businesses in the US and Australia
- Businesses that win customers through Google, AI answers and word of mouth followed by a search
Not the right fit
- Web apps or members’ areas
- Sites for under US$1,000
- A website that has to go live this week
If budget is the main concern, a builder like Squarespace or Wix is a sensible place to start.
About your web designer: Daverick
I’ve spent more than eight years in SEO, working hands-on with businesses across the US and Australia. I build websites the way I’d want to find them as an SEO: fast, accessible and easy for Google and AI tools to read.
I plan, build and test every site myself, and I’m the person you talk to after launch.
Web design FAQs
Will I be able to edit my website myself?
Yes, you can edit your website yourself if you choose a WordPress website: you change text, photos and posts, and the layout is locked so pages can’t break.
A custom-coded website is edited by me through the care plan, which includes up to an hour of small updates a month. I’ll recommend one or the other on our first call.
Will my website be ADA compliant?
No one can honestly promise “ADA compliance” for a business website, because the law doesn’t set a technical standard for business websites.
The Department of Justice says businesses open to the public must make their websites accessible, gives them flexibility in how, and points to WCAG as guidance (US Department of Justice). I build to WCAG 2.2 AA, test it, and publish an accessibility statement.
Will a new website get my business recommended by ChatGPT?
No website can guarantee that ChatGPT or Google’s AI will recommend your business, but a well-built site gives AI tools clear, readable facts about you: your services, prices, location and answers in the page text.
Getting named in AI answers also depends on reviews, listings and mentions elsewhere, which my AI SEO services cover.
Do you use AI to build websites?
Yes, I use AI tools to write code and first drafts faster, then I check, test and approve everything myself before a website goes live.
The planning, the SEO decisions and the testing are where my experience goes, and that’s what you’re paying for.
Do I need to redesign my website for AI search?
Most businesses don’t need a redesign for AI search, because the changes that matter are usually in the content, structure and technical setup of the pages you already have.
A rebuild is only worth it when the current site can’t be fixed, for example when key content only loads with JavaScript or the platform blocks basic SEO changes. The audit will tell you which situation you’re in.
Ready for a website that gets found?
Tell me about your business and what the site needs to do. I’ll reply within two business days with the next step.