Starter Site in New York
Professional starter site services for New York businesses. Strategy, execution, and results.
What's Included
Every Starter Site comes fully equipped. No premium tiers, no feature gates, no upsells at checkout.
- 5 custom-designed pages. Home, About, Services, Contact, and one additional page tailored to your business. Portfolio, testimonials, pricing, FAQ, team, or menu.
- Custom design. Designed around your brand identity. Your colors, your aesthetic, your photography. This is not a template with your logo placed in the corner. The design is yours alone.
- Working contact form. Connected to your email inbox, tested and verified before launch. Every submission reaches you. No broken forms, no leads disappearing into spam folders.
- Mobile-first responsive layout. Designed for phones first, then expanded for tablets and desktop. In New York, mobile is not a secondary experience. It is the primary one. Your site is built for that.
- SEO foundation. Proper title tags, meta descriptions, heading structure, image alt text, XML sitemap, robots.txt, and local business schema markup. You will not rank number one tomorrow, but you will have the technical foundation that makes ranking possible. Without it, you are invisible to Google.
- Performance optimization. Next.js server-side rendering, automatic image optimization, code splitting, and lazy loading. Your site scores 90+ on Google PageSpeed Insights out of the box. No caching plugins, no CDN configuration, no extra steps.
- SSL certificate. HTTPS enabled at launch. Required for Google ranking and expected by your customers.
- Analytics integration. Google Analytics or a privacy-focused alternative configured and tracking from the day you launch.
- Hosting deployment. We deploy your site and walk you through the hosting environment. Monthly hosting costs are typically $0 to $20 depending on traffic volume and provider.
- Full ownership. You own the code, the design, and the content. No platform lock-in. No ongoing fees to us. If you outgrow us or want to bring development in-house, you take everything with you.
Who the Starter Site Is Built For in New York
New York's small business ecosystem is the most diverse in the world. The Starter Site fits businesses across boroughs, industries, and stages of growth.
Restaurants, cafes, and food businesses. New spots in Bushwick, established restaurants in Astoria, bakeries in Jackson Heights, food trucks operating across the boroughs. You need a menu, hours, location, and a contact page for catering or events. Not a full ordering platform. A clean, fast site that answers the questions customers ask before they walk through the door.
Home services and contractors. Plumbers, electricians, painters, cleaners, and handymen serving Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. When a building manager or homeowner searches for what you do, your site needs to load fast on a phone, show your service area, and make it easy to request a quote. The Starter Site does exactly that.
Beauty and grooming. Barbers in Bed-Stuy, nail salons in Astoria, stylists in Bushwick, estheticians in Jackson Heights. Your social media drives awareness. Your website closes the deal. When someone searches your name to check hours, pricing, or reviews before booking, a Starter Site gives them a professional experience that matches the quality of your work.
Professional services. Lawyers, accountants, therapists, consultants, and coaches across the boroughs. Your credibility lives online. A five-page professional site with your credentials, your services, your approach, and a clear way to contact you is the bare minimum for a serious practice. Most of your competitors have this already.
Creative professionals. Photographers, videographers, graphic designers, illustrators, musicians, and DJs. New York's creative economy runs on referrals and portfolios. A Starter Site with your work, your bio, your rates, and a contact form is the professional foundation every creative needs.
Fitness and wellness. Personal trainers, yoga instructors, martial arts studios, and wellness practitioners in neighborhoods across the boroughs. Class schedules, pricing, your background, and a way to sign up or reach out. Five pages covers it.
Retail and e-commerce starters. Small shops in Red Hook, vintage sellers in Bushwick, independent retailers in Astoria who sell primarily in person but need an online presence for credibility, hours, and directions. The Starter Site is not a full e-commerce platform, but it gives you the web presence that supports your physical business.
Immigrant-owned businesses. Jackson Heights, Astoria, Bushwick, and Red Hook are home to some of the most dynamic immigrant-owned businesses in the country. Many operate successfully through community networks but lack a web presence that reaches the broader market. A Starter Site bridges that gap with a professional site that extends your reach beyond the immediate neighborhood.
New businesses. If you are opening in any borough and need to be findable online before your first customer arrives, three days is the timeline. Your website can be live before your Google Business Profile is even verified.
What to Expect
Three business days. Minimal time required from you. Maximum quality on our end.
Day 1: Intake and Design Direction. You complete a focused intake form covering your business, your customers, and your visual preferences. We review your materials, develop a design direction, and begin building layouts. If you have a logo, photos, and brand colors, we start designing immediately. If you are working with limited materials, we source stock photography and provide design direction that fits your business.
Day 2: Development and Review. We build all five pages on Next.js, integrate your contact form, optimize images, configure SEO elements, and connect analytics. You receive a preview link to review the full site. We make time for your feedback. Layout adjustments, copy edits, image swaps, and design refinements are all handled before launch.
Day 3: Launch. We finalize revisions, run comprehensive mobile and performance testing, configure your domain, enable SSL, and push the site live. We verify that contact form submissions deliver correctly, analytics are tracking, and the site loads fast on mobile networks. You receive a walkthrough covering your site, your hosting, and how to request changes going forward.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Next.js is a scalable framework. You can add a blog, additional service pages, a portfolio gallery, booking functionality, or even e-commerce down the line. Many New York clients start with the Starter Site and expand as their revenue grows. We offer development services for clients who want to build on their site over time. **I do not have a logo, professional photos, or written content. Can you still build my site?** Yes. We write all page copy based on the information you provide in your intake form. We source stock photography that fits your business and create clean typographic logo treatments when needed. You can invest in professional branding later and update your site to match. The Starter Site will look professional with whatever materials you have now. **How does hosting work?** We deploy your site to modern hosting infrastructure and walk you through the setup. Hosting for a Next.js site typically costs $0 to $20 per month. Many small sites qualify for free hosting tiers from providers like Vercel or Netlify. You control your hosting account directly. No middleman, no markup. **Is $997 really all I pay?** $997 covers the complete design, development, and launch of your 5-page website. No hidden fees, no monthly retainers required, no surprise charges. After launch, your only ongoing costs are domain renewal (about $12 to $15 per year) and hosting ($0 to $20 per month), both of which you control. **How do I update my site after launch?** For small updates like text changes or image swaps, you can contact us and we will make the changes. For clients who want ongoing support, we offer maintenance plans. You also have full access to the source code, so any developer can make updates on your behalf. **What if I need a bigger project?** For sites requiring more than five pages, custom features like appointment booking, e-commerce, or multi-language support, we scope and price based on your specific needs. The Starter Site is designed for businesses that need a professional foundation quickly. Larger projects get a custom proposal with a timeline and price that matches the scope.