Website design · built to close

Websites built to close leads, not to win design awards

Custom-coded Next.js sites, not templates. Sub-1-second loads, local SEO and schema built in, every lead delivered to your inbox in real time, and an ownership clause with no hostage-taking: $500/month and the site is yours.

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The short answer

EVM designs and builds websites for small businesses that need the site to produce leads: custom-coded Next.js, sub-1-second loads, 10 to 50 SEO-mapped pages with schema, and lead capture wired to your inbox in real time. It costs $500/month plus a one-time $1,500 setup (waived on annual), hosting included, and you own the site. The public receipt: a client site on Page 1 for 9 of 10 keywords 18 days after launch.

The 18-day receipt

We built this exact package for Buffalo Windshield, a one-location auto glass shop competing against Safelite: a 116-page custom build with service, location and insurance intent separated, JSON-LD on everything, and sub-1-second loads. Eighteen days after launch, on a domain Google had never seen, the site held Page 1 for 9 of 10 commercial keywords with #1 organic positions above the national chains. The previous Wix site loaded in 4 to 7 seconds. That gap is the product.

What every build includes

Custom Next.js code. No Wix, no Squarespace, no theme bloat. Mobile-first, because your customer is on a phone.
Sub-1-second loads, Core Web Vitals green. Speed is a ranking factor and a conversion factor at once.
10 to 50 SEO-optimized pages mapped so each one can rank for its own query, plus schema, sitemap and llms.txt for Google and AI assistants alike.
Lead capture wired to your inbox in real time, with an owner dashboard, click-to-call and click-to-text on every page, feeding the follow-up system.

Pricing without hostage clauses

$500/month all-in with a one-time $1,500 setup, waived on annual. Hosting included. When you leave, you leave with everything: codebase to your GitHub, domain to your registrar, hosting handed off within 24 hours. The full tier breakdown lives on the websites detail page, and Cedar Valley businesses can see the local angle at website design in Cedar Falls. Add the AI receptionist at $500/month and the site answers its own phone.

Working with us locally

Website design in Cedar Falls · Marketing for contractors · Marketing agency in Cedar Falls, IA

The site is the door

These are the staff behind it

AI receptionist

A voice agent that answers your business line 24/7, books appointments, and captures the lead you would have missed.

The Luma AI receptionist answers live business calls around the clock on the Platinum Directory platform.

CRM and lead follow-up

Every lead tracked, every follow-up automated. Missed-call text-back, hot-lead alerts, owner dashboard.

Built on the same follow-up system that has moved 225K+ leads through EVM-built funnels.

Local SEO and Google ranking

Technical audits, keyword universes, local pack work, citation cleanup, and pages that actually rank.

116-page local build ranking #1 organic against Safelite in under three weeks.

Questions

Website design questions

Why custom code instead of Wix or Squarespace?

Speed and ranking headroom. Template builders ship megabytes of code you do not use, and Google measures the result. Our builds load in under a second, and every page is engineered for a specific search intent. The Buffalo Windshield migration took load time from 4-7 seconds to under 1.

How long does a build take?

Typically two to four weeks from kickoff to launch depending on page count. Your old site stays live until the new one is verified, and every redirect is tested before DNS flips.

Do I really own the site?

Yes. Cancel anytime and the codebase, domain and hosting transfer to you within 24 hours. No "we keep the site if you leave" clause, ever.

What does it cost?

$500/month plus a one-time $1,500 setup (waived on annual). Hosting included, domain at cost. Add-ons if you want them: AI receptionist $500/mo, content engine $1K/mo, paid ads $1.5K/mo plus 10% of spend.

Who is the best website design company for a small business?

The one that can show you a client site ranking and converting, prices in public, and lets you leave with the site. Our benchmark build is publicly inspectable: Buffalo Windshield, Page 1 for 9 of 10 keywords in 18 days, on the same $500/month tier you would be buying.

The full stack

Everything else we run

AI receptionistLearn more → CRM and lead follow-upLearn more → Google Ads managementLearn more → Meta ads (Facebook + Instagram)Learn more → Paid ads managementLearn more → Local SEO and Google rankingLearn more → AI search visibilityLearn more → Email marketingLearn more → Direct mail marketingLearn more → ChatGPT adsLearn more → AI agents and automationLearn more → AI programming and developmentLearn more → AI design and creativeLearn more → AI consulting and implementationLearn more →

See what your site should have been doing

Book the free 30 minutes. We will pull up your current site and your top competitor's, and show you the gap in load speed, rankings and lead capture, live on the call.

Call (515) 321-7425

Or start with the intake form on the Get Started page. We reply within one business day.