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Website design · Cedar Falls, IA

Website design for businesses that need the site to close, not just exist

Custom-coded Next.js sites, not Wix themes. Sub-1-second loads, local SEO and schema built in, and every lead delivered to your inbox in real time. $500/month, and you own the site forever.

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The short answer

EVM builds websites for Cedar Falls businesses that need the site to produce leads: custom-coded Next.js, sub-1-second loads, local SEO and schema built in, 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 same package put a client on Page 1 for 9 of 10 keywords in 18 days.

The problem with most Cedar Falls business websites

They are brochures. A template loaded in four to seven seconds, a contact form that emails nobody in particular, and no reason for Google to rank any page of it. Meanwhile the industry data is brutal: the average business takes 42 hours to respond to a web lead, the lead is hot for about 5 minutes, and 80% walk if you miss that window. The website is where that failure starts, because most sites are not built to capture and route a lead at all.

What an EVM build includes

Proof it works: an 18-day ranking receipt

We built this exact package for Buffalo Windshield, a one-location shop competing against Safelite. Eighteen days after launch the site held Page 1 for 9 of 10 commercial keywords, with #1 organic positions on chip and crack repair queries, on a domain Google had never seen before. The previous Wix site loaded in 4 to 7 seconds; the new one loads in under one.

Pricing that does not hold your site hostage

$500/month all-in, with a one-time $1,500 setup that is waived on annual. Hosting included. Compare that against $5K to $15K per month at a conventional agency, or a $50 theme that ranks on page 4. And when you leave, you leave with everything: codebase to your GitHub, domain to your registrar, hosting handed off within 24 hours. The full tier is documented on the websites detail page, and the national practice lives at website design.

Where we actually are

Effective Visibility Marketing has one office: 2405 Leigh Ln, Cedar Falls, IA 50613. We do not have a Waterloo office, a Des Moines office, or a branch anywhere else, and this site will never claim one. We serve Cedar Falls and Waterloo in person, the rest of Iowa by a short drive or a call, and clients across the United States remotely. If a local agency page you are comparing us against claims offices it does not have, treat that as data about how they market.

Stack on top of the site

The site is the door. These are the staff behind it.

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 the 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 we test every redirect 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.
Is SEO included or extra?
The build includes on-page SEO: keyword-mapped pages, schema, sitemap, Search Console and GA4 wiring, and a monthly ranking report. Heavier ongoing SEO (content velocity, link work, big keyword universes) scales as its own engagement.
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 + 10% of spend.

The full stack

Everything else we run

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.