Websites and web apps

Websites for small businesses in Bryan-College Station.

I build sites, booking, payments and client portals for small businesses and nonprofits. You work with me directly, from the first call to launch day and after.

The BCS Brain Wave home page on a phone: "Reading & Math Tutoring That Builds Skills and Confidence," with Get Started and View Programs buttons.The VD&P portfolio page on a phone: "Our work", with a project board for a kiosk design.
Live client sites on a phone: BCS Brain Wave and VD&P.

Before and after

What a business has today, and the site I build

Drag the handle. On the left, a business with a listing and a phone number. On the right, the website I designed for it.

The Low Water Barbecue concept home page: the hours and phone number in a strip across the top, a call button, “Brisket till it’s gone,” and a photo of sliced brisket.A plain business listing for Low Water Barbecue, a sample barbecue restaurant in Bryan: the phone number (979) 555-0158, this week’s hours, and “No website”.
Sample business. Low Water Barbecue is a concept I designed to show my work, not a client. See all the concept sites

Client work

Every one of these is live. Click through and use them on your phone.

The BCS Brain Wave home page: reading and math tutoring for kindergarten to 8th grade in Bryan-College Station.
The BCS Brain Wave home page on a phone: "Reading & Math Tutoring That Builds Skills and Confidence," with Get Started and View Programs buttons.

Website, sign-up and tutoring system

BCS Brain Wave

The need
A K-8 reading and math tutoring business in Bryan-College Station needed parents to understand the programs and sign up.
What I built
The website, an online sign-up that walks parents through program, subject and schedule choices, and the tutoring system behind it.
What it does for them
A parent can compare programs and request a free consultation from their phone.

Visit bcsbrainwave.com (opens the live site)

The Soul Sistah Doulas home page: "Supporting your unique journey into parenthood," beside a photo of a pregnant woman in a white dress on a tree-lined path.
The Soul Sistah Doulas home page on a phone: the logo above a photo of a pregnant woman in a white dress on a tree-lined path.

One-page practice website

Soul Sistah Doulas

The need
A doula practice needed one clear place for families to learn what support looks like and get in touch.
What I built
A single page covering prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum support, the doulas themselves, and a contact form.
What it does for them
Families can read what each stage of care includes and reach out from the same page.

Visit soulsistahdoulas.com (opens the live site)

The VD&P home page: "Virtual Design and Prototyping" in large letters, between a pencil sketch and a photo of the same equipment cart.
The VD&P portfolio page on a phone: "Our work", with a project board for a kiosk design.

Company website with portfolio

VD&P (Virtual Design & Prototyping)

The need
A product design and prototyping firm with over 40 years of experience needed a site that shows the work, not just describes it.
What I built
Service pages, a portfolio with 3D product animations, and an appointment page.
What it does for them
An engineer or buyer can see real prototypes and book time with the firm straight from the site.

Visit vdandp.com (opens the live site)

Concept sites

Concept sites for a restaurant, a dental practice, a law firm and a trade. The businesses are samples; the craft is the same one you'd get.

The Yaupon Air & Plumbing concept home page: "AC out? We’re on the way." in big white letters on blue, a yellow call button, a 24/7 emergency strip, and a photo of a technician’s hands working on an outdoor AC unit.
The same page on a phone, with the emergency line, a Call button and the license lines near the top.

Concept HVAC and plumbing

Yaupon Air & Plumbing

  • A "What's going on at your house?" guide tells a homeowner what to do in the next five minutes: a frozen coil, a full drain pan, a burst pipe.
  • Same-day and next-day zones by town, with the license lines Texas requires on trade advertising at the top and in the footer.

Open the concept site: Yaupon Air & Plumbing, a sample business

The Low Water Barbecue concept home page: "Brisket till it's gone," over a photo of sliced brisket, with a menu board of prices.
The same page on a phone, with the hours strip and a Call button at the top.

Concept Barbecue restaurant

Low Water Barbecue

  • Hours and the sold-out rule sit right under the photo, so people know the brisket's still there before they drive over.
  • Every meat has a photo and a price per pound, with a full menu board for the rest.

Open the concept site: Low Water Barbecue, a sample business

The Dewberry Family Dental concept home page: "We go slowly, and you can stop us any time," above a photo of a bright treatment room, with the week's hours below.
The same page on a phone, with Call and Book a visit buttons pinned to the bottom of the screen.

Concept Dental practice

Dewberry Family Dental

  • A printed comfort menu (stop signal, headphones, weighted blanket, nitrous) so a nervous patient knows what to ask for before booking.
  • The week's hours run across the first screen, with the early, late and Saturday days marked for parents booking around work and school.

Open the concept site: Dewberry Family Dental, a sample business

The Calder & Whitlock concept home page: "Get the papers right while it's still easy," beside a photo of a flat county road between fenced Texas pastures.
The same page on a phone, with Call and Menu buttons in the header and a Schedule a consultation button under the headline.

Concept Law firm

Calder & Whitlock

  • Explains the Texas choices families actually face (will or trust, muniment of title or a full administration) before anyone has to call.
  • Fees set like the printed schedule a firm hands across the desk, grouped by practice area.

Open the concept site: Calder & Whitlock, a sample business

What each concept does for its owner

Prices

One fixed-price site and clear starting points for the rest. You get a written price before any work begins.

From

Starter website

$1,500

A fast, good-looking site that tells people what you do and gets them to call, book or buy.

  • Designed for phones first, then desktop
  • Your words, photos and contact details, set up clearly
  • Booking, contact or map links where your customers expect them
  • Search basics: titles, descriptions and a sitemap
Book a 20-minute intro call

One- or two-page site

$500 one time

One or two pages built from what your business already has public, plus your Google Business Profile. Usually live in about 7 days.

All the terms for the $500 site

Web app: booking and payments

from $2,500

For when the site needs to do work: take bookings, collect payments, sign people up, or give clients a portal.

Care plan

from $150/mo

For starter sites and web apps: hosting, backups and updates, plus up to 1 hour a month of small edits (text, photos, hours, a new staff bio). Unused time doesn’t roll over. If something breaks, I fix it within 2 business days. Bigger changes get a quote first.

Fixes and small updates

from $75/hr

For an existing site that needs a repair or a change. 2-hour minimum ($500-site clients: 1-hour minimum).

Every project, in writing

  • You own your domain, your content and your finished site.
  • Prices don’t change without your OK first.
  • Third-party fees (domain, hosting, payment processing) are disclosed up front and billed to you directly. No markup.
  • Starter sites and web apps: 50% to start, 50% at launch.
  • The $500 site: $250 to start, $250 when you approve it, before it goes live.
  • Starter sites are usually live in 3 to 4 weeks.

Packages, process and questions in full

How it works

  1. Intro call

    Twenty minutes. You tell me what the business needs; I tell you honestly whether I’m the right fit.

  2. Plan and price

    A short written plan with the pages, features and a fixed price. Nothing starts until you agree.

  3. Build

    I build it and you see real progress along the way, on your own phone, not in mockups.

  4. Launch and care

    We go live together. After that, the care plan keeps it running, or you take it from there.

Akhir Rashad

Tell me what your business needs.

Twenty minutes, no pitch deck. You talk to me, the person who will build it. I reply within one business day.