Custom Websites Made for Small Businesses

You should be proud of your website and feel confident that it’s working for you.

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    Attract the Right Customers

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    Show + Tell People What You Do

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    Increase Your Sales

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Most small business websites are meh, at best.

(And ideal customers are not finding them.)

Your website should:

  • Be clear + compelling

  • Be attractive + on-brand

  • Call customers to take action

  • Be the face of your brand online

  • Help you get found online (hello, SEO)

  • Show and tell how you make customers' lives better

If it’s not doing all of this, you’re missing out — and the odds go way up that you’re losing business to a competitor.

A Few of Our Favorite Websites

It's High-Time Your Website Worked For You (Not Against You)

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Schedule a free call

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CHOOSE YOUR PACKAGE

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WE MAKE A WEBSITE YOU LOVE

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"If you would like a great marketing investment, trust Mahla with your marketing dollars."

DONALD MILLER, CEO OF STORYBRAND

Our Dialed-In Website Process

You show up. We guide you step-by-step.

We build custom Squarespace websites for all types of small business budgets.

Most of the time, clients hire us to do everything for them: write the copy (aka: the words on a website), custom design, and full development for the website. This is our sweet spot because we can approach websites holistically — helping you save time, avoid headaches, and actually enjoy the process of creating your new website. Yet, we do separate out our services so you can build a custom package to fit your needs, wants, and budget.

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All of our website design + development packages include (a freaking lot):

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    Custom design and development

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    Project management

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    SEO-friendly build

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    Mobile-friendly build

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    Blog setup

  • Technical pages

    *Legal content must be provided

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    Wordmark logo and browser icon

    As needed

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    Stock icon and photo selection

    As needed

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    Domain transfer

    As needed

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    1-hour kickoff + planning Zoom call

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    45-min marketing strategy session

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    1-hour Zoom website training

Want an expert opinion on your current website?

GET A WEBSITE AUDIT — $500

Mahla will spend some time reviewing your website, and then we'll do a 1-hour recorded Zoom together where I'll share specific feedback and recommendations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Don’t see your question listed? Just drop us a note and ask.

  • We specialize in building custom Squarespace websites. Read our blog about why we use Squarespace + how it stacks up to other platforms. If you're interested in a Shopify or Showit website, schedule a call and let us know. 

  • We include a free wordmark logo in all of our website packages. This is a text-only logo, most often used by clients who are just getting started with their new business and who don't have a logo yet but need something professional to get up and running. If you're looking for a more official branding process and logo creation, we have a variety of branding packages that can be added to your website project.

  • Yes! A deposit is due to hold your website project spot on our calendar. We'll let you know the earliest date available, and you can get your project slot and kickoff date locked in.

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  • We book many clients who are looking to get their website and marketing collateral up as soon as possible. So, once we book your project time slot, that means we do not book anyone else in your spot. Our standard payment schedule (50% due by project kickoff; 50% due 30 days from kickoff) is tied to your project's time window and allows us to honor your project for the time we have set aside just for you, and likewise for our other clients. The payment schedule will not be changed based on client project delays, if applicable. 

  • Yes! Our standard payment schedule is 50% due by project kickoff; 50% due 30 days from kickoff. We offer 3, 6 and 12 month payment plans. 25% of the total project fee is due by project kickoff to commence the project, and the remainder is split evenly across the months selected. Additional fees apply as follows:

    • 3 month payment plan: no additional fee

    • 6 month payment plan: 3% added to the project total

    • 12 month payment plan: 5% added to the project total

  • We have a detailed process we take our clients through. The full timeline from start to finish varies based on: the package you choose, your timeliness on providing everything we need from you, the extent of feedback you provide, and turnaround times on approvals at key milestones. On average, a typical "Standard" package takes about 4-6 weeks.

  • The number one thing you can do to help make your website project stay on track (or speed up the timeline) is to have custom photography and/or videography done (or get started on coordinating this right away). We highly recommend getting professional photography done for your website to get the best, most custom look and feel for your new website. We even wrote a blog, The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Images for Your Website, to make it easy for you! Everything else, assuming we're writing the website copy for you, generally goes pretty smooth and easy once we kick things off. We take you step-by-step through our process.

YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THESE

Our Top Blogs About Websites

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    A Peek Into Our Website Design Process

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    Why We Use Squarespace + How It Compares to Other Platforms

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    6 Reasons Why Your Website Isn’t Converting

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    The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Images for Your Website

INVEST IN A WEBSITE THAT WORKS

Give your business its best chance at success.