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Website Design & Development

We design and build websites that load fast, read cleanly to Google and AI engines, and turn visitors into calls and enquiries. Every site ships with structured data, working lead forms, analytics and a launch checklist, on a modern hosting stack you own. New builds and rebuilds, from brochure sites to content-heavy platforms, for Minnesota businesses and beyond.

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  • Based in Sauk Rapids, MN, founded 2023
  • Google Certified

Who this is for

  • Businesses whose current site is slow, dated, hard to update or does not bring in leads
  • New companies that need a credible, search-ready site from the first day
  • Organizations replacing a site built on an agency platform they no longer control
  • Teams that want their website, search and analytics handled by one partner

What's included

  • Strategy and structure

    Who the site is for, what it must make happen, and a page structure that matches how people search and buy.

  • Design in your brand

    A direction agreed before code, built from your real brand assets, checked for contrast and readability on phones first.

  • Modern build

    Static, fast pages on a current framework, deployed on Vercel with global caching and security headers. No page builder lock-in.

  • Search and AI readiness

    Titles, descriptions, canonical URLs, structured data, sitemap, robots and llms.txt generated from one source of truth.

  • Forms that deliver

    Lead forms with spam protection that email you every enquiry with its source, and never show a thank-you for a lead that was not received.

  • Measurement from launch

    Analytics, conversion events and attribution capture wired in before go-live, not bolted on later.

  • URL preservation

    On rebuilds, every old URL either keeps its address or redirects once to the right page, so you keep the rankings you earned.

  • Launch gate

    A written checklist run on the real deployment: performance, accessibility, metadata, links, forms and headers all verified before cutover.

A website is a marketing asset, not a brochure

The best-looking site in your market still fails if it loads slowly on a phone, cannot be read by search engines and AI systems, or loses the enquiry when the form does not send. We build websites as marketing infrastructure: something that brings in customers and can be measured.

That changes how we work. Structure comes before visuals, because the pages have to match what people search for. Performance and accessibility are requirements, not polish. Forms are tested with a real submission before launch. And every page carries the metadata and structured data that let Google, AI Overviews and answer engines understand what you offer and where.

What you get

A direction, not a template. We start from your real brand: your logo, your colors, the materials your customers already see. We write a short design brief and agree it with you before any interface is built, so the site looks like your business rather than every other site built this year.

A fast, modern build you own. Pages are generated as static HTML on a current framework and served from Vercel’s global network with security headers and long-lived caching. There is no plugin stack to maintain, no page-builder lock-in, and the code, hosting and domain are in your accounts.

Search and AI readiness built in. Titles, descriptions, canonical URLs, Open Graph images, structured data, the sitemap, robots.txt and llms.txt are all generated from one source of truth, so they cannot drift apart as the site grows.

Forms that deliver. Lead forms include spam protection, send you every enquiry by email with the source that produced it, and fail loudly if delivery ever breaks. A visitor is never shown a thank-you page for a message that did not arrive.

Measurement from day one. Analytics, conversion events and first-touch attribution are wired in before launch, so the first month of data is usable.

Rebuilding an existing site

Rebuilds carry a risk that new builds do not: losing the search visibility the old site earned. Before anything changes we archive every URL with its title, description and canonical. Each one is either rebuilt at the same address or redirected once to the right page. After cutover we check indexing in Search Console and fix anything that slipped.

After launch

Every site ships with a launch checklist we run on the real deployment, and with the option of a care plan for updates, monitoring, security patches and performance checks. If you would rather keep an existing site and improve it, see website care and rescue.

How it works

  1. Step 1: Discovery

    Goals, audience, competitors, content inventory and what the current site does well or badly.

  2. Step 2: Design direction

    A one-page brief and reference set, approved before any interface is built.

  3. Step 3: Build

    Templates first, then pages with real content and photography, reviewed on desktop and phone as they land.

  4. Step 4: Launch and verify

    The gate runs on the deployed site; DNS moves only when it passes; post-launch checks confirm indexing.

Website Design & Development: your questions

What platform do you build on?

For most marketing sites we use Astro or Next.js, deployed on Vercel, with content managed in code or in Sanity CMS when a team needs to edit without a developer. We choose the simplest stack that meets the brief; we are not tied to a page builder.

How long does a website take?

A focused brochure site typically takes four to eight weeks from kickoff to launch, depending on how quickly content and approvals come together. Larger sites with many service or location pages take longer, and we plan the schedule with you up front.

Will we be able to edit the site ourselves?

Yes, if you want to. Content can live in Sanity CMS with an editing interface built for your pages, or we can handle updates under a care plan. Either way you own the code, the hosting account and the domain.

Do you migrate our existing content and rankings?

We capture every URL, title and description on the old site before anything changes, then rebuild or redirect each one. Rankings you earned move with you, and Search Console confirms it after launch.

How much does a website cost?

It depends on the number of page types, content needs and integrations. We scope it in writing after discovery so the price is tied to what is actually being built, with no surprise add-ons.

Often paired with

  • Be found, cited and recommended in Google, AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity. SEO, GEO and AEO from a Sauk Rapids, Minnesota agency. Free audit.

    Learn more about AI Search Optimization: SEO, GEO & AEO
  • Inherited a website that is slow, broken or neglected? We diagnose, fix and maintain sites you did not build: performance, security, forms, hosting and SEO.

    Learn more about Website Care & Rescue
  • GA4, Tag Manager, call tracking and attribution set up correctly, then one monthly report that shows which marketing produced leads. Know what works.

    Learn more about Analytics, Tracking & Reporting

Planning a new website?

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