Almost every business owner I talk to has been told they need a "new website." Most of them don't. Or, more accurately: most of them need a working website, and the cost of getting one has been wildly inflated by an industry that benefits from confusing you.
The honest test
Before you spend a dollar on a website, answer these three questions out loud:
- What's the single thing somebody should do after looking at my site for 90 seconds?
- What does my customer love about me that they can't get from my competition?
- How many calls or quote requests would I have to get from this site, per month, to make it pay back what it cost?
If you can answer those three questions in plain English, Foundation is probably the right fit. One page, written like a human, mobile-fast, contact form that actually arrives in your inbox.
When you actually need more
There are real situations where Foundation isn't enough:
- You offer five or more distinct services that each need their own page for SEO
- You're competing for local searches against well-funded competitors
- You have something complex to explain that needs more than one screen
- You're at a revenue scale where ten more leads a month would justify the investment
If any of those are true, Growth probably makes sense. Custom scope, custom price, year-one results guarantee. If none of them are true, please don't let an agency talk you into $15K. You'll resent both of you in six months.
We'd rather earn your trust than your credit card number.
That's the whole philosophy. If you want to talk about which tier makes sense for your business, the project builder takes about three minutes and gives you an honest answer.