A brick-lined small-town main street with shops, awnings and street trees

Websites for local businesses

Beautiful websites for brighter businesses.

Phone-friendly websites for local businesses, ready in hours, not weeks. After launch, updating yours is as easy as sending a message.

In most cases, where a current website exists.

Fast, really

A first draft of your new site, within the hour.

Add your details, or let us look you up. When you're ready, your deposit starts your first draft.

riverbendbooks.com
Redesigned Riverbend Books website: hero with featured books and bookmark-style event cards
9:41
Redesigned Maple & Oak cafe site on a phone: hero and cafe favourites menu

Updates in minutes

Need a change? Send a message.

Describe the change you want. Your site assistant makes it in minutes.

Your site assistantReplies in moments
Can you add our holiday hours?
Done. They're live on your site.
And a photo of the new window display?
Added to your home page.
riverbendbooks.com updatedHoliday hours are live · just now

Give your business a lift.

First draft within the hourDeposit back if you don't love itChanges by message
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How it works

From first hello to live, faster than you'd think.

  1. 12 minutesTell us about your business

    A short form. We reply with a clear price before you pay anything.

  2. 2Within the hourSee your first draft

    Add your details in a few minutes, and we can look up your current site to save you typing. Pay your 50% deposit when you're ready, and your first draft is usually ready within the hour.

  3. 3Same weekPolish it together

    Tell us what to change. Up to five rounds of changes, and small fixes don't count.

  4. 4When you say goGo live, message us for any additional updates or changes

    Your current site stays up the whole time. Nothing changes until you say “I love it.”

47min

To your first draft, once your deposit is in. Typical, not guaranteed.

4

Simple steps from first hello to a site you love.

100%

Of your deposit back if you don't love it before launch.

0

Long contracts. Care plans are month to month.

Before & after

Same business.
A brand-new first impression.

Sample rewrites · Demo businesses

lucyscafe.example

Updates in minutes

Say what you want.
Watch it change.

No editing tools to learn. Tell us what you want to change or update. Tap a message to try it.

Your site assistantReplies in moments

Tap to send

lucyscafe.com
Closed Thursday for Thanksgiving. Back Friday at 7am.
Lucy's Café: Your favourite morning ritual. A latte and croissant on a marble table in warm morning light.
Hours
Mon to Fri
7am to 5pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Plain language, nothing to learn Chat or email, plus text* Usually done in minutes

No risk

You only pay for a website you love. Until then, your current site stays right where it is.

Deposit back

Don't like the new design before launch? You get your full deposit back.

Old site stays up

Customers see nothing new until you approve it. No downtime.

No long contracts

Care plans are month to month. Cancel anytime.

Safe payments

Payments run through Stripe. We never see your card number.

Simple pricing

One price to rebuild.
A little to keep it fresh.

You see a clear quote before you pay anything.

Step one · One time

Your website redesign

A beautiful, phone-first rebuild of your site, launched on your own web address.

Starting at$249
50% for your first draft50% at launch
Get my free quote

Every redesign includes

  • A design written and laid out for phones first
  • Your services, hours and contact details added for you
  • Up to 5 full rounds of revisions before launch
  • Launch on your own web address, which stays yours
  • Your full deposit back if you don't love it before launch

Step two · Monthly care after launch

Keeps your site online. Cancel anytime.

Corner Shop

$9.99/ month

3 small updates a month

By chat or email. For the occasional change.

Most popular

Storefront

$19.99/ month

10 small updates a month

By chat, email or text*. For a busy business.

Main Street

$29.99/ month

Unlimited small updates

By chat, email or text*. Change as often as you like.

Want your site kept online with no changes?

Host-only is $6.99 a month.

Small updates cover hours, prices, photos, specials and short text. New pages are quoted separately.

Prices in USD. *Text updates are available on the Storefront care plan or higher.

Questions

Good questions. Honest answers.

Something else? Write to hello@mainstreetspruce.com and we'll get back to you.

Getting started

I'm not good with computers. Is that a problem?

Not at all. Many of our customers aren't. If you can send a message, you can work with us. After a quick verification step at the start, you describe what you want and we take care of the design, keeping your site online, and the updates.

Will I need to sign in or verify anything?

Yes, briefly. Before we build, you add your details in your portal and confirm the business and website are yours. To launch on your own web address, you may need to sign in once to where your domain is registered, and we'll walk you through it. After that, you don't need to edit anything yourself.

How fast is it?

Fast. Once your details are in and you've paid your deposit, your first draft is usually ready within the hour. Have a current website or Google listing? We can look you up first, so there's less to type. Starting from scratch? A few easy questions cover it. Polishing it and launching depends on your site and how quickly you review. Any timeline we give is an estimate, not a guarantee.

How many changes can I ask for before launch?

Up to five full rounds of revisions. Send each round as one list and we'll make all of those changes together. Fixing anything we got wrong never counts as a round. New pages or features are quoted separately, and after launch, small updates are covered by your care plan.

Will a new website get me more customers?

We can't promise that, and nobody honest can guarantee leads, rankings or traffic. What we do promise: a modern site that shows your services, hours and contact details clearly on a phone, plus an easy way to keep it current.

Is my business a good fit?

We're best for local and service-area businesses that need a clear, good-looking site they can keep current. We're not the right choice for franchises and chains, big online stores, custom web apps, or anyone shopping for guaranteed leads. We work remotely, so where you're located is rarely a problem.

Price and payment

What does “starting at $249” mean?

No redesign costs less than $249. Bigger or more complex sites cost more, based on the job. The rebuild matches roughly the size of your current site, and extra pages or features are quoted separately. You always get a clear quote before you pay anything.

How does payment work?

First you add your details, and we can look you up to save you typing. When you're ready to see your first draft, you pay a 50% deposit and we start building. The balance is due after you approve, before your new site goes live. You pay both in your portal, and payments run securely through Stripe. If you don't love the redesign and reject it before launch, your deposit comes back.

Do I have to pay monthly?

To keep your site online with us, yes. The redesign fee pays for building your site, not for keeping it online forever. Keeping it online is included with any care plan (from $9.99 a month), or with Host-only ($6.99 a month), which keeps it online without changes. Want to move your site somewhere else? Ask us for a copy of your site files.

Updates and care plans

What counts as a small update?

Changes to details on pages you already have: hours, specials, prices, photos, staff and short text. New pages and bigger redesigns are quoted separately. Unused updates don't roll over to the next month.

How do I send an update?

By chat or email on every care plan, and by text on the Storefront care plan or higher. Describe the change in everyday words, like “add our holiday hours” or “swap the top photo.” Each request becomes one ticket, so nothing gets lost.

When does an update count against my plan?

Only when you're happy with it. When you send a request, we set aside one update from your plan, make the change, and ask if it looks right. It's used once you confirm, or automatically if we don't hear back within 72 hours (we'll nudge you at about 24). Until then, we keep revising the same ticket at no extra cost. Questions we ask before the first change don't count, and if you cancel the request before we make it, nothing is used.

What if something needs fixing after I confirm?

Tell us within 7 days and we'll fix it on the same ticket at no extra cost. After that, send it as a new request. And if we got something wrong, we fix it on us, without using another update.

Ownership and cancelling

Do I own my website?

Yes. You own the custom work we build for your business, and your web address stays yours. While you're on a care plan, on Host-only, or in the grace period after cancelling, you can ask for an export of your site files at no charge.

What happens if I cancel care, or a payment fails?

Care ends at the close of your billing period, and updates stop then. Your site stays live for 30 days with no edits. In that window you can renew, switch to Host-only, or take your files elsewhere. A failed payment is treated the same way while you sort out billing. If nothing changes after the 30 days, we may take the site offline and keep an archive for 90 days in case you come back. Your web address stays yours, though you may need to update its settings.

What is Host-only?

Host-only keeps your site online with us for $6.99 a month. It doesn't include chat, texting or edits. Need changes again? Move back to a care plan anytime.

If I cancel care later, is the redesign refunded?

No. Cancelling care doesn't refund the redesign fee for a finished, launched site. The deposit refund applies only if you reject the redesign before launch.

Let's talk

Ready for a website you're proud of?

Tell us a little about your business. We'll reply with a clear price and next steps. Asking is free.

  1. We reply with a clear quote and a link to add your details.
  2. When you're ready, your deposit starts your first draft, usually ready within the hour.
  3. You approve the new site before it goes live.

Talk soon!

Takes about a minute

A few quick fields. We'll reply with a clear price and next steps.

No payment needed. We never share your details.