Websites
for Small Businesses
We build custom WordPress websites for American small businesses.
Your Website is Your Home Base
Whether your current website is outdated, hard to use, or doesn’t exist yet, we’ll help you create a website you’re proud to share.
We build custom WordPress websites that clearly explain what you do, make it easy for customers to take the next step, and give your future SEO and marketing a strong place to start.
Your website works around the clock to introduce your business, explain your services, answer questions, and help potential customers decide whether to contact you. Think of it as your 24-7 salesperson.
It should look like your brand, load quickly, work well on phones, and guide visitors toward the information they need. Unlike social media accounts and third-party listings, your website is something you fully own and control.
Starting from Scratch or Need a Redesign?
We build new websites for small businesses and redesign existing sites that no longer represent the quality of the business behind them. You may need help if:
- Your website looks outdated
- It is difficult to update or navigate
- It does not work well on phones
- Your services or business have changed
- Customers cannot quickly understand what you do
- You are relying on social media instead of a website
- You do not have a website yet
What Goes Into Your Website
Domain & Hosting Setup
Your domain, hosting, website, and recurring accounts stay in your name and under your control. We can help register or transfer your domain, set up hosting & SSL, and make sure everything points to the right place.
Strategy & Structure
Before we design anything, we learn about your business, customers, services, goals, and competition. Then we plan the pages, navigation, content, and calls to action your website needs.
Writing & Design
You know your business, but you do not have to know how to turn everything in your head into a website. We help organize, write, and edit your content, choose the right imagery, and create a custom design that fits your business.
WordPress Development
We build exclusively in WordPress using the Salient theme. This gives us the flexibility to create a custom website that can grow and change with your business without locking you into a proprietary website platform.
Mobile-Friendly Development
Your website will be built and tested for phones, tablets, and computers. Visitors should be able to read your content, browse your services, and contact you without fighting the site.
Launch & Training
Before launch, we test your pages, links, forms, mobile layouts, and basic technical setup. We handle the publishing process, make final adjustments, and show you what you need to know about your new site.
Updates & Support
You will have someone to contact when you need a change, have a question, or run into a problem. Future updates are handled hourly, so you only pay for the work you need.
Monthly Maintenance
A $40 monthly maintenance plan is required for new websites. This covers routine WordPress, theme, and plugin updates, backups, basic security, and continued access to website support.
Built for Launch & Ready to Grow
A new website gives your business a strong home online, but a website alone does not guarantee traffic or leads.
Basic on-page SEO is included based on your project scope and budget. After launch, we can continue improving your website through technical SEO, new content, local SEO, Google Business Profile work, and other marketing services.
We can prioritize the work based on your goals and budget instead of trying to do everything at once.
Your Website Belongs to YOU
Unlike most website companies who often take ownership of your site on their own hosting, at Truman Web, your domain, hosting, website files, content, and recurring accounts remain under your ownership. Charges for hosting, domains, and other software are connected to your account, so you maintain control.
You will not lose your website if you stop working with us, and you will not be trapped on a platform that only we can access.
What Sets Truman Web Apart
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20+ years of experience
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Transparent & flexible billing structure
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Creative + technical help in one place
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Built so you always own your website
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Majority of work completed by owner
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Trusted American specialists when needed
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We love long-term partnerships!
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FAQs
How does the website process work?
We start with a short 15-30 minute discovery call. I’ll ask you a couple of questions about your business and tell you more about how I work. If we’re a good match, we’ll move on to the next phase where we’ll spend a chunk of time gathering information, photos, content, etc. and get a good strategy to move forward.
Once we’re in the design phase, most websites can be completed within 2-3 weeks, depending on the efficiency of our communication. You can have as many revisions as you need. Once we QA the site, we launch!
How much does a website cost?
Design & Strategy: After our discovery call, we’ll give you a ballpark estimate based on your needs. In general, our websites start at around $2,000.
Hosting: We create an account for you with a reputable host with your billing information so you can be sure that you always own your website. The cost of a basic hosting plan, a domain name, an SSL certificate (required), a website backup plan, and basic security is around $250/year. Again, that is paid directly to the website host.
Maintenance: Our required monthly maintenance is $40/month.
Why do you only use WordPress?
With 20 years of working with websites under our belt, we believe WordPress is the absolute best content management system to work with. There’s a reason that about 2/3 of all the websites in the world are created with WordPress!
At this time, we do not work on Squarespace, Wix, or any other content management system besides WordPress, but we’d be happy to redesign your current site in a WordPress environment.
Do I have to have monthly website maintenance?
That’s where we come in. Every day, our systems make sure your site is up to date. If it’s not up to date, it can either break the site or cause a vulnerability that hackers love to take advantage of. We require at least the most basic maintenance plan once we build your site.
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Types of Businesses
We Commonly Work With
Home Service Businesses
We work with contractors, tree companies, landscapers, and other home service businesses that need a steady flow of local customers. We make it easy for people to understand what you do, where you work, and how to request a quote.
Professional B2B & B2C Services
We help professional service providers who work with other businesses, individual consumers, or both. Your website will clearly explain what you offer, show your expertise, and give potential clients a reason to trust you.
Healthcare & Wellness
We help medical research companies, therapists, wellness providers, and other care-based businesses explain their services clearly and help patients feel comfortable taking the next step.
Retail & Hospitality
Nonprofits & Community Organizations
Education & Family Services
Custom
Websites
Custom websites built around your business goals.
Search Engine Optimization
Rise in the ranks on Google, search engines, and AI.
Marketing & Promotions
Practical print and digital marketing for active clients.