Frontstep Websites

Websites for local businesses

We build your website, keep it online and make your changes when you email us. No design or computer skills needed.

$49 for the first month, then $99 a month.

Ask for a previewSee example websites

See your website before you pay. Or write to sam@frontstepwebsites.com.

The home page of an example restaurant website, with a photo of a pressed sandwich, the restaurant name and buttons for the menu and directions.
Restaurant website example

Need a change? Email us.

New hours, a new price or a photo of your latest job: write to us in your own words. We confirm we got it and make your changes one request at a time.

From Owner of Greenline Yard & Garden

Subject New prices for spring

Hi! Please change hedge trimming to start at $85 and add storm cleanup to the services page. Thanks!

Sample email

The services page of the example landscaping website, listing hedge and shrub trimming from $85 and storm cleanup.
The services page on the example Greenline website.

Your photos, logo and other materials

Send us your photos, logo and other materials by email. Tell us what you'd like changed, and we can use AI to help edit them for your website, for example cropping or brightening a photo, cleaning up a busy background or resizing your logo to fit the page. Look over the results and tell us what to adjust.

Image edits count as part of your normal changes. Please send only material you own or have permission to use. Results depend on the original image, so we can't promise an exact look.

Example websites

Open one and click around, just like your customers would.

How it works

  1. Ask for a preview

    Email us your business name, your town and what you do. Add your current website or social media page if you have one.

  2. Look it over

    We build a preview of your website. It stays marked as a preview until you sign up, so you can look before you pay.

  3. Sign up and pay online

    You pay by card through Stripe, a well-known payment company. You see the $49 first month and the $99 monthly price before you pay.

  4. Pick your website address

    That's the name people type to find you, like yourbusiness.com. We register one for you, or use one you already own with your permission.

  5. Email your changes

    Whenever something changes, email us. Fixing our own mistakes never counts as one of your changes.

Pricing

One simple plan. $49 for your first month, then $99 a month.

First month

$49

Ask for as many changes as you like. We make them one at a time until your website is right.

Every month after

$99 a month

Your website stays online and up to date, with two rounds of changes each month. Unused changes don't carry over to the next month.

The price goes up from $49 to $99 a month automatically from your second month, until you cancel. We show this before you pay. Taxes, where they apply, are shown separately and are not included in these prices.

What's included

  • A website of up to five pages with your words, photos, services, hours and contact details.
  • We keep it online, secure and up to date, so you don't have to deal with the technical side.
  • One standard website address, if one is available. We cover up to $20 a year to register and renew it. Premium addresses are not included.
  • A round of changes is one email with a set of updates to the text, photos, hours or services on your existing pages.

Not included

Online stores, booking or ordering systems, custom apps, connecting other software, and big redesigns. We can quote these separately. We never charge for extras automatically.

Stopping

Cancel any time from the billing link we email you. Your website stays up until the end of the month you paid for. We don't give refunds for part of a month. If we can't deliver the website we agreed on, we refund your first payment. Your rights under consumer law are not affected. The full rules are in our Terms.

Ask for a preview

You sign up after you have seen your preview. There is no sign-up button on this page.

Help customers find and contact you

When someone nearby searches for what you do, your website gives them what they need to choose you and get in touch.

Search results depend on many things beyond your website, so nobody can honestly promise you a top spot on Google. We don't.

  • Quick to open on a phone, even with a weak signal.
  • Easy to read on a small screen, with a tap-to-call button if you list a phone number.
  • Says clearly what you do and where, in the everyday words your customers search for.
  • Set up so Google can understand it, with a clear title and description on every page.
  • Always current. New hours or a seasonal special? Email us and your website stays accurate.

Your address and your words stay yours

Your website address belongs to you, and so do the words and photos you give us. If you leave, you can take a copy of your website's files with you. Our design templates and tools stay with us.

A brand-new website address can be locked for a while under the rules for registering addresses, which can delay moving it elsewhere. We'll tell you if that applies.

How we use AI

AI tools help us build websites and handle change requests. A person may review anything unusual. We do not promise that data is never stored. Our Privacy Policy lists the companies involved and what they do.

Know another business owner?

Refer a business that signs up and pays for a month, and get $50 off one monthly renewal. Your $99 renewal becomes $49 before tax.

  • One reward for each different business you refer that pays, used on a bill after your first month.
  • One reward per bill. Rewards don't stack. Extra rewards you earn go on later bills.
  • The business you refer still gets its own first month for $49.
  • No rewards for referring yourself, or for referrals that are unpaid, refunded or fraudulent. No cash payouts.

Questions

Do I need to be good with computers?
No. If you can send an email, you can work with us. We take care of the design, the setup and the technical upkeep.
Do I pay to see a preview?
No. You can look at your preview without paying or signing up. It stays marked as a preview and isn't published as a finished website until you subscribe.
What is a website address?
It's the name people type to reach your website, also called a domain, like yourbusiness.com. We register one standard address for you, or connect one you already own with your permission.
What counts as one change?
One email with a set of updates to the text, photos, opening hours or services on your existing pages. We work through requests one at a time, in order.
Can you build an online store, booking system or app?
Not as part of this plan. Those need a separate quote that you agree to first.
Will my website help people find me on Google?
It's built to be easy for Google to read: quick pages, a clear title and description on every page, and plain words about what you do and where you work. Search results depend on many things beyond your website, so we don't promise a particular position.
What happens to my address if I cancel?
It stays yours. We help you move it to your own account with a company that registers addresses. Their rules, such as a lock on newly registered addresses, can affect when it can move. Our Terms explain the details.
Can I take my website with me if I leave?
Yes. We give you the finished website files, including the pictures we're allowed to share, so you can put them up with another company and keep changing them. Our design tools and editable project files aren't included. If any part of your website relies on a service we run for you, such as a contact form, we tell you which parts so you can set them up again elsewhere.
Who handles my payment?
Stripe processes payments. We do not store your card number. Our Privacy Policy lists the companies involved.

Ask for a preview

Email us your business name, your town and what you do. Add a link to your current website or social media page if you have one.

Email a preview request

sam@frontstepwebsites.com

A real person reads this inbox. We don't promise a set reply time.