Web Design Web Design 5 min read March 22, 2025

What a $900 Website for a Trades Business Actually Includes

A plain breakdown of what's in a $900 custom-coded website — and what it delivers for a home service business.

When you hear "$900 website," you might wonder: what does that actually get me? Here's the complete picture.

What's included

A custom-coded website — not a template — written in clean HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Mobile-first design, meaning the phone layout is the primary layout, not an afterthought. Contact form connected to Netlify so every submission goes directly to your inbox. SEO-ready structure: page titles, meta descriptions, alt text, and local service area markup. Live in 1–2 weeks from your kickoff call.

What you own

Everything. The code is yours. The domain ($20/year from a registrar you control) is yours. The Netlify hosting account is yours. If you ever move on from BrandsBuilders, you take the entire site with you. There is no lock-in.

What the ongoing cost is

Your domain: approximately $20 per year. Netlify hosting: free tier for a site of this type. That's it. $20/year. No monthly platform fee, no subscription, no maintenance contract required.

What you don't get

An e-commerce store, a booking system with calendar integration, or a blog CMS. Those are separate scopes. The $900 site is a focused conversion tool: your services, your trust signals, your contact method, and your Google search presence. For most service businesses, that's everything needed to go from "no website" to "generating leads."

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