Web design for local business · Central Ohio

A website that works as hard as your shop does.

Clean, fast sites for barbers, cafes, trades and shops around Granville, Newark and Columbus. Hours, prices and a button to book or call, in the first screen.

Email me about your site Straight answers, no sales pitch.
A barber trimming the back of a customer's neck with clippers
Barbers
A barista in a flat cap working an espresso machine
Cafes
Milk being poured into a latte in a paper cup
Coffee shops
Pastries in a bakery display case
Bakeries

Stock photos for illustration. These are not my clients.

  • 5

    common ways a local site loses customers

  • 3

    steps from hello to live

  • 1

    tap to call or book

Right now

Someone just searched for a barber near Granville.

They have about as much patience as it takes to read this sentence. Your site has one job: show them how to book or call before they tap back.

A laptop on a wooden desk showing a sample barber website

Where local sites lose customers

  1. 01

    It is broken on a phone.

    Tiny text, sideways scrolling, buttons too small to tap. The first screen decides it.

  2. 02

    There is no call or book button.

    If someone has to hunt for how to reach you, the next result is one tap away.

  3. 03

    It is slow, or something is broken.

    A page that crawls, a link that goes nowhere, a photo that never loads. It reads as closed.

  4. 04

    Hours and prices are buried.

    The two things people check first should not live in a PDF or a photo of a chalkboard.

  5. 05

    It looks abandoned.

    A site that looks ten years old makes people wonder if the shop is still open.

What a good one does

Everything in its place. Nothing in the way.

  1. A

    One clean site, phone first

    Home, services, hours, prices, location and contact. Designed on a phone screen first, written in plain language, built to load fast.

  2. B

    Buttons that link to what you already use

    Book now goes to your Calendly, OpenTable or Square page. Call and directions are one tap. No new system to learn.

  3. C

    You own it. I can look after it.

    Your domain, your content. An optional monthly care plan covers hosting, fixes, and updates to hours, prices and photos.

How it works

Three steps. No long meetings, no jargon.

  1. 1

    We talk

    A short call or a few emails. You tell me what you do, who your customers are, and what you want them to do on the site.

  2. 2

    I build it

    You get a working draft to open on your own phone. You tell me what to change, and I change it.

  3. 3

    You go live

    We launch on your domain. Add the care plan if you want me to keep looking after it.

Packages

Simple pricing, agreed in writing first.

Simple pricing for local businesses, with no surprise fees.

One-page site

$500 one-time

  • One scrolling page, phone first
  • Hours, prices, location, map link
  • Call button and contact form
  • Live on your domain
Pay $500 Ask about this

Full site + booking

$1,200 one-time

  • Several pages: services, about, contact
  • Book-now button to Calendly, OpenTable or Square
  • Photo gallery and contact form
  • Live on your domain
Pay $1,200 Ask about this

Care plan

$100 per month

  • Hosting and keeping the site online
  • Fixes when something breaks
  • Updates to hours, prices and photos
  • Cancel any month
Start for $100/month Ask about this

Not sure which fits? Email me first and we'll confirm the scope in writing. Payments are handled securely by Stripe.

Sample sites

Three made-up shops, laid out the way I would do it.

I do not have client work to show yet and I will not pretend otherwise. These are invented businesses, not real clients. Open one and click around, or take the guided tour and it points out what each part is for.

SlatBarber, Slat Tequila and Slat Cleaning are invented businesses made for these samples, not real clients. Names, addresses, phone numbers, prices and reviews are made up. Any resemblance to a real business is accidental.

FAQ

Questions people ask.

Who are you?

I am Brant, a solo web designer in central Ohio. When you email, you get me, not a sales team.

Where do you work?

Granville, Newark and Columbus, Ohio, and the towns around them. Happy to meet in person or work over email and phone.

What if I already have a website?

Send me the link. I will tell you what is working, what is not, and whether a rebuild or a few fixes makes more sense.

Can you use my booking tool?

Yes. The Book-now button links to the page you already use, such as Calendly, OpenTable or Square. I do not replace your booking system.

Do I own the site and the domain?

Yes. The domain is registered in your name and the content is yours.

How much does it cost?

One-page sites start at $500. Other packages are quoted in writing before any work begins.

Get in touch

Let's look at your site.

Send your business name, what you do, and your current website if you have one. You will get straight answers.

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Serving Granville, Newark and Columbus, Ohio.