A website that gets Chicago customers to call you.
Custom sites for local businesses, live in 3–4 weeks.
13+ years building production software. Senior fintech engineer.
Who it’s for
Your site looks fine. Your phone isn’t ringing.
- Customers search for what you do and find the shop down the street instead.
- Your site is slow, or falls apart on a phone.
- You can't change a price or a phone number without calling someone.
What we build for you.
Custom websites
A new site for a business that runs on word of mouth, Facebook, or a DIY template. Clear pages, your phone number one tap away, and built so a neighbor searching for what you do can find you and call.
Redesigns
Your site is live but it isn't getting calls. We keep what works, rewrite what's confusing, and rebuild it to load fast on a phone.
Online stores
Sell products or take bookings online. Set up so you can add items and take payments without calling a developer.
You didn’t open a shop to do paperwork at 9pm.
We set up simple automations that answer, follow up, and keep track, so you’re not doing it at 9pm. Built by an engineer who builds systems that have to work every time.
Before
You miss a call during a job and forget to call back.
After
They get a text within a minute, and you get a summary.
Before
Contact form leads sit in your inbox for days.
After
Every lead lands in one list with a reply already drafted.
Before
You chase customers about appointments and payments.
After
Reminders and follow-ups go out on their own.
Three steps. No black box.
Live in 3–4 weeks.
Week 1
1. Call
Thirty minutes on the phone.
What you sell, who should find you, and what a good month looks like.
Weeks 1–3
2. Build
You see the real thing.
You look at the actual site while it's being built, so changes are easy and cheap.
Weeks 3–4
3. Launch
Live, and yours to edit.
We put it online, connect your contact form, and show you how to make the next edit.
Built, live, and in use.
Real sites for real Chicago organizations. Open any of them.
Progressive Chicago
- What we built
- Full church site for Progressive Baptist Church. Sundays, pastor, ministries, events, kids.
- What it does
- Service times, the pastor, ministries, events, and kids programs each have a clear place on the site.
Black Boy Lit
- What we built
- Campaign site for the Black Boy Literacy Campaign. Register, mentors, donate, mission.
- What it does
- Families can register, mentors can sign up, and supporters can donate, all from one site.
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What’s included
- Custom design and build, no templates
- Works on phones first
- Contact form that goes straight to your inbox
- Your address, hours, and phone set up for local search
- Launch, hosting setup, and a walkthrough of how to edit
Busywork audit
$1,500
Flat fee for the audit and a written plan. The build is quoted from the plan.
- A look at where your week actually goes
- The 1–2 tasks costing you the most time
- A written plan with a fixed build quote
Questions we hear first.
What does it cost?
$4,000 flat for a standard site, shown in the pricing section above and quoted before any work starts. If your project is bigger, like a store, we price it on the first call so there are no surprises.
How long does it take?
Most sites are live 3–4 weeks after our first call. The main thing that slows a launch is waiting on photos and answers, so we keep that list short.
Do I have to write the copy?
No. On the call we ask about your business, then write the first draft of the words from your answers. You read it, fix anything that sounds off, and approve it.
Who owns the site after launch?
You do. The domain is registered in your name, and you get the files and logins at launch. Nothing locks you in to us.
What if I already have a site?
That's a redesign. We look at what you have, keep what's working, and replace what isn't. We also carry over your existing page addresses where we can, so you don't lose the search traffic you already get.
You talk to the person who writes the code.
Beverly Web Design is one senior engineer with 13+ years of building production software, and a senior fintech engineer by trade. That is work where the site has to stay up and the numbers have to be right. Your website gets the same habits.
No account managers, no hand-offs. If you want a template and a long chain of people, wrong shop.
Tell us what you need built.
A site, a redesign, or a store. We’ll tell you straight if we’re the right people for it.