Your first business website

Your first website starts with your next customer.

Give people one place to understand what you offer, see why you're a good fit and get in touch.

Whether you're opening a business or have grown through word of mouth, Joey plans, writes and builds your first website around the next step you want customers to take.

Work directly with Joey. Based in York County, Pennsylvania; working with businesses locally and across the U.S.

When people hear about you

Give them somewhere useful to go next.

A recommendation, a social profile or an email can introduce your business. Your website gives people somewhere to find the details and ask about working with you.

Put your services, who you help and how to contact you in one place. Choose a clear next step, such as calling you or sending an inquiry.

Illustrative path to an inquiry
  • A recommendation

  • Your social profile

  • Your email signature

Your
website

Call or send
an inquiry

What you need to get started

Bring your business knowledge. We'll shape the pages.

You don't need finished website copy or a complete set of brand materials to start the conversation.

You bring the facts.

What you offer, who you serve, where you work and what happens when someone gets in touch. Share accurate contact details, any account access needed, and photos, reviews or credentials you're allowed to use. You'll check the facts and approve the work.

Joey plans and writes.

Together, agree which pages and customer action belong in the project. Joey turns your facts and available material into copy for your approval, then designs and builds those pages.

A delivered example

See a clear next step in practice.

Ascension Roofing, Colorado Client website rebuild

Homeowners can read about a roofing service, inspect completed work and request an estimate with their selected service carried into the form.

Shown with permission.

Explore the Ascension project
Ascension Roofing’s homepage, roof-replacement service and Roof Record, with a mobile homepage view.

Before the build

Settle the essentials before you commit.

Your pages, price and approvals.

The proposal sets out the agreed pages and functionality, the full price for that work, the schedule, approval points and ongoing costs. You review one complete design direction on desktop and mobile, with feedback shaping the build before launch.

Your web address and accounts.

Joey guides domain and account setup in your name. If you already use business email, the plan addresses keeping it working during setup. Access, recovery, continuing costs, payers and renewals are explained before you commit.

A checked route to contact you.

The agreed pages are checked on desktop and mobile. Contact forms and notification emails are tested through to the agreed inbox.

Search foundations include page titles, descriptions, a sitemap, indexing checks and Google Search Console setup.

Website activity tracking includes one agreed action, such as a phone-link click or form submission.

Included in the project price

Start learning from your first month online.

Standard marketing-website projects include a review around 30 days after launch: a one-page assessment, up to three recommended next steps and a discussion of up to 30 minutes.

A first website establishes its baseline. We look at available website activity alongside inquiries or sales you can confirm. Clicks and submissions aren't the same as confirmed customers, and consent choices or blocking can leave counts incomplete. If there isn't enough evidence to draw a conclusion, we'll say so.

Further work outside your project's agreed scope is quoted separately.

Your website after launch

Keep control of what you've built.

Once the agreement is fulfilled, receive your site files or a portable export, account access and handoff instructions. Your domain, business data and measurement accounts remain yours. Third-party licenses still apply.

If delivered work doesn't meet the agreement, report it within 30 calendar days after accepted launch. Corrections may finish later. New pages, features or content changes are quoted separately.

Optional Website Care

$250/month

Plus applicable tax.

For supported Codorus-built marketing websites: hosting, regular checks, a monthly report and one hour of supplied content updates. Routine maintenance and covered defects do not use that hour.

Care is month-to-month, with 30 days' written cancellation notice. You can choose another provider; no ongoing Codorus agreement is required. Work outside your Care agreement is quoted separately.

See Website Care and its terms

Planning your first website

A few questions before we begin.

Can I start without a logo, professional photos or reviews?

Yes. A clear business-name treatment and supplied or licensed imagery can support the site. We use accurate information and any permitted examples you have. Brand identity, motion graphics and commissioned photography need their own agreed scope; they aren't prerequisites for the conversation.

What will I pay for after launch?

Domain registration, hosting and any agreed third-party services. The proposal identifies the costs, who pays them and when they renew. Choose optional Website Care or arrange upkeep elsewhere.

Can the website be ready for my opening date?

Share the date before the proposal. Pages, integrations, available material, account setup and your approvals shape the schedule. We agree the schedule after reviewing those dependencies.

Will people find me as soon as the site launches?

Launch gives you an address to share through referrals, profiles and other marketing. Search setup helps search engines understand the site; it doesn't guarantee when or where it will appear. Ongoing SEO campaigns and further content need their own scope. Rankings, inquiries and revenue aren't guaranteed.

Your next step

Tell Joey about the business behind your first website.

Tell Joey what you offer, who you want to reach and how you'd like customers to contact you. Share any opening date or budget constraints. You don't need a website address or a finished brief to begin.

Let's talk