What we do
Pick a piece, or the whole project.
Most builds combine design, development, and content in one fixed price. You can also pick any piece à la carte, and add more whenever you're ready.
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Web Design
Web design at Zealous Sites means a custom interface built around your customers and what you need them to do, not a template. We're a Columbus, Ohio studio; you see wireframes, then a full design, and nothing gets built until you've signed off on both.
Design rarely ships alone: every build pairs it with development and content. Builds start at $2,400 flat, and the average launch is about three weeks. If you run a small local business, start with the small business websites page.
What's included in web design?
- Brand-driven UI and visual systems
- Wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes
- Mobile-first, responsive layouts
- Conversion-focused page structure
- Accessibility (WCAG) baked in
- QA and cross-device testing
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Builds from
$2,400 flat
design, build, and your content placed
Timeline
~3 weeks
average, kickoff to launch
Track record
120+
sites launched
Free. No prep needed.
How a design project runs
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Scope and quote
A free 30-minute consult, then a fixed price you approve before we start.
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Design and review
Wireframes first, then high-fidelity prototypes you sign off on.
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Build and launch
The average build goes live about three weeks from kickoff.
Web design questions
How much does web design cost?
Design is priced as part of your build, together with development and content. Launch sites are $2,400 flat, custom projects start at $6,500, and larger platform work starts at $15,000. Every project gets a fixed price you approve before work begins. For the long version of what drives the number, read how much a small business website costs.
How long does a website take?
The average site launches about three weeks from kickoff. Larger custom builds take longer, and we set the timeline with your quote.
Do you design from templates?
No. Every layout starts with your audience and your goals. You review wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes before we build anything.
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Development
Development at Zealous Sites is fast, secure, standards-based building in WordPress, headless, or custom code. You get clean code your team can actually maintain, with no lock-in to us or to a proprietary stack.
Every build includes development alongside design and content. Custom builds start at $6,500. Platform work starts at $15,000.
What's included in development?
- WordPress and custom theme development
- E-commerce (WooCommerce, Shopify)
- Performance and Core Web Vitals tuning
- Integrations and automation
- Security hardening and QA testing
- Gravity Forms and premium theme licenses included
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Custom builds
from $6,500
fixed quote before we start
Platform work
from $15,000
larger platform builds
Always included
Core Web Vitals tuning, security hardening, QA
Free. No prep needed.
~30x
Online revenue growth
Mike's, since their 2015 rebuild.
~75%
Sales lift, first 10 days
Nutman, year over year after relaunch.
Development questions
What platforms do you build on?
Most builds run on WordPress, including WooCommerce stores, and we build on Shopify where it fits. Headless and fully custom builds are available when a project calls for them.
Will we be locked into your stack?
No. We build on standard, widely supported tools, and any competent developer can maintain the site after us. Fixed prices and no lock-in on every engagement.
How much does web development cost?
Launch builds are $2,400 flat, custom development starts at $6,500, and platform projects start at $15,000. The full breakdown is on the pricing page.
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Content
Content at Zealous Sites covers the words and assets that make a site work: SEO copywriting, page population, photography sourcing, and metadata. We write and optimize so launch day isn't full of placeholder text.
Content ships with every build, scoped to your project, on top of the on-page SEO all projects include.
What's included in content?
- SEO copywriting and messaging
- Page population and migration
- Photography and media sourcing
- On-page SEO and metadata
- SEO audit on every build
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Pricing
Fixed quote, scoped with your build
Proof
53x
page-view growth, Case Goods, 2016 to 2022
Always included
On-page SEO and metadata, no extra cost
Free. No prep needed.
How content comes together
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Write
SEO copywriting and messaging, drafted for your business and reviewed by you.
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Populate
We build out every page and migrate your existing content.
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Optimize
On-page SEO, metadata, and an SEO audit before launch.
Content questions
Do you write the website copy?
Yes. We handle SEO copywriting and messaging, populate every page, and source photography and media. You review and approve the work before launch.
Is SEO included or extra?
On-page SEO, metadata, and an SEO audit are standard on every build at no extra cost. Content work builds on that with keyword-driven copy for each page.
What if we already have content?
We migrate it. Page population and migration are part of the service, and we tidy structure and metadata as everything moves over.
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Support & Care
Support and care at Zealous Sites is everything after launch: managed hosting, monitoring, backups, and updates that keep your site fast and secure. The full breakdown, plan by plan, is on the website maintenance page.
Care plans start at $300 per month. Managed hosting is a flat $250 per year.
What's included in support and care?
- Managed hosting and uptime monitoring
- Security hardening and daily off-site backups
- Plugin and platform updates
- Priority support and small edits
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Care plans
from $300/mo
updates, monitoring, priority support
Hosting
$250/yr
managed WordPress, one yearly bill
Response
1 business day
reply time, Mon through Fri
Free. No prep needed.
95%+
Referral business
Clients stay, then send their friends.
15+
Years in business
Same studio, same standards.
Support and care questions
How much does website maintenance cost?
Care plans start at $300 per month and cover monitoring, updates, backups, and small edits. Managed hosting is a separate flat $250 per year.
What's the difference between hosting and a care plan?
Hosting keeps the site online: managed WordPress infrastructure, SSL, caching, and daily off-site backups for $250 per year. A care plan adds the human layer: updates, security hardening, monitoring, and priority support for small edits.
How fast do you respond?
We reply within one business day, Monday through Friday, and care plan requests get priority handling.
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Standard on every build, at no extra cost.
- Responsive / mobile styling
- Plugin install & configuration
- QA & testing
- Performance optimization
- Security hardening
- SEO audit & on-page
- Gravity Forms license
- Premium theme license
Hosting
Need somewhere to host it?
Keep your site fast, secure, and online. Host it with us for a flat yearly rate, or get it free as part of a Zealous Growth plan.
Zealous Sites Hosting
$250 / year
Fast, managed WordPress hosting on our infrastructure. Set it and forget it. We keep the lights on.
- Managed WordPress hosting, tuned for speed
- Free SSL & CDN-backed caching
- Daily off-site backups
- Uptime & security monitoring
- One simple yearly bill
Want us actively maintaining the site too? See the Care plans above.
ZealousGrowth.
Free with any plan
Already growing with Zealous Growth? Hosting is built into every plan, so there is nothing extra to pay. Your site just lives there.
- Hosting included, free on every plan
- Local SEO that turns searches into booked jobs
- Your site maintained & updated for you
- A growth partner behind your hosting
Plans from $2,000/mo
Have a project in mind?
Tell us what you're building. You'll get a fixed price to approve before anything starts.