Frequently asked questions

Website design questions, answered.

Pricing, timelines, ownership, Website Care, and SEO, answered plainly. If something here doesn't cover it, ask us.

What is DesignSnipe?

DesignSnipe is a website studio. Our team designs, writes, and builds custom websites for businesses, from $1,000 to $10,000 one-time. If you'd like us to keep it running after launch, one care plan covers hosting, SEO, and updates for $500/mo. We also sell ready-made website templates in our shop if you'd rather do it yourself.

How much does a website cost?

Custom builds come in four tiers: Launch $1,000 (up to 5 pages), Growth $2,500 (up to 10 pages), Signature $5,000 (up to 20 pages), Flagship $10,000 (unlimited pages). Every tier is a one-time project fee. Not sure which fits? Tell us about your business when you start a project and we'll recommend one. We'll quote a fixed price before any work begins.

How do I pay?

Two options: pay the full price up front, or pay a 50% deposit to start and the remaining 50% when your site is complete. Both are secure card payments through Stripe at designsnipe.com/pay, and you get an emailed receipt.

What's included in a build?

Every tier includes custom design tailored to your business, copywriting done for you, a mobile-friendly and fast-loading site, a contact or quote form that goes to your inbox, and on-page SEO foundations with Google Analytics. Higher tiers add things like booking and CRM integrations, a blog or CMS you can update yourself, local SEO landing pages, custom motion and 3D, e-commerce, and brand identity work. The pricing page has the full breakdown for each tier.

How long does it take?

Typical timelines once we have your content and feedback: Launch: about 2 weeks; Growth: 3–4 weeks; Signature: 4–6 weeks; Flagship: 6–8 weeks. The biggest factor in speed is how quickly we get your photos, logo, and answers to our questions. We'll give you a schedule at kickoff.

How many revisions do I get?

Launch includes 2 rounds of revisions and Growth includes 3. Signature and Flagship include unlimited revisions during the build. A revision round means you send us one consolidated list of changes and we make them.

Who owns the website?

You do. Once the project is paid in full, the site, the design, the copy we wrote for you, and your domain are yours. If you ever want to move it to another host or another developer, we'll hand over the files. You're never locked into staying with us.

Do I have to sign up for a monthly plan?

No. The build is a one-time fee, and Website Care is optional. If you want us to host and look after the site, it's one plan at $500/mo that covers hosting, SEO, and updates. It's month-to-month with no long-term contract, so you can cancel whenever you like and keep your site.

What does Website Care include?

Website Care ($500/mo) is one all-inclusive plan: hosting, SEO, and management are never sold separately. It covers managed hosting on a global CDN with SSL, daily backups, 24/7 uptime monitoring, and security updates; weekly SEO with new optimized pages or posts and local citation building; keyword rank tracking; and content edits and updates whenever you need them.

Can you rank my site #1 on Google?

Nobody can honestly guarantee rankings, and you should be wary of anyone who does. What we can do is build your site on solid technical SEO (fast pages, clean structure, proper metadata and structured data) and, on Website Care, keep publishing optimized content every week. SEO results usually build over months, not weeks, and depend on your market and competition.

I already have a website. Can you redesign or migrate it?

Yes. Most of our projects replace an existing site on Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, GoDaddy, or similar. We'll carry over the content worth keeping, set up redirects from your old page addresses where it matters for SEO, and switch your domain over at launch with as little downtime as possible. Want a quick read on your current site first? Run it through our free website audit.

What's the difference between a template and a custom build?

Templates from our shop are ready-made designs you buy once ($50 for a single page, $100 for multi-page) and you get the full HTML files to edit and host yourself. A custom build is designed from scratch around your business, with copy written for you and launched by our team. If you like a template but don't want to do the work, we can customize and launch it for you, starting at $1,000.

What do you need from me to get started?

A short description of your business and goals, your logo and any brand colors you already use, photos if you have them, and links to a few sites you like. Don't have all of it? That's fine. We'll help fill the gaps, and higher tiers include brand identity work.

Can I update the site myself after launch?

Yes. Signature and Flagship include a blog/CMS you can edit yourself, and we can add one to other tiers. Or let us handle it: Website Care includes content edits whenever you need them, so you just email us what to change.

Do I need a meeting to get my website built?

Not for Launch or Growth. You fill out a detailed project brief (about 20 to 30 minutes) covering your business, goals, brand, photos, and features, then pay and we start. Signature and Flagship include a live consultation, and you can skip it if the brief covers everything.

Is DesignSnipe cheaper than Fiverr or Upwork?

Usually not. A basic Fiverr gig or an hourly Upwork freelancer can cost less up front. What you get here is a fixed price ($1,000 to $10,000), copywriting included, SEO foundations built in, one team accountable start to finish, and a site you fully own. If a quick template swap is all you need, our template shop starts at $50.

Who owns the domain and the website?

You do. You own the domain, the design, the content, and the files. If you ever leave, we hand everything over and help you move.

Can you fix or rebuild a site someone else made, like on Fiverr, Wix, or Squarespace?

Yes. Run it through our free audit first to see what's holding it back. We can rebuild it as a custom site and move your domain with proper redirects so you keep the search traffic you already have.

How does Website Care compare to cheaper maintenance plans?

Maintenance-only plans that cover hosting, backups, and updates often cost less. Website Care ($500/mo) bundles that with weekly SEO work: new optimized pages or posts, local citations, and rank tracking. If you only need hosting and backups, it may be more than you need, and we'll tell you so.

How do I get started?

Click "Start a project" and tell us about your business. We'll reply with questions, a recommended tier, and a fixed quote. Prefer email? Write to info@designsnipe.com.

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