PandaCodeGen / Small business website design

Small business website design. Built with the founders.

Website design for small businesses that want a site they can edit, at a price agreed before work starts. Choose WordPress or a custom Next.js site with a Sanity editor. Custom builds start at $1,500; WordPress is quoted to scope. You work directly with Hassan and Imran.

See a completed project Common questions

From the work archive

Client website / Ladies 4 Jesus / Moved from WordPress

01 / See the work

Websites for real businesses.

Two client sites we built, each around the way the business actually works.

Project / Ladies 4 Jesus

A community publishing site moved from WordPress to a custom website, with a Sanity editor the owner uses for devotionals and stories.

Explore Ladies 4 Jesus ↗

Independent client.

Emblematic Studio product catalogue website

Project / Emblematic Studio

A product catalogue website where customers browse and request quotes instead of checking out.

Explore Emblematic Studio ↗

Independent client.

02 / Review your site

What does your website need to do?

Most small business websites have a few jobs: explain what you do, show proof and make it easy to call, book or enquire. We plan those first, then the pages.

01 / Review

Pages

Home, services, about, contact and any page people need before they buy. We agree the list and who writes the words.

02 / Review

Enquiries

Forms, calls, bookings or quote requests, tested from the website to your inbox before launch.

03 / Review

Editing

The text, images and business details you will change yourself, shown in a live walkthrough at handover.

04 / Review

Running costs

Hosting, domain and any paid tools listed before you sign, so you know the monthly bill.

What the proposal resolves

What a small business website includes.

The written quote lists the pages, features and handover for your site. These are the published starting points for custom builds.

Starter, from $1,500

Up to 7 pages, with a content editor for your words, images and business details. Set up, documented, and we train you on it.

Growth, from $3,500

8 to 20 pages, a content model built around your own collections, full migration with redirect map.

Scale, from $5,000

More than 20 pages, a large catalogue, subscriptions or custom commerce logic, or more than one language. A small store is not automatically this tier: a simple catalogue of a few products starts at Starter.

WordPress

WordPress builds are quoted to their own scope, with the theme, plugins, hosting and who handles updates named in the quote.

Support after launch

Starter: 15 calendar days from launch; upgrades: 30. Bugs in delivered work stay covered afterward; new features quoted separately.

03 / Make the right call

Choose the build that fits.

We recommend the scope that addresses the evidence from your site and team, then put the work and boundaries in writing.

Path 1 / WordPress

A familiar way to publish

Choose WordPress when its themes, plugins and editor fit the site you need and the upkeep you can manage.

Path 2 / Custom build

A site built around your business

A Next.js website with a Sanity editor, from $1,500. We explain the difference and the running costs before you choose.

04 / From call to handover

Build, test
and hand over.

Each stage creates something you can review. Your proposal names the deliverables and the point where you accept them.

Talk to the founders

Tell Hassan or Imran about the business, the pages you need and what you want to edit. You do not need a technical brief.

Agree the site and price

Confirm pages, content, editing, forms and running costs in a written quote. The price is fixed once the scope is agreed.

Review a private preview

See the pages on a private link, try the editing tasks and give feedback before launch.

Launch with a walkthrough

Check the agreed pages and forms, then get access, written instructions and a live demo of your editing tasks.

05 / Published starting point

From $1,500

Starting point, not an instant quote.

Small business website cost.

Custom website builds start at $1,500 (Starter), $3,500 (Growth) and $5,000 (Scale). WordPress builds are quoted to scope. The accepted written proposal sets the final price and dates before work starts.

See pricing ↗

Included work

Pages, design, content responsibilities and forms listed in the quote.

Your accounts

Domain in your name; hosting arranged as agreed.

Your confidence

Written instructions and a live demo of the editing tasks agreed for your site.

After launch

What the stack costs to run.

The build is a one-off. These are the bills that continue, so add them up before you compare quotes.

Hosting

Vercel Pro, $20 a month

Content editor

Sanity Free, $0 a month for most small teams

Database and logins, only if you need them

Supabase Pro, from $25 a month

Domain

Paid yearly to your registrar, in your name

Published prices as of October 2026. On our maintenance or SEO package, hosting is included if you want it.

Every monthly bill, line by line ↗

06 / Ownership & exports

What do you keep after the project?

You receive the files we create for your project, written instructions and control of the production accounts. Your proposal sets out the delivery and any third-party terms.

Your project handover

You receive the project code and design files we create for you, plus documentation and control of the production accounts. If you then take a monthly support or care plan, that doesn't change: we keep sharing the code, documentation and accounts with you, so you always have your own copy. Third-party themes, plugins, services and assets remain under their own licence terms.

Your project assets

Code and design files
The project code and design files we create for you.
Written instructions
Instructions handed over with the project files. If you take a care plan later, we keep sharing the documentation with you.
Training on your editor
An editing walkthrough at handover, so your team can update the site. Every build that uses Sanity includes training on Sanity Studio and written documentation for it. On Starter, the content editor is set up, documented, and we train you on it.
Your accounts
Control of the production accounts. Hosting moves to your own account on request or when an engagement ends.
No required care plan
Your build keeps working without a PandaCodeGen care plan. Hosting and other provider services still need their own arrangements.

07 / Before you decide

Questions people ask.

These are starting answers. Project-specific details belong in the written proposal.

How much does a small business website cost?

Custom small business websites start at $1,500 (Starter), $3,500 (Growth) and $5,000 (Scale). WordPress builds are quoted to scope. The written proposal sets the price before work starts, and it is fixed once the scope is agreed.

How long does a small business website take?

Starter builds take 1 to 2 weeks, Growth 2 to 4 weeks and Scale 3 to 6 weeks. The accepted written terms give the dates for your project.

Can I edit the website myself?

Yes. We agree which text, images and business details you will change, set up the editor for those tasks and show you in a live walkthrough. You also get written instructions.

Do I own my website?

You buy your domain in your own name. At handover you receive the files we create, written instructions and control of the production accounts, as set out in your proposal.

What happens after launch?