Web Design & SEO for Startups
You are building a product with a lean team and a bootstrap budget. Your marketing site should not cost $15,000 or take 8 weeks. It should load fast, rank well, and convert visitors into signups. Ship it in weeks, not months.
The Problem
You built your landing page on Webflow because it was fast to launch. Now it scores 68 on mobile PageSpeed, costs $30/mo to host, and you cannot customize schema markup.
You have 5 marketing pages competing against incumbents with 200+. Content velocity matters for SEO and you cannot hire a content team yet.
Agencies want $10,000 to $20,000 and 6 weeks. You need that budget for product development.
Why Startups & Early-Stage SaaS Need a Different Approach
Startups waste money on marketing sites. An agency charges $15,000 for a WordPress site that scores 65 on PageSpeed. A Webflow template locks you into monthly fees. A static site costs $3,000 to $6,000, deploys for free, scores 90+, and you own every file.
SEO for startups should be programmatic from day one. Your incumbents have hundreds of pages. Programmatic SEO generates comparison, alternative, and use case pages at scale. Twenty pages on day one beats 2 per month for a year.
Speed matters disproportionately for startups. You are unknown. Every visitor evaluates you for the first time. A slow site creates doubt. A fast site communicates competence.
The ownership model matters. If your site lives on Webflow and your marketing lead leaves, it is locked in their account. Git repository = any developer can modify and deploy it.
How We Work with Startups & Early-Stage SaaS
We scope the minimum viable marketing site: homepage, product/features, pricing, about, and CTA.
We build it static: 90+ PageSpeed, full schema, mobile-first. Deployed for $0 hosting on Netlify or GitHub Pages.
If you need SEO, we build programmatic pages: comparison pages, use case pages, integration pages.
Lead capture via Formspree, your CRM, or a custom webhook.
You own all files. Fork the repo, deploy anywhere.
When ready to scale, we expand content and build SEO infrastructure.
Pricing
Landing page: $1,500 to $2,500. Standard site: $3,000 to $6,000. Programmatic SEO: $3,000 to $10,000.
All flat fee. No hourly billing. See full details on our pricing page.
Learn more about our services, see proof of results, or run a free audit on your current site. Cloudflare Pages. PageSpeed Insights.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you ship a site in under 2 weeks?
Landing pages: 1 to 2 weeks. Standard 5-page sites: 2 to 3 weeks. The constraint is usually content, not build time.
Is this cheaper than Webflow?
Upfront cost is similar. Ongoing cost is $0 (Webflow charges $14 to $39/mo). Over 2 years, the static site saves $300 to $1,000 in hosting plus you get a 90+ PageSpeed score.
Can I edit the site myself?
You own the HTML/CSS/JS files. If your team can edit HTML, you can make changes directly.
What about analytics and A/B testing?
GA4 is included. For A/B testing, we can integrate with PostHog, Splitbee, or similar tools.
Ready to Upgrade Your Startups & Early-Stage SaaS Web Presence?
Start with a free site audit, or book a call and we will scope the right project together.