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Why I build your website before you pay

The usual way is to pay first and see later. I make you a free draft first, so you can judge the real thing on your own phone.

Simon · I design and build every site myself

Hiring someone to build your website usually goes like this. You get on a call, you hear a pitch, you pay a deposit, and then you wait to see what you paid for.

I do it the other way round.

You see it first

Before you pay anything, I make a simple draft of your website on my own time. I send you a private link, and you open it on your own phone.

That’s the whole first step. No contract, no card details, no deposit.

Then you decide

If you like it, you say yes. That’s when your $99 a month starts, and I build out the full site with your photos, your logo and your words.

If it’s not for you, just say so. I delete the draft, and that’s the end of it. No hard feelings.

And if you change your mind within 3 days of saying yes, you get your first month back in full.

Why I work this way

I’d rather show you than ask you to trust me.

A website is hard to judge from a sales pitch. It’s easy to judge when it’s sitting on your phone, with your business name at the top.

I work alone, so every email you send reaches me, not an account manager. Building the draft first is how I earn the yes.

What I need from you

Just tell me about your business by email: what you do, who your customers are, and what they ask you most. Send a logo and a few photos if you have them.

That’s enough for me to start.

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