Services

Website design for local service businesses in Tacoma

Every trade is different. The job of the site is the same. Take the call, capture the lead, show the work, and get found by the people nearby who are ready to hire.

I also build for restaurants, shops, and service businesses around Tacoma and Pierce County. More pages go up as I write them. If your trade is not listed yet, the work is the same. Ask.

Tacoma, WA

What it costs

No “contact us for pricing.” You get a price and a timeline before anything gets built.

  • Starter

    From$3,500

    • Five pages, custom built
    • Mobile first
    • Contact and quote forms
    • Basic SEO setup
    • Launch support

    Two rounds of revisions included. Additional rounds are quoted separately.

  • Standard

    $6,500

    • Everything in Starter
    • Additional pages
    • Service area pages
    • Copywriting
    • Conversion tracking

    Two rounds of revisions included. Additional rounds are quoted separately.

  • Custom

    Quoted

    Bigger than a website. Web apps, internal tools, integrations. Tell me what you are trying to build.

Single Page

$1,500

One page, done properly. For businesses that need to be findable and reachable, without a full site yet.

  • One page, custom built
  • Mobile first
  • Contact or quote form
  • Basic SEO setup
  • Google Business Profile linked correctly
  • One revision round
  • Live in one week from kickoff

Not includedAdditional pages, Copywriting, Branding

Outgrown it later, and the work carries over into a full site.

Care Plan

From$150 per month

  • Turnaround is 3 to 5 business days
  • Hours do not roll over month to month
  • Month to month, cancel any time
  • Hosting, included in the price
  • SSL, backups, and platform updates
  • Up to 3 hours of content updates per month
  • Uptime monitoring

Content updates means text changes, image swaps, hours, staff, contact details, new project photos, and adding items to existing lists.

Not included, quoted separatelyNew pages, Design changes, New features or integrations, Copywriting, SEO work beyond keeping existing pages intact

You do not edit the site yourself. You send the change, it is done within 3 to 5 business days, and you never touch a CMS.

Hosting is included in the price and runs on my account. Your domain stays in your name. If you cancel, I hand over the site files and help you move.

Ownership Handoff

Was $500, now Free

Best if you have someone technical, or a developer you work with.

  • All site files and the repository
  • Deploy and hosting setup instructions
  • Documentation of the site structure
  • A walkthrough call covering how to make changes yourself, including with an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT

Available at any time, not only at project close. Ongoing support is not included. Further help is quoted separately.

Add-ons

  • Brand basicsFrom $1,500Logo, color palette, type, simple usage guidance
  • CopywritingFrom $600Written page copy, based on a call and your existing material
  • PhotographyFrom $800Coordinated local shoot for your team, space, or finished work
  • Extra service area pages$350 eachA page targeting one additional town or service
  • Conversion tracking setup$450Analytics, call tracking, and form reporting
  • Care PlanFrom $150 per monthHosting, SSL, backups, uptime monitoring, and up to 3 hours of content updates a month

Live in 2 to 4 weeks from kickoff.

Timeline assumes photos, logo, and business details are delivered in the first week.

Build an estimate with the quote form →

Questions people ask

How much does a small business website cost in Tacoma?

A custom small business website from Websence in Tacoma is $1,500 for a single page, from $3,500 for a five page site, and $6,500 for a larger build with service area pages, copywriting, and conversion tracking. Anything bigger than a website is quoted after a call. These prices are published rather than hidden behind a contact form, and the final number depends on scope, which is confirmed on a call before anything is committed.

How long does it take to build a small business website?

A Websence site is live in 2 to 4 weeks from kickoff. A single page site is live in one week from kickoff. Timeline assumes photos, logo, and business details are delivered in the first week. Only one project runs at a time, so the build is not queued behind someone else's.

What is included in a small business website?

The five page Starter build from Websence includes, as standard: Five pages, custom built; Mobile first; Contact and quote forms; Basic SEO setup; Launch support. Two rounds of revisions included. Additional rounds are quoted separately. Every site is custom built rather than assembled from a template or a page builder.

Do you do website hosting and maintenance?

Yes. The Websence Care Plan is from $150 per month and covers hosting, SSL, backups, platform updates, uptime monitoring, and up to three hours of content updates a month, with a turnaround of three to five business days. Hosting is included in the price and runs on my account. Your domain stays in your name. If you cancel, I hand over the site files and help you move.

Can I update the website myself after it launches?

You do not edit the site yourself. You send the change, it is done within 3 to 5 business days, and you never touch a CMS. If you would rather run the site yourself, or hand it to a developer you already work with, the Ownership Handoff is free and includes all the site files, the repository, deploy instructions, and a walkthrough call.

What areas around Tacoma do you serve?

Websence is based in Tacoma, WA, and builds websites for businesses in Tacoma, Puyallup, Lakewood, Gig Harbor, and the South Sound. Anywhere in Pierce County is straightforward, and the whole thing can be done without a single meeting if that suits you better.

Do you build websites for trades and contractors?

Yes. Trades and local service businesses are who these sites are built for, along with restaurants, shops, and small online stores. Recent builds include a guide service, a sauna studio, a restaurant, an engineering firm, and an online store. The site is built around the one job those businesses need it to do: turn a local search into a phone call or a quote request.

How do I get a quote for a website in Tacoma?

Call Websence on (564) 225-2639 or email hello@websencestudio.com with a few lines about the business and the jobs you want more of. You get a price and a timeline before anything gets built, and nothing is committed by asking.

Tell me what you want the phone to do