
Your new website.Built before you pay.
We build websites for local businesses. See a working preview of yours first. Love it and we make it live. If not, you owe nothing.
Pick a business. See its site.
Six fictional businesses we built to show the kind of site you’d get. Each one is a full working site. Open one on your phone.


Thatch & Thistle Lawn Co.
Lawn care, a fictional sample business
Ironbark Auto Service
Auto repair, a fictional sample business
Halcyon Hair Studio
Hair salon, a fictional sample business
BlueJet Pressure Washing
Pressure washing, a fictional sample business
Tidy Wren Home Cleaning
House cleaning, a fictional sample businessPeople look you up before they call.
For a lot of local businesses, that search ends at a listing: a name, a number and a pin on a map. A real website shows your prices, your hours and your work, and gives people a reason to pick you.
Tell us about your business.
Fill out the short form, or email us your details and your current site if you have one.
We build your preview.
A real, working website. A private link in your inbox within 2 business days. Try it on your phone, show it to your team.
Say yes. Go live.
We make your changes, connect your domain and launch. You pay only once you’ve seen it and want it. Don’t love it? You owe nothing.
Inside every site.
Every part of the page has one job: get the phone to ring, or get the form filled in.
Click-to-call
Your number sits at the top of every page. One tap and their phone starts dialing.
Services and prices
What you do and what it costs, laid out plainly, so the people who call are ready to book.
Quote or booking form
Customers ask for a quote or a booking, and it lands in your inbox.
Hours and directions
Your hours, your address and how to find the door, without anyone needing to call and ask.
Room for your reviews
A place for what your customers say about you. The ones on our samples are made up, and labeled that way.
Search-ready
Page titles, descriptions, a sitemap and business details that search engines can read.
Light and fast
No heavy page builder. Pages load quickly, even on a weak phone signal.
What’s included.
A site designed for your business
Your name, your services, your photos and your hours, not a template with the blanks filled in.
Works great on phones
Most customers find you on a phone, so we design for that first.
Click-to-call
One tap on your number and their phone starts dialing.
Quote or contact form
Customers ask for a quote or a booking, and it lands in your inbox.
Your own domain
yourbusiness.com, set up and connected for you.
Hosting and SSL
Fast hosting and the padlock in the browser bar, kept running for you.
Google-friendly setup
Page titles, descriptions, a sitemap and business details search engines can read.
Updates when you need them
New hours, prices or photos? Send them over and we make the change.
How we compare.
Three common ways to get a website for a local business, and how they usually stack up.
| Question | Blackvane | Do-it-yourself builder | Typical agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who builds it | We do | You do, on your own time | They do |
| See it before you pay | Yes, a free working preview | Free trial, but you build it first | Usually a deposit up front |
| Up-front cost | $299, once | Little or nothing | Often in the thousands |
| Every month | $29 with hosting, SSL, domain and updates | A monthly plan, plus your time | Hosting and changes often billed separately |
| Changing your hours or prices | Send us the change, we make it | You log in and edit it | Often billed by the hour |
| Contract | None, cancel any month | Usually none | Often a contract |
| Who owns the domain | You do, in your name | You do | Depends on the agency |
A general comparison. Every builder and agency is different, so check the details of any offer.
Price
One time, to build and launch. Then $29 a month for hosting, SSL, your domain and updates.
- The preview is free. You only pay if you want your site to go live.
- No contract. Cancel any month.
- If you cancel, you keep your site’s files, and your domain stays yours.
- No charge for the preview, ever.
Questions.
Something we didn’t answer? Email [email protected] and a real person will write back.
The preview
Is the preview really free?
Yes. We build it, you look at it, and you decide. If it’s not for you, nothing is owed and nothing gets charged.
How long does it take?
You get your free preview within 2 business days. Once you say yes, we make your changes, connect your domain and arrange your launch.
What do I need to give you?
Your business name, town, phone or email, and what you offer. Photos, a logo and your hours help, but we can start without them.
Can I ask for changes to the preview?
Yes. Tell us what you’d like different, whether that’s wording, photos, colors or what’s on the page, and we make those changes before your site goes live.
I already have a website. Can you redo it?
Yes. Send us the link and we’ll build a new version you can compare side by side. We can move your existing domain over when you’re ready.
Price and ownership
What does the $29 a month cover?
Hosting, the SSL certificate, keeping your domain connected, and updates to your content when you send them, like new hours, prices or photos.
Is there a contract?
No. It’s month to month. If you cancel, you keep your site’s files, and we send them to you so you can host them anywhere. Your domain stays yours too, and we’ll help you move it.
Who owns the domain?
You do. It’s registered in your name, so it stays yours if you ever cancel. We’ll help you move it wherever you want.
Your site
What kinds of businesses do you work with?
Local businesses of every kind: restaurants and cafes, salons and barbers, auto repair, plumbers and electricians, cleaners, lawn care, gyms, groomers, shops and offices.
Will my site show up on Google?
We set up everything search engines read: page titles, descriptions, a sitemap and your business details. Nobody can honestly promise a top spot, but your site is built so search engines can understand it from day one.
Do I need to be good with computers?
No. You don’t log in to anything or learn a website builder. When something changes, like your hours or prices, you send it to us and we update the site.
Get a free preview.
Tell us a little about your business. We build a preview and send you the link.
- TodayYou send the form.
- Within 2 business daysYou get a private link to your new site.
- When you say yesWe make your changes and launch it.
Got it. Your preview is on the way.
Thanks. We’ll build your free preview and send you the link within 2 business days. If anything comes up before then, email [email protected].