Pricing
Two plans. Flat monthly prices. No setup fee on either.
Modern Websites builds custom websites for contractors for $250 per month, with a 7-day turnaround, lead follow-up and Google review requests included. The Growth plan adds a phone agent that answers every call and a new article on your site every week, for $500 per month.
Website
$250/month
No setup fee. Month to month. Cancel anytime.
Your custom website, plus follow-up and reviews running in the background.
- Custom design and build
- Live in 7 days
- Hosting and SSL included
- Mobile-first responsive design
- On-page SEO setup
- Ongoing edits, new pages, and redesigns
- Professional email on your domain (Google Workspace)
- Analytics and lead tracking
- AI text and email follow-up
- Google reviews on autopilot
Website + Growth
$500/month
No setup fee. Month to month. Cancel anytime.
Everything in Website, plus every call answered and a new article every week.
- Everything in the Website plan: your custom site, hosting, SEO setup, edits and email
- AI text and email follow-up
- Google reviews on autopilot
- AI phone agent Growth
- A new SEO article every week Growth
Texts and call minutes are included for normal use by a local contractor. If your volume ever runs far past that, we'll talk with you first. No surprise charges. The only third-party costs on either plan: your domain (about $15 a year, owned by you) and optional Google Workspace email, billed by Google.
Not sure which one fits? See what each service does, step by step →
The math
Price it against one job, not against other websites.
The website isn't competing with your other expenses; it's competing with the jobs you don't get. Slide to your average ticket and see.
One extra job pays for
38 months
of your website, over 3 years at $250 a month.
And one missed call can be that job. See how every call gets answered →
An honest comparison
Modern Websites vs. an agency vs. doing it yourself
All three are legitimate ways to get a website. Here's how they actually differ in time, effort and what you get, no strawmen.
| Modern Websites | Traditional agency | DIY builders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to launch | 7 days | Months, usually | Weekends… eventually |
| Commitment | Month to month, cancel anytime | A project contract | Your own time, ongoing |
| Who does the work | We do: design, copy, SEO, launch | They do (after meetings) | You do, after hours |
| Custom design | Yes, for your trade | Yes | Template |
| Ongoing edits | Included, email us | Billed hourly | You, at 9pm |
| SEO setup | Included | Often an add-on | Mostly skipped |
| Lead follow-up and review requests | Included, run for you | Usually a separate service | You, by hand |
| Email on your domain | Included (Google Workspace setup) | Rarely included | Separate setup |
The fine print, in plain English
Pricing questions, answered straight
Is there a setup fee or a long-term contract?
No setup fee. The plan is month-to-month; you're not signing a year-long agreement. We keep it simple on purpose: if the website isn't earning its keep, you shouldn't be locked into paying for it.
What exactly is included in the $250 per month?
Custom design and build of your site, launch within 7 days, hosting and SSL, mobile-first responsive design, on-page SEO setup (titles, service pages, schema, speed), ongoing edits and support including new pages and redesigns, professional email on your domain set up through Google Workspace, analytics so you can see what the site is doing, AI text and email follow-up on every lead, and Google review requests after every job. The only things billed separately are your domain registration (usually about $15/year, and it belongs to you) and the Google Workspace subscription, which Google bills directly.
What counts as ongoing edits and support?
Content updates as your business changes: new photos, updated service areas, seasonal offers, a new crew member, price changes, new pages for a new service. Send us an email and we handle it. And when the site deserves a bigger change, a new look or a redesign down the road, that's included too. The plan covers keeping your website right, not just keeping it running.
Are there any other costs besides the $250?
Two small ones, both paid to third parties and both yours: your domain name registration (roughly $15 a year, registered in your name) and Google Workspace for professional email if you want it (Google bills that directly, starting around $8 per user per month). We don't mark either up.
Who owns my domain name?
You do, always. If you already have a domain, we build on it. If you don't, we help you register one in your own name, on your own registrar account. If you ever leave, your domain goes with you. We think anything else is holding your business hostage.
Do you set up professional email on my domain?
Yes. We set up Google Workspace on your domain so you're emailing customers from you@yourcompany.com instead of a Gmail or Yahoo address. The Workspace subscription itself is billed by Google directly (starting around $8 per user per month); we handle the setup as part of your plan.
What happens if I cancel?
Yes, anytime. The plan is month to month, so there is no contract to get out of. You keep your domain, your content and your photos. The design and the hosting stay with the subscription, since that is what the monthly fee covers. We never hold a domain or an email account hostage.
What's included in $250 a month, and what's in $500?
Website, $250 a month: your custom website (design, build, hosting, SSL, SEO setup, edits, redesigns, email on your domain, analytics), plus AI text and email follow-up on every lead and Google review requests after every job. Website + Growth, $500 a month: everything in Website, plus an AI phone agent that answers every call 24/7 and a new SEO article on your site every week. Both plans: no setup fee, month to month, cancel anytime. Nothing is sold à la carte.