Missouri

Missouri web design from a studio at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Fast, phone-first websites built for Missouri small businesses. Fixed-fee pricing in writing, two to three weeks to launch on a standard build, and the same person on the phone in year one and year ten. Current clients across the Lake area, Jefferson City, and Eugene, MO. Available to serve Missouri businesses statewide. Since 2006. Call (573) 746-2417.

What you actually get

A five- to ten-page website built around one job: turn a visitor into a phone call, form submission, or purchase. Real design, not a template. Content written to sound like a Missouri business, not a nationwide franchise.

5-10 pages, custom design

Real layout, not a template. Real photos of your work or team where possible.

Mobile-first build

Two-thirds of Missouri small business traffic is on a phone. Compressed photos, thumb-reachable buttons, one-screen forms.

Local SEO built in

Schema so search engines understand what you do and where. Google Business Profile set up and tied to the site.

Tap-to-call everywhere

Pinned on every page. Short contact form routes straight to your inbox.

Loads in three seconds

Google ranks fast pages higher. A three-second site outranks an eight-second one, all else equal.

You own everything

Files, database, domain, design. Want to move it elsewhere? We hand it over in a day. No lock-in.

How it works and what it costs

You call or text (573) 746-2417, or submit the contact form. We talk for 20 minutes about what your business does and what you need the site to do. If it is a fit, we send fixed-fee pricing in writing within one business day. No hourly clock. No surprise line items. Most standard small-business sites launch two to three weeks after kickoff. WooCommerce stores, real estate sites with IDX, and membership builds take longer, and we tell you the timeline before you commit.

Pricing scales with scope. Most small business sites land in the low to mid four figures. E-commerce, membership sites, and larger multi-location builds run more. You own everything at the end: the files, the database, the domain, the design. If you ever want to move your site elsewhere, we hand it over in a day. No lock-in.

Who we are and where we work

We are a Missouri web design and web development studio at the Lake of the Ozarks. Same time zone as every Missouri client. Same area code on the caller ID. When something breaks on a Sunday morning, we are 90 minutes to 3 hours away by car, not a continent.

Most of our current clients are in the Lake area (Lake Ozark, Osage Beach, Camdenton, and the smaller communities in between) because that is where word of mouth runs fastest. We also have current clients in Jefferson City and Eugene, MO (Clarkston Virtual Business Solutions). Beyond those cities, we are available to serve Missouri businesses statewide: Springfield and southwest Missouri, Columbia and the mid-Missouri I-70 corridor, and the Kansas City and St. Louis metros. Lake-area kickoffs happen in person. Everything farther out runs over Zoom, with in-person trips when the project justifies the drive.

Design and development under one roof

Design is what the site looks like and how it flows. Development is the code that makes it work: the CMS, forms, integrations, database, hosting, software updates. Most agencies do one or the other and hand off between them. We do both, so one team is accountable from wireframe to launched site, and one phone number covers anything that comes up later.

WordPress is our default because most Missouri clients need a CMS their staff can actually edit. When a project needs something different, we build it: static sites for small brochure pages, WooCommerce for stores, custom PHP or full-stack apps for the deeper builds. See our Missouri web app development page for custom app work and our Missouri WordPress hosting page for how we run everything after launch.

Missouri e-commerce built to own outright

For Missouri businesses selling online, we build on WooCommerce with Stripe checkout. Full ownership of your store. No monthly platform fee. No percentage cut on every sale. Every piece is yours if you ever move off. See the Missouri WooCommerce website design page for the full breakdown.

Missouri e-commerce clients we have shipped include TwitchBait (a Lake-area lure shop selling to tournament anglers) and Ozark Ridge Calls (a Missouri turkey-call maker selling nationally). Both handle high seasonal spikes. Both run day-to-day on a small team without a full-time developer on payroll.

Long-term relationships, not one-and-done

Some of our clients have been with us for more than fifteen years. When a site actually brings in business, the client stays. "Web developer" becomes the same person, year after year, instead of a new vendor every couple of years and a site rebuilt from scratch on someone else's clock.

Missouri since 2006

Fixed fee in writing, one business day.

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Recent work

Live sites we've built lately

A sample from the portfolio. Every one of these is a site we designed, built, or are actively maintaining today.

LOZ Plumbing website

Plumbing contractor · Lake of the Ozarks

LOZ Plumbing

Third-generation Lake of the Ozarks plumber. Cinematic dark editorial site, real job-site photography, ten city landing pages for local SEO, one-click Google review shortcut, and a Lake-region service area that reads clearly on every page.

Just launched

lozplumbing.com →

Serengeti Boat Rentals website

Boat rentals · Lake of the Ozarks

Serengeti Boat Rentals

Captained charters and drive-it-yourself pontoon rentals on the Gravois Arm. Custom booking flow, live availability, drawn-signature waivers, and mileage-based pickup pricing on top of the Booqable API.

Just launched

serengetiloz.com →

True Precision Concrete website

Concrete contractor · Lake of the Ozarks

True Precision Concrete

A Lake of the Ozarks concrete contractor. Full site with project gallery, lightbox, service pages, and a contact form straight to the owner.

trueprecisionloz.com →

Clarkston Virtual Business Solutions website

Virtual bookkeeping · Eugene, MO

Clarkston Virtual Business Solutions

A husband-and-wife virtual bookkeeping and admin firm in Eugene, Missouri. Single-page WordPress site, custom theme, contact form straight to the owner.

Just launched

goclarkston.com →

CKE Properties website

Real estate · Lake Ozark

CKE Properties

Residential and commercial development here at the Lake. A clean, serious site that's easy to update and fast on a phone.

ckeproperties.com →

Lighter Focus Photography website

Photography · Missouri

Lighter Focus Photography

A Missouri wedding photographer. After a complete redesign and cleanup, the new site lets the photos do the talking and makes inquiries easy.

lighterfocus.com →

Ready to talk?

Twenty minutes on the phone with the person who will actually build the site. Fixed-fee pricing in writing within one business day.

FAQ

Common questions

What does a Missouri web design project cost?

Depends on scope. Small business sites land in the low to mid four figures. E-commerce or membership sites are more involved. Tell us what you need and we send the price in writing within one business day.

How long does a build take?

Two to three weeks from kickoff for a standard small business site, assuming content is ready. WooCommerce, membership sites, and larger builds run four to eight weeks. We tell you the exact timeline in writing before you commit.

Do you only work with Missouri businesses?

No. We work with clients across the country. Most of our clients are in Missouri because that is home and that is where word of mouth runs.

Do you drive out to meet clients?

Lake-area clients, yes, usually at the start. Jefferson City and Eugene, MO clients we drive out for bigger projects. Springfield, Columbia, Kansas City, and St. Louis engagements are usually Zoom plus in-person trips when the work justifies the drive.

Do you handle hosting and maintenance after launch?

Yes. We run our own servers with regular backups, plugin updates, and a real person to call. You can self-host if you prefer; we hand over all the files. No lock-in.

Do you build Missouri e-commerce websites?

Yes. We build on WooCommerce with Stripe by default so you own the store, no monthly platform fee, no cut on every sale. TwitchBait and Ozark Ridge Calls are two Missouri e-commerce stores we built. See the Missouri WooCommerce website design page for the full breakdown.

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We quote every project as a flat fee in writing once we understand the scope. Drop us a note, give us a call, or send a text. We'll get back within one business day.

Services, industries & areas

Short reads on the projects we handle most. Service by service, industry by industry, and city by city across Missouri.