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What a website costs, how fast it can be built, who owns it, and what happens after launch. If your question isn’t here, ask it — you’ll hear back the same business day.
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Cost and pricing · Speed and getting started · Hosting and maintenance · Ownership and changes · Google and search
Cost and pricing.
How much does a small business website cost in Virginia?
Our prices are published: $299 for a one-page site, $699 for a multi-page site and from $1,500 for an online store, plus $39–$59 a month for hosting and care. Enterprise-level sites and larger projects are quoted after a review, from $3,000. See small business website packages.
Can I really get a professional website starting at $299?
Yes. The price holds because the scope is standardized: one page, up to six sections, one round of revisions. Titles, headings, structured data, fast loading and accessibility are part of the build, not an upsell. What the $299 website includes.
What is included in a $299 one-page website?
Up to six sections; services, hours, map and click-to-call; a contact form to your inbox; a gallery of up to twelve photos; your Google Business Profile linked; one round of revisions; and a layout that works on phones, tablets and desktops.
Is a one-page website enough for a small business?
For many businesses, yes. If a customer needs to know what you do, where you are and how to reach you before they call, one well-built page covers it. If you sell several distinct services and want each to rank on its own, a multi-page Growth site gives each service its own page.
How do payments work?
Half the build fee to start the clock, half the day it goes live. Card or bank transfer. The monthly plan starts on launch day and bills on the same date each month.
Speed and getting started.
How fast can you build a small business website?
Once your deposit is paid and your content is in: 72 hours for a one-page site, five business days for a multi-page site, and two to three weeks for an online store. Rush delivery gets a one-page site live in 48 hours for $150, subject to the schedule.
What do I need to provide before my website can be built?
Your business name, what you do, your hours, your phone number and email, and any photos you like. A logo if you have one. If you don’t have photos or written descriptions, say so on the call and we’ll handle it.
Do you build websites for new businesses and startups?
Yes. Your site can launch on a free yourbusiness.rvadigital.com address, so there’s no domain to buy first. We draft the copy from a 20-minute call and can source licensed photos if you don’t have any yet.
Do you work with businesses that don’t have a website yet?
Yes — a first website is exactly what the $299 one-page build is for. You don’t need a domain, a host or finished copy to start.
Do you work with businesses outside my city?
Yes. We’re based in downtown Richmond, but the process runs on one call and email, so we build websites for small businesses anywhere in Virginia. Web design across Virginia.
Hosting and maintenance.
Do you offer website hosting after the site is built?
Yes. Every site runs on our managed hosting, and the hosting and care plan starts on launch day. Small business website hosting.
How much does small business website hosting cost?
$39 a month with a Launch site and $59 a month with a Growth site, with maintenance and edit time included. Online stores and enterprise-level sites are quoted after a review.
Do you maintain websites after launch?
Yes. The monthly plan covers WordPress updates, nightly backups, uptime and malware monitoring, and a set amount of edit time. Website maintenance plans.
What is included in a website maintenance plan?
WordPress core, theme and plugin updates; nightly off-site backups; uptime checks and malware scanning; hosting and SSL; and monthly edit time — 30 minutes on Launch, one hour on Growth, two hours on Storefront.
What is the difference between web design and website maintenance?
Web design is building the site, once, on a fixed price and timeline. Maintenance is keeping it updated, secure, backed up and current every month after launch.
How often should a small business website be updated?
Security updates as soon as they’re released, which we handle. Content whenever something about the business changes. A good habit is to read your own site once a quarter and fix anything a customer would find out of date.
Can you move my existing website to your hosting?
If it’s WordPress, usually — we move it and pick up the maintenance. If it’s on Wix, Squarespace or another builder that doesn’t export, we rebuild it and redirect your old pages. Website redesign and migration.
Ownership and changes.
Do I own my website after it is completed?
Yes. You get administrator access from day one. If you leave, give 30 days’ notice and we export the files, database, images and content and hand them to you or your next developer at no charge.
Can I update my website later as my business grows?
Yes. Update it yourself with the recorded walkthrough, send changes to us from your monthly edit time, or move up a package when you need more.
Can you add more pages later?
Yes. Extra pages are $95 each, written and built to match, or you can move up to the Growth package.
Can you add online booking, forms or e-commerce?
Yes. Every build has a contact form. Growth adds booking or quote-request forms. Storefront adds payments, shipping, local pickup and customer accounts. Booking systems that sync with your calendar are quoted.
Can you redesign an old or outdated website?
Yes. We rebuild it on WordPress, keep what’s working, fix speed and mobile layout, and redirect your old pages so you keep your search traffic.
Google and search.
Can a new website help my business appear on Google?
It gives Google what it needs: clear titles and headings, a page for what you do, structured data, a sitemap, Search Console, and a connection to your Google Business Profile. Nobody can honestly guarantee a ranking, but a site without this groundwork is much harder for Google to show.
What makes a local business website rank in Google?
Google says local results are based mainly on relevance, distance and prominence. In practice that means a complete and accurate Google Business Profile, genuine reviews, a website that clearly says what you do and where, a page for each main service, and a site that loads quickly on a phone.
Should I use a website or only a Facebook page for my business?
Use both if you like, but don’t rely on Facebook alone. A website is yours, shows up in Google and AI search on its own, and isn’t hidden behind a login or an algorithm. A Facebook page is a good place to post updates; a website is where customers go to decide.
How do I choose a web designer for my small business?
Look for published prices, a fixed scope, and clear answers on who owns the site, who hosts it, and what happens if you leave. Ask to see real sites they’ve built, and check they’re fast on a phone and easy to update.
Tell us about the business.
You’ll hear back the same business day with a straight answer on price, timeline, and whether the address you want is free. No sales sequence, no drip emails.