People are searching for exactly what you do, right down the street. We build the website and the Google presence that make sure they find you — not the shop across town.
A capability preview, not a paid client — built to show what a real salon site looks like: real price menus, booking, a review wall people actually see.
Sample build
Lawn & Landscaping — sample build
Another capability preview: a before/after slider, a free-quote button, and a design that actually shows the work.
Every build here is real work — no purchased templates, no stock photography of someone else's shop.
The problem
You’re great in person. Online… not so much.
Your regulars love you. Word of mouth got you this far. But when someone new Googles you, they hit a dead page, an unclaimed listing, or nothing at all — and they call whoever shows up first instead.
That’s the whole thing we fix. Not with jargon or a big-agency retainer — with a clean, fast website and a Google profile that works as hard as you do.
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How visible is your business, really?
Four quick questions, no email required. See where you stand before you ask us anything.
Do you have a website right now?
When’s the last time someone said “I couldn’t find you online” — or something like it?
Roughly how many Google reviews do you have?
If someone searched your business name on their phone right now, what would they find?
This is a quick self-check based on your own answers — not the real audit. The real one looks at your actual Google listing and site, by hand, for free.
What we do
Everything a small shop needs to get found. Nothing it doesn’t.
A website that actually earns its keep
Built around the one question that matters: will a stranger call you after landing here? Fast, mobile-first, and fully handled — we build it, host it, and keep it working, all inside one monthly price.
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Your Google profile, managed
Claimed, verified, accurate hours, real photos, the right category — then managed month after month: fresh posts, updated info, and review replies you approve. When someone nearby searches tonight, you’re the one they see.
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The free audit
We look up your business the way a customer would and show you exactly what they see — the good, the bad, and what’s costing you calls. Every audit is done by hand, so we only take on a handful each week.
Every month, a plain-English report of what moved — calls, direction taps, reviews — against your day-one numbers. And at month six, we sit down for a deeper dive into everything we’ve measured.
We show you exactly what people see today when they search for your business — and what it's costing you. Eye-opening, and free.
We show you the fix
If it's a good fit, we put together a real, working preview — your name, your services, your town. Not a mockup, and still free.
You approve it
Love it? A $450 build fee — our actual cost of building your site — starts the real thing, and it comes back as credit down the road. Not for you? No hard feelings, and no bill.
You go live
Your site live and working, your domain set up and your Google profile in your name — and from here, keeping all of it fast, accurate, and current is our job, not yours.
You see it built before you owe a dime.
Why AP Visible
Most companies hold your business hostage. We put the exit in writing.
The dirty secret of this industry: many providers register your domain and Google profile in their name and never promise to give them back — so leaving means starting from zero. Ours is the opposite promise: your Google profile is in your name from day one, and even though we register and manage your domain for you while we work together, it transfers to your name free within 14 days the moment you ever leave — printed right in the contract, along with the price to buy your whole site outright — so you’re never stuck.
A real local personYou talk to the person who builds your site — not a call center, not a ticket queue.
Plain languageNo jargon, no buzzwords. We explain everything the way we’d want it explained to us.
You’re never stuckA year of honest measurement, then month-to-month — with your exit priced in writing. We keep clients by being good, not by trapping them.
12 moof honest numbers — with a deep-dive review at month six
$450to start — our build cost, and it counts as credit toward owning your site
14 daysmax to hand over your domain if you leave
1person, start to finish — the one who built it
Pricing
Honest prices, printed right here.
No “call for a quote.” One monthly price covers everything — and owning your site outright is always on the table.
One-time • anytime
Own your site outright
$1,250
Printed in the contract • never negotiated • your $450 build fee counts as credit from your six-month review
Every file yours, with help moving the hosting
Go live immediately
30 days of transition support included
We hold your domain only to run it for you — it transfers free in 14 days, owned site or not
How billing works: You see the real preview first — $0. Say yes, and a $450 build fee starts the real thing — that’s our actual cost of building your site, and from your six-month review onward it counts as credit toward owning it. The monthly starts when your site goes live. After the year, it’s month-to-month with 30 days’ notice. We register and manage your domain for you — it transfers to your name free within 14 days the moment you ever leave.
What we promise — and what we don’t: we build and run the online presence that helps people nearby find you and choose you, and we show you honest numbers every month. No one can guarantee new customers walk through the door — not us, not anyone — and we’d rather say that plainly than sell you a promise nobody can keep.
Who it’s for
Built for the shops that keep a town running.
If your customers are your neighbors, this was made for you.
Salons & barbershops
Auto repair
Cleaners
Landscapers
Restaurants & cafes
…and shops like yours
Before you go
“I’m good, word of mouth works.” Here’s what that misses.
I already get customers through word of mouth — why do I need a website?
Word of mouth works great on the people who already know you. The gap is everyone who doesn’t — someone new in town, or someone whose friend just said “check them out” and went looking. A website doesn’t replace word of mouth; it’s what catches that referral the moment it happens, instead of losing it to whoever else showed up in the search.
Isn’t my Instagram or Facebook page enough?
Social is a great megaphone — keep it. But it’s borrowed land: the algorithm decides who sees your posts, a policy change can bury your reach overnight, and a page can be suspended without warning, taking your whole presence with it. A website is the one place online that’s actually yours. Nobody can de-rank it, throttle it, or take it down but you.
What about people asking ChatGPT or an AI assistant instead of Googling?
That’s already happening, and most local sites weren’t built for it — no structured info an AI agent can actually read, no clear service list it can quote back. Every site we build is agent-ready by default, a real, measurable standard (not a buzzword), so when someone asks an AI “what’s a good [your trade] near me,” there’s something for it to find.
How is this different from a $12/mo Wix or Squarespace site?
Nothing stops you from building one yourself. What most owners run into: a template that looks like every other template on the same builder, a bill for software while everything else — the words, the photos, the Google profile, the upkeep — is still on you. Here, one monthly price covers a hand-built site and a person who runs the whole thing: hosting, edits, your Google profile, and a report every month. We register and manage your domain for you, and if you ever leave, it goes with you within 14 days — free.
Do I actually own the website?
Here’s the honest version. Your Google profile is in your name from day one — that’s in the contract, not negotiable. We register and manage your domain for you while we work together, and it transfers to your name free within 14 days the moment you ever leave — also in the contract, also not negotiable. The website itself is ours to build, host, and run while we work together; the $450 you pay at the start is our real cost of building it, not the price of the site. Want it to be yours outright? The price is printed in the contract — $1,250, never negotiated — and from your six-month review onward, the $450 you paid to start counts as credit toward it. And if you leave without buying it, your domain and all the words and photos about your business still go with you, free.
Why a twelve-month partnership?
Because that’s an honest window to see the full picture. New customers don’t find you overnight — the site goes live, your Google profile fills out, reviews come in, and the calls build over months, not days. A year also covers your slow season and your busy one, so the numbers mean something. You’re never flying blind in the meantime: we record your numbers on day one, send a plain-English report every month, and at month six we sit down for a deep dive into everything we’ve measured. At month twelve, you decide from real results: keep going month-to-month, buy the site at the printed price with your credit applied, or walk away with your domain. Your call.
Will this guarantee me more customers?
No — and be careful with anyone who says otherwise. What we build is visibility: when someone nearby searches for what you do, you show up, look right, and are easy to call or book. That’s the part we can own, measure, and report to you honestly every month. Whether a visitor becomes a paying customer still comes down to the things that were always yours — your work, your prices, your reputation. We’d rather be straight about that on day one than sell you a promise nobody can keep.
What if I try it and it’s just not for me?
You see the real, working preview — built with your actual name, services, and town — before you owe a dime. Not a fit? You walk away and owe nothing. That’s the whole reason we lead with a free audit instead of a sales pitch.
Free audit
Ready to be found?
Tell us a little about your business and we’ll show you exactly how you look online today — free, no pressure, no jargon. Worst case, you learn something useful.
Takes 30 seconds. We’ll get back to you within a day.
Almost there!
Your email app should be opening now with everything filled in — just hit send. We’ll take a look at how your business shows up online and get back to you within a day.