A good website should make your business easier to understand before the customer ever calls.
I design, rebuild, and improve websites for small businesses serving Spokane and the surrounding area — with a focus on clear messaging, useful information, strong mobile experience, and an obvious next step.
The service needs to be clear within the first few seconds.
The visitor should quickly recognize their own situation.
Where the business operates should be easy to confirm.
Proof, presentation, and clarity build that confidence.
Most of the decision happens on a small screen.
There should be an obvious next step, not a guess.
The website's job is to make those answers easy.
For businesses without a useful professional website.
For websites whose structure, design, messaging, or usability no longer represents the business.
For existing websites that need specific work such as:
What matters is whether the website communicates the right things in the right order.
Structure
What belongs where, and what the visitor needs first.
Messaging
Communicating what the business actually does, clearly.
Trust
Proof and presentation that make the business believable.
Services
What you do, described in the customer's language.
Proof
Work, reviews, and evidence that support the claim.
FAQs
Answering the questions customers ask before they call.
Mobile
Designed to work on a phone, not just shrink to fit.
Contact Flow
A simple, obvious path from interest to action.
Clear Next Action
An obvious step, so a visitor never has to guess.
A few examples of what the work actually looks like — not templates, but websites built around each business.
A warm, trust-focused site built to help families understand the home and the care before they ever visit.
Visit Site Author / BrandA storytelling-led build that turns a body of work into a clear, credible online presence.
Visit Site HVAC / Digital ProductA functional product site that makes the offer clear and the next step obvious.
Visit SiteA Spokane-area business website usually needs to communicate a few practical things clearly.
Designed By Dane is Washington-based and works with businesses across Spokane, Spokane Valley, and Spokane County — as well as other Inland Northwest communities — and remotely with businesses elsewhere.
What the business does
Stated plainly, without jargon.
Where it operates
Service area that's accurate and easy to follow.
Descriptive headings
Structure that tells people and search engines what the page is about.
Useful location/service content
Written to help a customer, not to fill space.
Internal links
Connecting related content so it's easier to find.
Metadata
Accurate titles and descriptions that match the content.
Crawlable text
Content that search engines can actually read.
Mobile usability
A site that works on the device most people use.
Real FAQs
Answers to the questions customers actually ask.
Build the page for the customer first. Give search engines enough structure to understand it too.
Fast Launch Website
Starting at $249
For businesses that need a focused, streamlined professional website.
Custom Website Build
Starting at $499
For businesses that need a more individualized website structure, broader content, stronger strategy, or more custom requirements.
More complete Custom Website Builds are priced based on page count and scope.
Website management is optional. There is no required Designed By Dane monthly plan after launch.
Normal platform and domain costs may still apply depending on where the site lives, but ongoing help from me is only there if you want it.
If you'd rather not handle updates yourself, Website Management is available to keep things current.
What you do, who you serve, and what's not working.
New build, rebuild, or targeted improvements — whatever fits.
Structure, messaging, and design working together.
You see the site and tell me what needs to change.
Tighten the details until it's right.
Your business is online with a clear next step for customers.
Website builds through Designed By Dane start at $249 for a Fast Launch Website, with Custom Website Builds starting at $499. Larger custom sites are priced based on page count and scope. See the pricing page for the full breakdown.
No. Designed By Dane is Washington-based and works remotely with businesses in Spokane, the Inland Northwest, and elsewhere. The work is done collaboratively, so you don't need to travel or meet in person to move the project forward.
Yes. Sometimes a full rebuild makes sense, and sometimes targeted improvements to what you already have are a better fit. I'll recommend the approach that actually addresses the problem, rather than automatically pushing the bigger project.
I build a sensible search foundation — clear structure, descriptive headings, useful content, accurate titles, and crawlable text. That foundation doesn't guarantee a specific ranking, and I won't promise one.
Not necessarily. Location pages should only exist where they provide genuinely useful, distinct information and match how the business actually operates — not just to manufacture more pages. I'll help you decide where a dedicated page is actually worth it.
I work across several supported platforms including Squarespace, Wix, GoDaddy Website Builder, and Hostinger Website Builder. The platform is chosen based on the business and the project rather than forcing every client into one system.
Generally, yes — where the selected platform supports client editing. I'll set things up so you can manage your own site whenever the platform allows it.
No. There's no required Designed By Dane monthly plan. Third-party hosting, domain, and platform fees may apply depending on where the site lives, but Website Management with me remains optional.
You don't need to know the platform, page count, or exact scope yet. Tell me about the business, what you already have, and what you're trying to improve.