FORGING BETTER WEB EXPERIENCES

We build fast, secure websites, and keep them that way.

Websites for small businesses, built on a proven foundation and launched without the agency runaround. After that we maintain, monitor and protect them so they keep earning.

You will never need to log in to your website again. Calls from it ring your own phone, and everything stays yours: your number, your listing, your reviews. No bidding, no shared leads.

  • Hosting Included
  • Changes Made For You
  • No Long-Term Contracts
THE PROBLEM

Your website is either winning you work, or quietly losing it.

  • 53%of mobile visits are abandoned if a page takes longer than three seconds to load.[1]

  • 46%of people assess a company's credibility partly on its website's visual design.[2]

  • 39%of hacked sites were running outdated CMS software at the point of infection.[3]

WHAT WE BUILD

One solid foundation. Add exactly what you need.

Every project starts from the same proven base, so you’re not paying for discovery theater. From there, you add only the pieces your business actually uses.

START HERE

Website Build

A complete, fast, secure site, built on our own tested foundation and tailored to your business. Live in weeks, not months.

  • Up to 5 pages, designed and built
  • Built on our own tested foundation, tailored to your brand
  • Mobile and tablet responsive
  • SEO foundation & analytics wired up
  • Contact form routed to your inbox
  • Launched on our hosting, or yours if you prefer
  • Launch support & 30 days of post-launch fixes

from$3,500

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ADD WHAT YOU NEED

Built to Fit

No rigid packages to squeeze into. Want a small site that takes bookings? That’s a base build plus one add-on, priced for exactly that.

Additional pages
Beyond the first five.
Fully custom design
Designed from scratch instead of starting from our foundation.
E-commerce & booking
Take payments or appointments directly.
Content migration
Move an existing site over, with every old address pointed at its new page.
Copywriting
If the words aren't written yet.

Quoted with your project. You’ll see the full number before anything starts.

PROCESS

Three steps. No agency runaround.

  1. Step 1: Tell us what you need

    Start with a short questionnaire covering your business, your pages, and what the site has to do. Most projects are quoted straight from it. Prefer to talk it through? Say so and pick some times that suit you.

    Typical duration: 10 min

  2. Step 2: Build

    We build it on a proven foundation, tailored to your brand. You review a live preview link on your own time and send notes whenever suits you.

    Typical duration: 2-4 weeks from content

  3. Step 3: Launch & Host

    We launch it, host it for you, and cover the first 30 days of fixes. After that a hosting & care plan keeps it online, fast, secure and backed up.

    Typical duration: Ongoing

WHY CURRENT FORGE

Who you’re hiring.

Current Forge Studio is led by a senior developer who builds and maintains production systems for a living. This isn’t someone learning on your project. It’s professional engineering practice applied to a small business website.

Every new site is built on our own tested foundation: no plugins to keep patched and no editor to keep updated, just fast pages written for your business. And when something needs attention after launch, you talk directly to the engineer who built it.

Build, once content is in
2-4wk
Load time goal
<3s
Replies within 2 business days
2 days
Long-term contracts
0
PRICING

Clear starting points. No surprises.

Three separate services. Take one, or all three. Every project is quoted in full before any work begins.

  • START HERE

    Website Build

    A new site, or a rebuild of the one you have.

    from$3,500

    • Up to 5 pages, built on our own tested foundation
    • Responsive across every device
    • SEO foundation & analytics
    • 30 days of post-launch fixes
    • Add pages, commerce, custom design
    Get a Quote, Website Build
  • Website Health Audit

    Any site, any host. Find out what's wrong with it.

    $197one-time

    • PageSpeed & Core Vitals analysis
    • Security basics: software versions, SSL, common misconfigurations
    • Mobile & SEO review of up to five pages, by hand
    • Written fix list, plain English, within 5 business days
    • $197 credited in full against a build or the first two months of care
    Book an Audit, Website Health Audit
  • Hosting & Care Plan

    We host it, keep it fast, and keep it secure.

    from$129/month

    • Hosting included, or keep your own
    • Software & security updates
    • Daily automated backups
    • Uptime checked every 5 minutes
    • Monthly speed check & tuning
    • Up to two small updates a month (hours, prices, a photo, a sentence)
    • Add more edits & monthly reporting
    Ask About Care, Hosting & Care Plan

Hosting is included, or we can work on your existing host instead. Same price either way. Quoted per site, starting after your first 30 days. Care for a site we did not build starts with the audit. No long-term contracts. Prices exclude any applicable sales tax.

FAQ

Common questions.

How much does a website actually cost?

Builds start at $3,500, which covers up to five pages built on our own tested foundation, responsive design, SEO setup, and 30 days of post-launch fixes. Add-ons like extra pages, e-commerce, booking, or fully custom design are quoted on top, so a small site with booking costs less than a large one with a storefront. You see the full number before anything starts.

How do I pay for a build?

In three payments: half when you sign the agreement, a quarter when the site is ready to go live, and the last quarter 30 days after it goes live, at the end of the 30 days of fixes. Work starts only after the first payment, and the site goes live once the second is in. If you change your mind before work starts, the first payment is refunded in full; once work has started, it is not. If you have a card on file for a care plan, the last payment goes on it, with an email 3 days before. Card or bank transfer, and every price excludes any applicable sales tax.

Our foundation or custom design: what's the difference?

Our foundation is the set of tested, professionally designed building blocks every site we build starts from, tailored to your brand, colors, and content. It's faster and cheaper, and for most small businesses it's genuinely the right call. Fully custom design, built from scratch around your brand, is available as an add-on when you need to stand apart.

How long does a build take, and how much of my time does it need?

Most five-page builds take about two to four weeks once your words, photos and logins are in, depending on how quickly feedback comes back. Very little of your time: a short questionnaire up front, then a live preview link you review whenever suits you. If you would rather talk it through, say so on the form and we will book a call. It is just never a requirement.

Can I edit the site myself afterward?

No, and you won't need to. There is no editor to log in to and keep updated. Email us the change, like new hours, a price or a photo, and we make it. A hosting & care plan includes up to two small updates a month, and more edits are available on top.

What happens once the build is paid for?

You own the finished site: its design, its words and the code written for it. Your domain and your accounts stay in your name the whole time. For 30 days after launch we fix anything that does not work as built, at no charge. Keeping it online is a separate choice: a hosting & care plan keeps the site online, updated, backed up, monitored and fast, from $129 a month, quoted for your site, with hosting included. Or you can take it to another host. Sites that go unmaintained are the ones that break.

Can I keep my current hosting?

Yes. We can audit, rebuild or maintain a site that stays exactly where it is. Worth knowing the trade-off, though: on our hosting we control the setup, so uptime checks, backups and recovery are ours to run. On yours, we're working inside someone else's setup. We'll maintain the site, but we can't promise uptime on infrastructure we don't control, and backups are limited to what your host allows. The price is the same either way, because unfamiliar infrastructure takes more of our time, not less.

What platforms do you work with?

Every new site is built on our own tested foundation, so there is no editor or plugin underneath to keep patched. The Website Health Audit covers a site on any platform and any host, including WordPress, Drupal and custom-coded sites. If you already have a site, the audit tells us what you're on and what it needs.

What if I cancel the care plan?

You can, at any time, with 30 days' notice by email. There is no minimum term. The plan runs and is billed through those 30 days, and before it ends we hand you a full export of your site and help you move it to whichever host you choose. Your domain, content and data are yours throughout, so nothing is held back. If we host the site, it comes down at the end of the notice unless we agree otherwise, and we keep a backup for 30 days after that in case you need something from it.

Where does my site actually live?

By default, on Cloudflare's global network, which serves your pages from data centers close to your visitors. We set it up and look after it. Hosting is included in your care plan, so there's no separate hosting bill to manage. Your domain stays in your name at your own registrar, and if you ever leave we hand over a full export and help you move it. If you'd rather stay on your current host, that works too: see "Can I keep my current hosting?" above.

Let’s build something that works.

Tell us about your business and what you need the site to do. You’ll get a straight answer on scope, timeline, and cost. No pressure, no retainer pitch.

Get a Quote

Takes about five minutes. Most projects are quoted straight from it.