How Much Does a Website Cost in Cook County? (2026)
Cook County businesses pay $2,000 to $25,000+ for a website in 2026. See real market tiers, what drives cost up, and the total cost after launch.
Small business web design services
A new website designed and built for your business, not a theme or a page builder. From $249/mo with no setup fee, launched in 3 to 6 weeks and maintained every month after.
Spec summary
- Stand Up
- Included
- Growth
- Included
- Untapped
- Included
- From
- $249/mo on Stand Up, 1-year term
- Setup fee
- $0
- Timing
- Launch in 3 to 6 weeks once we have everything we need from you (your content, logins and photos)
Stand Up and Growth have fixed prices, so your bid is instant. Custom work is reviewed by Chris, who gets in touch to talk it through. See plans
Who is web design for?
Web design is for a business with no website yet, or with a site that is not worth keeping. We design and build a new site around your trade, the towns you work in and the way customers contact you, then host it and keep it maintained.
If you already have a site and a domain your customers know, a website redesign is the better fit: we rebuild it on the same address, move your content over and keep the search history your old pages earned.
Design, build, hosting and maintenance sit under one subscription (and, on Growth, monthly search work), so there is one point of contact and no handoffs between a designer and a host.
What is included
On every plan. Every plan spec is on the plans page.
- Design
- Custom, no theme or page builder
- Pages
- Up to 8 content pages on Stand Up; up to 15 content pages, plus the monthly post on Growth
- Hosting and SSL
- Included, managed and monitored. No separate host bill.
- SEO work
- SEO done at build only on Stand Up; monthly seo on Growth
- Structured data
- LocalBusiness, WebSite, BreadcrumbList
- Accessibility
- WCAG 2.1 AA build target and accessibility statement
- Maintenance
- Monthly, on every plan
- Launch performance standard
- Lighthouse 95+ performance; 100 accessibility, best practices and SEO. Details in the Service Agreement, section 4.6.
Deliverables
What you receive, in the order it is built.
Discovery
- A structured brief: your services, towns, competitors and brand assets
- Page list and sitemap agreed before design starts
Design and build
- A live staging site to review, not static mockups
- Your real copy and photos in the review
- Revisions before launch: 2 consolidated rounds (extra rounds billed hourly)
Search foundation
- Semantic headings, meta tags and clean URLs
- LocalBusiness, WebSite and BreadcrumbList schema
- Internal links between your service and area pages
Launch
- DNS cutover and SSL on your domain
- Google Search Console setup and sitemap submission
- Analytics that load only after visitor consent
Not included
- Online stores and web apps. These are quoted as Untapped custom work.
- Final copy. You supply it; we provide page templates if you need them.
- Social media management. It is an add-on, quoted in your bid.
- Google Business Profile management and monthly blog posts on Stand Up. Both are part of Growth.
- New pages or features after launch. These are quoted separately; minor copy updates are covered by the monthly change request.
How long does it take to launch a website?
Launch in 3 to 6 weeks once we have everything we need from you (your content, logins and photos) from the signed proposal.
- 1
We learn your business
We review your bid, audit what you have online and agree the page list and sitemap.
Week 1
- 2
You review the design
You click through a live staging site with real copy and give consolidated feedback.
Weeks 2 to 3
- 3
We build and optimize
Schema, search foundations, speed work and accessibility checks go in.
Weeks 3 to 5
- 4
You go live
DNS cutover, SSL, Search Console and sitemap submission on your domain.
Weeks 4 to 6
Need more time? The schedule moves at your pace.
Web design cost compared with an agency
Published agency prices, with sources, next to ours.
| Cost | Typical agency | Untap Web |
|---|---|---|
| Building the site | Agency-built small business websites typically start around $5,000. Most web design projects reviewed on Clutch cost under $10,000. It is a one-time project fee; hosting and upkeep are billed separately.12 | Setup fee $0. Stand Up is $249/mo, so the first year is 12 x $249 = $2,988, with hosting and maintenance included. |
| Keeping it maintained | Agency website maintenance typically runs $300 or more per month.1 | Included in the monthly price on every plan. |
Building the site
- Typical agency
- Agency-built small business websites typically start around $5,000. Most web design projects reviewed on Clutch cost under $10,000. It is a one-time project fee; hosting and upkeep are billed separately.12
- Untap Web
- Setup fee $0. Stand Up is $249/mo, so the first year is 12 x $249 = $2,988, with hosting and maintenance included.
Keeping it maintained
- Typical agency
- Agency website maintenance typically runs $300 or more per month.1
- Untap Web
- Included in the monthly price on every plan.
- 1. FitSmallBusiness (2025), accessed October 2026: fitsmallbusiness.com/website-costs
- 2. Clutch (2026), accessed October 2026: clutch.co/web-designers/pricing
Plans
Plans from $199/mo, no setup fee.
Every plan includes a custom website.
Featured client sites
A few of the client sites we have built, as delivered.
All featured work
Archer Spaces
St. Charles & St. Louis County, MO
- Plan
- Stand Up
- Trade
- Home organization
- Scope
- New build, 2 county location pages
- Mobile speed
- Lighthouse performance 99 at launch
Stucky's Garage Doors
Wentzville, MO
- Plan
- Stand Up
- Trade
- Garage door repair
- Scope
- Site rebuild, 3 county location pages
- Mobile speed
- Lighthouse performance 17 before, 97 after
B. Woody's Tree Service
St. Charles, MO
- Plan
- Stand Up
- Trade
- Tree service
- Scope
- Site rebuild, 2 county location pages
- Mobile speed
- Lighthouse performance 53 before, 96 after
Web design services by county
Every county we serve has its own web design page with local census data.
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Questions owners ask before signing up
How much does a small business website cost?
Web design starts at $249/mo on a 1-year term ($199/mo on a 2-year term), with no setup fee and no upfront build invoice. Stand Up is a custom site of up to 8 content pages with hosting, SSL, on-page SEO and schema. That is SEO done at build only. Growth at $649/mo adds monthly SEO (one targeted blog post a month and Google Business Profile management), monthly AI search work and county location pages.
How long does it take to build a small business website?
Most sites launch in 3 to 6 weeks once we have everything we need from you (your content, logins and photos) from the signed proposal. If your timeline runs longer, we work at your pace.
What exactly do I get for $249 a month?
A custom mobile-first design, hosting and SSL, on-page SEO (headings, meta tags, clean URLs, internal links), LocalBusiness schema, a WCAG 2.1 AA build target and accessibility statement, and monthly maintenance. That is seo done at build only: no ongoing SEO after launch. Growth adds monthly SEO: one targeted blog post a month and Google Business Profile management.
Why choose Untap Web over Wix, Squarespace or Webflow?
Site builders are tools: they need your time and start from a template. Untap Web is done for you. We design, build, host and maintain the site, with SEO and schema in place from the first day, so you can run your business while we handle the site.
Do you redesign existing websites?
Yes. If you already have a site and a domain customers know, our website redesign service rebuilds it on the same domain, moves your content over and redirects every old address so the search history carries across.
Do I own my website if I cancel?
The site design is licensed to you, not sold outright (like software you subscribe to). Your domain and all of your content are yours, always. If you cancel, you get a complete export of your content. 1-year minimum term (a 2-year term gets the lower price), then month to month. Cancel with 30 days notice.
Answered by Chris Melson, Founder & CEO.
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Stand Up and Growth have fixed prices, so your bid is instant. Custom work is reviewed by Chris, who gets in touch to talk it through.