Web design · Georgetown, Kentucky
I design and build websites for small businesses, churches, and nonprofits around Georgetown and Lexington, and for clients well beyond Kentucky. Every page has one job: help the right people find you, trust you, and get in touch.
Rather just ask a question? Email info@jcolewebdesign.com
Why your website matters
of consumers used the internet to find information about local businesses.
BrightLocal Local Consumer Review Survey, 2023often or always check a business's website to confirm what they saw on social media, Google, or an AI tool.
DreamHost Local Business Trust Index, 2026of mobile visits are abandoned when a page takes longer than 3 seconds to load.
Google, "The Need for Mobile Speed," 2016more profit can come from keeping just 5% more of your customers.
Bain & Company, Frederick ReichheldGetting found is only the start. Your site has to earn trust in seconds, make the next step obvious, and give customers a reason to come back. After launch, I'll show you your own numbers: calls, form leads, and where your visitors came from.
How a website pays for itself
A new customer is good. A customer who comes back and brings a friend is how a small business grows. I plan every site around that whole loop.
You show up on Google and Maps when people nearby search for what you do.
The site looks current, loads fast on a phone, and answers the obvious questions.
Every page offers one clear next step: call, book, give, or ask.
Events, updates, and sign-ups give people a reason to come back.
Reviews are easy to leave and the site is easy to share with a friend.
Every referral starts the loop again.Referred customers are worth at least 16% more than other customers. (Wharton School study, 2011)
Recent work
Parents usually arrive worried about a child who is falling behind. The site answers their questions in plain language, shows packages and starting prices, and puts a free-consult button on every screen.
Buying a puppy or a breeding sheep is a big decision. The site leads with the family's story and the farm's promise, then answers the questions buyers always ask before they reach out.
Season schedule, live standings by average points per round, and a countdown to the next meet for teams across Kentucky.
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The church already had a Squarespace site, so I built the daily devotional system to work alongside it, with only small changes on the Squarespace side. The pastor writes once, and the congregation gets a reflection, questions, a challenge, and a prayer every day.
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A weekly online study group's home base: the current study, the lineup ahead with start dates, and resources for every session.
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My own fine-art landscape work. It's also why client sites get real photos of their people and places instead of stock images.
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A site that pays for itself needs three things: a plan for getting found, pages built around what customers should do next, and someone keeping it current after launch. That's what you're paying for.
Wix, Squarespace, and similar
The search settings are there. Knowing what to put in them, and setting up your Google Business Profile, is up to you.
Templates are designed to look good in a demo, not to get your visitors to call or book.
Every change is yours to make, and the editor is easy to forget between updates. Help is a support ticket.
AI site builders and chat tools
Covered only if you know to ask for it. Your Google Business Profile and local listings are still on you.
Generic layout and wording, unless you already know what your customers need to see.
Hosting, security, updates, and fixes are all on you. When it breaks, you troubleshoot it.
One person who plans, builds, and looks after your site
I set up your page titles, search basics, Google Business Profile, and local listings, so people nearby can find you.
Every page is planned around one next step, like call, book, give, or ask.
A Care Plan covers hosting, updates, backups, and monthly edits. When something breaks, you email me.
Say a do-it-yourself site takes 30 hours and your time is worth $50 an hour. That's $1,500 spent before it brings in a single customer, and the site still needs updates and fresh content every month after that.
Start here
Already have a website? Before you invest more of your valuable time and resources, find out what it's doing for your business today and which changes will make the biggest difference. I'll go through it the way your customers do, on a phone and a laptop, and tell you what to fix first.
Delivered within 3 business days. Your $199 counts toward any project booked within 60 days, and the fix list is yours to keep either way.
mainstreethardware.example · reviewed on a phone and a laptop
+ 15-minute video walkthrough
Services & pricing
Starting prices are listed so you can plan. Every project gets a fixed written quote before any work begins.
from$1,500
A clear, credible home online for a business that needs one.
from$3,500
For a business ready to make its website a steady source of leads.
from$59/mo
Hosting and upkeep, so your site stays fast, safe, and current.
For churches & nonprofits
Template platforms are inexpensive, and for some churches they're the right choice. When you want a site your people visit during the week, I plan it around the sermons, devotionals, and events your staff can keep current, and I teach your volunteers to run it.
About
I'm a web designer and landscape photographer in Georgetown, Kentucky. When you hire me, you work with me. The same person plans your site, designs it, builds it, photographs it, and answers your email after launch.
Most of my clients are a short drive away in Scott and Fayette counties, and I'm happy to meet over coffee downtown. Some are much farther away, like a family farm in Oregon. The goal is the same either way: a site that brings in customers and gives them a reason to come back.
Kind words
“I was spending more time fighting my Wix editor than tutoring my students. Every small change knocked something else out of place. Jeff gave me a simple site that’s easy to keep current and has room to grow as I add new ways to help students succeed.”
“I was juggling two websites, one for my sheep and one for my puppies. Jeff brought them together under one farm, gave each its own clear path, and made listing sheep for sale easy to manage. The timing couldn’t have been better: our Valais Blacknose business was just taking off.”
Order a Checkup, or email me about your business and what you'd like your website to do.
Email: info@jcolewebdesign.com