Built for founders who need it live, not perfect in six months
Austin has a lot of founder-led companies, and most of them hit the same wall: the brand has outgrown its first website, but an agency quote means months of meetings before anything launches.
I work the other way round. One person, a fixed price in writing and a live site in days, then improvements based on what real customers do. I work remotely from St. Petersburg, Florida, and book calls in Central Time, so you get the same working hours without the agency layers.
WordPress or Shopify
- Direct-to-consumer brands belong on Shopify: product pages that explain what makes you different, bundles and a checkout that works on a phone.
- Service firms and startups selling a service belong on WordPress: a page per offer, clear pricing or a reason to call, and enquiries routed into your CRM.
- Both? Some brands sell products and book services. That is what Beautellionaire needed, and it runs on one Shopify store.
Prices and timelines
For a direct-to-consumer brand, a Shopify Launch store with up to 20 products is $1,500 and live in 2 to 3 days; the Growth store, with up to 100 products, bundles and abandoned-cart and post-purchase emails, is $2,750 and live in 5 to 7 days. Service firms usually start with WordPress from $999. Every price is agreed in writing first. Details: Shopify development and WordPress development.
Work you can check
- ShephDa Signature is a nurse-practitioner-led wound care practice in Rosharon, Texas. Its WordPress site explains coverage and insurance first, has a page for each of the 17 counties it serves and a HIPAA-compliant CRM that follows up automatically. Built in 1 week for $2,600.
- URSKIN Beauty is a founder-led skincare brand. Its Shopify store states the founder's reason first and makes a $29.99 trial kit the obvious first buy.
- NutraSentials puts ingredients, dosages and sourcing above the buy button. Built on Shopify in 1 week.
How the project runs from Austin
- Free 30-minute call in Central Time. Bring your current site and what you want more of.
- Fixed price in writing within a week, with the scope and launch date.
- Build with weekly demos. Shopify stores are often live in 3 to 7 days.
- Launch, then improve. We watch what customers do in the first weeks and adjust.
