If you run a small business and need a website that does its job, earn trust, rank for the searches your customers actually type, and not break the first time you swap out a photo, you are in the right place. I build custom sites for local businesses one at a time, with code I write myself.
I am Marcus Dycus, a senior software engineer in Hot Springs. Six years of production experience. I have built websites for an Arkansas construction business with 42 programmatic service-area pages, a personal-injury attorney across state lines, and a satire portfolio that ranks for terms it has no business ranking for. Same care every time.
Most small business owners have either a Wix site they cannot edit without breaking, a Squarespace site that loads slow and looks like every other Squarespace site, or an old WordPress site that nobody has touched in three years. I rebuild on a clean foundation with hosting and SEO baked in from day one.
- Owners replacing a Wix or Squarespace site that has stopped earning them business
- Trades, attorneys, dentists, restaurants, and shops across central Arkansas
- Service businesses that need to rank for "[service] [city]" queries
- Anyone tired of paying monthly for a builder they cannot fully control
- Custom design from scratch, not a template anyone else can buy
- Mobile-first responsive layout tested on real phones
- Programmatic local SEO pages where they help, like the 42-page service-area system Aaron's Handyman runs
- Speed-optimized hosting setup, often on a free tier
- Google Search Console and GA4 wired in from launch
- Local business schema markup so Google places you geographically
- Contact form that actually delivers, not a free builder form that drops half your leads
- If you already have a site: full content migration plus 301 redirects so existing rankings carry over
- The full source code, yours to keep
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Free 20 minute conversation
No deck, no pitch. We talk about what you sell, what your customers search for, and what is broken on the current site.
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Quote and timeline
Fixed price based on scope. No surprise billing later.
- 03
Build
Usually two to four weeks for a small business site. Longer if you have a lot of programmatic pages.
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Launch and hand off
You get the keys. Optional care plan keeps me on retainer for updates.
- How long until launch?
- Most small business sites are two to four weeks from kickoff to live.
- Will I be able to update content myself?
- Yes. The parts that change often (photos, prices, contact details) live in a structured CMS. The code stays locked so a typo cannot break the layout.
- What does it cost?
- Project pricing depends on scope. The conversation starts free, and you get a fixed quote before any work begins.
- Will my site rank on Google?
- Local SEO is built into the foundation: schema, fast load times, real meta tags, programmatic city pages where they help. Real rankings still take three to six months. There is no shortcut.
- Do I own the code?
- Yes. Once paid, the source code is yours. No platform lock-in.
- What hosting do you use?
- Modern stack on Vercel by default, with Netlify or DigitalOcean as alternatives. Most small business sites run on free hosting tiers.
- I already have a site. Will I lose my Google rankings if you rebuild it?
- No, if redirects are done correctly. I map every old URL to a new one before launch and ship 301 redirects so existing rankings carry over.
- Can you keep my existing photos and content during a rebuild?
- Yes. Content migration is included in any rebuild. No losing a decade of photos.
Most clients are based in central Arkansas, with the cities below being the most active markets. Outside Arkansas? Still happy to talk.
Start with a free conversation. No deck, no pitch.
Or email marcus.dycus@gmail.com