Ryan BarkerSenior Software Engineer

Big-agency quality.
Small-business price.

For 15 years I've built award-winning websites for companies that pay top dollar for speed, UX, SEO and AEO. AI now lets me bring that same standard to small businesses, at a fraction of the cost.

The big idea

AI is the great equaliser. The same quality companies pay agencies thousands for is now within reach of every small business.

Great websites used to need a big team and a bigger budget: designers, developers, SEO specialists, account managers. That's why local businesses ended up with slow template sites that nobody could find.

I'm a software engineer with 15 years of experience, and AI is my force multiplier. I keep the judgement, taste and craft, and AI removes the slow, expensive parts. You get the best practice, without the agency invoice.

15yrs
building award-winning websites
$2k
fixed price, no surprises
$300/yr
domain, hosting & your own email
1
senior engineer, start to finish

What you get

The standards the big players pay for. Built in.

  • 01

    Performance

    Fast on a phone, on a patchy connection. Speed keeps visitors and Google happy. It's the first thing big agencies charge for.

  • 02

    UX & design

    Clear, confident layouts that guide a visitor to call, book or buy. No clutter, no guesswork.

  • 03

    SEO

    Clean structure, proper metadata and local-search foundations so customers in your area actually find you.

  • 04

    AEO

    Answer Engine Optimisation. Your site is structured so ChatGPT, Google's AI answers and voice assistants can understand and recommend your business.

  • 05

    Accessibility

    Readable, keyboard-friendly and screen-reader aware. It's better for everyone and it protects you.

  • 06

    Yours, properly

    Your own domain and your own business email, set up and looked after, so you never have to think about it.

Two ways to work

Pick your path.

Most popular

Path 01

Small Biz Refresh

$2,000one-off

+ $300 / year for domain, hosting & your own email

A fast, beautiful static website that makes your business look as good as the big guys, with everything you need to be found, trusted and contacted.

  • Fast, modern static website
  • Mobile-first, custom design, no templates
  • SEO + AEO foundations built in
  • Domain, hosting & your own business email
  • Hosting, renewals and security handled
  • Direct line to the engineer who built it
Refresh my business

Prices in USD.

Path 02

Custom Build

Let's talk.

Scoped to your goals, quoted fairly.

When you need more than a brochure site: something unique, interactive or deeply integrated with how your business runs.

  • Booking, payments, portals or dashboards
  • Integrations with the tools you already use
  • Interactive & 3D experiences
  • Scoped and quoted after a quick conversation
Discuss my project

How it works

  1. 01

    A quick chat

    Twenty minutes on your business, your customers and what you need the site to do. I'll tell you honestly which path fits.

  2. 02

    Design & build

    Rapid iteration with regular previews. AI handles the grunt work, and 15 years of judgement handles the decisions.

  3. 03

    Launch & look after

    Domain, hosting and email set up and managed, so you can get back to running your business.

Questions

Straight answers.

How can you charge so much less than an agency?+

Experience plus AI. I've spent 15 years building award-winning websites, and AI now lets me deliver the same performance, UX, SEO and AEO best practices in a fraction of the time. I pass that saving on to you. There are no account managers, layers or overheads. It's just me.

What does the $300 a year cover?+

Your domain name, fast hosting and your own business email address (you@yourbusiness.com), all set up and managed for you.

What is AEO and why does it matter?+

Answer Engine Optimisation is SEO for the AI era. More customers now ask ChatGPT, Google's AI answers and voice assistants for recommendations instead of scrolling search results. AEO structures your content so those tools can understand your business and recommend it.

What if I need more than a simple website?+

That's what the Custom Build path is for: bookings, payments, portals, integrations or something more ambitious. Get in touch and we'll scope it together.

Let's build yours.

Tell me about your business. I'll reply personally and let you know honestly which path fits.