SiteSmith

Web design · Hosting · Email and office apps

Your website, expertly crafted.

We design and build websites and web apps, host them on our own servers, and keep them updated. Your team also gets SiteSmith Workspace, our email and office apps, for free.

Every quote has a maximum price · You pay per milestone · Workspace is free

What we build

Websites, online stores and web apps.

Every quote comes with a maximum price, agreed before work starts. The people who build your site are the same people who host it and answer your emails afterward.

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How we work

From first idea to fully hosted.

Four clear stages. Each one ends with something you can see and approve, and that's when you pay for it.

  1. Step 1

    Shape the idea

    A short call, then a clear scope with a minimum and a maximum price.

    30% deposit
  2. Step 2

    Design

    Designs you can click through. Nothing gets built until you love it.

    20% on approval
  3. Step 3

    Build

    Fast, accessible code, with previews along the way so there are no surprises.

    20% when complete
  4. Step 4

    Launch

    We put it live on our servers, set up email and SSL, and hand you the keys.

    30% at launch
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See your minimum, maximum and payment schedule instantly.

Your client area

Follow the project in your client area.

Each project has its own page, on the web and in the app. It shows which stage we're at, what's waiting on you, and what's been paid.

  • Sign the quote online

    The scope, price range and payment schedule are in one document you can sign from any device.

  • Approve designs and previews

    Click through each design before we build it, and each preview before it goes live.

  • Pay per milestone

    You get an invoice when a stage is finished, not before.

  • Message us there

    Messages and files stay with the project instead of getting buried in email.

Hosting

Hosting on servers we run ourselves.

SSL, daily backups and email are on from the first day. If something goes wrong, you talk to the people who manage the server.

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  • Free SSL, renewed for you

    HTTPS on every site with nothing to remember.

  • Daily backups

    Restore a file or the whole site in a few clicks.

  • Fast SSD servers

    Tuned for quick pages and steady speed.

  • Email on your domain

    Real mailboxes in SiteSmith Mail, or any mail app.

SiteSmith Forge

Git hosting that deploys to your website.

Forge keeps your code in private Git repositories with pull requests. When you merge, it builds the site and uploads it to your hosting account, so you don't need FTP. It's included with every hosting plan.

  • Repositories and pull requests

    Private Git repositories you push to with any Git client. Review changes line by line, comment, and merge.

  • Deploys to your hosting

    Merge into main and the site updates. Next.js, Node, Python, PHP, Vite, Astro and plain HTML are detected for you.

  • Environment variables

    Start from your .env.example or paste a .env file. Values are stored encrypted and never shown in build logs.

  • Databases

    Create a MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis or MongoDB database while you set up a deploy. Its connection details go into the app's variables.

SiteSmith Workspace

Free office apps for you and your team.

Mail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, Chat and Meet, under one login. The free plan has no time limit. Workspace+ adds AI writing tools, 100 GB of storage and bigger meetings.

The SiteSmith app

Approve, pay and reply from your phone.

The SiteSmith app for iPhone and Android covers your projects, the Workspace apps and your hosting account.

  • Projects

    Look at designs, approve stages, sign quotes and pay invoices.

  • Workspace

    Mail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Calendar, Chat and Meet.

  • Hosting

    Add email accounts, change DNS records and manage files.

  • Notifications

    When a design is ready for review, an invoice is due or new mail arrives.

Pricing

What it costs.

Projects are quoted with a maximum price. Hosting is billed monthly or yearly and you can cancel any time. Workspace has a free plan.

Websites and web apps

From $950

$95/hour, quoted with a maximum

  • Discovery, design, build and launch
  • Paid in four milestones
  • Yours once it's paid for
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Hosting and care

From $7/month

Two months free when you pay yearly

  • SSL, daily backups and email
  • Care plans: we handle updates too
  • Free migration from another host
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SiteSmith Workspace

Free

Workspace+ from $10/month

  • All eight apps, 15 GB of storage
  • Connect the email you already have
  • AI, 100 GB and more with Workspace+
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FAQ

Common questions.

If your question isn't here, email us and someone on the team will answer it, usually within a business day.

Instantly. As soon as your payment goes through, your hosting account is created automatically and your login details arrive by email within a few minutes.

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A real person replies within one business day.

Crafted for the web. Built for what's next.

Bring the idea. We'll take it from there.