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Everything we do, so you don't have to

Seven services that cover what a small or medium business actually needs from a website – design and build, e-commerce, SEO, ad campaigns, hosting, and ongoing maintenance. Pick what applies; we handle the rest.

Each service below tells you what's included, what isn't, and where it fits.

Web Development

Marketing sites and web apps built in Next.js, React, and TypeScript. Native iOS and Android apps when the project needs one – usually as a companion to the web app. You get a fast, accessible build you fully own – no platform lock-in, no monthly tax to keep it running.

E-Commerce

Online stores built on Shopify, custom Stripe checkouts, or headless commerce setups. We help you choose the right platform for your catalog size, margin profile, and growth plans – not the trendiest one.

UI/UX Design

Interface design that's sized for real visitors on real phones. Mobile-first, WCAG AA accessible, and judged on conversion – not on how clever it looks in a portfolio.

SEO

Technical SEO baked into every build (schema.org, fast Core Web Vitals, clean URLs), plus optional content and link-building campaigns billed as 3-month engagements. We tell you what we can and can't move; we don't sell vague "page-one rankings."

Ad Campaign Management

Google Ads and Meta Ads – setup, tracking, and ongoing management. Setup is a one-time fee; management is monthly with a clear scope. We report on what the spend bought you, not on vanity impressions.

Hosting & Infrastructure

Deployment on Vercel or AWS, with SSL, automated backups, and uptime monitoring. Curio operates the deployment during the engagement; you receive the Git repository at launch. If you'd rather run hosting on your own accounts from day one, that's the $1,200 deployment-setup add-on.

Maintenance & Support

After launch, we keep the site secure and fast – dependency updates, content edits, and a real human who answers email within one business day.

Features included on every site we build

These come standard. You don't pay extra for the table stakes.

Image galleries

Lazy-loaded, responsive, with proper alt text. Loads on a 3G connection without crashing.

Maps and directions

Google Maps embed with a tap-to-open-directions link on mobile. Useful, not decorative.

Contact forms

Spam-protected, accessible, with sensible defaults. Email goes where you tell us, not through a third-party form provider.

Reviews and testimonials

Real reviews you supply, dated and named. We won't make any up, and we won't embed a star widget that pulls fake-looking aggregates.

Email integration

Custom domain email, newsletter signup wired to your ESP (Mailchimp, ConvertKit, Klaviyo, Resend).

Analytics

Google Analytics 4, Plausible, or Vercel Analytics – your pick. Conversion goals defined and tested before launch.

Payment processing

Stripe, Square, or PayPal integration where the project needs it. Available in Starter for one-off products; Professional and up for full carts.

Blog and CMS

A CMS you can actually use – Sanity, Contentful, or Markdown – with editorial preview. Standard on Professional builds.

Bookings and events

Calendly, Cal.com, or a custom booking flow built into the site. We pick the right one for your scale.

Lead capture

Inline forms, exit-intent capture, and post-conversion tracking – wired to your CRM, not a spreadsheet.

Third-party integrations

HubSpot, Salesforce, Zapier, Make, custom REST/GraphQL APIs. Most integrations land in scope; unusual ones get scoped separately.

E-commerce

Shopify storefront, custom Stripe checkout, or headless commerce. We help you choose based on catalog size and margin, not on what's trending.

Tech we work with

These aren't the only tools that work. They're the ones we've picked because they're fast, well-supported, and won't age out in three years.

Next.js
React framework
React
UI library
TypeScript
Type-safe JS
Tailwind
CSS framework
Vercel
Hosting
Shopify
E-commerce

Why we build in code, not page builders

A website used to last five years. Now it lasts maybe two — AI is changing what search, content, and customers expect, and the bar moves every few months. Template platforms make you rebuild every time the ground shifts; with code, you extend instead. Wix and Squarespace are faster to launch and cheaper up front – they're also slower in production, costlier over time, and box you in the moment your business needs something the platform doesn't support. The reasoned choice, plainly:

Faster pages, by a real margin

Custom-coded sites consistently outperform page-builder sites on Google's Core Web Vitals – often loading 2–4× faster. The probability of a visitor leaving rises 32% as page-load goes from one to three seconds.

You own the code

At launch (one-time package) or term-end (subscription), the Git repository transfers to you. No proprietary export format, no walled garden – any developer can take it from there.

Build anything the business needs

Custom booking flow, unusual checkout logic, the CRM nobody else integrates with – these are normal asks in code, "sorry, the platform doesn't do that" on a page builder.

No platform tax

Wix, Squarespace, and Shopify subscription fees add up to thousands over a few years. With custom code, your only ongoing cost is whatever maintenance you choose to buy.

Honest about when not to: if you need a five-page brochure live in a week and never plan to grow past it, Squarespace is a fine answer. We'll tell you that on the first call.

How a project works

Six to ten weeks for most builds, longer for custom apps and large e-commerce. Weekly check-ins throughout.

1

Discovery (week 0)

A 30-minute call. We learn the business, the visitors, and the constraints. You get a written proposal within five business days.

2

Design (weeks 1–2)

Wireframes first, then visual design. Reviewed live in a working browser, not in static mockups that look great until they hit code.

3

Build (weeks 2–8)

Code committed daily, deployed to a preview URL you can show your team. Weekly demos. Two or three rounds of revisions baked in.

4

Launch (week 8–10)

We deploy, run final QA, hand over credentials, and walk you through editing. After launch you can buy a maintenance plan or take it from here.

What we don't do

Honest scope-bounding. If your project needs one of these, we'll tell you who does it well.

Logo design (in-house)

We'll partner with a brand designer or use yours. We don't pretend to be a brand studio.

SEO outcome guarantees

We do real SEO work – technical foundations, content, link strategy. We don't promise "page one in 90 days" because nobody who actually does SEO can guarantee that.

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