Web Design
Your Fort Collins web designer for a site that actually works.
Most local business websites are slow, dated, and invisible on Google. Whitcomb Design builds custom, mobile-first sites for Fort Collins small businesses: fast, modern, and made to turn visitors into customers.
What you get
A website built to earn its keep
Every Whitcomb site is designed around one goal: getting your Fort Collins business more customers. No bloated templates, no page-builder sludge, just a clean, fast, custom site that looks the part and performs.
- Custom design, not a template. Built around your business, your photos, and your customers, not a theme a thousand others use.
- Lightning fast. Most local sites weigh several megabytes and crawl on phones. Yours loads in under two seconds, because speed is a ranking factor and a sales factor.
- Mobile-first. Most local searches happen on a phone. Your site is designed for that screen first, then scaled up.
- SEO-ready from day one. Clean structure, proper headings, local schema markup, and the technical foundation to rank, not a bolt-on afterthought.
- Built to convert. Clear calls to action, visible phone number, and a layout that guides visitors toward booking or calling.
- Easy to update. You can make small edits yourself, or hand them to us on a care plan. No developer required for everyday changes.
How it works
From idea to launch in four steps
Discovery
A quick call to learn your business, customers, and goals, in plain English.
Design
You see a real custom design and we refine it together until it feels right.
Build
I build it fast and SEO-ready with your content, photos, and brand identity.
Launch
We go live, connect Google, and make sure you show up in local search.
Recent work
Local redesigns, reimagined
Real Old Town Fort Collins businesses, rebuilt for speed and conversions. Each is a concept redesign showing what's possible.
Faster, warmer site for a Fort Collins staple.
Concept redesign
Booking-focused, luxe and modern.
Concept redesign
Immersive site for craft beer & live music.
Concept redesign
Built for results
A pretty site that's slow is still a bad site
Plenty of designers can make something that looks nice in a screenshot. The hard part (the part that actually grows your business) is making a site that loads instantly, ranks on Google, and turns visitors into calls. That's the difference Whitcomb is built around.
Here's a real example from your own market: most of the top-ranking Fort Collins web designers serve homepages of two to five megabytes that Google scores in the 40s out of 100 for performance. On a phone over a normal connection, those sites crawl, and slow sites lose customers and rankings. Every Whitcomb site is built to do the opposite: lightweight code, optimized images, and a performance score in the 90s. The site you're reading right now is the proof: notice how fast it loaded.
That speed isn't a vanity metric. Faster sites keep more visitors, convert more of them, and Google rewards them with better rankings. It's the single biggest, most overlooked advantage a local business website can have, and most of your competitors don't have it.
Transparent pricing
Real prices, fixed quotes
No hourly surprises. You get a clear, fixed quote before we start, and you always own the result.
Starter
- 1-page site
- Mobile-first & fast
- LocalBusiness schema
- Contact form + Maps
- 3–5 day turnaround
Core ★
- Up to 5 pages
- Full local SEO & schema
- Reviews block
- Fast, under 600 KB
- ~1 week
Plus
- Everything in Core
- Extra pages + signature moment
- Copywriting included
- Blog setup
- ~2 weeks
Selling online? We build custom Shopify stores you own and can edit yourself: a Shop Add-On from +$499, full custom stores from $3,499, managed monthly with Store Care from $99/mo. Keep any site running with care plans from $39/mo, and grow with SEO retainers from $499/mo. See full pricing & add-ons →
Questions
Web design FAQ
How much does a website cost in Fort Collins?
Whitcomb Design websites start at $899 for a Starter one-pager, $1,899 for the most popular Core build (5–7 pages), and $2,999 for larger Plus builds. Online stores start at $3,499. You'll get one fixed quote up front (see full pricing) plus optional care plans from $39/month to keep things running.
How long does a website take to build?
Two to four weeks from kickoff to launch for a typical small-business site, depending on how quickly your content and photos are ready.
Do I own my website?
Yes. Your domain, content, and site are yours outright. No lock-in, and you can take it elsewhere anytime.
What platform do you build on?
We pick the lightest tool that fits your needs, focused on speed and easy editing, so you get a fast, secure site you can maintain without a developer.
Can you redesign my existing site?
Absolutely. Redesigns are a specialty. We keep what works, fix what doesn't, and rebuild for speed, mobile, and conversions. Pair it with Fort Collins SEO to climb the rankings too.
Let's build yours
Ready for a website that brings in customers?
Get a free, no-pressure quote. We'll tell you exactly what it costs and how long it'll take.