How it works · Ripple, Christchurch web design

The model

Three steps, and the risk is all ours.

No mock-ups, no slide decks, no big invoice up front. You see a finished website for your business, then you decide. That is the whole arrangement.

Step one

We build it first

We take a proper look at your current website and the work you do, then we build you a brand new homepage. Not a sketch or a template with your logo dropped in. The real, finished thing, written and laid out for your business.

It is built mobile-first, because that is where most of your customers are, with your services laid out clearly and a quote form that actually works. All of it done before we ask you for anything.

A complete new homepage, built and finished, not a rough draft.
Your real services, your real words, your own reviews wired in.
Nothing owed, nothing signed, until you have laid eyes on it.

Step two

You see it working

We send you a private link, just for you. Open it on your phone, click around, read your own words back, fill in the quote form and watch the message land. It is the actual website, running, not a picture of one.

Show it to your partner, your team, whoever you trust to give you a straight answer. Take your time. There is nothing to imagine, because it is all right there in front of you.

A private preview link, kept just for you and never made public.
Try every button and the quote form, on a phone and on a laptop.
Tell us what you would change. A round of tweaks is part of it.

Step three

Keep it, or don't

If you love it, we agree one fixed price up front and put it live on your domain, usually inside a week. It is yours from there. Your site, your domain, your words, no lock-in and no strings.

If it is not for you, that is genuinely fine. The preview comes down and you do not owe us a cent. No pressure, no awkward phone calls, no invoice in the post. You were never on the hook.

Like it: one fixed price, agreed first, live on your domain in days.
Not for you: it comes down, and there is nothing to pay.
Either way, you keep the time you would have spent guessing.

What is included

What you actually get in a build.

No jargon, no upsells, no surprise add-ons. Just the things a working website needs to bring you more of the right jobs.

A real quote form

Not a dead "contact us" page. A form that lands enquiries straight in your inbox, day or night, while you are on the tools.

Built for phones first

Most of your customers are searching on a phone, often in a hurry. So the phone view is the one we design first, not an afterthought.

Your real content

Your services, your area, your own words, laid out so people find what they need fast. We never pad it with stock photos or filler.

The reviews you earned

The Google reviews you have actually got, wired in and on show, looking the part. We never invent a single one.

Properly fast

No bloated template dragging it down. The page loads before a customer's thumb leaves the screen, so they stay and get in touch.

Yours, outright

Your domain stays yours, the site is yours to keep, and the words are yours. No lock-in, no hostage hosting, no monthly trap.

Week one

What the first week looks like.

From your first message to a finished site in front of you. Days, not months of meetings. Here is the rough shape of it.

Day one
You get in touch

Send us a couple of lines about your business. We take a proper look at your current website and what you do, and come back to you, usually the same day.
The early days
We build the real thing

We get your new homepage built. Your services, your words, your reviews, a working quote form, the lot. Nothing for you to do here but get on with your week.
Mid week
You see it and have your say

We send the private link. You click around, try the form, and tell us what you would tweak. We sort those changes, no extra charge.
End of the week
Keep it and go live

Happy with it? We agree the one fixed price, point it at your domain and put it live. Or it comes down, and you owe nothing. Your call, no pressure.

Every job is a little different, so the exact timing flexes around you and your domain. The order stays the same, and you are never paying while you wait.

Pricing, straight up

One fixed price, quoted before you commit.

We will not quote you a number on this page, because the right price depends on your business and what you need. What we can promise is how the pricing works: one fixed figure, agreed with you up front, before you owe us anything.

No hourly rates ticking over in the background. No "scope changes" appearing on an invoice later. You know the full price before you say yes, and that is the price.

One fixed price

Agreed up front, before you commit a cent.

One number, fixed. We quote the whole job as a single price. That is what you pay, nothing more.
Quoted up front. You see the price before you decide, never after the work is done.
No hourly surprises. No clock running, no padded hours, no surprise line items later.
Pay only if you keep it. Walk away at the preview and the price is zero. You only pay for a site you love.

Want the actual figure for your business? Send us a line and we will quote you before you owe a thing.

Common questions

The questions everyone asks.

Fair things to wonder about an offer like this. Here are the straight answers.

So what is the catch?

There genuinely is not one. We build the site first because we would rather show you than tell you. If it is good, you will want to keep it, and most people do. If it is not, you walk away and we have lost the time, not you.

You never pay a deposit, you never sign anything before you have seen it, and there is no obligation hanging over you. The risk sits with us on purpose.

How much does it cost?

One fixed price, quoted up front, before you commit to anything. The exact figure depends on your business and what you need, so we work it out with you and tell you the full price before you decide.

There are no hourly rates, no surprise add-ons, and nothing to pay at all unless you decide to keep the site. Send us a line and we will quote you.

Who actually builds it?

We do, here in Christchurch. Ripple is a small local studio, not a call centre and not an overseas template farm. You deal with the person building your site, not a sales team handing you off.

That means the site is made for your business specifically, and when you have a question there is a real local person to answer it.

What about my domain?

Your domain stays yours. If you already have one, we point the new site at it and you keep full control. If you do not have one yet, we will help you sort it, registered in your name.

There is no lock-in and no hostage hosting. The site is yours to keep, on a domain you own, so you are never stuck with us.

What do you need from me?

Not much, and not up front. To get started we just need a couple of lines about your business. We can build the first version from what is already on your current site and your public listings.

Later on, the more you can share the better: a few good photos of your real work, the services you want to lead with, and a quick read of the draft to tell us what to change. That is about it.

Start the ripple

See your own site, before you decide.

Send us a couple of lines about your business. We will take a look at your current website and build you something better. You only pay if you keep it.

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