Websites
that make
you easier
to choose.
I build clear, custom websites for small businesses. We sort out what the site needs to say, make it feel like the business, build it properly and get it live without turning the project into a production.
Usually the problem is simpler than it looks.
You don't need more website. You need a better one.
A lot of small-business sites aren't failing because they need another twelve pages. People can't immediately tell what the business does, the important information is buried, or the site feels older than the business does.
Clear structure
People can find what they came for without doing archaeology.
Good writing
We explain the business like normal humans instead of a committee.
Thoughtful design
It looks intentional without looking like every other template.
Built to stay simple
No unnecessary pile of plugins and moving parts quietly plotting against you.
From “we need a new site” to an actual new site.
Figure out what we're making.
Business, customers, current site, pages, priorities and the thing the site actually needs to accomplish.
Make it look and sound right.
Custom design plus help shaping the words. A half-finished Google Doc is a perfectly acceptable starting point.
Build the thing.
Responsive site, forms, menus, links, search basics and practical pieces handled.
Launch it.
Domain, deployment, redirects and the final details. When we're done, the site and files are yours.
That's allowed.
A website can only work with what we give it. If the logo, colors, typography or basic identity need attention before we build, I can handle that as part of the project.
Sometimes that's a small refresh. Sometimes we're starting over. We'll decide before work begins and price it accordingly.
Please don't build a new website around twelve-year-old phone pictures.
Alli handles photography for Day Sparks. If the new site needs fresh photos of the food, space, products or people, we can plan the photography around the website instead of figuring out afterward where everything might fit.
Kile Halliday
I'm the person designing the site, writing with you, building it and answering the email. Day Sparks stays deliberately small because I like knowing why every decision is there.
“If the website needs a map to explain the website, we've probably gone too far.”
About Day Sparks ↗Know the number before the work starts.
Typical small-business website
- Site structure + planning
- Custom visual design
- Copy help
- Responsive build
- Contact/forms as needed
- Search + social basics
- Launch
- Your finished site + files
Most projects land between $1,500 and $3,500 depending on scope. Before anything begins, you'll have one fixed project price.
Local trade option: For some Southern Oregon hospitality businesses, websites can start at $500 cash + $1,100 in agreed trade value.
Tell me about your site ↗The Whole Picture
Website project plus a 10-photo starter shoot with Alli, planned for the pages we're actually building.
See all starting points ↗What I build best.
Probably a good fit
- Restaurants + hospitality
- Local service businesses
- Professional services
- Small retailers
- Products + simple ecommerce
- Organizations
- Businesses replacing an outdated site
Probably a different kind of project
- Huge ecommerce catalogs
- Custom SaaS products
- Complex member portals
- Enterprise systems
- Anything requiring a development team of twelve
Not sure? Send it anyway. I'll tell you if I think I can help.
The questions that actually matter.
Most small-business projects are built over a few focused weeks. Your scope will include a realistic target timeline before work begins.
No. You need to give me the facts and the real business context. I'll help turn that into useful website copy.
No, but good photography helps enormously. If you're local and need it, Alli can handle that as part of the project.
You do. When the project is paid, the finished site and files are yours.
No required Day Sparks subscription. If the site has unavoidable third-party costs such as a domain or hosting, you'll know what they are before launch.
Tell me what isn't working.
You don't need to know how many pages you need or what platform the site should use. Tell me about the business and what you'd like to make better.