Matt Murphy

For small businesses, nonprofits and solo operators

Web design and development for Iowa City and Cedar Rapids businesses

A fast, clear website you can update yourself, built for a phone first and set up to show up in search.

Starter site Three to four weeks

Not sure where to start? Site & search check-up

Book a 20-minute callWhere we start

A starter site: who you are, what you do and a way to get in touch, designed for a phone first.

What you get

  • Design and build, phone first
  • Your words and photos, written with you
  • A contact or quote form to your inbox
  • Landing pages for one offer or one ad
  • Search basics and Search Console
  • Website care: hosting, updates and small edits

AI does the heavy lifting behind the scenes; you approve everything that goes out.

How it works

  1. Check-up

    What to fix and what to rebuild, with prices.

  2. Build

    You see it working before it goes live.

  3. Launch

    Live on your domain, in your accounts.

  4. Care

    I keep it current, or show you how.

Proof

  • Operating business

    Corridor Cards

    My trading-card business in Coralville, Iowa. I run card vending machines, an eBay store and a web shop, selling sealed product and singles to sports and Pokémon collectors.

    Read the story

  • Publishing experiment

    GroomJobs

    I started it as a job board for the pet-grooming trade. Today it’s free career and hiring guides, plus calculators that run in your browser, for groomers and salon owners.

    Read the story

Where we start

Starter site

Timeline Three to four weeks

Included

  • Up to five pages, written with you
  • A contact or quote form that lands in your inbox
  • Search basics: titles, descriptions, structured data, Search Console
  • Your Google Business Profile linked and matching
  • The first year of hosting

Not included

  • Writing a blog for you
  • Paid advertising
  • Selling online (that’s a Shopify store)

Bigger sites and landing pages are quoted the same way. Website care covers hosting, updates and small edits each month.

Not sure where to start? Site & search check-up

Book a 20-minute callOr send a note and I’ll reply with a time.

Where

In person across the Cedar Rapids–Iowa City corridor; remotely anywhere in Iowa.

Questions people ask

How much does a website cost?

It depends on the pages and what the site has to do. You get one fixed quote before I start.

WordPress, Squarespace, Shopify or custom?

Whatever you can keep current: Shopify for stores, Squarespace to edit it yourself, custom when speed or a built-in tool matters.

Can you fix my current site instead?

Often. The check-up shows whether fixes will do or a rebuild is cheaper, with a price on each.

Who owns the site?

You do: the domain, the accounts, the content and the code. If we part ways, it all keeps working.

What do you need from me?

Your words, real photos, access to your domain and Business Profile, and about an hour a week while we build.

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