Search-first websites

A website built to be found, not just looked at.

Most websites are designed first and "SEO'd" later, which usually means never. We start with the questions your buyers ask Google and AI, plan a page for each one, and then design something beautiful around it. Every site launches with structured data, sub-second loads and AI crawler access already done.

What's different

Engineered for search from the first sketch

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Research before design

We map the searches and AI questions in your market before we draw a single layout, so the site structure matches how people actually look for you.

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Clean, fast code

Pages render as plain HTML that any crawler can read, load in under a second and pass Core Web Vitals. No page builders, no plugin bloat.

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Schema everywhere

Organization, Service, FAQ, Review and Article markup on every relevant page, validated before launch.

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Written to be quoted

Each page opens with a direct answer and includes the specifics assistants look for: prices, timelines, service areas and proof.

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Nothing lost in the move

Migrating from an old site? Every old URL is redirected so the rankings you have already earned come with you.

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It keeps improving

Every build includes 90 days of the weekly plan, so the site gets better after launch instead of slowly going stale.

Builds

Three ways to build

Fixed quotes with a written scope. Every project is quoted after a short call. Selling products? See Shopify stores.

Foundation Site

A fast, search-first site for a local or service business.

from $7,500
One-time · 3 to 4 weeks
  • Up to 8 pages, designed and written for your buyers
  • Built search-first: schema, llms.txt, clean URLs, sitemap, sub-second loads
  • Every service and location answered on its own page
  • Google Business Profile and Search Console set up
  • 90 days of Axis Weekly included
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Shopify Store

A custom Shopify store built to rank on Google and show up when shoppers ask AI.

from $9,500
One-time · 4 to 6 weeks
  • Custom theme designed for your brand and built in code, with no page-builder bloat
  • Up to 50 products loaded with search-ready titles, descriptions and photo alt text
  • Product, review and breadcrumb schema so Google and AI shopping results read your catalog
  • Payments, shipping, sales tax and checkout set up and tested with test orders
  • Google Merchant Center connected so products can appear in Shopping results
  • The store is yours: it lives in your Shopify account and you pay Shopify directly
  • 90 days of Axis Weekly included
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After launch

Care plans for sites and stores we build

We host your site (Shopify hosts stores), keep it secure and backed up, and keep it growing. Bundles save you money compared with buying the pieces separately.

Care

Hosting and peace of mind.

$149/mo
or $1,490/yr, two months free
  • Managed hosting and SSL (Shopify hosts stores; we maintain the theme)
  • Daily backups, plus version history of your store theme
  • Uptime monitoring with alerts
  • Security, theme and app updates
  • One hour of edits per month
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Care + Pro Save $100/mo

Hands off. We look after it, grow it and report on it.

$1,249/mo
or $12,490/yr, two months free
  • Everything in Care
  • Everything in Axis Pro
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Process

Launch in weeks, not months

Research

Questions, competitors and your current rankings.

Plan

A page map and copy outline you approve.

Build

Design, write and develop with weekly previews.

Launch and grow

Go live, then the Monday plans begin.

Is a rebuild right for you?

Often it is not. If your current site is fast, crawlable and can hold new pages, Axis Weekly will get you further for less. We will tell you honestly which one you need in your free snapshot.

Ask us

Thinking about a new website?

Start with a free snapshot of how Google and AI see your current site. If a rebuild is the right move, we will tell you, and if it isn't, we will tell you that too.

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