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Services & pricesWhat I do,
What I do,
and what it costs.
Websites, Google listings and AI training for local businesses. The prices are right here, and the first call is free.
Practical AI.
Useful marketing.
AI consulting, digital marketing, website and graphic design, and Google visibility for Central Illinois businesses. Based in Petersburg. Working across Springfield, Chatham and the towns around them.
Digital marketing & growth
Your message, your website, your Google listing, your photos and video — and the path from a stranger to a phone call. Agreed up front, including what gets measured.
Website design & local visibility
A website that says what you do and makes the next step obvious. Accurate Google information. Prices up front.
Explore Google Business Profile supportSee the client websites or the film and creative collection.
Digital marketing that fits
how your business works.
A clear message. A website that works. Accurate local information. Creative work that gives people a reason to look. You work with me, start to finish.
A useful place
to send your customers.
Starting prices for a defined scope. Explore existing client work, then we can agree what your business needs.
Business website
$2,500 starting price
Room to explain your services, show your work, and guide customers toward an inquiry.
- Up to five pages and 25 images
- Two rounds of revisions
- Typical schedule: 2–4 weeks once materials and scope are ready
- First year of hosting included (keeping the site online and secure)
One-page website
$750 starting price
A single page for one clear offer, essential information, and a contact path.
- Up to six supplied images
- One round of revisions
- Typical schedule: 1–2 weeks once ready
- First year of hosting included (keeping the site online and secure)
Custom website
$6,000+ starting price
For a larger site or a more involved experience, with features agreed individually.
- Six or more pages; images scoped
- Three rounds of revisions
- Typical schedule: 4–8 weeks once ready
- First year of hosting included (keeping the site online and secure)
Want it kept current? Monthly care starts at $199. Managed hosting renews at $349/year after the first year; domain registration is separate at cost. The quote will specify hosting coverage and any update allowance. Extra pages, writing, connections to other software, upkeep and support are agreed separately. No unlimited updates are included by implication.
See every client website, whole
One look,
everywhere they see you.
Logos, print ads, social graphics and brand kits for Central Illinois businesses. Designed by me, in Petersburg, to match your website and your Google listing.
Logos and cleanups
A new mark, or your old one redrawn so it’s sharp at any size. You get files for print, the web and the side of a truck.
Print ads and handouts
Tabletop cards, flyers and ads people actually read. Add a QR code that counts scans.
Social and Google graphics
Profile images, banners and post graphics that match your site. Sized right for every place they go.
Need it all in one place? I’ll put your colors, fonts and logo files into a simple brand kit anyone on your team can use.
See brand films, logo reveals and character design in the Showcase. Design work is priced per project, before I start.
Google Business Profile & monthly careGet found
Get found
on Google Maps.
Most people around here pick a business from the map before they ever see a website. I set up your listing and keep it active.
Profile setup
$450
Set up or clean up your Google listing and get it verified.
- Categories, services, hours and service area
- Photos, a plain-English description, and links to your site and booking
- A review link and QR code for your counter or truck
Essential care
$199 per month
Your website and Google listing, kept current every month.
- Monthly website updates and backup checks
- Weekly Google posts and monthly photos
- Review monitoring, with replies drafted for you
- A short monthly report
Growth care
$399 per month
Everything in Essential, plus work to show up higher in your area.
- Website work so Google shows you in local searches
- Your details listed on other sites, like Bing and Apple Maps
- Competitor checks and review requests
- Priority help and a check-up every three months
Your business stays the owner of its Google listing; I'm added as a manager. Google decides verification timing and rankings, so nobody can honestly promise the top spot. I do the things Google says matter: complete information, real photos, steady activity and reviews.
More about Google profilesPut AI to work
with your team.
Practical working sessions around your tools, people, and real tasks.
Not sure what AI can do? Watch seven everyday jobs
Working / setup session
$200 for one hour
Bring one question, setup task, or business problem. We work through it together and record the next steps.
Setting up an account can take the whole hour. Ongoing help is separate.
Ask about a working sessionHalf-day team workshop
$800 delivery
Hands-on teaching, practice together, and a start on one real task you want to hand off.
Preparation: separately agreed at $200/hour. Travel: separately quoted and agreed.
Discuss a four-hour workshopFull-day team workshop
$1,600 delivery
More time to build, test and practice, so the task is really handed off by the end of the day.
Preparation: separately agreed at $200/hour. Travel: separately quoted and agreed.
Discuss an eight-hour workshopWe agree the task, readiness, preparation, travel, and total quoted charges before booking. Participants need suitable devices, accounts, and permissions. Workshops give your team practice and a place to start; a finished system, connections to other software, ongoing support and paid subscriptions are separate. Existing agreements keep their accepted terms.
The right scope
for the idea.
Custom tools, small apps, branded games and films are priced one at a time. Before we start, we agree what the first version must do, how we’ll test it, and what help you get after.
Working with an agency or organization?
I can do the work for your team or your clients. Prep, the build, changes, hosting and support all go in writing.
What people say
Local businesses.
Local businesses.
Real reviews.
“When you see the posts from the Dixon’s page, this is the guy behind it all! He manages our website as well. Great to work with and does an amazing job!”
Andrea · Dixon’s Heating & Air
“A lot of people actually have the data — what AI helps them do is put structure to it.”
Adam on NPR Illinois · Community Voices
A conversation.
Then a clear scope.
A free introductory conversation takes about 20 minutes. We establish fit and choose the next step. Custom preparation and production are paid work.
01 / Talk
What would you improve?
Show me where customers hesitate, information gets lost, or repetitive work piles up.
02 / Choose
Start at the right size.
A focused working hour is $200. A website, a small app, a connection between programs, or a visual project gets its own quote.
03 / Agree
Know what comes next.
We agree on what you get, the price, and what “done” means before the paid work starts.
Tell me what you want to improveYou can start
You can start
with the problem.
A few sentences are enough. Budget and timing are optional. The first conversation is free and takes about 20 minutes.