Custom sites for Midwest shops, cannabis operators, and artists who need a house — not a template, not a link-in-bio.
Custom sites people can buy from — shop quote paths, 21+ cannabis carts, and artist houses with a register. No templates. Direction Sprint $1,500; Creator Site from $3,500.
Why does a website have to work for the shop, the floor, and the house?
A shop loses the job to whoever answers first. A cannabis floor cannot buy the ads every other retailer leans on. An artist leaks the fan through Linktree into Spotify and never sees the email. Those are three different Tuesdays. The site has to do the job that Tuesday requires.
The shared why is the machine in the middle: when someone asks ChatGPT for a shop near them, a dispensary in their state, or an artist like you, it should be able to name you. Looking good is not the job. Being buyable — and readable — is.
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Who this is for
Two lanes. Same operator.
Businesses
start at the business hub. Audience owners
start at the community offer. Or pick the room that matches your Tuesday.
The House for artists and influencers — tour, listen, join, buy.
From $3,500 1–2 weeks
The house with a lock. Custom design for an artist or creator who needs tour, listen, join, and buy on one URL they own. Lighthouse Performance target ~70 on key templates. Live in 1–2 weeks.
Custom design — no template skin
Motion that earns its keep on the fold
AI-readable from day one — schema, sitemap, and llms.txt that tell the models who you are and what you sell
Clean entity basics — name, founder, and location saying the same thing everywhere
Hosting handoff and training so you can run it
Copy shaped from your raw materials — I do not invent your voice
Weekly progress reports during the build
Lighthouse Performance target ~70 on key templates
The shop or the floor — services, menu, quotes, schema, the tools you already use.
From $8,000 3–4 weeks
Everything in Creator, plus the pages a shop or a cannabis floor actually needs: services or menu, quote or checkout, schema, and two of your tools. Lighthouse Performance target ~85 on key templates. Live in 3–4 weeks.
Everything in Creator Site, plus:
Broader page set — services, proof, and the paths buyers actually take
Deeper GSAP motion across key templates
Conversion architecture — forms, CTAs, and page flow built to close
Answer-shaped pages built around the questions buyers type into ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI
Blog or news section you can update yourself — fresh content models re-check
Native integrations with 2 of your tools — CRM, booking, payments, or email
Tracking baselines ready for AI Visibility and SEO work
Lighthouse Performance target ~85 on key templates
Your own register — membership, auth, billing. One agreed V1.
From $23,000 6–10 weeks
Everything in Business, plus the product logic your V1 actually needs, entity match across the web. Auth, database, billing, or product flows — scoped and agreed before I build. Lighthouse Performance target ~95 on key templates. Live in 6–10 weeks.
Everything in Business Site, plus:
One agreed production-ready V1 — scope locked before build starts
Auth, database, billing, or product logic as the V1 needs them
I'll build what the V1 needs — not an unlimited wish list
Entity match everywhere AI looks — directories, profiles, and listings saying the same thing
Agreed-scope guardrail: new surface area is a new conversation, not a free add-on
Lighthouse Performance target ~95 on key templates
Tap-to-call, hours, service area, and a quote path that works on a job-site phone.
21+ and payments for cannabis
Age gate, adult-signature delivery, and payment rails that do not treat the cart as a surprise.
Membership-ready for artists
Join, buy, and email you actually own — the house with a lock, or a register if you need one.
Custom design
Designed for your brand, not a theme with your logo swapped in.
Motion that earns keep
Fold presence where it helps. Not decoration noise. Not a purple parallax hero for an HVAC shop.
Visibility foundation
Every build ships schema, sitemap, llms.txt, and a clean entity signal so machines can read who you are and what you sell. Making the site readable is the build's job; tracking whether the models cite you is the Visibility plan's job.
Performance targets
Lighthouse Performance targets by tier (~70 / ~85 / ~95 on key templates) — targets, not invented client scores.
Full ownership
You own the code, the domain path, and the accounts. No hostage CMS.
Hosting & training
Handoff, hosting path, and training so your team can ship updates without me.
Fit-based CMS
Markdown, a headless CMS, or none — whichever fits how you actually publish.
Analytics instrumentation
Events and baselines wired so you can measure the site, not guess at it.
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Add Visibility
Does a website build include AI visibility?
Every Website build ships the AI-readable foundation — schema, sitemap, llms.txt, and clean entity signal. What the build cannot do by itself is watch what ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI actually say about you month over month, or keep producing the answer-shaped content and entity work that earns the citation. That is Visibility Growth, monthly from $3,500, under Visibility. Citations typically start moving 30 to 60 days after the entity and schema work ships.
A dashboard showing where AI mentions you, updated at least every two weeks
Tracking across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI
New answer-shaped pages or posts every month
The $500 AI Visibility Audit credits toward a build or the first month of a plan
Summer 2026: attach Visibility Growth within 30 days of launch on any build tier (3-month minimum) and the first of those months is included — ends September 30, 2026
Add AI Visibility
The build makes you readable. Visibility decides whether the models name you.
You can skip it. Plenty of clients stop at the build. Visibility also stands alone if your site is already fine and the gap is discovery, not design.
Attach Visibility Growth within 30 days of your site going live, on the 3-month minimum or any longer term, and the first of those months is on me. Any build tier. This is a Summer 2026 offer, not a standing discount — after it closes, the first month is billed like any other.
Any build tier — Creator Site, Business Site, or Product Platform
Visibility Growth has to start within 30 days of launch
3-month minimum or longer, which already carries 25% off
First of those months included — you commit to three and pay for two
Stacks with the 15% Website Studio + Visibility bundle and the referral bonus
Website Studio owns on-site execution — pages, campaigns, CRO, creative, and analytics. Visibility Growth owns discovery intelligence — what ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI say about you. Bundle them at 15% off the combined monthly.
15% off combined monthly
Middle-tier example: Grow at $7,500 + Visibility Growth Tier 2 at $8,500 = $16,000 → 15% off = $13,600 monthly before term discounts.
Stacks with quarterly/annual term discounts and the referral bonus. Website Studio runs the site; Visibility Growth tracks citation share.
Combined offer
Website Studio + Visibility Growth
On-site execution and discovery intelligence, priced as one system.
15% off the combined monthly before any term discount
Optional. $1,500 for positioning, sitemap, art direction, and one polished homepage concept in five business days.
Week 1Scope
We lock the tier, pages, and integrations. Sprint credit applies if you start a build within 90 days.
Week 1–10Build
1–2 weeks Creator, 3–4 Business, 6–10 Product. You see progress in the open, not one big reveal.
LaunchOwnership
Site goes live. You own the code. Hosting handoff and training included.
Month 2+Studio
Optional. Studio (Maintain / Grow / Lead) for on-site work; Visibility Growth for citation tracking. Run both at 15% off combined monthly.
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What I need
What do you need from me before a website build?
One decision-maker
Someone who can approve direction without a committee. Website builds stall on approval chains, not on code.
Raw facts & assets
What you sell, who buys it, logos, photography, and brand files. I shape copy from your materials — I do not invent your claims.
Approvals
Legal, label, or partner sign-off when your world needs it. Tell me early if a third party has to bless the fold.
Access
Domain, hosting, and logins for any tool the site has to talk to — CRM, booking, email, payments.
Fast feedback
Turnarounds measured in days, not weeks. I build in the open; stalled feedback is the main thing that stretches a timeline.
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The deal
What should I know before a website build starts?
90-day sprint credit
The $1,500 Website Direction Sprint comes off any Website build started within 90 days. You keep the sprint deliverables either way.
Payment
Creator and Business: 50/50 — half to start, half at launch. Product Platform: milestones tied to the agreed V1 scope.
Full ownership
You own the site. Code, content, and accounts stay yours. No platform tax to keep your own pages online.
Fit-based stack
Astro, React, or whatever the job needs — and a CMS only if you will actually use one. I pick the stack for the site, not for my habit.
Performance as targets
Lighthouse Performance targets by tier (~70 / ~85 / ~95 on key templates). Targets we design toward — not invented client scores.
Audit credit
The $500 AI Visibility Audit credits against a Website build or the first month of a Visibility plan. No expiry — and you keep the fix list either way.
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FAQ
What should I ask before hiring for a custom website?
Cost & fit
How much does a custom website cost at Spurlock Studios?
One-time builds run $3,500 to $23,000 depending on scope. Creator Site is $3,500 in 1–2 weeks. Business Site is $8,000 in 3–4 weeks. Product Platform / SaaS is $23,000 in 6–10 weeks for one agreed production-ready V1. Most people who want to see direction first start with the $1,500 Website Direction Sprint, and that fee comes off a build started within 90 days.
What is the $1,500 Website Direction Sprint, and what do I get?
One week of positioning, sitemap, art direction, and one polished homepage concept — delivered in five business days. You see the site before you buy the build. You keep every sprint deliverable either way, and the $1,500 comes off any Website build started within 90 days. It is the cheapest way to stop guessing about taste and scope before you write a bigger check.
Does the Website Direction Sprint fee count toward a full build?
Yes — the full $1,500, if you start a Website build within 90 days. Outside that window the credit expires, but you still keep the sprint deliverables. There is no version where paying for the sprint leaves you with nothing you can use.
Which website tier should I buy — Creator, Business, or Product Platform?
Creator Site ($3,500) is The House for artists and influencers — tour, listen, join, buy. Business Site ($8,000) is the shop or the cannabis floor: services or menu, quotes or checkout, schema, and two of your tools. Product Platform ($23,000) is your own register when Skool or Circle is not enough — membership, auth, billing, one agreed V1. If you are between Creator and Business, start the sprint and price the build off what we actually decide.
I already have Google Business Profile. Do I still need a shop website?
Yes if you want the call to land on a number and a quote path you control. GBP puts you on the map. It does not own your services, your after-hours text-back, or the pages ChatGPT reads when someone asks for the best HVAC near them. The site and the listing have to say the same hours and the same counties.
I sell cannabis. Google will not take my ads. Why would I buy a site?
Because the ad accounts are already banned and the site is the channel that is still open. Business Site ships the 21+ cart and the schema. Visibility is how the models name you when someone asks for a dispensary or a cultivator in your state. I do not sell you Meta ads you cannot run.
I already have Linktree. Why do I need a house?
Linktree is a list of exits. The house is the room: tour, merch, membership, and an email you own. Keep Linktree in the bio if you want. Point it at the house. Spotify does not send you the fan.
How much does Website Studio cost per month?
Maintain is $3,000 a month for upkeep, content, reporting, and on-site health. Grow is $7,500 a month for landing pages, experiments, campaigns, and conversion reporting. Lead is $15,000 a month as an embedded on-site growth partner for continuous launches. Commit to three months and take 25 percent off. Go annual and stack that same 25 percent with two months free.
Can I get a discount if I commit to Website Studio longer than a month?
Yes. Monthly is full price, cancel anytime. A three-month minimum takes 25 percent off. Annual takes that same 25 percent off and adds two months free — Maintain lands at $1,875 a month billed annually, Grow at $4,688, Lead at $9,375. Longer terms always cost less per month once you know you are staying.
What is the Website Studio + Visibility Growth bundle discount?
Fifteen percent off the combined monthly when you run Website Studio and Visibility Growth together. Middle-tier math: Grow at $7,500 plus Visibility Growth Tier 2 at $8,500 equals $16,000, then 15 percent off brings it to $13,600 monthly before term discounts. That discount stacks with quarterly/annual terms and with the referral bonus. Website Studio owns on-site execution; Visibility Growth owns discovery intelligence.
Is there a referral bonus on Website Studio plans?
Yes. Refer someone who signs a three-month minimum and you get two more months free on your own plan. It works on Maintain, Grow, and Lead, and it stacks with annual. Same stacking language as Agentic retainers — you send business my way, I send months back yours.
Where do website builds live now — Websites or Visibility?
Builds are a Websites product only — Creator $3,500, Business $8,000, Product Platform $23,000. Visibility is monthly only: the $500 AI Visibility Audit as the front door, then Visibility Growth plans from $3,500 / $8,500 / $15,000 per month. No two ladders, no guessing which number applies.
When should I buy Visibility instead of a Website build?
Rarely instead — usually after or alongside. The build makes you readable; Visibility decides whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI name you. You can also buy Visibility alone if the site is already fine and the gap is discovery, not design. Native form/CRM hooks stay under Websites; cross-system agents and automations stay under Agentic and Automation.
Does the $500 AI Visibility Audit come off a website build?
Yes — in full, against a Website build or the first month of a Visibility plan. No expiry. You keep the fix list either way, so paying for the audit never leaves you empty-handed.
Does a website build include the first month of AI Visibility?
Not as a standing tier feature — no. Through the Summer 2026 attach offer it does: attach Visibility Growth within 30 days of launch on a 3-month minimum or longer, on any build tier, and you commit to three months but pay for two. The offer ends September 30, 2026. After that the first month bills normally. This is a limited offer, not a permanent part of any tier. You can still start with the $500 audit if you want a read before you commit monthly.
Build process
How long does it take to build a website with Spurlock Studios?
Creator Site lands in 1–2 weeks. Business Site in 3–4 weeks. Product Platform / SaaS in 6–10 weeks for one agreed V1. The optional Website Direction Sprint is five business days before any of that. Timelines assume one decision-maker and fast feedback — stalled approvals stretch the calendar, not the invoice by surprise.
What do you need from me before a website build starts?
One decision-maker, raw facts and assets, approvals if a label or partner has to bless the fold, access to domain/hosting/tools the site must talk to, and feedback measured in days. I shape copy from your materials. I do not invent metrics or claims you cannot stand behind.
Who designs and builds the site — you or a team?
Me. William Spurlock. Solo operator. No junior handoff and no offshore queue quietly shipping your fold while you think you hired me. Capacity stays limited on purpose so the person on the call is the person in the repo.
How does payment work for Creator, Business, and Product builds?
Creator and Business are 50/50 — half to start, half at launch. Product Platform runs on milestones tied to the agreed V1 scope, because auth, database, and billing surfaces need clear checkpoints. Sprint fees follow the 90-day credit rule above.
Will you write the copy for my website?
I shape copy from your raw materials — interviews, existing pages, brand notes, product facts. I do not invent testimonials, performance numbers, or claims you cannot defend. If you have almost nothing written, we either use the sprint to lock positioning first or you bring a writer; I will not fabricate a voice that is not yours.
Can my website connect to my CRM, booking tool, or form stack?
Yes — that is native integration work under Websites, especially on Business and Product. If the tool has an API or a clean embed path, we wire it. Cross-system agents, multi-app automations, and long-running agent loops are not smuggled into a website invoice — those belong under Agentic or Automation so scope and pricing stay honest.
Do I get a CMS, and which one do you use?
Fit-based. Markdown in the repo if you are technical and ship rarely. A headless CMS if your team needs a browser editor. No CMS if a static site with occasional deploys is enough. I pick the publishing path for how you actually update content, not for a monthly seat tax.
What does the Product Platform / SaaS tier include, and what does it not?
One agreed production-ready V1 — auth, database, billing, or product logic as that V1 needs. Price is $23,000 over 6–10 weeks with a scope guardrail written down before build starts. It does not mean unlimited features, an open roadmap, or every idea your team invents mid-build. New surface area is a new conversation, not a free add-on.
Can I see progress during the build, or only at the end?
You see it in the open. Staging links, not a big-reveal meeting after six silent weeks. That is also why fast feedback matters — when you can click the real pages, approvals get sharper and the timeline holds.
What happens after launch — do I need Website Studio?
No. Launch includes ownership, hosting handoff, and training. Studio is optional: Maintain for upkeep and health, Grow for landing pages and experiments, Lead when you want an embedded on-site growth partner. Plenty of clients stop at the build. Studio is for the ones who keep shipping on the site after day one.
Performance, Visibility & ownership
What Lighthouse Performance score should I expect from each website tier?
Targets on key templates: about 70 for Creator, about 85 for Business, about 95 for Product Platform. Those are design targets I build toward, not invented scores from past clients. Real numbers depend on third-party scripts, media weight, and how heavy your integrations are — I will tell you when a tool you insist on will cost points.
Does a Spurlock Studios website include SEO and AI visibility setup?
Yes, tiered. Creator ships the foundation — schema, sitemap, llms.txt, and clean entity basics. Business adds answer-shaped pages and a self-serve blog or news section. Product Platform adds entity match across directories, profiles, and listings. Ongoing citation tracking still lives under Visibility — Websites makes the site readable; Visibility watches whether the models name you. Through Summer 2026, attach Visibility Growth within 30 days of launch on a 3-month minimum and the first of those months is included.
What makes a page answer-shaped, and which tier ships them?
An answer-shaped page is built around the exact question a buyer types into ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, or Google AI — clear entity, direct answer, and enough proof that a model can cite it. Business Site and Product Platform ship them in the build. Creator ships the foundation so machines can read you; the answer-page set starts at Business. Monthly new answer-shaped pages or posts after launch are a Visibility Growth deliverable.
What is the difference between Website Studio and Visibility Growth?
Website Studio is marketing-led on-site work: upkeep, landing pages, experiments, campaigns, CRO, creative, and on-site analytics. Visibility Growth is discovery intelligence: dashboards, citation share, and the content/systems that get you named in AI answers. Different jobs. Bundle them at 15 percent off combined monthly if you need both.
Who owns the website code and accounts after you build it?
You do. Full ownership — code, content path, and the accounts the site runs on. No hostage CMS and no platform tax to keep your own pages online. You could hand the repo to another developer tomorrow and it would still build.
Will my site work for AI search and answer engines, or only for Google?
Both are in scope for the foundation. Schema, clean entity signal, sitemap, and llms.txt help classic SEO and AI-led search. Google may lead with an AI answer instead of ten blue links more often than it used to — that is the shift — but I do not claim SERPs disappear overnight. The site has to convert humans and stay legible to machines.
Do you host the site, or do I?
Handoff is part of every build. Common path is Netlify or Cloudflare on accounts you control, with training so your team can deploy. I can stay on hosting hygiene under Studio Maintain. I do not lock your domain inside a black-box account you cannot leave.
How is website work different from Agentic or Automation work?
Websites ships the site and native integrations — forms, CRM embeds, booking, on-page tracking. Automation is fixed-script multi-system workflows. Agentic is judgment-heavy agents that decide their own steps. If your lead needs a cross-system agent loop, that is not a line item I hide inside a website tier — we route it to the right service so you pay for the right job.
Can I take the site somewhere else later if I stop working with you?
Yes. Ownership means portability. Astro/React code in a repo you control, CMS content you can export, and hosting on your accounts. Ending Studio does not turn the site off or put a watermark on your homepage.
Do you guarantee a specific Lighthouse score or ranking?
I design to the tier performance targets and ship the visibility foundation. I do not guarantee a final Lighthouse number after you add heavy tags, nor do I promise a Google rank or an AI citation count — those depend on competitors, content cadence, and model behavior outside the build. What I do guarantee is clear scope, ownership, and targets we both can see on paper before I write code.
How do I hire Spurlock Studios to build a website?
Start on the contact page with intent for a sprint or a build tier. From there it is me — William Spurlock — not a sales floor handing you to a project manager. If you want evidence before a full build, start the $1,500 Website Direction Sprint, see a polished homepage concept in five business days, then decide with something you can click instead of a deck.