# Thomas Designs

Websites that feel alive.

I'm Thomas. I design and hand-code fast, sturdy websites for shops, trades, studios and writers, then look after them once they're live. Flat prices from $99. You see a free first draft before you pay anything, and there's nothing to pay monthly.

Email: contact@thomasdesigns.us

## Client work

### Richard Thomas Murray

An author site for the poet Richard Thomas Murray: his publications, a selection of poems, readings and events, and a biography. Six pages, built to be read comfortably on a phone.

- Client: Richard Thomas Murray, poet and writer
- Scope: Design, build, long-form reading layout
- Live: https://richardthomasmurray.com/

### Cineplay

A studio site for a Roblox game developer with three games. Player counts, visits and favourites come straight from Roblox and refresh every 30 seconds while the page is open.

- Client: Cineplay, Roblox game studio
- Scope: Design, build, live stats, hiring page
- Live: https://cineplay.win/

## Included with every site

| Ref  | Item                   | Detail |
|------|------------------------|--------|
| S-01 | Built for phones first | Every layout starts at phone size and is checked on real devices. |
| S-02 | Findable on Google     | Page titles, descriptions, a sitemap and structured data. Google Business Profile set up on Small business and up. |
| S-03 | Free hosting           | Runs on Cloudflare's global network at no cost. The only running cost is your domain, about $10–20 a year. |
| S-04 | Yours to keep          | No lock-in. You get every file, and the domain is registered in your name. |
| S-05 | Fast by budget         | Hand-written code with no page builder underneath, kept to a first-load weight budget. |
| S-06 | Two rounds of changes  | Adjustments after the draft, twice, at no extra cost. |

## Pricing

Pay once. Own it. Nothing to pay until you've seen the first draft.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
|------|-------|--------------|
| P-1 One page | $99 | A single scrolling page: what you do, prices, hours, a map and contact buttons. Live within a week. |
| P-2 Small business | $249 | Up to five pages. Contact form that emails you. Google Business Profile set up. |
| P-3 Bookings & orders | $449 | Everything in Small business, plus online booking, ordering or a product list (Square, Calendly or Stripe; their fees apply). |

Add-ons: business email +$20, logo clean-up +$30, I write the words +$30, extra pages $30 each, care plan $12/month (up to 3 small edits a month, cancel any time).

Payment: half when you approve the first draft, half when the site goes live.

## How it works

1. **Day 0, email me.** Tell me what your business does and what the site should help with. I reply within a day.
2. **Day 2–4, free first draft.** A first version of your homepage to look at on your phone. No payment yet.
3. **Day 4–10, shape it together.** Two rounds of changes are included. When you're happy to go ahead, you pay half.
4. **Day ~14, go live.** I connect your domain, check everything on real phones and hand over the files. Then you pay the second half.

## Questions

**Is there a monthly fee?** No. You pay once. Hosting is free; the only yearly cost is your domain, usually $10–20. The care plan is optional.

**When do I pay?** Not until you've seen a first draft and want to go ahead. Half to start, half at launch.

**What do you need from me?** Your business name, what you offer and roughly what it costs, your hours, address and phone number, and any photos or logo you have.

**How long does it take?** A first draft within a few days. Most sites go live within one to two weeks.

**Will people find me on Google?** Every site is built so Google can read it properly. On Small business and up I also set up your Google Business Profile, which puts you on Google Maps. Nobody can honestly promise the top spot.

**I already have a website. Can you redo it?** Yes. You keep your domain and I move everything across.

**Can I change things later?** Yes. The care plan covers up to three small edits a month; otherwise I'll quote before doing anything.

## Contact

contact@thomasdesigns.us. Thomas Designs is just me: the person who answers your email designs your site and fixes it later.