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Websites for New York's local businesses

Your new website is already built.

We design a beautiful, phone-first website for your shop before you ever pay a cent, using your real details. Love it? It goes live for one flat monthly price that covers hosting, edits and care. Don't? Walk away, no hard feelings.

  • No setup fee
  • Month-to-month
  • Edits in 2 business days
Desktop view of a Brassplate preview built for a Queens locksmith (business name hidden)
After: the Brassplate preview on a phone, with a large call button and clear headlineBefore: the locksmith's current homepage on a phone, a shrunken desktop page with a dead Flash box (blurred)BeforeAfter

Drag the handle. A real preview for a Queens locksmith; their name and number are hidden until they say yes.

Why now

Your website is your front door now.

Most people meet your business on a phone, long before they walk in. These numbers are public and cited, not made up.

17%

of US small businesses still have no website at all.

Clutch, State of Small Business Websites 2025 ↗
2024

Google shut down the free Business Profile websites, so many listings now link nowhere.

Google Business Profile Help ↗
2.5s

is Google's "good" threshold for how fast your main content should appear. Ours are tiny, static pages.

web.dev, Core Web Vitals ↗
After: Brassplate preview for a Queens locksmithBefore: their current site on a phone (blurred)BeforeAfter
A real before & after

From "Flash Player is no longer supported" to tap to call.

We audited a Queens locksmith's current homepage on an iPhone and rebuilt it as a preview. Every problem below is what we actually found.

  • Their site todayThe Brassplate preview
  • Main section is a dead Adobe Flash movieA clear headline and photo hero
  • No mobile viewport: a shrunken desktop pageDesigned for phones first
  • All text renders smaller than 12px17px body text, high contrast
  • Phone number isn't tappableSticky call button on every screen
  • Footer still says © 2016Current, maintained and monitored
The work

One studio, a look for every trade.

Each preview gets a design system matched to its trade: type, color, layout and photography. These are real previews we generated for real New York businesses.

Preview design for an auto repair shop: dark cinematic garage photo with bold uppercase headline
Auto repairBushwick
Preview design for a florist: editorial serif headline and bouquet photo
FloristBayside
Preview design for a plumbing and heating company: bright, blue, trustworthy
Plumbing & heatingStaten Island
Preview design for a pediatric dentist: calm teal and white
Pediatric dentistBay Ridge
Preview design for a woodworking shop: warm oak tones and serif type
WoodworkingBrooklyn

Business names, numbers and addresses are hidden in these screenshots because the owners haven't said yes yet. Photos are clearly labeled samples until a client sends their own; we never use a business's logo or photos without permission.

What you get

Premium design. Zero homework.

You run your business. We handle the website: design, words, hosting, security, edits and the boring parts.

Call now

Built to make the phone ring

Tap-to-call stays on screen, your hours show "open now", directions are one tap away, and a short quote form goes straight to your inbox.

Phone first

Designed on a phone screen, then scaled up to desktop.

Fast by design

Static pages, self-hosted fonts, compressed images. No page builders, no bloat.

Google-ready

Local business schema, clean titles and descriptions, a page that's easy to read.

UPTIME CHECKSDAILY

Looked after, every day

Hosting, SSL, daily uptime checks and a short monthly health report. Need a new photo, price or holiday hours? Email us; it's done within 2 business days.

How it works

Built first. Paid for later.

Three steps, no meetings required. Most owners spend about ten minutes total.

01

We build your preview

Free. We use your public details (name, phone, address, hours) and your own wording. Anything we don't know is clearly marked as a placeholder.

Free · no call needed
02

You make it yours

Reply with changes: photos, services, prices, colors. We turn them around within 2 business days, as many rounds as you need.

2 business days
03

It goes live

We connect it to your web address (or help you get one) and keep it fast, secure and current from then on.

Cancel anytime
Pricing

One flat price. No surprises.

No setup fee, no contract. You only start paying once your site is live and you're happy with it.

Care

For a shop that needs one great page.

$79/month
  • One-page website on your domain
  • Hosting and SSL included
  • Unlimited small edits (fair use), 2-business-day turnaround
  • Daily uptime monitoring
  • Quote form to your email
  • Monthly health report
Start with a free preview

No setup fee · renews monthly until you cancel · cancel online anytime

Most complete

Growth

For businesses that want to be found.

$149/month
  • Everything in Care
  • Up to 6 pages: one per service or neighborhood
  • 2 Google Business Profile post drafts a month
  • Drafted replies to your Google reviews
  • Quarterly photo and copy refresh
Start with a free preview

No setup fee · renews monthly until you cancel · cancel online anytime

Own it

Prefer a one-time purchase?

$590once
  • We hand over the finished site files
  • Host it anywhere you like
  • Later edits at $45 each
  • On a monthly plan? Buy out anytime for $590 minus what you've paid
Start with a free preview

No monthly fee

For context: other small-business website subscriptions we reviewed advertise $99–$499 a month. Monthly plans auto-renew until cancelled. See refunds & cancellation.

Proof, honestly

No fake reviews. Ever.

We're a new studio, so we'd rather show you real work than invented testimonials. Client reviews will appear here as they come in.

What we promise

Real details only

Every preview uses facts from your public listing and your own website. If we don't know something, the page says "placeholder", never a guess.

Your current site is never touched without your written OK, and previews are hidden from search engines.

Placeholder

Your review could be the first

This space is reserved for real client reviews, with names, only once they exist.

FAQ

Good questions.

Anything else? Send us a message.

Is the preview really free?

Yes. We build it before you pay anything, and there's no obligation. If you don't want it, say so (or don't reply) and we delete it within 30 days.

Do I own my content?

Always. Your text, photos, logo and domain are yours. On a monthly plan the design is licensed while you subscribe; you can buy it outright at any time for $590 minus what you've already paid, down to $0.

Is there a contract?

No. Monthly plans renew automatically until you cancel, and you can cancel online any time; billing stops at the end of the paid month. If you're unhappy in your first 30 days live, we refund your first month.

Who are you?

Brassplate is a small New York web studio. We use automation to work fast and keep prices low, and a person reviews every site before it goes live.

Why did I get a preview I didn't ask for?

We build previews on our own initiative for businesses whose current site has a clear, checked problem. It's made only from your public details, labeled as an unofficial preview, and not affiliated with your business. Don't want it? Ask us to remove it and it's gone within 1 business day.

Will you change my current website?

Never without your written OK. Previews live at a separate address, are clearly marked "preview", and are hidden from Google.

What do I need to do?

About ten minutes: tell us what to change, send a few photos if you have them, and point your domain to us when you're ready (we'll walk you through it).

Your turn

See your new website before you pay.

Tell us your business name and we'll send a private preview link within 2 business days.