Design stage Approved Your go-ahead, in writing

Sent: Monday
Approved: Tuesday

Your message Answered Within 1 business day

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Progress

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Why choose DevShutter over a freelancer or an agency?

Getting you found by the right people every time

not the ones who shout loudest

FROM THE CORNER SHOP
TO THE HEAD OFFICE,
THE SAME JOB
AT EVERY SIZE,
FIXED BEFORE WE START

A small team reviewing their new site together — DevShutter

A bakery counter at closing time — one counter

A workshop lit up after hours — one workshop

An office floor after hours — six branches

Owner, first website

Three quotes in

I don’t need to control every detail…
I just want to know that someone
is accountable when it breaks

THE SECOND TIME ROUND

Owner, second website

Burned before

I paid, I waited, and I still cannot
change my own opening hours —
someone else holds the logins

THE THREE QUOTES ON YOUR TABLE

How does DevShutter compare to a freelancer or an agency?

Good freelancers and good agencies exist. But most owners end up holding three quotes like these, and only one answers every question before you pay.

A freelancer

Quote

Website: Estimate, depends on hours
Live date: When there’s a gap
Hosting: Not included
Your logins: Kept by the freelancer
After launch: Hourly, if available

Not signed

A big agency

Quote

Website: Priced after a paid discovery phase
Live date: Set by the project manager
Hosting: On the agency’s servers
Your logins: Held by the agency
After launch: A monthly retainer

Valid for 14 days

DevShutter

Quote

Website: From $999, one fixed number
Live date: Written here, in week one
Hosting: Set up in your name
Your logins: Yours, from day one
After launch: A care plan, replies in 1 business day
Search (SEO): Built in from the first page

Signed by The DevShutter Team

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The whole build without the chasing

A team laying out the pages of a new site

DevShutter

One number, one date, and the logins in your name

Your build

Wednesday, this week

All on track

DesignApproved
BuildIn progress
Live dateGiven
LoginsYours
Pages writtenNine of nine
Speed checkPassed
HandoverBooked

Reply time1 business day

SIX WEEKS, WRITTEN DOWN

What happens after you say yes?

Every Monday you get a short message: what got done, what’s next, and whether the live date still holds. You never have to ask.

DevShutterYour build · updates

Week 1 · Monday · Discovery

We’ve read your old site and your three nearest competitors. Your fixed price and live date are attached, in writing.

You reply: Got it, thanks.
Week 2 · Monday · Design

Your new homepage is ready to look at on your phone. Tell us anything that feels wrong.

You reply: Can the phone number be bigger?
Week 3 · Monday · Build

Done, the number is bigger. Design approved, so we’re building the pages now. Live date unchanged.
Week 4 · Monday · Build

Six of nine pages built. Your domain and hosting are now in your name.
Week 5 · Monday · Checks

Every page checked on phones and laptops, and the speed check passed. Could you send your holiday hours?

You reply: Sent!
Week 6 · Monday · Launch

You’re live. Your logins are in your inbox. We’re still here: replies within one business day.

You reply: Thank you!

THE FOUR FEARS WE HEAR IN EVERY FIRST CALL

Has one of these happened to you?

How is my website going?

Hi, I paid three weeks ago and haven’t heard anything since. Is everything okay? I don’t want to be a pain.

What usually happens: No reply. By Friday you’re pricing a second agency, and nothing has even gone wrong.

DevShutter replied

A short written update every Monday, by email or text: what got done, what’s next, and the live date. You never have to ask.

See how a build runs

Our contact form stopped working

A customer rang to say the form on our site doesn’t send. The old developer’s email bounces. Who do I call?

What usually happens: The host says the site isn’t their job. A week of enquiries is gone.

DevShutter replied

A named person answers within one business day, after launch too. A care plan keeps backups and checks running, so we find a broken form before a customer does.

See our care plans

Can someone change our holiday hours?

We need the hours changed before the weekend, but the login we were given doesn’t work. Can you do it?

What usually happens: A quote for a one-line change, three days later. The hours stay wrong for a fortnight.

DevShutter replied

Domain, hosting and site are in your name from day one, and you change prices, photos and hours yourself. We show you how on a short screen-share.

See how we build websites

Why is every quote different?

I have four quotes and none of them describe the same thing. Which one includes hosting? Which one is the real price?

What usually happens: You pick on gut feel and spend the build wondering what the invoice will say.

DevShutter replied

One fixed price in writing, listing every page and what it covers. The number does not move once work starts.

See every price

LAUNCH DAY

What do you own when your website goes live?

Everything on this sheet. Before launch, every account is moved into your name and the passwords go to you. If you ever leave us, you take the whole site with you.

See how we build websites

Handover sheet

yourbusiness.ca · launch day

Domain nameyourbusiness.ca Registered to you
HostingThe server your site runs on Account in your name
WebsiteFull administrator access Your login
Business emailhello@yourbusiness.ca Your mailbox
Google Business ProfileYour listing on Google Maps Owner access
AnalyticsVisitors, searches and enquiries Owner access

On the phone in your hand

Everything above arrives where you already work — no portal, no new login

Fixed quote

Pages
Nine

Timeline
Six weeks

Copy
Written

Photos
Sourced

Total
One number

The quote
One number and what it covers, before anything starts.
This week

Design
Approved

Build
Running

Pages
Six of nine

Checks
Passing

Next
Content

The build
Where the work is this week, without you asking for it.
Your logins

Domain
Yours

Hosting
Yours

Site
Yours

Email
Yours

Analytics
Yours

The handover
Domain, host and site put in your name on day one.
Replies

Asked
Tuesday

Answered
Tuesday

Fixed
Same day

Waiting
Nothing

Open
None

After launch
A reply that still comes when nothing is being invoiced.

Get your price in writing

One call. One number. One live date.

A fixed price, a live date,
and the logins in your name.
Built without the chasing.

We build websites, SEO, local search, online stores and automation.

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