What ThisActually Costs.
No "call for pricing." Below are the real ranges we quote, what pushes a project up or down, and how to figure out where you'd land — before you ever talk to us.
Typical Ranges
Ranges reflect the work we most commonly scope. Every engagement is quoted as a fixed number before we start — you approve the price, then we build.
Web Design & Development
A focused marketing site with 5–10 pages starts around $6,000. Larger builds with custom design systems, e-commerce, integrations, or 30+ pages run toward the top of the range.
- Strategy, copy direction, and design
- Build, QA, launch, and training
- 30 days of post-launch support included
Design & Branding
Logo and core identity work starts around $4,500. Full brand systems — naming, voice, extended visual language, brand guidelines, and collateral — sit higher.
- Discovery and positioning
- Identity, type, and color systems
- Written brand guidelines you own
Marketing Retainers
SEO, content, social, and paid media are billed monthly. Most local and home-service clients land between $2,500 and $6,000/mo depending on how many channels are active.
- Month-to-month after the first 90 days
- One scope, one invoice, one team
- Ad spend is billed separately, at cost
Video & Podcast Production
A single-location shoot day with edit starts around $2,500. Multi-day, multi-location, or scripted brand films with talent and motion graphics scale up from there.
- Pre-production and scripting
- Crew, gear, and shoot days
- Edit, color, sound, and cutdowns
Software & App Development
Internal tools and simple apps start around $15,000. Multi-user platforms with authentication, payments, integrations, and ongoing support are quoted per phase.
- Scoped and quoted in phases
- You own the code and the data
- Optional maintenance retainer
Fractional CMO & AI Advisory
Senior strategy without a senior salary. Set hours per month, direct access, and accountability for the plan — not just the deck.
- Quarterly planning and roadmaps
- Team and vendor oversight
- Month-to-month, cancel anytime
What Moves the Number
Two businesses can ask for "a website" and get quotes $20,000 apart. Here's exactly why.
| Factor | Pushes price down | Pushes price up |
|---|---|---|
| Page or scope count | 5–10 core pages, one service area | 30+ pages, multiple locations or service areas |
| Content | You supply copy, photos, and product data | We write, shoot, and produce everything |
| Design | Adapting an existing brand system | Custom design system built from scratch |
| Functionality | Standard forms and CMS pages | E-commerce, portals, CRM and API integrations |
| Timeline | Standard 8–12 week schedule | Compressed timelines that require added crew |
| Stakeholders | One decision maker | Committee review, legal, or public-sector approval cycles |
Third-party costs are passed through at cost and listed in your proposal before you sign: domain and hosting (typically $20–$60/mo), premium plugins or licenses, stock or licensed media, paid ad spend, and any specialty print or fabrication. We do not mark these up, and we do not add "platform fees" after the fact.
What Clients Actually Spent
Representative engagement bands from work in our portfolio, so you can anchor your own budget against something real.
Visit Tomball
Brand identity from scratch, website, merchandise, mobile app, and ongoing social management across a multi-year relationship.
Tomball EDC
Annual reports, print and digital advertising, and social media on a continuing monthly retainer. Two IEDC Excellence Awards to date.
Craving Kernels
Shopify site, three original animated characters, apparel design, and ongoing fractional CMO strategy.
The Sticker Price Isn't the Whole Bill
A website is a five-year asset. Budget for the whole life of it, not just the build.
| Item | Typical ongoing cost | Who pays it |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting & domain | $20 – $60/mo | You, direct to the provider |
| Security, updates & backups | $99 – $400/mo | Optional care plan with us |
| Content & SEO upkeep | $1,500 – $6,000/mo | Retainer, optional |
| Ad spend | Set by you | Billed by the platform, at cost |
| Refresh or rebuild | Every 3–5 years | Quoted when you need it, not before |
How You Pay
We'd rather structure the payments than shrink the project.
- Standard projects: 50% to start, 50% at launch
- Larger builds: milestone billing across the project
- Monthly payment plans available on builds over $10,000
- Retainers billed monthly, month-to-month after 90 days
- ACH, check, and credit card accepted
Is It Really Worth It?
Not always — and we'll tell you. If you're pre-revenue, doing under roughly $250,000 a year, or you have no way to follow up on the leads you already get, a $30,000 website is the wrong first purchase. Fix intake and follow-up first; a template site and a solid Google Business Profile will carry you.
Where this work pays for itself is when you already have demand and are losing it: leads going cold, a site that doesn't rank, or a brand that undersells what you actually do. That's the point where the math works.
Ballpark It Yourself
Pick what you need. You'll get the same range we'd start from on a discovery call — no email required.
This is a planning range, not a quote. Real quotes are fixed, itemized, and free — and we've talked plenty of people into a smaller number than this.
Get a Real QuoteMoney Questions
How much does a website cost in Houston?
Most professionally built marketing websites in the Houston market run $6,000 to $45,000. Ours start at $6,000 for a 5–10 page site and rise with page count, custom functionality, and how much content we produce for you.
Do you require a long-term contract?
No. Projects are quoted as fixed-scope engagements. Retainers run month-to-month after an initial 90 days, which is the minimum honest window to judge whether marketing is working.
Why is there a range instead of one price?
Because scope varies. Two clients asking for "a website" can be 30 pages apart. We publish the range so you can self-select, then we quote one fixed number after a 30-minute scoping call.
What's the cheapest way to work with you?
A single-scope project — a logo refresh, a landing page, one video — rather than a full retainer. Tell us your budget and we'll tell you honestly what fits inside it.
Do you mark up ad spend or third-party costs?
No. Ad spend goes directly to the platform and third-party licenses are passed through at cost. Our fee is our fee.
What happens if the project goes over scope?
We flag it before we do the work, in writing, with a price attached. You approve it or we don't do it. No surprise invoices.
Get a Real Number in 30 Minutes.
Tell us what you're trying to accomplish. You'll leave the call with a range you can budget against — whether or not you hire us.