If you run a small business and need a website that does its job, earn trust, rank for the searches your customers actually type, and not break the first time you swap out a photo, you are in the right place. I build custom sites for local businesses one at a time, with code I write myself.
I am Marcus Dycus, a senior software engineer in Hot Springs. Six years of production experience. I have built websites for an Arkansas construction business with 42 programmatic service-area pages, a personal-injury attorney across state lines, and a satire portfolio that ranks for terms it has no business ranking for. Same care every time.
Most small business owners have either a Wix site they cannot edit without breaking, a Squarespace site that loads slow and looks like every other Squarespace site, or an old WordPress site that nobody has touched in three years. I rebuild on a clean foundation with hosting and SEO baked in from day one.
- Owners replacing a Wix or Squarespace site that has stopped earning them business
- Trades, attorneys, dentists, restaurants, and shops across central Arkansas
- Service businesses that need to rank for "[service] [city]" queries
- Anyone tired of paying monthly for a builder they cannot fully control
- Custom design from scratch, not a template anyone else can buy
- Mobile-first responsive layout tested on real phones
- Programmatic local SEO pages where they help, like the 42-page service-area system Aaron's Handyman runs
- Speed-optimized hosting setup, often on a free tier
- Google Search Console and GA4 wired in from launch
- Local business schema markup so Google places you geographically
- Contact form that actually delivers, not a free builder form that drops half your leads
- The full source code, yours to keep
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Free 20 minute conversation
No deck, no pitch. We talk about what you sell, what your customers search for, and what is broken on the current site.
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Quote and timeline
Fixed price based on scope. No surprise billing later.
- 03
Build
Usually two to four weeks for a small business site. Longer if you have a lot of programmatic pages.
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Launch and hand off
You get the keys. Optional care plan keeps me on retainer for updates.
- How long until launch?
- Most small business sites are two to four weeks from kickoff to live.
- Will I be able to update content myself?
- Yes. The parts that change often (photos, prices, contact details) live in a structured CMS. The code stays locked so a typo cannot break the layout.
- What does it cost?
- Project pricing depends on scope. The conversation starts free, and you get a fixed quote before any work begins.
- Will my site rank on Google?
- Local SEO is built into the foundation: schema, fast load times, real meta tags, programmatic city pages where they help. Real rankings still take three to six months. There is no shortcut.
- Do I own the code?
- Yes. Once paid, the source code is yours. No platform lock-in.
- What hosting do you use?
- Modern stack on Vercel by default, with Netlify or DigitalOcean as alternatives. Most small business sites run on free hosting tiers.
Most website design clients are based in central Arkansas, with the cities below being the most active markets. Outside Arkansas? Still happy to talk. The client list stays small on purpose.
Start with a free conversation. No deck, no pitch.
Or email marcus.dycus@gmail.com