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Precision
by design. Websites engineered to bring in business — not to sit there looking busy.

ARCHR designs and builds for companies of every kind. Live in two weeks. One flat price. You own every account, permanently.

No pitch. A short video showing three things your site is missing.

14Days · kickoff to live
90+Target PageSpeed · mobile
01Price · quoted upfront
100%Ownership · handed to you
Diagnostic

Most business websites miss the target.

Not because they're ugly. Because they were aimed once, years ago, and nobody has checked the sights since. The industry barely matters — the failures are almost always the same three.

01 / LATENCY

Slow on a phone

Most visitors arrive on a handset and decide in seconds whether you're worth their time. Six seconds of load and they're already on a competitor's page.

02 / DIRECTION

No obvious next step

A visitor should never hunt for what to do — call, book, buy, enquire. One clear action, visible without scrolling, on every screen size.

03 / TRUST

Doesn't look credible

People decide in seconds whether you're an established business or somebody's side project. Stock photos and a 2014 template answer that question badly.

Capability

Everything that turns a visitor into a customer.

Not a feature list. A short list of things that actually change how much business the site brings you.

01

Built mobile-first

Designed on a phone screen before a desktop one, because that's where most of your visitors already are.

02

Copy that sells

I write every word. Plain language about what you do, who you serve, and why someone should choose you.

03

Forms people finish

Three fields, not eleven. Every extra question quietly cuts the number of people who make it to the end.

04

Search foundation

Page structure, schema, load times, and a properly configured Google Business Profile.

05

One clear action

Call, book, buy or enquire — whichever matters — always visible, including a sticky button on mobile.

06

Proof front and centre

Reviews, credentials, case numbers — whatever makes a stranger trust you, placed where it does work.

07

Analytics that make sense

One monthly email: visitors, enquiries, submissions. No dashboard you'll never log into.

08

Full handoff at launch

Domain in your name, hosting in your account, every password sent over. Nothing held hostage.

Assessment

Three ways to get a website. The honest comparison.

I'm not the right answer for everyone. This should make it obvious either way.

 Do it yourselfARCHRAgency
Cost$0–500$1,800–3,500 flat$8,000–25,000
Your time40–80 hoursAbout 2 hours10–20 hours of meetings
TimelineHowever long it takes2 weeks2–4 months
Who writes the copyYou doI doA copywriter you'll never meet
Who you talk toA help centre articleMe, directlyAn account manager
Built to convertRarely — templates are genericYes, it's the only goalUsually, but brand comes first
Who owns itYouYouSometimes them
The sequence

Nock. Draw. Aim. Loose.

Four stages, two weeks, no mystery. Every archer runs the same sequence in the same order — and the discipline is in not rushing the release.

01 · NOCK

The call

Twenty minutes to set up properly. What you do, who buys from you, what the site has to accomplish. Fixed quote within a day. Nothing is built until the target is clear.

02 · DRAW

The design

You see the homepage before anything else exists. Everyone wants to rush this stage. It's the one that decides whether the rest lands.

03 · AIM

The build

Remaining pages, copy, forms, performance. You review one link and comment directly on it. Corrections happen here, while they're still cheap.

04 · LOOSE

The launch

Domain connected, tracking verified, every login handed over. Once it's away it's yours — the site, the accounts, all of it, permanently.

The standard

Every arrow gets the same draw.

The scope changes between packages. The standard never does. An $1,800 refresh gets the same attention, the same performance targets and the same person building it as anything else on the bench.

Start your project
  1. 01No templates, ever.Every site is designed around your business from a blank page — never adapted from someone else's.
  2. 02Speed isn't negotiable.I don't hand over a site that loads slowly on a phone. That's a floor, not a goal.
  3. 03I write the words.Copy is where most websites actually fail, so it's never left to you to figure out.
  4. 04One person, start to finish.The person you talk to on the first call is the person building every page.
  5. 05It's yours from day one.Every account, every login, every file. No exceptions and no leverage.
Pricing

One price, agreed before we start.

If the scope changes, we agree it in writing first. You will never receive a surprise invoice from me.

Refresh

You have a site. It works, but it looks dated and converts badly.

$1,800 flat
  • Up to 3 pages redesigned
  • Mobile-first rebuild
  • Speed & SEO basics
  • Enquiry form + clear call to action
  • 1 round of revisions
  • Live in about 1 week
Start here
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Launch

A complete site built to generate enquiries, bookings and sales.

$3,500 flat
  • Up to 6 custom pages
  • Copywriting for every page
  • Google Business Profile setup
  • SEO foundation + location pages
  • Enquiry & booking forms
  • Analytics + call tracking
  • 2 rounds of revisions
  • Live in about 2 weeks
Start here

Care Plan

Optional add-on. For owners who'd rather never touch the thing.

$150 /month
  • Hosting, domain & SSL managed
  • Backups and updates
  • Up to 1 hour of edits monthly
  • Uptime monitoring
  • Quarterly performance report
  • Cancel any time
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No risk

You see where it's pointed before I let it go.

The homepage design comes to you before anything else gets built. If it misses, I revise it. If we're still not aligned after that, we stop there — you've paid the 50% deposit and owe nothing further. I'd rather lose a project at the draw than drag a bad fit across two weeks.

Caleb Ryan, founder of ARCHR
Who you're hiring

I'm Caleb.
I build one site at a time.

I've spent the last three years studying marketing, and that's the lens I build through. Most people who make websites start with how it should look and hope the results follow. I start from what actually makes someone pick up the phone, and design backwards from there.

The technical side — speed, structure, search, how a site is actually put together — I know cold. But it's table stakes. Plenty of good-looking sites sell nothing. What decides whether yours works is the thinking behind what goes on the page, and in what order.

ARCHR is deliberately small. You won't be handed to an account manager, and your project won't sit in a queue behind eleven others. You email me, I answer. That's the entire org chart.

02Projects · max at once
<1Day · typical reply
USRemote · clients anywhere
Questions

The things people ask.

Can't I just use an AI website builder for free?

You can, and for some businesses that's the right call. What those tools won't do is decide what your site should say, structure it around how your customers actually buy, or notice that your quote form asks eleven questions when it should ask three. You're not paying me for pixels — you're paying for the judgment about what goes on the page.

What do you need from me?

A twenty-minute call, any photos you already have, and answers to about ten questions. That's genuinely it. I write all the copy. If you have no usable photos, I'll tell you exactly what to shoot on your phone and how.

Do I own the site?

Completely. Your domain is registered in your name, the hosting account is yours, and you receive every login at handoff. If you ever want to work with someone else, nothing is held hostage. This one is non-negotiable for me — too many business owners have been burned by it.

Do you have experience in my industry?

Maybe, maybe not — and I'll tell you honestly which on our call. Here's the thing though: a website's job doesn't change much between industries. Load fast, say clearly what you do, make the next step obvious, prove you're trustworthy. What differs is the detail, and that comes from you in a twenty-minute conversation. I'd rather ask you good questions than pretend I already know your business better than you do.

You're not local to me. Does that matter?

Not for the work itself — everything happens over a call, a shared link, and email. What I do need is a real conversation about your market, your competitors, and the customers you actually want more of. That knowledge comes from you; I build around it.

What if I don't like the design?

That's exactly what the homepage-first stage is for. If the first direction misses, I revise it. If we're still not aligned after that, you keep the 50% deposit as the cost of finding out and walk away with no further obligation.

How do payments work?

50% to book the project and hold your slot, 50% on launch day. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices, no retainer you have to remember to cancel.

How long does it really take?

Two weeks from kickoff for the Launch package, assuming you get me your photos and answers in the first few days. The most common cause of delay is waiting on the client, so I'll chase you politely.

Do you do SEO or run ads?

I set up the foundation — site speed, page structure, schema, Google Business Profile, location pages — which is what actually moves the needle for most businesses. Ongoing SEO campaigns and paid ads aren't my focus, and I'd rather refer you to someone good than do it badly.

What if I already have someone handling this?

Then keep them, if they're responsive and the site performs. Take the free audit anyway — if everything checks out I'll tell you so, and you'll have a second opinion that cost you nothing.

Get started

Let's find out what your site is costing you.

Send me your website and I'll record a short video walking through three specific things costing you business — layout, speed, or messaging. It's free, and there's no pitch attached to it.

Prefer email? caleb@thearchr.com
Usually back to you within one business day.

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