Athens Elite Volleyball Club
Athens, Ohio
A youth volleyball club with club teams, an in-house league, beach volleyball, lessons and tryouts.
athenselitevbc.com (opens in a new tab)Websites for small businesses
Ready for a website you don't have to think about?
I build clean, fast websites with a simple portal so you can make updates from your phone. Just type your request and the change gets made automatically.
How it works
I do the hard part, so you can focus on running your business.
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Start fresh, or bring what you have
No website yet? Tell me about your business and I'll build one from scratch. Stuck with an old one? I move over every page, photo and post, and keep your old links working so you don't lose your place in search results.
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It looks great everywhere
A clean, fast site that looks great on a computer and smart phones. When someone shares your link on Facebook or in a text, it shows a proper preview with your business name and photo.
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You make changes in a simple chat
I handle your domain, hosting and security. After that, you get your own portal with an AI assistant. Type the change you want, like you'd text a friend, and it updates your site for you. No editor to learn.
The portal
No more wrestling a website builder.
Most builders hide simple changes behind menus, boxes that jump around when you drag them, and settings you're afraid to touch. Here, you type what you want into a chat, the AI makes the change, and you check it before it goes live. That's it!
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Type it like a text message
“Change our Saturday hours.” “Add the new menu prices.” Type it into the chat and the AI makes the change to your site in moments.
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It still looks right afterwards
Every change is made to fit your design, so you don't end up with boxes out of line, text the wrong size, or a page that looks off on phones.
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Preview before you go live
Every change shows up in a preview on desktop and phone. Nothing goes public until you press Publish.
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Nothing is ever lost
Every version of your site is saved with a picture of how it looked. Go back to any of them in one click.
Recent work
Small businesses, looking their best.
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Donkey Apartments
Athens, Ohio
Four-bedroom apartments above Donkey Coffee in uptown Athens, a block from Ohio University.
donkeyapartmentsathens.com (opens in a new tab)What's included
A great website, starting at $19 a month.
A low one-time fee to build or move your site, then a simple monthly plan with secure hosting and easy updates straight from your phone.
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Design, new or rebuilt
A brand-new site, or your current one rebuilt in a modern design.
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Hosting
Fast, secure (HTTPS) hosting, kept up for you.
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Your domain
Set up or moved over carefully, with your email left working.
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Old links redirected
Moving an old site? Bookmarks and search results still land in the right place.
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The editing portal
A simple AI chat that updates your site whenever you like, from your phone or computer.
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A real person
When something's bigger than a quick edit, email me.
About
Built in Ohio, for small businesses.
I'm Jacob, a software developer based in Athens, Ohio. My wife runs a youth volleyball club, and I noticed that she was spending A LOT of time making website updates, and the site was pretty clunky in general (Wordpress, IYKYK). So I built her a simple chat interface for making website changes. Now she just describes what she wants, and the changes are made automatically.
It worked so well that I realized other small businesses could benefit from it too.
Smart technology can save businesses real time and money, and I want to bring those savings and efficiency home to local businesses in small town Ohio.
Ready for a website you don't have to think about? Let's talk!
Questions
Good things to ask.
Do I need to know anything technical?
No. There's no editor to learn and no settings to dig through. In the portal there's your site, a chat box, your past versions, and a Publish button.
I don't have a website yet. Can you still help?
Yes. Tell me about your business, send any photos and logo you have, and I'll build your site from scratch. You get the same portal for changes afterwards.
What if I don't like a change?
Type what you'd like instead, or go back to an earlier version. Every version is saved, and nothing is public until you publish it.
I'm stuck on Wix, Squarespace, WordPress or GoDaddy. Can you get me off it?
Yes. I've moved sites off all of them, and off old hand-built ones too. Keep your current plan until your new site is live and your domain has moved.
Will my email keep working when my domain moves?
Yes. Before touching anything I record your email settings, and I check them again after the move.
Can I still have a contact form or online booking?
Yes. Forms, booking calendars, newsletter sign-ups and maps all work, using the services you already know.
What does it cost?
A low one-time setup fee to build or move your site, then plans from $19 a month. That covers secure hosting and the portal, so you can make changes from your phone whenever you need to. Get in touch and I'll tell you exactly what your site would cost.
Done fighting with your website?
Send me a link to your current site, or tell me about your business, and I'll reach out to discuss next steps.