I kept running into the same thing — local businesses with great products and services that were practically invisible online. Their websites were slow, broken, or looked like they hadn't been touched since 2012. Meanwhile, they were losing customers to competitors every single day.
The big agency solution is usually overkill — expensive retainers, account managers, layers of overhead. The DIY solution — Wix, Squarespace, GoDaddy — leaves you with a slow, generic site that hurts your Google ranking instead of helping it.
There's a better option. A custom-built site, priced fairly, built by someone who actually cares whether it performs. That's what Stephen Byrd Web Design is.
Every site is written from scratch. That means faster load times, cleaner code, and better SEO than any page builder can offer.
No platform lock-in. Your site, your code, your domain — always. I hand over everything when we're done.
I specialize in local businesses because I understand what it takes to show up when your neighbors are searching for you.