Odile's, a neighbourhood bistro
Sample design. The restaurant is fictional.
Websites for independent restaurants, B&Bs and small hotels.
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US$500 to build, then US$100 a month. Live within 7 days.
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Price
US$500once, to build it
- A design made for your place and its style
- Your own photos, menu or rooms, and words
- The changes you ask for
- Connected to your own domain
US$100a month, to keep it running
- Hosting, security and backups
- Updates whenever your menu, prices, hours or photos change
- Fixes and small improvements
Paid monthly with no minimum term. Stop whenever you like. The domain and everything on the site stay yours, and when you stop I send you all the site's files, ready to host anywhere.
No domain yet? I register one in your name at cost, usually US$15–20 a year.
Bookings without the commission
Booking sites take a commission on every booking; guests who book on your own site don't.
From preview to live
- I make a preview of your site. It's free, and if it isn't right you pay nothing.
- If you like it, reply with photos, your menu or rooms and prices, and what to change. The more you send, the better.
- Your site is live within 7 days of your go-ahead.
- From then on, send me changes by email and I make them.
About
I'm Xichen Xue, an independent web designer. I make websites for independent restaurants, B&Bs and small hotels, where a site has one job: getting someone to call, book or walk in.
Every site is designed and coded by hand around what guests look for first: the menu or rooms, prices, opening hours, where you are and how to book. Pages stay light, so they load quickly on a phone and are simple to change when your menu or prices do.
You deal with me directly, from the first preview to every update after launch.
Questions
Who owns the domain and the site?
You do. If you already have a domain, the site goes on it. If not, I register one in your name and charge what it costs, about US$15–20 a year.
How do I pay?
By PayPal, in US dollars. The US$500 is paid when you give the go-ahead, before I start building. Once the site is live, the US$100 a month is a PayPal subscription: it renews automatically and you can cancel it any time.
Can I stop paying?
Yes, any month. There's no minimum term. When you stop, I send you all the site's files so you can host it anywhere, and help move the domain if you need to.
Why not just use Squarespace or Wix?
They give you the tools, and you still do the work: designing the pages, writing them, and updating them every time the menu changes. Here you send me an email and I make the change.
How soon can it be live?
Within 7 days of your go-ahead.
What do you need from me?
Photos, your current menu or rooms and prices, and anything you'd like changed. Reply to my email with whatever you have.
Which language will it be in?
In English-speaking countries, English. Elsewhere, your local language with an English version.
Ask for a free preview
Tell me where your place is. I'll reply by email with a preview.
Or email istm490@gmail.com.