# Obsidian River — Home

> I've been building websites since before Google was a thing. 30 years. One person. Zero runaround.

I build it right the first time because I've already made every mistake there is to make.

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## Most agencies build first and ask questions later. I do the opposite.

Here's how most web projects go: you describe what you want, someone builds what they *think* you said, you spend three months chasing revisions, and you launch six months late with something that kinda works.

I don't do that.

Before I write a single line of code, I figure out what you actually need — not what sounds impressive on a proposal. That means fewer surprises, faster launches, and a site that works for your business from day one.

## How it works

Three steps. No mysteries.

1. **We talk.** I ask the questions that save you money. What does your business actually need from your website? Not what's trendy — what works.
2. **I build it.** Fast. Clean. Done right. 30 years of pattern recognition means I see problems before they happen and build around them.
3. **You forget about it.** Your site runs. Updates happen. Backups are automatic. If something breaks, I fix it — usually before you notice.

## Things I won't do

- **Sell you things you don't need.** If a $250 site does the job, I'll tell you that. I'm not going to pitch you a $10,000 "digital experience" when you need a phone number and a map.
- **Disappear after launch.** I've been in this business for three decades. I'm not going anywhere. Your site isn't a project to me — it's an ongoing relationship.
- **Talk in jargon.** You'll never hear me say "synergize your digital footprint." I'll tell you what's happening, why it matters, and what it costs. In English.
- **Build something and hope it works.** I've launched too many projects to wing it. Every decision is informed by 30 years of knowing what goes wrong and how to prevent it.

## What clients actually say

> "I used to dread dealing with my website. Now I don't even think about it — it just works." — Small Business Owner

> "He told me I didn't need half of what the last agency quoted me. Then he built the other half in a week." — E-commerce Store Owner

> "Finally, someone who explains things without making me feel stupid. And it actually gets done when he says it will." — Service Company Founder

## Services

- **[WordPress Care](https://obsidianriver.com/wordpress-care)** — I run your WordPress site so you don't have to. Hosting, security, updates, monitoring, and content edits — $99/mo flat, no contract.
- **Static Site Hosting** — Hosting that doesn't suck for static and small business sites. Backups, security, updates, and someone who answers when you call. From $49/mo.
- **Site Builds** — Professional websites built by someone who's done this a few thousand times. From $250 one-time.

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