Custom website design
A design built around your brand and your customers. No cookie-cutter template, just a site that builds trust fast.
Custom web design services for US small businesses
Custom website design built to turn local searches into paying customers. Fast on every phone, set up for local SEO, and delivered at one flat price in US dollars. No hidden fees, no surprises.
Websites built for
Salons, spas & wellness
Contractors & home services
Retail & local brands
Restaurants & coffee shops
Clubs & nonprofitsThe problem
Most customers look you up on their phone before they call. If your site is slow, outdated or hard to use, that lead goes straight to the competitor down the street.

Before / after
Drag the slider: same business, same content, but a site that earns trust and gets people to book.

Example: an outdated hair salon website next to a modern redesign (concept design, fictional business).
Services

A design built around your brand and your customers. No cookie-cutter template, just a site that builds trust fast.
Hand-coded, lightning fast and secure. No bloated website builder, no plugins that constantly need updates.
Clean code and the right keywords for your city and service area, so nearby customers find you on Google.
New hours, prices or photos? Send a quick message and it's done.
Portfolio
Every business has one goal that matters most: booked appointments, reservations or quote requests. We design each site to drive that goal.
Nail salon · built to drive online bookings
Café · menu & hours front and center
Physical therapy · patients book open slots directly
Custom carpentry · quote requests for built-ins & furniture
Electrician · emergency calls & EV charger leads
Boutique gym · free trial booked in two clicks
Concept designs of fictional businesses. Your site is written in American English.
Complete website
Not just a pretty header: services, about, hours and a call to action that's always visible, on desktop and mobile.


Concept design of a fictional business. The preview scrolls through the whole page; hover to watch it again.
How it works
A simple process, one point of contact, no surprises. You always know what's next.

30 minutes, free and no obligation, by video or phone. Calls happen in your morning Eastern Time.
Day 1We define scope and goals together. You get a binding quote in US dollars with no hidden fees.
within 48 hrsDesign first, then development, with one round of feedback per phase.
1–4 weeksYour website goes live: fast, secure and ready for Google. And we're still here after launch.
LaunchPricing
No hourly billing, no hidden fees. You know exactly what you get and what it costs before we start.
For solo pros and small businesses that need a professional website, fast.
For local businesses that want a steady stream of new customers from Google.
For businesses with multiple services or locations that want to stand out in their market.
Available with any package, at a flat price.
Hosting runs on your own account with the provider; for a typical local business website, its free plan is currently enough, and any hosting fees would be paid directly to the provider. Your domain is extra (about $1–2 a month). See the maintenance plans below.
Made in Frankfurt.
For small businesses
across the US.
Why bauwau
No agency runaround, no account managers. You work with the same person from kickoff to launch, by video call, phone, email or WhatsApp. Frankfurt is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Time, so calls are in your morning, and your requests are often handled by the time you start your day.
The price on your quote is the price on your invoice. Period.
On business days you'll hear back within one day.
No long-term contract. Your domain and files belong to you.
Hand-coded, no website builder: fast load times and a minimal attack surface.
FAQ
Our packages start at $1,290 for a professional one-page site. Most local businesses choose Standard at $1,790. You pay a one-time flat price in US dollars for the build.
2 to 6 weeks depending on the package. The main factor is how quickly you answer a short checklist about your business and give feedback. We create the texts and images for your website in every package, and you approve everything before it goes live. Your own photos and logo are welcome; no logo yet? Logo design is available as an add-on ($559).
To stay online, fast and secure, a website needs a technical foundation and someone who takes care of it: hosting, SSL encryption, backups, security checks and quick help when something breaks. Your website runs on your own hosting account. We set it up together with you. For a typical local business website, the provider's free plan is currently enough; any hosting fees would be paid directly to the provider. That way you own your website 100 %. For $28.99/month, our Website Service handles running it: uptime monitoring, regular backups, security checks, your domain, SSL and email connection, a monthly website report, email support and one small update a month (up to 15 min, e.g. hours, prices or one photo). Larger updates are billed by the hour ($119) or covered by Care Active or Plus. For comparison: a website builder often costs $25–50 a month depending on the plan, and you still handle maintenance and security yourself. A typical WordPress site usually adds a maintenance contract of $60–120 a month on top of hosting. Our websites need no plugins and no content management system, so there's very little to maintain. Month-to-month, cancel with 4 weeks' notice before month-end. Your domain is extra (a .com runs about $15–25 a year), registered in your name.
Yes. After launch, every website runs on Website Service at $28.99/month, including monitoring, backups, a monthly website report and one small update a month (up to 15 min). If you update things often, you can upgrade: Care Active at $79, with up to 1 hour of changes per month and replies within 24 hours. Care Plus at $139, with up to 2 hours of changes, a monthly SEO and performance check, and Google Business Profile upkeep. Larger one-off changes without Care Active or Plus are billed at $119 per hour.
Anytime. Just email or WhatsApp us new prices, photos, hours or news and we'll update it fast. One small update a month (up to 15 min, e.g. hours, prices or one photo) is included in Website Service. Beyond that, updates are included from Care Active ($79/month), or billed at $119 per hour.
Every site is built technically clean for search engines. With Standard and up, we also optimize for your city and service area. Setting up your Google Business Profile, the biggest driver of local search visibility, is available as an add-on.
We work 100 % remotely by video call, phone, email and WhatsApp, in English. Frankfurt is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Time, so we schedule calls in your morning (on the West Coast that means early morning). Quotes and invoices are in US dollars, paid by international bank transfer.
We build with accessibility best practices in mind: readable contrast, semantic HTML, alt text and keyboard-friendly navigation. That's good for customers and for SEO. We don't provide legal advice, so if you have specific ADA questions, please check with a qualified advisor.
Contact
Tell us about your business and your goals. You'll get a personal reply within 24 hours and a suggested time for a free strategy call in your morning.
