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Websites that makesmall businesseslook as goodas they are.

Custom websites for small businesses, designed and built by hand. Every version is made to the same standard. The price changes what's included, not how well it's made.

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Latest project: HR Cafe, Porur

Recent work

HR Cafe home screen: the headline Recollect the taste over a dark food photo, with a View full menu button and Swiggy, Zomato and WhatsApp ordering links, on desktop

Ordering is one tap from the first screen

The opening screen leads with the café's own line, Recollect the taste, and puts Swiggy, Zomato and WhatsApp bulk ordering right under it.

  1. Home on desktop
  2. Home on a phone
  3. Our favourites on desktop
  4. Our favourites on a phone

Home on desktop

HR Cafe

Café on Arcot Road, Porur, Chennai

A website for a busy neighbourhood café. Signature dishes, a photo gallery, customer reviews and one-tap ordering through Swiggy, Zomato and WhatsApp. The owner updates the menu without needing a developer.

Business
Café
Launched
July 2026
Includes
In-site menu, favourites, reviews, ordering links, contact with map
Visit hr-cafe.in (opens in a new tab)

From first call to launch

One person designs and builds every site, from the first call to the handover, with nothing passed along to someone else.

Custom design, no templates
Every layout is drawn for the business it's for.
Hand-built, fast and mobile-first
Coded by hand, so pages load quickly on a phone signal.
Accessible to WCAG AA
Readable contrast, keyboard access and labels for screen readers.
On-page SEO, plus AI search (GEO) in Premium
Titles, structure and schema that search engines and AI answers can read.
Domain, hosting and email in the client's name
The address and the account belong to the business from day one.
Beyond websites
Content editing, systems and apps, scoped and quoted per project.

Shown with a sample project for Teak & Terrazzo, a fictional interior design studio.

  1. 01Day 1

    Call

    A free, short call about the business and what the site needs to do.

    From the client: Half an hour, and a sense of what the site should do.

  2. 02Day 2

    Proposal

    The scope and the price, in writing. 50% to start.

    From the client: A yes, and the first half of the payment.

  3. 03Week 1

    Content

    Text and photos come in. A checklist makes gathering them easy.

    From the client: Text, photos and a logo, within 3 days of starting.

  4. 04Weeks 2–3

    Design

    The design is shared for review before anything is built.

    From the client: Feedback on the design.

  5. 05Weeks 4–6

    Build

    Hand-coded, then tested on phones and computers.

    From the client: Nothing but patience: a preview link shows it coming together.

  6. 06End of week 6

    Launch

    Live on the client's own domain. Balance on launch, then the source files are handed over.

    From the client: The second half of the payment.

Common questions

All questions
How much does a website cost?

₹15,000, ₹30,000 or ₹45,000, depending on the package. Anything beyond a package, such as content editing, bookings or an app, is quoted per project.

How long does it take?

2–3 weeks for Basic, 4 weeks for Standard and 6 weeks for Premium, counted from when the content arrives.

Can the site be updated later?

Yes. Content editing can be built in, quoted with the project, or updates can be handled through a yearly maintenance plan (prices on request).

How does payment work?

50% to start and 50% on launch. The first call is free.

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