Simple Sites — your trusted digital marketing agency for small businesses.
Turning small business dreams into online success stories.
Simple Sites was founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan to fix a problem we saw every day: small business owners getting overcharged by big agencies for cookie-cutter websites that didn’t convert. We started with one belief — small businesses deserve studio-grade web design, real SEO, and honest pricing without the $10K invoice.
We are a tight-knit team of designers, developers, and SEO specialists based out of 225 Michigan St NE in downtown Grand Rapids. Every project is hand-built by US-based humans — no outsourcing, no template-swap shops, no AI-spaghetti code dumped in a folder and called a website. When you hire Simple Sites, you get the same designer + developer + strategist from kickoff to launch and beyond.
What makes us different: fixed-price quotes (no hourly surprises), 3-to-5-week typical turnaround, daily Loom video updates so you see progress without sitting in status meetings, and 30 days of free post-launch support on every package. We have launched 40+ small business websites since 2025 — home services, restaurants, salons, professional services, B2B — and ranked clients on Google’s first page within 90 days of launch.
Win with strategy, not splurge.
The big-agency model breaks for small business: $5K-$15K websites, 6-month timelines, monthly retainers that bill for “strategy decks” you never read. We strip all of that out. Our pricing is published openly on the Pricing page. Our scope is fixed in writing before kickoff. Our process is documented at every step.
What we win on: speed (most sites launch in 3-5 weeks), price (Starter sites from $999), and craft (every site Lighthouse-tested at 90+ Performance, Accessibility, SEO before launch). What we will tell you honestly: SEO is a 6-12 month commitment, not a 30-day fix. Paid ads + SEO together usually beat either alone. And not every business needs a full custom build — sometimes a template refresh is the right call.
Small businesses are the heartbeat of every Grand Rapids neighborhood — Heritage Hill, East Hills, Eastown, the Medical Mile, Wyoming, Kentwood. They bring jobs, character, and connection. When they thrive, neighborhoods grow stronger.
That mission shapes how we work. Our pricing is transparent so small budgets aren’t punished. Our turnaround is fast so revenue starts flowing sooner. Our designs are SEO-tuned so traffic actually reaches you. And our 30-day post-launch support means you’re never stranded with a site you don’t know how to update.
Whether you’re a roofer in Grand Rapids, a restaurant in East Hills, a CPA on the Medical Mile, or a B2B service firm anywhere in Kent County, our job is to put you online in a way that ranks, converts, and lasts.
Ready to Grow Your Business Online?
Join 40+ Grand Rapids small businesses already winning online with Simple Sites. Free consultation, fixed-price quote in 24 hours, and zero pressure to commit. We will give you an honest read on whether a new site is the right move — or whether SEO or paid ads should come first.
What Makes Us Different
- Fixed-price quotes — every package quoted upfront, no hourly billing surprises
- 3 to 5 week launch — most small business sites go live within 5 weeks of kickoff
- US-based team — no outsourcing, no overseas contractors, every project hand-built locally
- Lighthouse 90+ on every launch — Performance, Accessibility, SEO scores tested before handoff
- 30 days free post-launch support — content tweaks, plugin issues, training included
- Daily Loom video updates — see progress without sitting in status meetings
- You own everything — domain, hosting, code, design files all stay yours
- Local Grand Rapids team — we meet at our office, your office, or over Zoom
Industries We Serve in Grand Rapids
Specialized experience across the categories that drive the Grand Rapids small-business economy. We have shipped sites that rank for each one and convert traffic into customers.
Home services — roofing, HVAC, landscaping, cleaning, plumbing, electrical. Conversion-focused sites with quote-request forms, service-area maps, and click-to-call CTAs tailored to how local-services customers actually search.
Professional services — law firms, accountants, real estate, insurance, financial advisors. Trust-building sites with team bios, case studies, testimonials, clear service descriptions, appointment scheduling, and lead-capture forms.
Restaurants, salons, fitness, hospitality — visually rich sites with menus, online booking, Google Maps integration, photo galleries, review widgets. Local SEO baked in so you dominate the map pack for your category in your neighborhood.
B2B services and agencies — case-study-driven sites with thought leadership content, lead magnets, CRM-connected forms. Native integrations for HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Mailchimp, ConvertKit, and most popular small-business CRMs.
About Simple Sites — FAQs
Our office is at 225 Michigan St NE #1138, Grand Rapids, MI 49501. We serve clients across Kent and Ottawa counties in person and the rest of Michigan plus remote clients nationwide over Zoom and Loom video updates. Reach us at 616-406-9772 or info@thesimple.website.
A US-based designer, developer, and SEO strategist — the same people, start to finish. No outsourcing, no rotating account managers, no overseas contractors. You get a Loom video walkthrough at every milestone so you know exactly who is doing what.
Three things: fixed-price quotes (no hourly surprises), 3-to-5-week typical turnaround (vs 3-6 months at most agencies), and small-business pricing (Starter sites from $999 vs $5K-$15K elsewhere). We also test every site at Lighthouse 90+ for Performance, Accessibility, and SEO before launch — most agencies skip that step.
Most of our work is local to Kent and Ottawa counties — Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Kentwood, Forest Hills, Grandville, East Grand Rapids. We also work with remote clients across Michigan and nationally. Local clients get optional in-person meetings; remote clients get the same service over Zoom.
Founded in 2025 in Grand Rapids. We have launched 40+ small-business websites since then, with clients ranging from home-services contractors to professional service firms to e-commerce shops. Roughly 80% of our work comes from referrals.
We do redesigns more often than fresh builds. We audit your current site, map every URL to its new equivalent with 301 redirects (so SEO equity transfers), redesign, then migrate. Existing rankings and customers carry over cleanly. Quotes for redesigns typically come in 10-20% lower than new builds.