We Just Cut Our Prices — Here's Why That's Good for You

For years, professional web design has carried a price tag that put it out of reach for a lot of small businesses. A clean, custom website from a real developer could easily run $5,000 to $15,000 — and that wasn't a scam. It reflected the actual hours it took to build something properly.

That math has changed. And I'm passing the savings directly to you.

Effective immediately, Granite Cloud & Code is dropping web design prices by over 60%. A custom landing page now starts at $299.

Here's exactly what changed and why.

What Changed

Cairn (Landing Page) — $1,200 → $299

Trailhead (5–8 Page Site) — $3,800 → $999

Ridgeline (Database-Driven) — $6,500 → $1,499

Alpine Commerce (E-Commerce) — $12,500+ → $2,999+

Why the Drop?

The honest answer: AI tools have made me significantly faster without reducing the quality of the output — in many cases they've improved it.

Repetitive tasks that used to eat hours — writing boilerplate code, generating first-draft copy, structuring layouts, debugging common issues — now take a fraction of the time. That efficiency gain is real, and keeping the savings for myself when my costs have gone down didn't feel right.

What hasn't changed:

• The code is still custom. These aren't templated Squarespace sites with your logo swapped in. Every project is hand-built to your needs.
• The quality bar is the same. Responsive design, clean code, proper SEO structure — none of that got cut to hit a lower price point.
• The support is still personal. You're working with a human developer, not a ticket queue.

What I'm using AI for is the heavy lifting in the background — not the thinking, the strategy, or the client relationship. Those stay the same.

How This Compares to the Competition

To put the new numbers in context:

• A landing page from a typical design agency runs $1,500–$5,000. Cairn is $299.
• A 5–8 page site from a typical design agency runs $5,000–$10,000. Trailhead is $999.
• Most freelancers building comparable custom sites charge $3,000–$6,000 for a brochure site. Trailhead undercuts that by 3–6x and includes 30 days of post-launch support.
• A full e-commerce build at agencies typically starts at $15,000–$30,000. Alpine Commerce starts at $2,999.

This isn't a race to the bottom. The work is better than it's ever been. The price just reflects what it actually costs to deliver it now.

What This Means If You've Been Waiting

If you've had a project in the back of your mind but the old prices gave you pause — now's the time.

A professional, custom-built website for $299 (landing page) or $999 (full brochure site with CMS) is genuinely hard to find anywhere else at this quality level.

If you're an existing client on a support retainer, nothing changes on your end — this update is specific to one-time design projects.

Ready to Get Started?

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Or reach out directly — I'm happy to scope out what your project needs and quote accordingly.

The price went down. The work didn't.