Custom websites for small businesses.
Digital Works Forge designs and builds custom, phone-first websites for small businesses, and works with clients across the U.S.
The short version
- Typical timeline
- About 2–4 weeks from the deposit to launch
- Every project includes
- A phone-first design, Google basics, your approval and a fix window
- Where
- San Antonio, Texas, serving the U.S.
- Language
- Se habla español
Who we build for
Small businesses whose customers find them on a phone. Each kind has its own sample designs to click through.
Contractors and trades
Roofers, plumbers, landscapers, cleaners
Your number and service area up front, so the visit becomes a call.
Salons and wellness
Salons, spas, studios, practitioners
A calm first look, your services and an easy way to book.
Events and venues
Venues, launches, festivals, conferences
The date, the tickets and the directions, first.
Local shops
Boutiques, jewellers, makers, gift shops
Your hours, your location and what's in the window.
Online stores
Small shops that ship
Up to 10 products in the Storefront package, with Buy buttons that open the shop's own checkout.
In every project
Whatever the package, these come with it.
- Designed for phones firstChecked on a real phone before launch.
- Google basicsPage titles, a sitemap and share previews.
- Your approvalNothing goes live until you approve it.
- Your name on itYour domain always stays in your name, and you can take the site with you any time.
- A fix window after launchThe fix window is 7 to 30 days after launch, depending on the package.
- Written prices for changesNever an hourly bill.
The Design Process
Six stages, from your first message to launch. They're the same six stages on your client dashboard, so you always know where your project stands. Open a stage, or scroll, and follow your project on the dashboard.
About 2–4 weeks from the deposit to launch. Most of it is building and your review.
Estimates. Your timeline depends on the size of the project and how quickly content and feedback come in.
Submit QuoteA few minutes
YouTell us about your business, pick a package or describe something else, and send the form.
WeRead it and send questions or a fixed price, usually within one business day.
On your dashboardWe have your request and usually reply within one business day. Add your details whenever you like.
ProposalUsually within 2 business days
YouRead the proposal and sign it.
WeWrite the proposal: what's included, the price and the dates.
On your dashboardA proposal is being prepared. Work starts after it is signed.
DepositUsually the same day
YouPay the 50% deposit. It is non-refundable, apart from the exceptions in your signed agreement.
WeHold your start date and send the list of what we need: logo, photos, hours, service area and notes.
On your dashboardThe deposit is the step that unlocks the build.
BuildingAbout 1–3 weeks
YouSend your logo, photos and notes. Never passwords.
WeDesign and build every page, phone first.
On your dashboardDigital Works Forge is working on this website.
Draft reviewChanges usually made within about 3–5 days
YouOpen your private review link, pin comments and approve each page.
WeMake the changes you ask for, one round at a time.
On your dashboardA draft is ready to review. The builder stays with the developer.
Example. Nothing here is sent. A copy of the review page we give you. Open a pin, click the page to add your own, then approve it. Stillwater HouseClassesScheduleVisitExample studio
Every class, one page.
Pick a class and book it in about a minute.
Book a visitThis week
- Morning movement60 min
- Restoration75 min
- Private session60 min
Comments on this page2 open comments
- Comment 1: Can this button say “Book a class”?
- Comment 2: Could each class show if there’s space left?
How draft review works
A private link, just for you
Your draft opens on its own review page. No one else sees it before launch.
Pin a comment anywhere
Tap the spot on the page, write what should change, and it stays pinned right there.
Approve page by page
- HomeApproved
- ServicesReady
- ContactReady
A new comment on an approved page puts it back to Ready, so nothing slips through.
Rounds you can follow
In reviewChanges requestedApproved
Spark includes 1 revision round, Forge 2, Forge Plus 3 and Storefront 3.
A clean view
You see your pages and your comments. Our working notes stay on our side.
LaunchAbout a day
YouPay the final 50%.
WeConnect your domain, put the site live in your hosting account or on our care-plan hosting, and fix anything that's off during your fix window.
On your dashboardFinal payment, then the site is handed off.
Prices and what each package includes are on Pricing.
Who we are, how we use AI tools and what we check before launch: How we work.
Forge the right direction. Before we build it.
How we test speed
Most people find a small business on their phone, often on a weak signal, so we test our pages the way they browse.
No current result is shown. We test again before a figure goes back up.
Within 30 days of a test, we show its result here and in the footer; after that, or if a result misses Google's mark, we hide the figure until we test again.
How the test runs
- A mid-range phone in Chrome, with a screen 412 by 915 pixels.
- Slowed down on purpose: the processor runs 4 times slower, on a 1.6 megabit-a-second connection with 150 milliseconds of delay, like weak mobile coverage.
- Every load starts fresh, with nothing saved from an earlier visit. We load the page 3 times and report the middle result.
“Main content” is what speed testers call Largest Contentful Paint (LCP): the moment the biggest thing on the screen, usually the main heading or photo, finishes appearing. Google counts 2.5 seconds or less as good.
It is a lab test on our own computer, so your phone and connection will give a different time.
Our promises
What we put in writing, as our Terms say it. If anything here differs from your signed agreement, the agreement wins.
- A fixed price, in writing. Your proposal sets the price, what's included and the dates. Nothing is billed by the hour.
- You approve the design before launch. We launch only after you approve the site and your final payment clears.
- The revision rounds your package lists. You send your changes as one list and we make them together.
- A fix window after launch. For the days your package lists, we correct anything that doesn't match the agreed scope, at no extra charge.
- Your domain stays in your name. Host the site in your own account, or let us host it on a care plan, and take it with you any time.
- Care plans are month to month. They are optional and offered after launch.
What we don't promise: search rankings, leads or sales.
Se habla español.
We work with clients in English and Spanish. Text (210) 439-4188 or email forge@digitalworksforge.com, or call.
¿Prefiere español? Envíenos un mensaje de texto al (210) 439-4188 o un correo a forge@digitalworksforge.com, o llámenos.
Ask before anyone builds.
Tell us about your business and what the site should do. We reply with a fixed price.
Text (210) 439-4188 or email forge@digitalworksforge.com, or call.