We take a small numberof clients seriously.
No build-and-disappear. We design it, build it, and run it — for as long as you need.
Built around a model most agencies don't offer.
Actera Studios works with local businesses — pressure washing and exterior cleaning crews, HVAC companies, plumbers, roofers, landscapers, contractors, anyone who needs customers to find them and trust them online. We're not a sprawling agency chasing corporate accounts; Actera is built around local businesses, where one site can change how the whole company does. And within that world we meet you wherever your ambition sits — from a clean, custom site that does the job to a one-of-one flagship built to outclass everyone in your market.
The standard agency model works like this: build a site, charge a premium, and step back. Maintenance is extra. Updates are extra. A phone call is sometimes extra. After a while, the relationship goes quiet, the site goes stale, and the owner is back where they started — with a website that's just sitting there doing nothing.
We work differently. We design and build a fast, hand-coded site, then stay on it permanently. Updates, hosting, security, new service areas, pricing changes, seasonal offers — all handled by us, included, every month. One flat rate. No logins, no tickets, no chasing anyone down.
You run your business. We run your website. That's the whole model.
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Free preview call
15 minutes. We walk you through what your site could look like — the version that actually wins you the call.
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Design approval
You see the full design before we write a line of code. Build starts only when you say go.
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Build
About 10 business days from the day we have your onboarding details. We agree the date upfront and work hard to hold to it.
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Ongoing management
Hosting, updates, security — handled by us, $150/month. Cancel any time with 30 days notice.
Five things that don't change, no matter the project.
We hand-code everything.
No page builders, no WordPress, no Squarespace. Every site we ship is built in Next.js from scratch — faster to load, cleaner under the hood, and entirely yours. The difference is something your customers feel the moment they land on the page.
We don't go dark after launch.
One point of contact, indefinitely. Submit it through your client portal — new hours, updated pricing, a seasonal offer — and it's live, usually the same day. You never open a support ticket. You just run your business.
No surprises on the invoice.
One project fee. One monthly management rate. Both disclosed upfront, before anything starts. We don't charge per revision, per call, or per email. The number you see at the start is the number you pay.
We don't take every client.
Before we start, we tell you honestly whether a new website will actually move the needle for your business. If it won't, we say so. We'd rather pass on the project than deliver something that doesn't earn its cost.
You're never locked in.
Your code, your content, and your domain are yours. While your plan is active we host and run the live site — that's what keeps it secure, hosted, and updated — and if you ever leave, we hand over a full export of every file and all your content within 7 days. No proprietary systems, no hostage code.
We'll show you exactlywhat yours could look like.
Free.
Book a 15-minute call. We'll walk you through what your site could be — the look, the feel, the version that actually wins you the call. You leave seeing it clearly.