Pricing Information

Most web design agencies charge $15K+ for a website, and that's before they hit you with endless maintenance fees and unnecessary subscriptions. At Sunburst Studio, I believe in transparent, fair pricing that gives you complete control over your website.

I won't lock you into an overpriced contract or charge you for services you don't need. Instead, I offer clear, upfront pricing with flexible payment options, so you can get a stunning, high-performing website without breaking the bank.

Pricing, simplified

Three costs, and that's the whole list. Two of them go to outside providers and never touch my pocket. Here's what each one is and what it runs.

What you'll actually pay
Paid to your registrar

Your domain name

Your domain is your address on the web, the part people type in, like sunburst-studio.com. You buy it from a registrar and renew it each year. You own it outright, and it stays yours even if you and I ever part ways.

$10–25per year, typical
Paid to your email provider

Email accounts (optional)

If you want addresses at your own domain, like hello@yourbusiness.com, that comes from an email provider such as Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. You pay them directly, per inbox. Plenty of businesses skip this and keep the address they already have.

from $7per inbox, per month
Paid to Sunburst Studio Solar Flare

Design, build, hosting, server management, security, and ongoing maintenance, all handled for you. One platform, one bill, no plugins to license and no separate accounts to juggle.

Unlimited changes and updates to your site, of any size, will always be free while an active subscription is maintained.
More about the Solar Flare Platform

Solar Flare is Sunburst Studio's in-house website platform, built with professional tools and technologies to create a fully custom website without renting space on a third-party builder.

I manage the technical side for you, including hosting, server management, and general maintenance. There's no separate platform to learn and no back end you're expected to babysit.

Your site stays online and maintained for $45 a month, a simple and predictable cost. Need a change? Just ask. Updates are free and handled quickly, no matter the size.

$45per month, website
management & maintenance $300one-time design & setup

Nothing else gets added later. No setup surcharges, no per-change billing, no fees that appear once you're committed.

Outside services stay on your account

Some businesses run on tools I connect to but don't provide. A restaurant on Toast, a salon on Square or Calendly, a shop on Shopify, a mailing list on Mailchimp: those subscriptions are billed by that company, at their price, on your account.

I'll wire any of them into your site and I'll tell you the cost before we commit to one. What I won't do is quietly resell them back to you at a markup.

Working with a tight budget?

Get in touch and let's talk through what options may be available for you. I'd rather find a way to make it work than price you out.

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Questions, answered

What does the $300 setup fee cover?

It covers the design and build of your site: planning the structure, designing every page, writing it into code, connecting your domain, and getting everything live and working. It's charged once, at the start, and split into a $150 deposit up front with the rest due at launch. The deposit is non-refundable, since it's what reserves my time for your build, and your site goes live once the launch payment is in.

What actually counts as a free update?

Changes to the site as it's built. New photos, new hours, rewritten copy, a swapped menu, a new section, a seasonal banner, a fix. Size doesn't matter and there's no monthly cap.

Building something genuinely new, like adding an online store to a site that never had one, is new scope and we'd talk about it first. I'll always tell you which side of the line something falls on before any work starts.

Do I own my domain and my content?

Yes. The domain is registered to you and stays yours. Your photos, text, and branding are yours. Nothing about the arrangement holds your name or your content hostage.

Will my site show any Sunburst Studio branding?

Just a small "Powered by Solar Flare" credit in the footer, the same on every site I build. It's there on every plan and every promotion. Nothing else: no ads, no pop-ups, no badges in your content.

Why is hosting a monthly cost instead of one-time?

A website isn't a file you park somewhere once. It runs on a server that has to stay online, patched, and secure every day, and that's an ongoing cost whether it comes from me or anyone else. The $45 covers that, plus the maintenance and the unlimited changes.

Do I have to buy email through you?

No, and you don't have to buy it at all. Email is optional, and when you do want it, you buy it straight from Google or Microsoft at their price. I'll set it up and connect it to your domain, but the bill is between you and them.

How long does a site take to build?

Most sites come together in a couple of weeks from the point I have your content and a clear direction. The honest bottleneck is usually photos and copy, so the faster those land, the faster you launch.

What if I already have a website?

That's common, and moving over is usually straightforward. I'll rebuild it on Solar Flare, carry across whatever's worth keeping, and point your existing domain at the new site so visitors never notice a gap.

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