How much does a new website cost?

Every project is quoted from what you actually need, after a free 20-minute Discovery Call. You don't have to squeeze into a package. To give you a starting point: a simple one or two page website starts around $3,500. A typical website for an established business runs $5,500–$7,500. Larger builds with an online shop, client portal or custom systems start at $10,000. What moves the number is how many pages you need, whether you sell or schedule online, whether we write the copy with you, and whether your brand needs building first. Every site is looked after on a Care Plan from $59/month. Learn more about working with us here.

How long does it take to get a new website?

Most websites launch in about 4 weeks once we have your content. Smaller sites can be quicker, and larger builds with e-commerce or custom features take longer. We'll map out your exact timeline together on your free Discovery Call.

Do you work with businesses outside Maine?

Yes. We're based in Cape Neddick, Maine and love our local clients across York County, Portland, and the New Hampshire Seacoast, but we also partner with service-based business owners beyond southern Maine and New Hampshire. If you browse our past projects you'll see we have clients from New Jersey to Arizona to California.

What happens after my website launches?

We offer ongoing Care Plans: Bronze ($59/mo), Silver ($99/mo), and Gold ($199/mo). These plans cover backups, security updates, and support, so you always have a real person to reach out to, not a call center. For businesses wanting hands-on monthly strategy and SEO/AIO/GEO support, we also offer a Growth and Clarity Partnership.

What is a Discovery Call and is it really free?

Yes, it's really free. Our Discovery Call is a free 20-minute call with Nic and Brianna to talk through your vision for your business and how we can bring it to life. It's meant so we can get to know one another and make sure we're a right fit. It's required before starting any new project, with no obligation.

How is Creare different from Wix, Squarespace or a freelancer?

Wix and Squarespace can work if you're just starting out, your budget is tight, and you have time to build and maintain the site yourself. With Creare, you work directly with Nic and Brianna, the same two people from your first call through launch and beyond. We build a custom WordPress website around your business goals, then look after it on a Care Plan, so you're never stuck with a site you can't update or a developer who stops answering. Read the full comparison →

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You know you need a better website. You've probably known for a while! Maybe it's on your to-do list (again). Maybe you started one and it's been sitting half-finished. Or maybe you just have no idea what it should say.

Honestly? That's where most of our clients are when they call us. You're great at what you do. The website just isn't your thing, and it doesn't have to be.

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We pull the clarity out of you.

You don't need to come prepared. Just talk to us about your business the way you'd explain it to a friend over coffee. We'll ask the questions, listen for what makes you different, and turn it into words and pictures that actually sound like you.

Brand & Marketing Services

Some clients need all of it, and some just need one piece. Either way, we'll help you figure out what makes sense for you.

Websites

Custom WordPress websites that we design, write and build with you. No templates.

Branding

Your logo, colors, fonts and voice, so everything you put out looks and sounds like you.

Optimization

More and more people are asking ChatGPT for recommendations these days. We keep an eye on how you show up and keep tweaking, so you stay in the answers.

AI for your business

We help you use AI in a way that actually sounds like you and saves you time, instead of one more tool you have to figure out.

Hosting and care

We keep your website safe, backed up and running. And when you have a question, you call us, not a help desk.

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What it's like to work with us

You get both of us

Brianna is usually the first person you'll talk to, and she handles the strategy, design and writing. Nic handles everything technical, from building your site to hosting and security. The people you meet on your first call are the people doing the work.

We write it together

No 50-question worksheets sitting in your inbox. We start with what you already have, add a short form and AI, and shape your words together, so anything we ask you for is short and easy.

We're your partner, not your contractor

We don't launch your site and disappear! One client told us getting emails from us feels like Christmas morning, and we'd love for you to feel that way too.

Brand & Marketing Case Studies

Recent work we're proud of

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A little about us

Two people, four kids, one very full dinner table

We started Creare in New Jersey back in 2012, when Brianna was newly pregnant and very done with her commute. In 2018 we moved to the coast of Southern Maine, and now we work from our home office in York with our four kids running around.

Yes, your project might come up at the dinner table. Our kids like to weigh in (and sometimes they have some pretty good suggestions)!

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Businesses we've helped

What our clients say

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The process was easy, my site was up within a couple of months, and it is worth every penny.

Ellen M., Interior Designer, Ridgewood, NJ

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I am really happy with the new website. It looks spectacular!

Susanne L., Innkeeper, Kennebunk, ME

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Everything was meticulously presented the first time with only minor adjustments and was really an effortless process.

Deborah C., Landscape Architect, Far Hills, NJ

Questions we hear a lot

Tap any question to open it. Don't see yours? Just ask us on a call.

We're Nic and Brianna, a husband-and-wife team in York, Maine. We design, write and build WordPress websites for small businesses, create brands, host and take care of websites, and help businesses show up on Google and in AI tools like ChatGPT.

We're in Cape Neddick (York), Maine, and we work with lots of businesses from Portsmouth to Portland. We also have clients from New Jersey to Arizona and California, so if you're not local, no problem!

Most of our websites land between $3,500 and $10,000, and bigger custom builds start at $12,000. You'll get an exact price in your proposal after a free Discovery Call, and you can see all of our price ranges on our Work With Us page.

Yes! It's one of our favorite parts. We write it together: we start with what you already have, add a short form and AI, and shape words that sound like you. Then you tell us what to change.

Yes. Every website we build is set up so Google and AI tools can understand what you do and where you do it.

Your website lives on one of our Care Plans (starting at $59 a month), so it stays secure, backed up and up to date. And you'll always have someone who picks up the phone (thanks, Nic!) and someone who answers your emails (thanks, Brianna!).

Yes! It's 20 minutes with no pressure. We get to know each other and figure out if we're a good fit.

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