Web Design in Bend, Oregon
Let’s build your website together.
I’m Melissa. I’ve been building websites and running marketing for small businesses since 2002, and I’m based right here in Bend.
You work directly with me from the first call to launch and after. Real support, real results, and a person who picks up the phone when you call.
Trusted by local brands
Your customers searched for what you do this morning.
Did you or your competitor get that call?
Your website is the front door to your brand, the place most customers meet your business for the first time. I design, build, host, and optimize websites to get found, turn visitors into customers, and grow with you.
What we can build together
You built the business, now you need a marketing partner who can see the whole picture, make the pieces work together and help you get seen.
Brand + Positioning
Website + Design
Beautiful, strategic websites that build trust, show off your work and turn visitors into clients.
Marketing + Visibility
Social media, email, content and search engine optimization, all working together to get you seen and stay top of mind.
Funnels + Systems
Simple, effective systems that turn interest into leads and leads into loyal clients.
How much does web design cost in Bend, Oregon?
A complete, professionally built website for a small business in Bend, Oregon usually costs between $3,000 and $12,000. My business websites start at $5,000, depending on how many pages, offers, and systems your business needs. That price covers the design, the writing, the setup, and the launch, so there’s no second invoice waiting for you when the site goes live.
The low end is usually a template with your logo and colors dropped in, and the writing, the photos, and the follow-up are left to you. The high end is usually an agency with a team, a project manager, and a monthly retainer built into the price.
I sit in the middle on purpose. You work directly with me, the site is designed and written for your business, and it launches with the systems that turn a visitor into a phone call or a booking.
How long does a website take to build?
Most websites I build launch in six to ten weeks from our kickoff call.
The biggest variable isn’t me. It’s how quickly we get through your content together, which is why I build the writing sessions right into the project. If you have a deadline, a season, or an event coming, tell me on the call and I’ll tell you honestly whether it’s realistic.
What’s included in a Growth Website?
Every website I build follows the Growth Websites framework, which is my name for a site that does more than sit there looking nice. A traditional website is a billboard. A Growth Website is a working part of your business.
Yours will include the design and the layout, built for the way people actually read on a phone. It will include the words, drafted with you in working sessions so the site sounds like you and not like a brochure.
It will include a way for people to contact you, book you, or pay you, depending on what your business needs, with confirmation and reminder emails that go out on their own. It will include the basics Google needs to understand what you do and where you are, so the site has a real chance of showing up when someone in Bend searches for your work.
And it ends with a launch call and a training session, so you can make small changes yourself without waiting on anyone.
Getting started is easy
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Book Your Inquiry Call
We spend thirty minutes on the phone or on video so I can understand your business, your goals, and what you actually need before either of us commits to anything.
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Review Your Options
Think of me as your marketing director and creative director in one person. I’ll walk you through what I recommend, what it costs, and what it will take from you, and I’ll answer every question you have about the process.
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3
Get Back to What You Love
I build the site and run the plan. You run your business. You’ll hear from me when I need something from you, and when there’s something worth seeing.
What happens after your site launches
A website is not finished when it goes live. It is the foundation.
Marketing is what happens next, and it is how people actually find the site you just paid for.
Launch day gives you a home base. Getting found takes the rest of the foundation: a Google Business Profile that is set up correctly, reviews coming in on a schedule, email going out to the people who already know you, content that answers what your customers are searching for, and a plan for the seasons and slow months that every Bend business knows are coming.
Here’s the thing. That work goes better with someone who already knows your business. Not a new freelancer every time you need something, not an agency where your account passes to whoever is available this quarter. The clients I have worked with year after year get faster answers and better ideas, because I know their offers, their customers, their brand, and what we tried last spring. I am the person on your team who holds the whole picture while you run the business.
That is what the hours are for. You can buy my time in blocks of ten hours for $1,500 per block (a savings from my hourly rate of $189), and the hours never expire. We use them on whatever is in front of you: pricing a new offer, planning a promotion, looking at an ad before you spend money on it, or figuring out what to stop doing. I tell you how many hours something will take before I start, and I tell you when you’re getting low, so you never get a bill you didn’t see coming.
If you want it shorter, the second paragraph is the one to trim; the list can drop to three items without losing the point. I’ll swap this version into the review doc so it’s in one place.
Why working with someone local matters
I was born in Central Oregon, raised in Alaska, and moved back to Bend in 2012. I know which neighborhoods are growing, what the summer season does to a service business, and how many of your customers are searching from a phone in a parking lot on Highway 97.
When we meet, we can meet in person. When something breaks on a Tuesday, you’re calling a person who lives here, not a support queue three time zones away. People don’t fall in love with logos, they fall in love with people, and that’s even more true in a town this size.
I’ve been doing marketing and design work since 2002, and I’ve kept a 5.0 rating across my reviews because I answer the phone and I finish what I start.
Not ready for a website yet?
Start with the Local Growth Playbook, my free guide to marketing a Bend business in ten steps that feel like you and not like a sales script. It will show you where you are losing customers to businesses that are simply easier to find, and what to do about it first.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to pay someone to design a website?
Do I need a web designer, or can I use Squarespace?
How long does it take to build a small business website?
Is it worth hiring a local web designer instead of someone remote?
How do I get my business to show up on Google Maps in Bend?
What is the 3 second rule in website design?
What are the five golden rules of web design?
Do you only work with women?
No. This page is for any Bend business, and I have built sites for farmers, bakers, tutors, coaches, authors, general contractors, massage therapists, shed builders, government, non-profit and religious organizations.
What if I already have a website?
Bring me your website questions. I’ll bring the answers.
Book a free strategy call, tell me about your business, and I will look up how you are showing up in Bend right now and tell you the first thing I would fix. There is no charge and no obligation to buy anything.
What My Client Are Saying
I can’t say enough good things about Melissa and Inspired Melissa! As a solo entrepreneur, Melissa helps me get things done. I honestly couldn’t do business without her! Her wisdom and support allows my business to not only excel, but look good doing it!
Melissa has a gift of extracting your passion and intention for your business and helping your clients see that through thoughtful and intentional content on your website. With Melissa’s help, my website stands out from the others, a truly authentic reflection of my childcare center. You can’t get that from AI.
Of all the things Melissa does well with our website, my favorite part of her service is her creative collaboration. I always leave a meeting with her feeling energized, inspired and grateful! She brings creativity and beauty and is wonderfully inspiring as a collaborative partner. I highly recommend her services.