A custom website + the PeakCMS editor - $1,000 to build, $100/mo. No contracts. Start yours →

Websites for small businesses

A website you actually control.

We build you a custom website, then hand you a dashboard simple enough to edit from your phone. Change a price, swap a photo, add a review - live in about a minute. $1,000 to build, $100 a month, no contracts.

Built by Peak City Web Design in Apex, NC
A small-business owner editing their website in the PeakCMS dashboard while the live site updates beside it
Saved. Live in ~1 min

Live in about a minute after you hit save

Runs on Cloudflare - fast, secure, cheap to host

Every edit is backed up, so nothing is ever lost

Why owners switch

Your website shouldn't be someone else's job

Two ways most small businesses get a site - and the version that doesn't hold your own content hostage.

The usual options

A DIY builder: hours of dragging boxes around, and it still looks like a template.
An agency: $5,000+ up front, then a week's wait and an invoice to change a phone number.
Either way: a monthly bill that creeps up, on a site you can't really touch.

The PeakCMS way

A site designed by hand around your business - not pulled from a gallery.
Edit any text or photo yourself, from your phone, live in about a minute.
$1,000 to build, $100/mo flat - and you own the whole thing.
See what's included

The real product

This is the actual thing you'll use

See every feature
The PeakCMS admin dashboard with Pages, Collections, and Setup in the sidebar and a post open for editing
The whole editor
Your pages down the side, your content in the middle, one Save button.
A finished blog post published on a client's live PeakCMS website
Blog posts, live in a minute
Adding a staff member in the PeakCMS admin with a Replace photo button
Add your team in a few taps
Two homeowners viewing a landscaping company's website, built with PeakCMS, on a tablet
And a fast, custom site your customers actually see

How it works

Editing your own site, faster than texting someone to do it

01

Log in at /admin

Open your site at /admin on your phone or laptop and type your password. No app to install, no software to learn.

02

Make your change

Change the text, swap a photo straight from your camera roll, add a review, or reorder a list. Hit Save.

03

It's live

About a minute later it's live for everyone. The previous version is saved automatically, so a wrong edit is a one-minute fix, not a crisis.

What you get

Built for how a small business actually works

Edit from your phone

The dashboard is built phone-first. Update a price from the truck, swap a photo between appointments, fix a typo from the couch. If you can send a text, you can run your site.

Live in about a minute

Hit Save and the site rebuilds itself. No staging, no publish queue, no waiting on your web person. Roughly sixty seconds later the change is public.

You own all of it

Your site is plain HTML in a code repository you own. Every edit is a saved version you can roll back in a minute. Leave whenever you want and take the whole thing with you.

Fast, and built to rank

No plugins, no page builder bloat, no database to slow things down. Pages are static HTML that load fast and give Google clean, crawlable markup with the SEO basics already in place.

Photos resize themselves

Upload a full-size photo straight from your phone. It gets resized and optimized in the browser before it ever hits your site, so a heavy image never slows your page down.

Forms that reach your inbox

Every page has a quote or contact form that lands straight in your email - no spammy leads dashboard to check. A hidden bot trap keeps the junk out.

Pricing

One plan. Everything included.

A hand-designed site of up to five pages, the PeakCMS editor, hosting, backups, security, and a real person to call. Most sites are live within two weeks of your photos and details landing.

Everything included
$1,000

one-time - design, build, and launch

$100 /mo

per month - hosting, editing, and our support

Get started

Month to month. Cancel any time with a text - you keep the site files and can host them anywhere.

Everything in the plan

  • A custom, hand-designed site (up to five pages)
  • The PeakCMS editor - change text and photos from your phone
  • Fast, secure hosting - no separate bill
  • Automatic backup of every change
  • Quote and contact forms to your inbox
  • A real person to call or text
Full pricing and add-ons

What owners say

Edits done between jobs

I updated my prices from the parking lot between two jobs. Live before I finished my coffee. My old site took a week and an email every time.
Dana R., landscaper, Apex NC
No WordPress logins, no plugins nagging me to update, no surprise bill. Someone texts me a new review and I add it in thirty seconds. It just works.
Marcus T., HVAC, Cary NC
I changed my hours for a holiday from my phone in the school pickup line. That is the whole reason I switched, and it has paid for itself.
Priya S., tutor, Holly Springs NC

Questions

Straight answers before you commit

Can I really edit it myself?

Yes - that's the whole point. You log in at /admin, change text or photos, and hit Save. It's built to be run from a phone, so most of our clients edit between jobs, not at a desk.

What if I break something?

You can't break anything permanently. Every save is a backup, so if you regret an edit, we roll it back in about a minute. There is nothing you can click that we can't undo.

Do I need to know any code?

None. If you can send a text and take a photo, you can run your PeakCMS site. Colors, fonts, and layout are handled by us so you can't knock the design out of shape.

What does the $100 a month actually cover?

Hosting, the editor, security, automatic backups, and a real person to call when you need something. It also covers the behind-the-scenes upkeep that keeps the site online and fast. No separate hosting bill, ever.

Can I use my own domain name?

Yes. If you already own one we point it at your site during launch. If you don't, we'll help you register one - you own it, not us.

What if I want to cancel?

Cancel any month with a text, no penalty. Because the site is plain files in a repository you own, you keep everything and can host it elsewhere. No hostage situation.

Ready for a website you can change yourself?

Tell us about your business and we'll reply the same business day with next steps and a firm quote.

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