Website design · Mason City, Iowa
Website design in Mason City, from a guy who answers his own phone.
Websites for plumbers, roofers, mechanics, salons, and every shop in North Iowa that's hard to find on Google. Built for phones first, with a tool that does real work: a quote form, a booking button, or an answer bot for after hours. One flat price, in writing, before you pay a dime.
Chris Poulos — I build your site, and I'm the one who picks up when you call.(641) 530-2599 · chrispoulos@praxisaisolutions.io
Your trade not here? Same fix. Ask.
You own itYour domain, your site. It keeps working whether or not we ever talk again.
One price, in writing, firstYou know the cost and the finish date before you pay a dime.
One local guyNo account manager, no handoff. The person you call is the person who builds it.
What it has to do
What should a small business website have?
Five things a customer can find in a few seconds on a phone. If they can't, they call the next shop.
Your phone number, up topOne tap and they're calling you.
What you do, and whereYour services and the towns you cover, in plain words.
A way to ask for a priceWithout calling, even at 9 p.m.
Your hoursSo nobody drives over when you're closed.
Your Google reviewsProof from real customers, right where they're deciding.
Phones matter most. About half of U.S. web visits now come from a phone (49.1% in September 2026, per Statcounter), and Google ranks your site by how it works on a phone.
The difference
What's different about a Praxis website?
Most websites just sit there. Mine come with a tool that does some of the office work. You pick the one your shop needs.
Quote form
Price requests while you sleep
A customer fills in what they need. You get it on your phone, ready to answer.
- Good for roofers, contractors, repair shops
- No more phone tag for a ballpark
Booking button
Jobs land on your calendar
Customers pick an open time themselves. You see it the moment it's booked.
- Good for salons, clinics, service calls
- Fewer back-and-forth texts
After-hours answer bot
Questions answered at midnight
It answers questions about your hours, prices and services when you can't pick up.
- Uses public info only — never customer records
- You set what it can say
Want to see my work first? Click through the live tools on the homepage, including Storm Board Pro, built for a local plowing business.
Price and process
How much does a small business website cost?
A professionally built small business site usually starts around $1,500. Forbes Advisor's 2026 guide puts professional design at "$1,500 and up," plus $15 to $150 a month for hosting. With me, it's one flat price, in writing, before you pay a dime.
STEP 1
Free walkthrough
A 20-minute call, or a free 2-minute video built for your shop. You tell me what you need. I tell you straight if I'm the right fit.
STEP 2
One price and a finish date
Both in writing, before you pay anything. No hourly meter, no surprise bills. If I can't build it, no charge.
STEP 3
Built, then yours
You see every page before it goes live. It's yours outright. A small monthly covers hosting and updates.
Your three options
Build it yourself, hire an agency, or hire me?
All three can work. Here's the honest difference.
Do it yourself
Squarespace or Wix
Plans start around $17 to $19 a month, billed yearly. You do the building, the writing and the fixing.
- Cheapest in dollars
- Costs you evenings
Out-of-town agency
A team you may never meet
Professional design usually starts around $1,500. Read the contract for who owns the site and what fixes cost.
- Lots of hands
- Support usually means a ticket
Praxis AI Solutions
One local guy
One flat price in writing. A tool built in. When something breaks, you call (641) 530-2599 and I fix it.
- You own it outright
- I'll come to your shop
Prices checked October 2026: Squarespace, Wix, Forbes Advisor.
Straight answers
The questions every owner asks.
Fair questions, plain answers. If yours isn't here, call me: (641) 530-2599.
Do I still need a website if I have a Facebook page?
Yes, because people check your website before they call. In a 2026 survey of 1,002 Americans, 54% said they go to a business's website after reading good reviews about it (BrightLocal). A Facebook page lives on someone else's platform. Your website is yours.
How long does it take to build a website?
I put the finish date in writing, right next to the price. The biggest factor is how fast you can send photos and your list of services. Doing it yourself takes longer than people expect: Forbes Advisor estimates 10 to 14 weeks for a do-it-yourself site (Forbes Advisor).
Who owns the website when it's done?
You do. It runs on your own domain and it's yours outright. It keeps working whether or not we ever talk again. The small monthly covers hosting and updates.
What happens if it breaks?
You call me — (641) 530-2599 — and I fix it. I built it, so there's no support-ticket maze.
Do I need to know anything about computers?
No. You send me photos and tell me what you do. I handle the rest, and you look it over before anything goes live.
Do you only build websites in Mason City?
No. I'll come to your shop anywhere in North Iowa — Clear Lake, Charles City, Osage, Algona, Hampton, Forest City, Garner, Britt, Northwood, St. Ansgar, Nashua, Belmond, Clarion and the towns in between. Everywhere else, we work over a screen share. Same price, same person.
Let's talk
Tell me what your website needs to do.
One free call, or a free 2-minute video of what your site could look like. Plain English. If you don't need a new site, I'll tell you that too.
You'll be talking to Chris Poulos — 20 years selling to real people face to face, now I make AI work for them. No agency, no handoffs: the person you call is the person who builds it.