Friendly Web Designs

Based in Beachwood, Ohio, Friendly Web Designs is a small, family-run team founded in 2020 that builds websites for small businesses, with stated focus on restaurants, contractors, and e-commerce operators. The team is veteran-owned and describes its developers as formally trained in software engineering rather than self-taught. Rather than working with WordPress, Wix, or Squarespace, the agency builds every site with custom code, positioning this as a way to avoid template-based limitations and the security vulnerabilities associated with plugin-heavy platforms. The core service is custom-coded web design, built on a stack that includes Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Vercel, and PostgreSQL, with a stated aim of achieving 90+ Google Lighthouse scores and load times under 1.5 seconds. Sites are built with SEO-first architecture, including semantic HTML, structured data, and attention to Core Web Vitals, tying into the agency's broader SEO offering. Compliance is built into each project, covering GDPR and CCPA disclosures, SSL encryption, ADA/WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards, TCPA and CAN-SPAM consent mechanisms, and PCI-DSS-ready payment handling through gateways such as Authorize.net and PaymentCloud. Beyond web design, the agency lists branding, conversion optimization, social media marketing, direct marketing, and pay-per-click services. Pricing starts from a stated founder rate of $599.99, delivered without long-term contracts, and the agency states that most client sites launch within 14 days.