Chicago web design
Chicago Web Design for Small Businesses
You don’t need a big agency. You need one expert who picks up the phone and builds a WordPress website that brings in customers. We build, host and look after sites for Chicago-area businesses, with a fixed price agreed before any work starts.
What we build
Custom WordPress websites
Lead-generating sites designed around your business, not a template with your logo swapped in.
Managed WordPress hosting
Fast load times, SSL, daily backups, uptime monitoring and every update applied and checked. $35 a month.
E-commerce and WooCommerce
Online stores that handle real orders: products, payments, inventory and shipping, all working.
Migrations
Moving from Squarespace, Wix, GoDaddy, Weebly or Shopify, with your content, rankings and redirects intact.
Why small businesses choose 45Squared
Chicago has no shortage of agencies. Most small businesses do not need one. They need a website that works, a fair price and someone who answers.
No middlemen
You work directly with the developer who builds your site. No project managers, no offshore teams and no game of telephone.
Midwest pricing
There is no downtown office lease to pass along to you. Your budget goes into your website, not our overhead.
We answer the phone
Call your current host right now. If you get a real person who knows your site, stay with them. If you get a ticket number, call us.
Selected work
Boulder Creek Golf Club
Web development
A site that showcases more than just the course, built so the team can keep it current themselves.
Wilde Thyme Foods
E-commerce and photography
An online store and custom product photography for a family-owned food brand selling direct to its customers.
GridIron Data
Our own product
A fantasy football data API we built and run ourselves, the same care we put into client sites.
Serving Chicagoland
We are based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and work with Chicago-area businesses remotely over email, calls and screen shares.
Chicago · Naperville · Aurora · Joliet · Elgin · Schaumburg · Evanston · Oak Park · Waukegan · Arlington Heights
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a website cost in Chicago?
Our new websites are quoted per project, with the scope and price fixed before work starts. Migrations from Squarespace, Wix, GoDaddy, Weebly or Shopify start at $1,500. Managed WordPress hosting is $35 a month per site.
Do you work with businesses in the Chicago suburbs?
Yes. We work with businesses across Chicagoland, from Evanston and Oak Park to Naperville, Aurora and Joliet. All of the work is delivered remotely, so location never limits who we can help.
How long does a new website take?
About one week for a typical small business site. A migration from another platform takes 48 hours. We agree the timeline with the scope, before we start.
Will I own my website?
Yes. You own the files, the content and the domain. If you ever want to move to another host or developer, we hand everything over cleanly.
Ready for a website that works as hard as you do?
Start with a free audit of your current site, or tell us what you need. We reply within one business day.
Or email hello@45squared.com or call 708-529-8088.