Client work / Boise barbershop
The Beardsmith
A website with the shop’s personality intact. Meet the barbers, find the services, book a chair. Creative direction, content and web, all speaking the same language.
Built by Magnus / Boise, Idaho
Free Website Program
I BUILD WEBSITES FOR FREE.
Seriously.
A business, a creative practice, a project with something to say. If you need a website, or yours desperately needs replacing, apply. Wherever you’re based. I select projects I think I can genuinely help and build the site for $0.
$0 DESIGN.$0 DEVELOPMENT.NO CONTRACT.NO HOSTAGE SITUATION.
You own your domain.
You control your accounts.
I build the thing.
Domain registration, hosting and paid services are separate. No required subscription to me. We agree on the starter scope before I build.
01 / A fair question
Why would
I do this?
I’d rather make great work than cold-sell you a PowerPoint.
I’m building an independent creative technology studio. Interesting people give me interesting things to build. I get great work for my portfolio. You get a website.
If you eventually need something bigger, hopefully I’m the nerd you call.
No obligation.
02 / Evidence
Yes, I can
build the thing.
Real work from the same pair of hands.
A local business. A slightly unusual studio.
Independent studio / Personal project
A website.
Also, a universe.
Built by Magnus connects my apps, artwork and projects through an interactive constellation. You’re already in it.
Explore the constellationA glimpse of the wider practice. Your starter website is built around what your project needs.
03 / The actual deal
A proper website.
A clear scope.
A free starter website, designed and built for what you do. We settle the pages, content and features together before work starts.
Design + development$0.
Your website files are yours.
Take them with you. Stay because you want to.
What you get
- 01 Up to 5 core pages
- The essentials: who you are, what you do, and how to reach you.
- 02 Custom responsive design
- Made for your project, optimized for phones and comfortable on desktop.
- 03 A clear next step
- Contact and conversion actions: call, enquire, visit or book through your existing service.
- 04 Search foundations
- Basic technical SEO, clear content for search and answer engines (AEO), and structured data where appropriate. Google Search Console and analytics foundations where useful. No ranking promises.
- 05 A considered launch
- Performance optimization, one revision round, launch assistance and your website files.
Read this part, too
What isn’t free.
Free design and development doesn’t make the rest of the internet free.
- Domain registration & hosting
- Paid third-party services & APIs
- Ecommerce infrastructure
- Large custom applications
- Unlimited revisions
- Ongoing SEO & content work
- Paid advertising
- Photography & video shoots
- Major features beyond the agreed starter scope
I can help with these separately if you want. Any costs are discussed first. There’s no requirement to buy anything from me. Keep your own providers.
04 / Bring your personality
Who this is for.
Shops. Studios. Restaurants.
Artists. Trades. Makers.
Creators. Independent projects.
People doing something
worth finding.
Businesses, creators and independent projects with something real to offer, and a website that hasn’t caught up. Or no website at all. You don’t need to be in Boise to work with me.
I’m selecting projects I think I can help. I’m not accepting every application. Tell me what you do, what you need, and why it matters.
Sounds like you?05 / Your turn
YOU BRING THE IDEA.
I’LL BUILD THE THING.
Apply now.
Tell me a little about your business or project. This goes straight to me, Ryan.
All fields are required except phone and existing website. No profile link yet? Write “none.”
Application submitted.
Thanks for telling me about your business or project. Applying doesn’t guarantee selection.