515Hosting & Web Design

Based in Newton, Iowa, this one-person freelance operation serves small businesses in the Des Moines area and central Iowa, with work extending beyond the region as well. Founded in 2019, the practice focuses on turn-key website solutions for small businesses, including eCommerce stores, blogs, forums, and landing pages, with an emphasis on WordPress builds. Clients are typically small business owners who need an affordable, single point of contact for design, hosting, and ongoing site management rather than a larger agency team. Services center on responsive, search-optimized web design paired with a range of hosting plans—shared hosting, virtual private servers, and dedicated servers—along with domain registration and SSL certificates, delivered through a partnership with a larger hosting provider for 24/7 technical support. SEO work is built into every design project from the start, covering XML sitemaps, Google Search Console setup, structured data/schema markup, ALT text, and Google My Business and citation building. For existing sites, the process begins with a free audit to identify issues, followed by use of an SEO checklist to develop a recommendation strategy. Additional webmaster services include monthly WordPress maintenance, automated scheduled remote backups, and one-off repairs or updates, aimed at preventing downtime and security vulnerabilities on client sites.