northline.

For the people who build.

Websites that win the job.

We redesign and modernize websites for local businesses, and add what customers now expect: online booking, instant quotes and pages that load fast on a phone. See a free redesign of your homepage before you pay anything.

Concept work

Original concept designs
Study 01Hardscape · Charlotte

Ridgeway Stone

Our approach

Your website is your best salesperson.It answers questions and shows the proof.It books the visit while you're on the job.

We design every page around one goal: getting the right customer to call you or ask for a price.

How it works

See it first.
Pay only if you love it.

1Within 2 days

A free redesign

We redesign your homepage first and share it on a private link. You decide if you like it.

2A short call

A written quote

We look at your pages, content and features together, then send one fixed price. No surprises later.

3Agreed timeline

Build and launch

We build every page, test it on real phones and launch it on your domain.

Our promises

Plain terms.
In writing, every time.

Hiring a web designer shouldn't feel like a gamble. These are part of every agreement we sign.

Concept before payment

You see real design work for your business before you spend anything.

One fixed quote

The price is agreed in writing before work starts and doesn't creep.

You own your site

Once your project is paid, the site and content are yours. Your domain always stays in your name.

One person to talk to

MJ designs and builds your site and answers your messages directly.

Replies within a day

Every message gets an answer within one business day, US or UK time.

No lock-in

Care plans run month to month. Cancel with one email.

Field research · November 2026

Most local websites
lose customers before they load.

We ran Google's speed test on 32 local contractor websites in Charlotte and Raleigh. Here's what a customer on a phone experiences.

57

Median mobile speed scoreOut of 100. Google rates 90 and above as good.

7.8s

Median wait for the main contentGoogle's target is 2.5 seconds.

5/32

Sites rated goodThe other 27 scored below 90 on mobile.

Method: Google Lighthouse 12, mobile profile, homepage only, tested 5 November 2026. Main content means Largest Contentful Paint.

Who you'll work with

Hi, I'm MJ.

Northline is my studio. I design and build every site myself, so the person you talk to is the person doing the work. No account managers, no hand-offs and no junior designers.

More about MJ
Questions

Straight answers.

Is the concept really free?
Yes. We design a new homepage for your business and send you a private link. If it isn't for you, you owe nothing and we won't keep chasing you.
How much does a website cost?
It depends on the number of pages, the content and any tools like booking or estimators. After a short call we send one fixed price in writing. If the budget needs adjusting, we'll tell you what to trim rather than surprise you later.
Who owns the website?
You do. Your domain stays in your name and the finished site is yours. If you ever leave the care plan, we hand everything over.
Do you only work with contractors?
No. We work with any local business that wins customers on trust: trades and home services, clinics, law and accounting firms, restaurants and shops.
Where are you based?
Northline is a remote studio. We work with clients in the US and UK, keep your business hours for calls and reply to every message within one business day.
Free concept

See your new homepage
before you pay.