The Headwaters process
From the first call
to launch
How a website actually gets made here — one builder, start to finish. No templates, no account managers, no runaround. Scroll to follow a project from the very first message to the day it goes live.
01 — The Call
It starts with a message.
Someone who already knows their business reaches out. No forms full of jargon — just a real conversation about what they need and what it should do.
New enquiry · 9:14 AM
“We do good work but our site doesn’t show it. Can you build us something custom?”
Headwaters · 9:31 AM
“Absolutely. Tell me about the brand — I’ll tell you straight what it’ll take.”
New enquiry · 9:40 AM
“Perfect. Here’s everything we’ve got.”
02 — The Source
We start at the source.
Before a single pixel, we get the foundations: your brand, your customers, and what the site actually needs to do. Everything downstream flows from here.
03 — Design
Designed around the brand.
It begins as a wireframe — structure before decoration. We get the shape right, then layer in the real type, colour, and craft.
What comes out the other side looks like nothing else online — unmistakably yours.
04 — Build
Then we build it — for real.
Custom-coded on a modern, fast stack — no page builders, no bloat. Just clean software made to last.
export default function Home() {return <Site brand="yours" />}
05 — Launch
And then —
it’s live.
06 — Results
We solve past the website.
A launch isn’t the finish line — it’s the start of the site doing its job. Here’s what happened after one recent build went live.
visitors vs. the prior period
page views after launch
bounce rate — people look around
07 — The Offer
Honest pricing.
Built from the source.
You bring the brand. Here’s exactly what it costs to build the site — and the software behind it. No packages, no games.
Design & build
Designed around your brand and coded from scratch — never a template.
Custom software
Booking, payments, a CRM or CMS — the tools that run the business.
Hosting & care
Hosting, security updates, and bug fixes. Optional, cancel anytime.
Changes later
Need a tweak after launch? One simple flat price. No surprises.
Most projects land between $1,000 and $4,000 — and go live in 2–4 weeks.