Explain the value.
Help the right people understand what you offer, who it’s for, and why it matters to them.
Web design & development for women-owned businesses
Your work deserves
a website that
does it justice.
Help people understand what you offer, why it matters
and how to work with you.
01 / Design in practice
Different kinds of work.
One clear experience.
Music, visual art, and writing each need a different kind of presentation. This website gives each room while making the whole easy to explore.
This is my own creative website. It shows how I approach a project: understand what matters, organize the material, and design a clear way through it.
Explore the website02 / Your business, clearly expressed
Let them see
what you bring.
Whether you’re establishing your business or replacing a website you’ve outgrown, visitors need to understand what you do and whether it’s right for them. Your website should make that decision easier.
Represent your business.
Bring your words, images, and experience together in a design that reflects your work and the people you serve.
Make the next step easy.
Give visitors a straightforward way to enquire, book, or begin working with you.
03 / The right starting point
Clear scope. Clear prices. Room to grow.The support you need.
A price you can see.
Choose by the size of your website and the help you need with its content. Bring finished material, get help refining it, or develop it together. Every package includes custom design and development.
01For one focused page
Essential
One page. A clear introduction.
A focused, one-page website for a business with a clear offer and materials ready to go.
$799one-time project
50% deposit · $399.50
Explore Essential- One page, typically six sections
- Questionnaire and clarification by email
- Your supplied words, lightly edited
- Contact form or agreed contact pathway
- Two rounds of revisions
About two weeksfrom the agreed start, with materials ready
02For more to explain
Professional
More pages. Help shaping the content.
A website of up to ten pages, with help organizing and refining the material you supply.
$1,999one-time project
50% deposit · $999.50
Explore Professional- Up to ten individually composed pages
- One discovery call and ongoing clarification
- Help organizing and refining your material
- Individual design and purposeful page layouts
- Two rounds of revisions
About three–four weeksfrom the agreed start, with materials ready
03For deeper collaboration
Signature
More content. Deeper collaboration.
A website of up to fifteen pages, with discovery sessions and content developed together.
$3,599base package
50% deposit · $1,799.50
Explore Signature- Up to fifteen individually composed pages
- Two discovery or working sessions
- Collaborative content development
- More extensive visual exploration
- Three rounds of revisions
About four–six weeksfrom the agreed start, with materials ready
Professional and Signature include individually composed pages. Repeated portfolio or article entries are scoped separately as a collection, with its layout and entry count clearly stated.
Included in every package
Mobile-friendly layouts. Foundational search setup. Accessibility and performance checks. Launch assistance. Your domain and website, owned by you.
Additional languages and capabilities are priced separately. Domains, hosting, paid tools, and ongoing services are disclosed before purchase.
04 / How we work together
A clear path.
A human process.
You’ll work directly with me, from the first questions to the finished website. We agree the work and price before you pay, and you’ll know what I need from you at each stage.
Prefer a conversation first?- 01
Find your starting point.
Choose your package and additions. Review the scope, full price, and proposed start window before committing.
- 02
Share your material.
Pay your 50% deposit through secure checkout. You’ll receive confirmation and instructions for sharing your materials, with discovery-call booking when included in your package.
- 03
See it take shape.
Review the design and working website, give consolidated feedback, and refine the details within your included revision rounds.
- 04
Approve and launch.
Approve the result, settle the remaining balance, and launch. You’ll receive handoff guidance and the option of ongoing help.
05 / Additional services
Make it
fit your business.
A second language. A clearer message. An easier way to book. Build on your package with the services that make a useful difference.
Words & identity
Essential copy development $299
Simple logo $399
Logo + starter identity $699
Connection & content
Booking integration $149
Newsletter integration $149
Additional individually composed page $179
More than one language
Additional-language implementation from $299 per language. Translation preparation and language review are separate.
Search & marketing
Search opportunity review $199
Search improvement sprint $499
Marketing/channel plan $249
Thinking bigger? Ecommerce, memberships, client portals, and custom integrations are available as separately scoped additions to Professional or Signature. Let’s discuss what you need ↗
06 / The person behind the work
Thoughtful work starts
with understanding.
I’m Michael Nicholas, founder of Acrotelos.
I bring decades of experience across design and development. My background began in graphic design, and I built my first websites in the late 1990s. Professional software development, music, and visual art have also shaped how I think and work.
You know the work behind your business, and what it means to you. My role is to listen carefully, ask useful questions, and identify what someone new to it needs to understand. I connect those ideas into a clear message, page structure, and design. The package you choose determines how much we develop the content together.
I founded Acrotelos as a New York benefit corporation to put useful creative and technical work in service of wider economic opportunity. Our initial focus is women-owned businesses. In practice, that means clear prices, support suited to your needs, and a website you own. Whether your work serves a wider purpose or provides a dependable livelihood, I take it seriously.
Say hello to MichaelWhy Acrotelos?
Work that matters.
Done with care.
I coined Acrotelos in 2022, while involved in regenerative economics. It brings together two Greek roots: akros, the highest or apex, and telos, purpose or aim.
The name is a reminder to understand the purpose of the work, then give the work the attention it deserves.
07 / A few useful answers
Before
we begin.
Do I need everything ready before I order?
You need enough clarity to choose a package and describe your project. After booking, you’ll receive guidance on what to provide. Essential assumes you supply the words and media; Professional includes refinement, and Signature includes deeper discovery and content development.
Can I get started without a call?
Yes. You can choose a package, select additions, and place your order online. Discovery sessions in Professional and Signature happen as part of your project. If you’d like guidance before ordering, you can arrange a call first.
How individual will my website be?
Your site is designed and built for your business. I use your goals, audience, and material to shape its structure, wording, and visual design. You work directly with me throughout.
Can my website have more than one language?
Yes, including an Essential one-page website. Additional-language implementation starts at $299 per language. We agree which pages need translation and who approves the language. Translation preparation and independent review are priced separately.
Can you add a shop, membership, or client login?
Yes. These are substantial additions to Professional or Signature, with their own agreed scope, price, ongoing costs, and delivery schedule. They are not included in the base package price.
Will I own my website?
Yes. You keep your domain and accounts. After full payment, Acrotelos assigns the rights it owns in your agreed original custom deliverables and provides a signed confirmation. Existing components and third-party materials retain their applicable ownership and licences, with the rights you need to use and maintain the website. Handoff guidance is included. We ask separately for written permission before featuring your project in our portfolio or marketing.
Are hosting and future changes included?
Launch assistance is included. Optional Care is $49/month with 1 update request, Care Plus $99/month with 3, and Premium Care $179/month with 6. All include managed hosting and routine technical care. Requests do not roll over. Your selection is a non-binding preference; decide or change it before separate activation. We confirm hosting again before launch, including independent hosting and handoff. Domains, mailboxes, paid tools, and future work are separate unless your order includes them.
How do payments and cancellations work?
You pay 50% to confirm your booking and 50% after approval, before launch. You review your scope, start window, and terms, then pay your deposit through secure hosted checkout. Requests needing a quote receive a complete price before payment. Before project work begins, cancellation receives a full refund. After work begins, only the value of work actually performed is deducted, with an itemized explanation. There are no cancellation or administrative fees; Acrotelos absorbs payment-processing fees. Applicable legal rights remain unchanged.
When can we start?
We agree your start window before payment. The project estimate runs from that start once the required materials are ready. Additional scope and review time can affect the schedule. Choose from the open start weeks when reviewing your package, or contact me if you need a different arrangement.
Ready to discuss your website?
A website you’re
proud to share.
Explore the packages and see what fits. If you’re unsure, we can talk through what you need.