A NYC website that loads in
one second. And it's yours.
Custom web design and development in New York means a hand-coded WordPress website built specifically for your NYC business — not a template dragged together in Elementor or Divi. The design is the visual side (how it looks, feels, converts). The development is the technical side (clean PHP, optimized queries, semantic HTML, schema markup). We do both, in-house, on the same project. NYC small business prices start at $997 for 10 pages. No lock-in. No bloat. Yours to keep forever.
Web design vs web development — what's the difference?
Most NYC agencies treat these as separate teams. We do both, in-house, on the same project — which is why our builds are faster and cheaper.
NYC searchers don't wait for slow sites
average page size of our hand-coded NYC sites. Elementor/Divi pages typically exceed 900 KB.
PageSpeed mobile score on our builds. Most page-builder sites score 40-60.
typical load time. NYC users abandon sites that take longer than 3 seconds.
monthly license fees. No Elementor Pro, no Divi membership, no plugin holding your NYC site hostage.
Three tiers, scoped honestly
No "discovery call required" pricing games. Pick the tier that fits your NYC business.
- Up to 10 pages
- Custom WordPress theme
- Mobile-first responsive
- PageSpeed 95+ mobile
- Schema (Service, LocalBusiness)
- Hardcoded meta tags
- Migration of existing content
- NYC neighborhood targeting
- 2-3 week delivery
- Up to 20 pages
- Everything in Starter
- NYC location pages
- NYC service pages
- Industry pages
- Blog setup with schema
- Advanced schema (FAQ, Article, Speakable)
- 4-5 week delivery
- 25+ pages
- Everything in Standard
- Multi-borough architecture
- Custom integrations
- Advanced schema across all pages
- Copy assistance for NYC content
- 6-8 week delivery
- Scoped to your NYC business
NYC web design questions
What does NYC web design and development include?
Web design is the visual side (layout, colors, typography). Web development is the technical side (PHP, HTML, CSS, schema). We do both. Custom WordPress theme, no page builders, PageSpeed 95+, schema-perfect, yours to keep. $997 Starter, $1,997 Standard, $3,997+ Pro.
Why don't you use Elementor or Divi?
They generate bloated code. Elementor page = 900 KB+, hand-coded = under 500 KB. NYC searchers won't wait for slow sites. We hand-code so your site loads in ~1 second and scores 95+ PageSpeed.
Why is your NYC pricing lower than other agencies?
Most NYC web design agencies charge $5,000-$25,000 because they fund Manhattan offices, PMs, sales teams. The actual dev work is often outsourced to teams like ours. We skip the middlemen.
Will my NYC site be SEO-ready?
Built in, not bolted on. Hardcoded meta tags, JSON-LD schema (Service, LocalBusiness, FAQ, Speakable for AEO), semantic HTML, fast load, mobile-first. NYC-specific schema where relevant (neighborhood targeting, multilingual for Queens/Brooklyn).
Do I actually own the website?
Completely. No license. No subscription. No lock-in. Take the theme to any developer, host anywhere, edit through normal WP dashboard.
How long to build?
Starter: 2-3 weeks. Standard: 4-5 weeks. Pro: 6-8 weeks. Depends on how fast you get us content and feedback.
Can you migrate my existing NYC site?
Yes. Pages, posts, images migrated, plus 301 redirects from old URLs to preserve search rankings. Included in the build.
Do you handle hosting?
We typically deploy on Hostinger LiteSpeed (~$3-10/mo). Site works on any standard PHP host. You pay the host directly — no markup.
Authored by the RZ Web Media Team. NYC web design + development since 2020. Last updated June 2026.