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StatusAccepting projects
BasedHouston · St. Louis
Local time00:00:00
HelloDesign + Engineering

Websites andapplications,shipped on a date.

Gerald Raines. One designer, one engineer, the same person. Fixed price, fixed timeline, three meetings between the first call and launch. Select a build to see the day it goes live.

01 · Basic site · 10 days
02 · Advanced site · 14 days
03 · Web application · 21 to 30 days
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Selected work

Production systems with real users, not brochure pages.

Platforms used in schools, a marketplace, a developer tool, a memorial product, and dozens of personal and realtor sites. Each designed and engineered end to end.

Pricing

Three builds. Fixed price. Fixed calendar.

Every build includes design, engineering, launch, and 30 days of fixes after go-live. Toggle the add-ons and the price updates live. The timeline under each price shows your three meetings.

01 · Basic website

Presence

For individuals, realtors, and small businesses that need to look established.
$2,400
Flat · ships in 10 days
  • Up to 5 custom-designed pages, no templates
  • Mobile-first, performance-tuned, search ready
  • Contact form, booking link, social integration
  • Domain, hosting, and email configured
  • One revision round at midpoint
Additional page +$250
Logo and brand system +$900
Copywriting, full site +$650
Start Presence
02 · Advanced website

Platform

For brands that need a backend, content they control, and an audience they own.
$5,800
Flat · ships in 14 days
  • Up to 12 pages plus blog or listings
  • Database, admin login, self-editable content
  • Newsletter capture with automated sequences
  • Payments, scheduling, or lead routing
  • Analytics and two revision rounds
Logo and brand system +$900
Copywriting, full site +$650
Member area with login +$1,200
Start Platform
03 · Web application

System

For products: accounts, data, dashboards, and logic that runs a business.
$12,500
Starting · ships in 21 to 30 days
  • Authentication, roles, and permissions
  • Database architecture, dashboards, reporting
  • AI features, third-party integrations, email flows
  • Admin panel and full documentation
  • Deployed, monitored, handed over
AI assistant inside the app +$2,500
Payments and subscriptions +$1,800
Mobile-ready PWA +$1,500
Scope System

Care plan available on every build: updates, backups, support · $125 / mo

Process

Three meetings. Everything else is my problem.

Scroll through a 14-day build. The counter on the left is the calendar; the three stops are the only times I need you.

Build calendar
01/ 14
Kickoff
01 · Day 1

Kickoff

Goals, audience, pages, and the one thing the site must do. You leave with a written scope and a ship date.

Output scope · calendar · content checklist
02 · Day 7

Review

A working build on a live link, not a mockup. We walk it together and I make changes on the call.

Output revisions · integrations tested · content locked
03 · Day 14

Launch

Domain goes live, credentials handed over, and I record a walkthrough so you can run it yourself. Thirty days of fixes follow.

Output live site · training · 30-day fix window
By the numbers
18Years of work
2Platforms in schools
2Books published
3Meetings, start to launch
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Gerald W. Raines Jr.
Profile

Computer science background. Eighteen years of work. Two platforms running in schools.

I founded Culture Fix by Raines, an EdTech company whose products are used in Texas and Missouri schools, and I build every site personally on a modern stack. Before that I spent years as a dean and director, which is where I learned the part of this job most developers skip: listening, then delivering exactly what was said.

EducationB.S. Computer Science
FoundedCulture Fix by Raines
Published2 books
Primary stackNext.js · Supabase · Vercel
OutsourcingNone
Questions
What do you need from me to start?

A 50% deposit, your logo if you have one, and your words and photos. A checklist arrives at kickoff. Copywriting is available as an add-on.

Does the clock really start on day one?

Yes. The ship date is written into the scope at kickoff. The only thing that moves it is missing content on your side, and you will hear about that early.

Can I update the site myself after launch?

Platform and System builds include an admin login for direct editing. Presence builds include a recorded walkthrough, and the care plan covers updates if you would rather not touch it.

Do you build realtor and team sites?

Frequently. Listings, IDX or MLS links, lead capture, agent profiles, and group sites with a page per agent.

Not sure which build fits?

Book the call. Twenty minutes is enough to name the build, the price, and the ship date.

Let's put it
on the calendar.

A free 20-minute call. You describe what you are picturing. You leave with a build, a price, and the date it ships.