Custom Website Design in Lexington, KY
Agency-grade custom website design for Lexington and Bluegrass businesses — built to convert, structured to rank, and priced where you can see it. Starting at $499.
Published starting price
Backed by Salterra Web Services
No lock-in, ever
Custom Website Design for Lexington, KY Businesses
Custom website design in Lexington, KY should do more than look good. Lexington Web Design Co builds custom websites for businesses across Fayette County and the Bluegrass — sites designed around your customers and structured to rank in Google. Every project pairs modern, mobile-first design with clean WordPress development and the on-page SEO that turns a website from a brochure into a lead engine.
We are the local practice of Salterra Web Services, a web design and SEO company with fifteen years and hundreds of live sites behind it. That means real agency-grade craft in design, development, and search strategy, at an honest price you can read before you ever pick up the phone. No discovery-call pricing games and no vague quotes. You see the number, and you own the result.
Lexington is not a generic market, so we do not build generic sites. We design for the businesses that make up the Bluegrass economy: equine operations and horse farms, distilleries along the Bourbon Trail, healthcare and dental practices, restaurants, contractors, manufacturers in the Toyota supplier corridor, and the professional-services firms that keep the region running. Whether you serve downtown Lexington, Hamburg, Chevy Chase, or a service area that reaches Georgetown, Nicholasville, and Richmond, your website should speak to the customers you actually want.
What's Included in Every Website We Build
Every custom website design we ship includes the same foundation — the pieces that make a site convert and get found.
Custom Design
Designed around your brand and your customers, never a template with your logo dropped on top.
Mobile-First Build
Fast, responsive layouts that look right on the phone first — where most of your Lexington traffic lands.
On-Page SEO
Titles, structure, and content researched against what already ranks in your market, built in from day one.
Schema Markup
Structured data most local sites skip — so search engines read your business clearly.
You Own It
Your site, your domain, your content. Everything is yours, with no lock-in and no ransom to leave.
Published Pricing
A real number before you commit. Starter, Growth, and Authority tiers, printed for anyone to read.
Website Design Packages & Pricing
Most professional web design in Lexington runs $3,000 to $15,000 at an agency. We publish ours instead. Pick the tier that fits.
Up to 15 pages
- Custom design
- Mobile-first build
- On-page SEO
- Contact form
- You own the site
16–50 pages
- Everything in Starter
- SERP-researched pages
- Local & service pages
- Schema & analytics
- Priority turnaround
51+ pages
- Everything in Growth
- Full topical-authority build
- Industry & content hubs
- Internal-link strategy
- Ongoing SEO ready
Ecommerce, franchise, legal and medical builds are custom quoted. Every tier: you own the site outright, with no lock-in.
Responsive, Mobile-First Design
Most people who find your business in Lexington are on a phone. If your site is slow, cramped, or hard to tap, they leave before they ever read a word. We design mobile-first, which means the phone layout comes first and then scales up to tablet and desktop, so the experience is right where your customers actually are.
That means fast load times, readable type, thumb-friendly buttons, and forms that are easy to finish one-handed. We build against Google’s Core Web Vitals — the loading, interactivity, and visual-stability scores Google uses to judge a page — so your site is quick and stable on a phone in a parking lot, not just on office wifi.
Responsive design is not an add-on we upsell later. It is how every custom website we build starts, on every tier, at no extra charge.
Built to Rank: SEO-Ready Websites
A beautiful website that nobody finds is a brochure in a drawer. We research every important page against the sites already ranking for your terms in Lexington: the topics they cover, the questions buyers ask, and the structure Google rewards. Then we build your pages to compete on that same ground.
That includes clean, crawlable code, proper heading structure, fast performance, and schema markup that most local competitors leave off entirely. Schema is structured data that tells Google exactly what your business is, where you work, and what you offer. When we audited who ranks in Lexington, most local shops run none of it — which is exactly the gap we build your site to exploit.
For local businesses, we also structure the site to support your Google Business Profile and your service area, so you show up when someone nearby searches for what you do. It is the same on-page SEO approach we used to build and rank this very site. The result is a website designed to be found, not just seen.
Our Web Design Process
Discovery
We learn your business, your customers, and your goals — and agree on a clear scope and price before any work starts.
Research & Plan
We study what ranks in your market and map the pages, keywords, and structure your site needs to compete.
Design & Build
We design around your brand and build it on clean, fast WordPress you can actually edit yourself.
Launch & Own
We ship it, hand you the keys, and you own everything — with optional care plans if you want us to keep it humming.
Recent Work & Results
A sample of sites designed and built by our team — from aesthetics to family entertainment to professional services. The same craft goes into every Bluegrass build.
Aesthetics & Med-Spa
Design · SEO
Family Entertainment
Build · Bookings
Professional Services
Brand · Web
Lexington Web Design Co is the local practice of Salterra Web Services (est. 2011). The pedigree is real, the pricing is transparent, and the work is done by people who have shipped this a thousand times.
You Own Your Website — No Lock-In
Plenty of agencies build your site on a platform you can never leave, then charge you every month to keep it hostage. We do the opposite. Your custom website is built on WordPress, and when it launches, you own the site, the domain, and the content outright.
If you ever want to move on, everything goes with you, with no ransom, no proprietary lock, and no awkward exit. Because it is a standard WordPress site, any competent developer can pick it up, and you are never trapped with us to keep it running. You can edit text and images yourself through a simple visual editor, or let our optional Hosting & Care plan handle updates, backups, and security for you. Either way, the site is yours to keep.
Web Design FAQs
How much does custom website design cost in Lexington, KY?
Most agencies in Lexington charge $3,000 to $15,000 and rarely publish a number. We publish ours: $499 for up to 15 pages, $999 for 16 to 50 pages, and $1,499 for 51-plus pages. Ecommerce and specialized builds are custom quoted, but you will always see the price before you commit.
Is $1,500 a good price for a website?
For a custom-designed, SEO-ready site you fully own, $1,499 is a strong price — our Authority tier covers a 51-plus page topical-authority build. Many Lexington agencies charge several times that for comparable work, and templates that cost less rarely rank or convert.
What is the average cost to build a new website?
Nationally, professional websites commonly run $3,000 to $10,000 or more. Our published tiers ($499 / $999 / $1,499) deliver agency-grade design, development, and on-page SEO for a fraction of that, because we are the local practice of an established firm rather than a traditional overhead-heavy agency.
Do I own my website when it's finished?
Yes. You own the site, the domain, and the content with no lock-in. It is built on WordPress, so you or your team can edit it anytime, and if you ever leave, everything goes with you.
How long does it take to build my website?
Most Starter and Growth sites launch in a few weeks, depending on how quickly we get your content and feedback. We give you a clear timeline before we start, so there are no open-ended projects.
Will my website actually show up on Google?
That is the point. Every page is built with on-page SEO researched against what already ranks in your Lexington market — the right structure, keywords, and schema — so your site is built to be found, not just seen.
Start Your Lexington Website Today
Tell us about your business and we’ll come back with a plan and a real price — no obligation, no runaround.