Canonical: https://awcwebdesign.com/faq/ - [Home](https://awcwebdesign.com/) - FAQ Questions # Frequently asked questions Prices, timelines, ownership and what each service includes. Each service page has more on [the full list of services](https://awcwebdesign.com/services/). ## About AWC ### Who is AWC Web Design? A Texas web design and marketing brand based in Winnsboro, operated by JABstract, a software and marketing agency that took over the business in 2025. The same team builds websites, runs local SEO and ads, and writes [custom software](https://awcwebdesign.com/custom-software/). ### Why are your prices public? Because you should be able to know what something costs before a sales call. Every service page, the [pricing](https://awcwebdesign.com/pricing/) page and the estimate builder read from one price list, so the number you see is the number you pay. ### Do you work outside East Texas? Yes, across all of Texas. Work is done remotely and reviewed on a private link, so Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and [Austin businesses](https://awcwebdesign.com/texas/austin/) get the same process as Winnsboro. ### How do I get started? Build an estimate on the pricing page and send it, or call or text (863) 602-6911. You get a written plan with prices, then a private preview before anything goes live. ## About the services ### How much does a website cost in Texas with AWC? A standard service website is $2,500 one-time for up to 8 pages. Additional pages are $200 each. Anything up to $6,000 can start with $200 down and six monthly payments at 0%. ### How long does a website take? Most standard websites are previewed within a few weeks of receiving your content and photos, and launched once you have reviewed every page. The exact schedule is set in the written plan. ### What does an e-commerce website cost? An [online store](https://awcwebdesign.com/ecommerce-websites/) with up to 25 products is $3,500. E-commerce Plus, for 25 or more products, is $4,500. Both can start with $200 down. ### Who takes the payments? You do. The store connects to your own payment processor account, so sales are deposited to you and AWC never touches the money. ### How much is a website rebuild? The rebuild is $1,500 one-time. From November 1, 2026 it is $1,000 when paired with AWC [hosting](https://awcwebdesign.com/hosting/) at $50 a month. ### Will I lose my Google rankings? The rebuild keeps the same pages at the same addresses and redirects every old link, which is how rankings and links are preserved through a redesign. We measure before and after and send you both reports. ### What does AWC hosting cost? Hosting is $50 a month and includes daily backups, security monitoring, updates and 3 small revisions every month. Advanced hosting is $75 a month. You Host, We Maintain is $100 a month. ### What counts as a small revision? A text change, a new photo, an updated price, a new team member, a new testimonial you send us. New pages and new features are quoted separately: additional pages are $200 each. ### What does local SEO cost? [Local SEO](https://awcwebdesign.com/local-seo/) is $500 a month. One-time pieces are priced separately: on-page SEO $1,000 (city pages $200 each), citation building $400, press release $750. ### How long until local SEO works? Changes to your profile and listings show up within weeks; movement in the map results usually takes a few months of steady work. The monthly report shows the trend from your baseline, so you are never guessing. ### What does Google Business Profile management cost? Management is $300 a month. Creating and verifying a new profile is a one-time $300. ### Will you reply to negative reviews? Yes, and we draft those replies for your approval first. A calm, factual reply is read by every future customer, not just the reviewer. ### What does reputation management cost? [Reputation management](https://awcwebdesign.com/reputation-management/) is $300 a month, including review requests, monitoring, replies and the monthly report. ### Is it allowed to ask customers for reviews? Yes. Google allows businesses to ask customers for reviews as long as everyone is asked and nobody is paid or filtered. The review page routes unhappy customers to a private feedback form first, and every customer still sees the public link. ### What does blog content cost? [Blog content](https://awcwebdesign.com/blog-content/) is $250 a month for two posts of 1,000 to 1,500 words each, researched, written, edited and published. ### Who writes the posts? The posts are researched from your search data, drafted with the help of writing tools, then edited by a person for accuracy and your voice. You approve each one before it is published. ### What does Google Ads management cost? Management is a flat $500 a month per platform. Your ad spend is separate, billed to you directly by Google at a budget you approve. ### How much should I spend on ads? It depends on your trade and city. The written plan proposes a starting budget from the search volumes and costs per click in your area, and you can change it any time. ### What do Meta video ads cost? Management is $750 a month. Ad spend is separate, billed to you by Meta at a budget you approve. ### Do I need to be on camera? No. Most ads are cut from footage and photos of your work, with captions and a voice-over where it helps. If you are comfortable on camera, a few seconds of you talking performs very well. ### What does email marketing cost? [Email campaigns](https://awcwebdesign.com/email-campaigns/) are $150 a month for one designed and written send, list management and reporting. Larger sending volumes are quoted in the written plan. ### Can I send more than one email a month? Yes. The $150 plan covers one campaign a month; extra sends are quoted at the same rate in the plan. ### What does the AI chatbot cost? The chatbot is $500 flat, including the knowledge base, installation, testing and a month of tuning. Keeping its knowledge current after that is covered by hosting, or you can update it yourself. ### Will it make things up? It is built to answer only from your own content and to hand off anything it does not know. It never quotes a price or a promise that is not in your knowledge base. ### What does AI automation cost? Setup starts at $2,000; the exact price is in the written plan after a discovery call. Management is optional at $500 a month. ### Will callers know it is an AI? Yes. The receptionist introduces itself honestly, and any caller can ask for a person and be routed or scheduled a call back. Callers get answers and bookings instead of voicemail. ### What does custom software cost? Custom web applications start at $12,000 and mobile apps at $5,000. Every project gets a written scope and a fixed price before work starts. Over $6,000, payment is a $500 retainer then 25%, 25% and 50% as the work ships. ### Do I own the code? Yes. The source code and documentation are delivered to you, and you can host the software with us or anywhere else. ## Know the price before you call. Build your estimate from the published price list, or just call or text and talk to a person. [Build my estimate](https://awcwebdesign.com/pricing/)Call (863) 602-6911