Commercialized Service
Custom Astro Web Design & Development in Atlanta Metro
This is a standalone service for businesses that don't qualify for the 100-Day Growth Partnership. Prefer the partnership? Apply here →
We build fast, SEO-ready Astro sites with scroll-stop hero animations, 90+ Lighthouse scores out of the box, and $0/mo Cloudflare hosting. Zero JavaScript by default, page weights under 200KB, and every pixel hand-built for conversion — not templated.
Web Design & Development
Built by Cause & Effect — profit-share first, commercialized second.
What It Is
Astro + Cloudflare, Not WordPress + Hosting Bills
Most Atlanta small-business sites are WordPress on shared hosting: 3+ second load times, security updates every week, and a plugin bill that creeps up $20/mo at a time. We build on Astro and deploy to Cloudflare Pages — zero JavaScript by default, sub-200KB page weights, and $0/month hosting, forever.
Every site ships with a scroll-stop hero animation (a video-driven canvas frame sequence that plays forward and backward as the visitor scrolls). It's the single biggest conversion delta we've measured on service-business homepages.
Custom design, not a template. Templates are fine for generic brochures. Custom is for anyone whose conversion rate actually matters — and we only do custom.
Cause & Effect's web design is offered two ways — as a standalone commercialized service and as a $0-upfront deliverable inside the 100-Day Growth Partnership — with the same Astro + Cloudflare stack, the same scroll-stop hero, and the same 90+ Lighthouse target in both paths.
How It Works
Our Web Design & Development Process
Brand & Content Intake
One 60-minute working session. Brand assets, voice, offer stack, and the conversion goal for every page.
SEO-First Architecture
Sitemap, URL structure, and internal linking plan built against your keyword research — before we touch design.
Design & Build
Custom Astro components, scroll-stop hero animation, and Lighthouse 90+ baked in from the first commit.
Ship to Cloudflare
Cloudflare Pages deploy, DNS cutover, GA4 + GSC wired, and a full QA pass before you go live.
Features
What's Included
Scroll-Stop Hero Animation
Video-driven canvas frame sequence on every homepage. Plays forward/backward as the visitor scrolls. Highest conversion lift we ship.
90+ Lighthouse Score
Performance, accessibility, best-practices, and SEO all green out of the box. Core Web Vitals pass on mobile.
Astro Zero-JS Architecture
Pages ship zero JavaScript by default. Components hydrate only when needed. Sub-200KB page weights.
$0/mo Cloudflare Hosting
Cloudflare Pages free tier forever. No $29/mo hosting bills, no plugin subscriptions, no surprise invoices.
SEO-Ready From Day One
Sitemap, robots, canonical tags, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, JSON-LD schemas, and GA4 + GSC pre-wired.
Mobile-First Responsive
Designed mobile-first, tested on real devices, not just Chrome devtools. Touch targets, thumb zones, and safe areas handled.
Pricing
Standalone Web Design & Development Pricing
From our commercialized standalone services. Prefer the 100-Day Growth Partnership? Apply here.
Starter
Single-page or simple brochure site. Fast launch.
- ✓ 1-5 pages
- ✓ Custom Astro build
- ✓ GA4 + GSC setup
- ✓ Cloudflare deploy
- ✓ SEO-ready structure
- ✓ Lead capture form
Most Popular
Professional
Full marketing site with scroll-stop hero and SEO silos.
- ✓ 6-15 pages
- ✓ Scroll-stop hero animation
- ✓ SEO keyword architecture
- ✓ JSON-LD schemas
- ✓ Blog/CMS engine
- ✓ CRM form integrations
Apex
3D landing page + programmatic location/service pages.
- ✓ 15+ pages
- ✓ 3D landing page experience
- ✓ Programmatic city/service pages
- ✓ Advanced animations
- ✓ A/B testing setup
- ✓ Full analytics stack
FAQ
Web Design & Development Questions
How much does a custom Astro website cost? +
Standalone Website-as-a-Service ranges $97/mo (Starter) to $317/mo (Apex with 3D landing page). Professional tier at $147/mo — marketing sites with scroll-stop hero and SEO silos — is our most common build. Or $0 upfront inside the 100-Day Growth Partnership if you qualify.
How long does a site take to build? +
Starter: 2 weeks. Professional: 4-6 weeks. Apex: 6-10 weeks. Timeline starts after brand intake and content delivery.
What exactly do I get delivered? +
A fully deployed Astro site on Cloudflare Pages, source code in a GitHub repo you own, GA4 + GSC wired, sitemap and schemas shipped, and documentation for editing content post-launch.
What's NOT included? +
Copywriting beyond light polish (we recommend pairing with our Content Marketing service), paid ad creative, logo design, photography, and ongoing monthly maintenance. CMS editing for non-technical owners is a separate add-on.
Why Astro instead of WordPress or Webflow? +
Astro ships zero JavaScript by default, loads in under 1 second, and hosts free on Cloudflare. WordPress is slow and expensive to maintain; Webflow locks you into a $30+/mo subscription. Astro is the honest answer for a small business that cares about speed and bills.
Proof
Case Study Coming Soon
We're finalizing the written case study for this service. In the meantime, our flagship partner case lives on the Growth Partnership page — $30K/mo, 100+ clients, 9 months, same methodology applied end-to-end.
See the flagship case study →Two Ways In
Ready for Web Design & Development?
Apply for the Growth Partnership if you qualify — $0 upfront, 12% profit share. Or get a standalone quote for this service only.