Professional websites built for real businesses.

Northwinds has three starting points. An Essential Website starts at $1,000. A Business Website starts at $2,500. Custom Website or Software work starts at $5,000. Those are real floors, not teaser prices. The exact quote follows a short conversation about what you actually need, because scope, content, timelines, databases, accounts, payments, and integrations can all change the final number.

A template site costs less upfront because the shape is already decided. Custom work costs more because the site is built around your business, your services, and the way customers need to reach you. The point is not fancy tech. The point is a better first impression, clearer information, faster loading, easier updates, and fewer workarounds later.

An Essential Website can usually go up in about a week once the content is ready. A Business Website is usually a few weeks, depending on pages, photos, copy, and feedback. Custom Website or Software work takes longer because the details matter more. Timelines are measured in weeks, not days, but the trade-off is work that is done locally and supported after launch.

Every build launches on a care plan, but you're never locked into keeping it. It starts at launch, because your site is hosted and live on my infrastructure from day one, and it runs month-to-month, cancel anytime, no lock-in. Every build also includes a 30-day warranty: if something I built breaks, I fix it free, plan or no plan. Most clients keep the plan because the site stays maintained and current instead of going stale. If you'd rather host it yourself and go without, that option stays open.

Yes. Care plans run month-to-month from launch. Cancel any time, no penalty, no lock-in. If you prepay a year you save 10%, but that's entirely voluntary. No 12-month contracts, no automatic renewal traps.

That's absolutely an option. When your site is complete, you'll receive everything needed to take ownership, including documentation and access credentials. You handle your own hosting, security, and updates after launch, and any change later is billed at $100/hr. Most clients pick a care plan instead, but the option stays open from day one.

Yes, with or without a website. A logo or brand mark starts at $149. Bundled into a build, it rides along with the rest of the scope; as a standalone project, it's quoted on its own. Either way, just ask.

Yes, case by case. The brand and the marketing are focused on Northern Minnesota because that's where the heritage and the local trust are strongest, but if a project from elsewhere fits well, we talk. Geography isn't the disqualifier. Scope, complexity, and fit are the real questions.

The three offers are starting points, not a rigid menu. If your project is mostly public pages and contact paths, it is probably an Essential or Business Website. If it needs a database, customer accounts, saved records, a staff dashboard, payments, file uploads, reports, or a custom workflow, it gets scoped as Custom Website or Software or as an add-on. The conversation sorts out which one your project actually is.

Yes. The /work page has the case studies. The Falls License Bureau site (fallsdmv.org) is the anchor, the deputy registrar office for International Falls, built in Next.js with service guides, downloadable forms, and an office-traffic guide showing the best times to visit. Aurora Waters and Tours is a custom site for a tour boat, water taxi, and fishing guide service on the lakes of Voyageurs National Park. Laser Job Manager is a native Windows desktop app for laser engraving shops. Powell's Lawn Care is a clean, mobile-first site for a family-run lawn care and home repair business in International Falls. More projects are in the pipeline.