Web design
Structure, visitor flow, visual direction, and content hierarchy shaped around the people your business needs to reach.
Web design for Wausau and Marathon County businesses.
Custom websites for service businesses in Wausau and Marathon County, with projects available throughout Wisconsin. Work directly with the founder from the first conversation through launch.
Start a projectMake it easier for local customers to choose you.
A useful website helps a real person make a real decision. It should explain what your business does, whether you serve their location and need, why they can trust you, and what to do next.
Lamplight plans those decisions before the build takes over. The goal is not decoration for its own sake. It is a clear, usable website that supports the way your Wausau-area business actually works.
The right help depends on what the site needs to do.
Design, development, and redesign can work together or solve a focused problem. The scope follows the business need.
Web development
Responsive, accessible implementation that turns an approved direction into a fast, maintainable website.
Website redesign
A careful rebuild that keeps useful content and familiar customer paths while fixing what gets in the way.
Custom first. Flexible when it makes sense.
Lamplight builds custom websites by default. The structure and visual direction are shaped around your services, customers, content, and next step instead of forcing the business into a generic theme.
Already have a template in mind? We can work with it when it fits, or use it as a reference point for a custom build that feels more specific to your business.
A website should be clear before it tries to be impressive.
- Make services and service areas easy to understand.
- Answer the questions that help a visitor trust the business.
- Give every visitor a clear, manageable next step.
- Work well across phones, tablets, and desktop screens.
- Use accessible controls and a performance-minded foundation.
- Stay maintainable after launch instead of becoming a burden.
The finished website belongs to you.
At handoff, the delivered website and project code are yours. Domain and hosting accounts created for the project can be transferred into your control, so you are not locked behind an agency account.
Prefer ongoing help? Care plans start at $125 per month and cover hosting, backups, monitoring, and updates. You can also take full control and manage those accounts yourself.
The person you meet is the person building the site.
There is no account-team handoff or agency facade. The same person learns the business, shapes the direction, builds the site, and tests the result.
Project work happens outside normal business hours because Lamplight's founder also works a full-time corporate role. Lamplight aims to respond within 24 hours, barring unforeseen circumstances, and discusses fit, availability, and next steps directly.
A clear path from first conversation to launch.
Discover
We clarify the business, the audience, and what the website needs to make easier.
Plan
We agree on the structure, content needs, and a direction before the build takes over.
Build and launch
The site is developed, tested across devices, and prepared for a confident handoff.
Launch Website projects generally take three to four weeks and Growth Website projects four to six weeks, measured from the point the required content, images, and account access have been received. More complex builds or longer feedback cycles need more time.
Wausau focus. Wisconsin reach.
Lamplight works with businesses throughout Wisconsin while focusing primarily on the City of Wausau and Marathon County. Local service-area clarity matters because customers need to know quickly whether a business can actually help them where they are.
Local context is useful only when it makes the website clearer—not when it is a place name repeated for search engines.
Published prices, not a mystery quote.
Launch Website
$2,495
A professional, conversion-focused website for small businesses that need a stronger online presence.
Typical timeline: 3–4 weeks after all required content and materials are received.
Growth Website
$3,995
A larger, SEO-ready website for established businesses that want to attract and convert more qualified leads.
Typical timeline: 4–6 weeks after all required content and materials are received.
Custom Website
From $6,500
A custom digital platform for businesses with more complex content, functionality, or customer journeys.
Prices shown are starting prices and apply to projects that fit the listed scope. Final pricing, deliverables, and timelines are confirmed in writing before work begins. Third-party software, premium assets, advertising spend, photography, and services outside the agreed scope are not included unless specifically stated.
Questions before you start.
Do you work with businesses outside Wausau?
Yes. Lamplight works with businesses throughout Wisconsin, with a primary focus on the City of Wausau and Marathon County.
Are Lamplight websites custom built?
Custom builds are the default. If you already have a template in mind, Lamplight can work with it or use it as a reference for a custom direction that fits your business.
Can you redesign an existing website?
Yes. A redesign begins with a review of the current site so useful content, search value, and familiar customer paths are not discarded without a reason.
Do I need all of my content ready before contacting you?
No. A rough picture of the business, the services, the audience, and the website problem is enough to begin. The content needs become clearer during planning.
How much does a website project cost?
Launch Website is $2,495 for up to five pages, and Growth Website is $3,995 for up to eight pages with individual service pages and expanded SEO work. Larger or more complex builds start at $6,500. Full package contents and what changes the price are published on the pricing page.
How long does a website project take?
Launch Website projects generally take three to four weeks and Growth Website projects four to six weeks, measured from when the required content, images, and account access have been received. More complex builds take longer.
Will I own the website when the project is complete?
Yes. You own the delivered website and project code. Domain and hosting accounts created for the project can be transferred into your control at handoff.
Can Lamplight continue managing the site after launch?
Yes. Care plans start at $125 per month and cover hosting, backups, monitoring, updates, and a set amount of content edit time. Ongoing help is optional—you can also take full control and manage those accounts yourself.
Tell me what the website needs to make easier.
You do not need a finished brief. Share the business, the current website if there is one, the problem, and when you would like to begin.
Start a project
Fit, availability, and next steps are discussed directly.