Price List

Everything, on one page, with no "contact us for pricing." Print it, tick what you want, and bring it to the call — this is a starting point for a conversation, not a final quote.

The setup fees are deliberately small, and the monthly is where the value is: it covers hosting, your domain, maintenance and support, and on the Portal package the login you'll use to keep the site current yourself.

1. Choose a package

Every package includes a mobile-friendly site of 3–5 pages, your menu and hours, a contact form, and going live on your own domain. They differ in who keeps the content up to date afterwards — you, me, or nobody because it rarely changes.

Basic

$399 setup

+ $19/mo

Best if your hours and menu rarely change and you'd rather not think about the website at all.

Fast static site, hosting and domain included
Maintenance and basic support
Need a change? I make it — $25 per small update
No login of your own

Managed

$399 setup

+ $69/mo

Best if things do change, but you want to text me and have it done rather than log in anywhere.

Everything in Basic
Up to 2 changes a month, made by me, included
Hours, prices, photos, a new special — just send it
No login of your own

Best value

Portal

$499 setup

+ $49/mo

Best if prices move, things sell out, or you park somewhere different each day — and you want to fix that yourself in 30 seconds.

Everything in Basic
Your own login, built for restaurants, food trucks and market stalls
Menu, prices, sold-out items, hours, holiday hours, today's location, events
Works on your phone; the site updates in about a minute
A login for each of your staff — free
A log of every change
Bigger changes (a new page, a redesign) quoted separately

Custom

from $1,499 setup

+ from $69/mo

Best if you want a blog, a big plugin ecosystem, or something built specifically for your business.

Usually WordPress — yours outright, with your own admin login
Custom design, integrations and features, quoted
Move it to any host, any time
Optional: $120–$180/mo full maintenance & support

Start small if you like. Basic, Managed and Portal are the same website underneath, so moving up later is a switch on my side, not a rebuild — from Basic or Managed to Portal you pay the $100 difference in setup and your monthly changes to $49.

2. At a glance

What you get	Basic	Managed	Portal	Custom
Setup	$399	$399	$499	from $1,499
Monthly (12-month minimum)	$19	$69	$49	from $69
Mobile-friendly website, hosting, domain	✓	✓	✓	✓
Maintenance and basic support	✓	✓	✓	✓
Changes made by me	$25 each	up to 2 a month	bigger changes, quoted	by agreement
Your own login (the portal)	—	—	✓	on request
Menu, prices, sold-out items	I update them	I update them	you do, from your phone	WordPress admin
Hours, holiday hours, today's location, events	I update them	I update them	you do, from your phone	WordPress admin
Staff logins, change history	—	—	✓ free	—
Online ordering, reservations, extra languages	add-ons	add-ons	add-ons	add-ons or built in
Custom design and features	—	—	the portal is my own software, so ask	✓

3. Optional add-ons

These cost the same whichever package you pick.

Online reservations / ordering integration+$750

Connects the platform you already use (or helps you pick one) — OpenTable, Toast, Square, DoorDash, or similar. The platform's own subscription is billed to you directly by them.

Online gift cards / merch store+$1,200

Sell gift cards or branded merchandise directly through your site.

Additional languages+$300–$1,000 / language

Machine-translated ($300), mixed machine + human review ($600), or fully human-translated ($1,000) — price scales with how much text is on your site. Japanese is the usual first choice here.

Business email — forwarding setup+$50

Mail to info@yourbusiness.com lands in an inbox you already use (e.g. Gmail). Free ongoing, but you can't easily send as that address.

Business email — full mailbox setup+$100

Real two-way email (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, etc.) — has its own monthly subscription, roughly $6–12 per mailbox, billed directly by that provider.

Google Business Profile setup+$75

I create and configure your listing (category, service area, photos, description, hours) and include a printable QR code that takes customers straight to your Google review page. Google's final verification step is a short video and has to be done by you, at your business — it can't be delegated.

Local directory listings+$100

I create and fill out your listing on Yelp, TripAdvisor, Apple Maps, and Bing Places, keeping your name, address, and phone number identical across all of them — which is exactly what local search rewards.

4. What the monthly covers

One monthly line per package. Every one of them includes hosting, your domain name, keeping the site maintained and secure, and being able to reach me when something's off. 12-month minimum, then month to month.

BasicHosting, domain & basic support$19/mo

The site sits there and works. When something does need changing, a small update is $25 and bigger ones are quoted up front.

ManagedHosting, domain & content updates$69/mo

Up to 2 changes a month, made by me — new hours, a price, a photo, a special. Bigger changes quoted separately. Costs more than Portal because it's my time rather than your thirty seconds.

PortalHosting, domain & your portal login$49/mo

Your domain, plus the portal itself — I keep it updated, backed up and secure. Unlimited changes, because you're the one making them; staff logins included.

CustomHosting, domain, updates & supportfrom $69/mo

A WordPress or bespoke site needs real hosting and regular security updates, unlike a static one — this covers both, plus support. Quoted with the build.

CustomFull maintenance & support$120–$180/mo

Optional, replaces the line above. WordPress core and plugin updates, security patches, monitoring, and small content changes handled for you — includes hosting.

5. How you'd like to pay, and who owns what

Setup, paid in full

One payment, due before the project starts.

Setup, in 6 monthly payments0% interest

Spread the setup over 6 months at no extra charge, alongside the monthly.

The 12-month minimum

The monthly runs for at least 12 months, then month to month. That's what lets me keep the setup fee small. If you leave before the year is up, the remaining months of the minimum are due — nothing else.

Who owns the site

The design and code stay Merki Tech LLC's until the setup is paid in full and the first 12 months are complete; after that the site is yours to take anywhere. Anything you gave me — your menu, photos, logo, text — is yours from day one, always. Your domain is registered for your business.

🎉 Founding-client offer: for my first three projects the setup fee is waived — you pay the monthly and nothing up front — in exchange for a testimonial and permission to show the work as a case study. Ask whether a spot is still open.

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These are real prices, not teasers, but they're not a binding quote — the final number is confirmed once we've talked through what you actually need. Hawaii GET is included in every price, never added on top.