A website you inherited from someone else
A familiar scenario: the site was built years ago by a freelancer or an agency you no longer have contact with. Nobody at the company has the hosting login. It loads slowly on phones. And the contact form, the one inquiries are supposed to come through, stopped sending anywhere long ago, only nobody noticed.
This isn’t a rare case; it’s the normal state of a site that was built once and left to itself. The problem isn’t just aesthetic. A slow site with lost inquiries directly costs you customers.
What the service includes
Design and development
We design the structure and visuals around what the site needs to achieve: presenting your services, generating inquiries, or supporting existing clients. Every site is built with a mobile version from the very start, not as an afterthought. For a business site or blog we use WordPress because of the easy self-editing, for an online store, PrestaShop, and when maximum speed is the priority, we build a static site with Astro, the very technology this BLV Systems site is built on.
Speed and technical SEO
Speed affects both your Google ranking and whether the visitor will even wait for the page to load. We optimize images, fonts, and code, set correct titles, descriptions, and structured data, and make sure the site is properly indexed. If your business is growing beyond what a standard CMS platform can handle, for example, you need integration with an internal system or automation of repetitive processes. That’s a job for custom software development, not for yet another plugin bolted onto the site.
Hosting and security
We set up a hosting environment behind Cloudflare, an SSL certificate, and protection against the most common attacks. We handle certificate and domain renewals so the site doesn’t go down because of an expired deadline. We manage the server side of hosting by the same principles we use for client system administration, with monitoring and clear accountability, not “uploaded somewhere and forgotten.”
Maintenance and updates
We apply platform and extension updates, make regular backups, and monitor availability using the same monitoring we use for client infrastructure. If the site stops responding or the form stops sending, we know immediately, not at the next client phone call. When you need changes to content or functionality, our team is on hand.
Why us
One provider for everything. Site, hosting, email, and network are maintained by the same team, no passing responsibility between vendors. If you already use our technical support for the office, the site fits into the same contract, instead of being a separate conversation with a separate provider.
No surprises after launch. Maintenance is part of the service, not a separate conversation after the first problem.
Technically sound. We treat the site as part of your IT infrastructure, with the same requirements for security, backups, and monitoring.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does building a business website cost?
The price depends on the scope and functionality. A simple corporate site with up to 5 pages starts at around €600, while a more complex site with a blog, contact form, and integrations is between €1,000 and €2,600. We send a specific quote after clarifying your requirements.
How long does building a website take?
A standard business website is built in 2 to 4 weeks after the design and structure are agreed. Larger projects with many features take longer. Every project gets its own schedule.
Will my site be found on Google?
Every site we build includes technical SEO from the start: correct titles, descriptions, structured data, a sitemap, and optimized load speed. After launch, we help with submission to Google Search Console. Ranking also depends on factors outside technical setup (competition, content, time), so we don’t promise a specific position in the results.
What does monthly maintenance include?
Monthly maintenance includes hosting, an SSL certificate, platform and extension updates, regular backups, and availability monitoring. When content changes are needed, our team is on hand within the subscription.
Whose name do the domain, hosting, and site code stay in?
Yours. The domain is registered to your company, and the hosting and site admin panel access are yours from the very start. We don’t keep them to lock you in. If you decide to change maintenance providers, the site goes with you in full.
Can I edit texts and images on the site myself?
Yes, when the site is built with WordPress or PrestaShop, platforms with an admin panel where you change text, images, and products without writing code. We show you how at handover. For more significant changes to structure or design we remain available, but day-to-day content doesn’t require you to call us every time.
How it looks in practice
Hotel, 20 staff members
- The situation
- The site had been made by an acquaintance years ago and rarely opened on a phone, because you had to pinch-zoom just to read anything. The booking form looked fine, but nobody remembered the last time an inquiry had come through it.
- What we did
- We reviewed the form and found the emails were going to an abandoned mailbox. The server accepted them, but nobody read them. We rebuilt the site with mobile view as a priority and redirected the form to the current inbox with a confirmation on submission.
- The result
- Inquiries now reach the front desk directly, instead of being found by chance in an old mailbox. The site works normally on a phone, without any zooming.
Advertising agency, 9 people
- The situation
- The hosting and domain had been bought by a former employee on his personal account. When the certificate expired, browsers started showing a warning, and the agency found out from a client who wrote to ask whether the site had been hacked.
- What we did
- We transferred the domain and hosting to company ownership, issued a new certificate with automatic renewal, and set up monitoring that alerts before expiration. We put the site behind Cloudflare for more stable access.
- The result
- The site is now in their name and no outsider decides whether it stays online. The browser warning no longer happens.