See It Before You Pay: How ProRout Builds Your Website First
Most web design goes the same way: you sign a contract, hand over a deposit, then wait weeks to find out whether you like what you bought. ProRout flips that. We build and propose your real website first, for free. You only start paying when you approve it and it goes live. Here's how that works, and why we run the business this way.
The Way Websites Usually Get Sold Is Backwards
A local business owner in Fort Wayne calls an agency, gets quoted a few thousand dollars upfront, and has to decide whether to spend the money before a single page exists. You're paying for a promise. If the finished site misses the mark, you've already sunk the deposit, and now you're stuck negotiating revisions on work you weren't sold on to begin with. That risk is exactly why so many owners keep putting off a new site for another year.
How "See It Before You Pay" Works
We do it in four steps, and only the last one costs you anything. First, you tell us about your business in a short free brief. Second, we build a real, working version of your website, not a rough sketch or a stock template with your logo pasted on. Third, we send it over for you to click through, react to, and request changes on. Fourth, if you approve it and want it live, that's when billing starts, and your site goes online. If you don't like it, you walk away and owe nothing.
Why We'll Build It for Free First
Building before we bill puts the risk on us, not you, and that keeps us honest. If we want to get paid, the site has to be good enough that you actually want it running your business. There's no room to over-promise in a sales call and under-deliver later, because you see the real thing before any money changes hands. It also means we only take on work we're confident we can nail for your kind of business, which is a big part of why we focus on local service companies across Northeast Indiana.
What the First Two Weeks Look Like
Most sites are live within 7 to 14 days of the brief. After you send us the basics, we handle the design, the copy, the mobile layout, and the technical setup. You review a working draft, tell us what to change, and we adjust. Once it's approved, we connect your existing domain for free, or register and manage a new one for an extra $5 a month if you don't have one yet. Hosting, SSL, and the go-live are all on us. You don't touch a control panel or a hosting bill.
One Monthly Plan, No Setup Fee
Once your site is live, you're on a single monthly plan that covers everything: hosting, SSL, ongoing maintenance, updates, and a round of edits each month when your hours, prices, or services change. Plans start at $98 a month for Starter, $148 for Standard, and $398 for Enterprise, with our Launch Special taking 30% off. There's no separate setup charge and nothing due before the site is approved. Every plan also includes SiteGuard, the portal where you watch your site's status 24/7 and request changes in one click.
You Own Your Domain and Content. Cancel Anytime.
The arrangement is straightforward. Your domain and everything you give us, your name, your photos, your words, stays yours. We own, host, and maintain the website itself so it's always monitored and up to date. There's no contract to sign. If you ever want to stop, you cancel, the managed site comes down, and your domain and content go with you. You're renting a fully managed website, not locking yourself into a multi-year deal for a static page you have to babysit.
Want to see your site before you spend a dollar?
Tell us about your Fort Wayne business and we'll build a real version of your website, free. You decide once you can see it.
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