Small businesses
Shops, restaurants, service pros, studios, and startups. Sites that make it easy for people to call, book, buy, or stop by.
Small business & nonprofit web design
Bold websites, slow-smoked with KC soul.
Kansas City roots. Websites for small businesses and nonprofits everywhere — warm, fast, and built by one real person, start to finish. We work 100% virtually, so wherever you are works.
- Mobile-first & fast
- 100% virtual
- One person, start to finish
Websites for small businesses and nonprofits: custom websites, redesigns, donation-ready pages, event pages, branding basics, SEO, and care plans, all 100% virtual.
Who we build for
Small businesses & nonprofits, wherever you are.
Nonprofits
Donation-, event-, and volunteer-friendly sites that tell your story clearly and make it easy to give, show up, and get involved.
Rooted in Kansas City. Working with clients anywhere, 100% virtually.
What's on the menu
Everything your business needs to look sharp online.
Pick one thing or the whole platter. Every project is built around your business or cause — not a template.
01 · The main course
Custom websites
Designed from scratch for your business or organization. Fast on every phone, easy for you to update, and built to turn visitors into customers, donors, and volunteers.
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Redesigns
Site showing its age? We keep what works, fix what doesn't, and bring the whole thing up to speed.
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Branding basics
Logo cleanup, colors, and type that make you look as good as your work actually is.
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SEO & search
Show up when people search for what you do, down the street or across the country. Solid technical SEO, Google Business Profile help, and content that gets found.
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Care plans
Updates, backups, small tweaks, and a real person to email when something needs fixing. Your site stays fresh after launch day.
The KC Smokey promise
Small businesses and nonprofits deserve better than a template and a ticket number.
KC roots, anywhere reach.
The studio's roots are in Kansas City. Your project can be anywhere: we work 100% virtually over video calls, email, and shared previews.
A real person.
You work directly with Ross, from the first chat to launch day. No handoffs, no call centers, no getting bounced around.
Fast, not rushed.
Quick turnarounds and clear timelines — without cutting the corners that actually matter.
How it works
Low and slow where it counts. Quick everywhere else.
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Pull up a chair
Over a video call or email, tell us about your business or cause, who you serve, and what your site needs to do. No jargon, no pressure.
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Plan the menu
Pages, content, and look & feel. You'll see a clear plan before anything gets built.
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Fire up the build
Design and development with regular check-ins, so there are zero surprises at the finish line.
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Serve it up
We launch, show you how to make updates, and stick around with an optional care plan.
Featured work
Fresh off the smoker.
A nonprofit website redesign, live now.
Nonprofit · Website redesign
The Choral Foundation
A redesign of choralfoundation.org for the William Baker Choral Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with choirs across Kansas City, Atlanta, Chicago, and Iowa.
What's on the site
- Concert listings with ticketing and a season pass
- “Make a gift” donation pages
- Pages for each of its 15 ensembles
- Listen & Watch: concert videos, recordings, and a podcast
- Education and voice-research program pages
- Email sign-up and a members area
More work coming soon. Yours could be next. Let's talk.
Pricing
Honest prices. No smoke and mirrors.
These are starting points. Every project gets a fixed quote after a quick call.
One-page site
A single, scrolling page with everything people need to know.
Starting at $1,200
- Custom design, mobile-first
- Clear contact section: email, call, or booking link
- On-page SEO basics
- A good fit for new businesses, events, and simple services
Small business / nonprofit site
Up to 6 pages for a business or organization that needs a little more room.
Starting at $2,400
- Up to 6 custom-designed pages
- Donate, events, or booking links where you need them
- On-page SEO basics and Google Business Profile help
- A walkthrough so you can make simple updates yourself
Larger site
More pages, more audiences, or more moving parts.
Starting at $4,000+
- 7+ pages or a more complex structure
- Features scoped to your needs, like event listings or galleries
- Help planning and organizing your content
- Everything in the small business / nonprofit site
Nonprofits always get 15% off.
A standing nonprofit discount, on any package.
Care plans from $49/mo.
Hosting, updates, and small edits, so your site stays fresh after launch.
Ready for your fixed quote? It starts with a quick call.
Start a project
The person behind the smoke
Hi, I'm Ross.
I started KC Smokey Studio to give small businesses and nonprofits websites that are as bold and welcoming as they are. The studio has Kansas City roots, but I work with clients anywhere, 100% virtually. When you work with the studio, you work with me — start to finish.
I build websites for organizations that live in public. Based in the Kansas City metro, I'm the maker behind KC Smokey Studio and the new site for the William Baker Choral Foundation, a national choral organization with ensembles in Kansas City, Atlanta, Chicago, and Iowa.
I've been on the Foundation's Board of Trustees since 2012 and with the William Baker Festival Singers since 2011. Before this rebuild I led the Foundation's earlier website overhaul, its move onto iTunes, and a cleanup of e-commerce and online marketing. The studio work comes out of that same job: concerts, education, ticketing, and a library that has to be findable, not just pretty.
Start a project
Let's get something cooking.
Tell us a little about your business or cause and what you need. Wherever you are, you'll hear back from a real person — usually Ross.
Prefer email?
ross@kcsmokeystudio.com