Websites
Your hours, what you've got this weekend and how to reach you, quick to read on a phone before somebody turns off the Seward Highway.
Hope from Main Street. Photo by Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 4.0
Website design for Hope businesses
Hope is a small town with a lot of visitors. Elyisius is based in Soldotna, a little over two hours away by road, and we build websites for the cafes, cabins and gold panning outfits that look after them. Most people decide to make the drive out the Hope Highway after they've looked you up, so the site has to do some of the welcoming.
Call (907) 953-7384 or use the form below.
What we help with
Digital Presence
A town this small gets found through maps and listings. We make sure yours say the same thing your website does, open days included.
Social Media
Old buildings, mountains and Turnagain Arm make good pictures. We help those posts point people to your site so they can plan the trip.
Doing business in Hope
Hope sits on the south shore of Turnagain Arm, at the end of the seventeen mile Hope Highway, with 161 people at the 2020 census. It started in 1896 as a mining camp on Resurrection Creek, and people still come to pan for gold. It's a popular weekend getaway for folks from Anchorage too.
So the customers are mostly passing through or coming for a day or two. A lot of them only find out you're open by checking online. If your cabin's booked or the cafe's closed on Monday, they want to know before they make the turn. We keep that kind of thing clear on your website so the trip works out for them and for you.
Websites we've built
Pick one and see the work live.
How we build it
We look at how people find you now
Search Hope on a phone and see what comes up. That's where we start, with your map listing, any site you have and your posts.
We plan for the day trip
What somebody needs to know before they drive out: when you're open, what you offer and how to book or ask a question.
We build it
The design, the words and a simple form or booking request, so a weekend visitor can reach you without calling.
We keep it right
When the season changes your hours, we change them too. You own the site.
What Hope owners ask about website design
Who can build a website for my business in Hope, Alaska
Elyisius can build a website for your business in Hope. We're based in Soldotna, a little over two hours by road, and most of the work happens online, so the distance doesn't slow anything down. Website design is one part of what we do, along with branding, marketing and lead follow up.
Does a small business in Hope need a website
A small business in Hope gets a lot out of a website, because most of your customers come from somewhere else. They're deciding from Anchorage or the road whether to make the drive, and a clear site with your hours and what you offer helps them decide to come.
Can my website show when I'm open for the season
Yes, your website can show when you're open for the season, and it can say it right up top. We keep it matched with your Google Business Profile, so people get the same answer wherever they look.
Can people book a cabin or a gold panning trip from my website
Yes, people can request a cabin or a gold panning trip right from your website. They pick what they want, send their details and get a note back saying you've got it.
Do you work with businesses near Hope
Yes, we work with businesses in Hope, Cooper Landing, Moose Pass and all over the peninsula. We're based in Soldotna, with Kenai, Sterling, Kasilof and Nikiski close by, and because most of the work is online, we also work with businesses in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and the Mat-Su Valley.
Can we meet in person
Yes, we can meet in person. We can meet you at your business, or we can get on a video call.
How much does it cost
What it costs depends on what your business needs, and there are a lot of options, which is why every job starts with discovery and a system evaluation. We build the smallest thing that removes the problem, and it's measured against what that problem already costs you every month. That way you can weigh the work against the time and money you're already losing to it. We're glad to give you some price ranges if that helps. Even better, if you let us know what you'd like to spend and what you need done, we'll put together the best options we can for that.
How long before we see something working
You'll see something working once the first process is built, because we start with the issues that are costing you time, money and frustration. Starting small means you're not waiting on a big project to finish before anything changes. You get to watch it work on your real messages before we build the second one, and if something needs adjusting, that's when we find out.
Contact us
Tell us where to reach you. We reply personally.