A digital agency for tiny businesses
Big help for tiny businesses.
We build your website and keep it updated, so you don't have to. Starting at $20 a month.
Who we work with
- Restaurants & cafés
- Pop-up shops
- Artists & makers
- Freelancers
- Contractors
If you're the one who answers the phone, we're for you.
What's included
Everything a tiny business needs online. Carried for you.
Ants carry fifty times their own weight. So do we, more or less.
A website that's actually yours.
We design and build it, you own it. No templates you have to figure out on a Sunday night.
Updates by email.
New hours? New menu? A photo from last weekend? Email us. It's live the same day.
- Coming soon
Get found on Google.
Ongoing search work so people nearby can find you when they need what you do.
- Coming soon
Social media, handled.
Regular posts in your voice, on your schedule. You approve, we post.
How it works
Four steps. Then it just runs.
- 1
Tell us about your business
A 20-minute chat. What you do, who your customers are, what bugs you about your current setup.
- 2
We build
Your site goes up and your accounts get set up. You review everything before it goes live.
- 3
Email us when things change
New prices, a closed day, a new photo. One email and it's done.
- 4
A short report every month
Who visited, what changed, what we'd do next. In plain English, one screen long.
Pricing
Plain prices. No surprises.
Setup
$299 one time
The design and build of your website, start to finish.
- Designed around your business, not a template
- Written with you, in your voice
- Your domain, your accounts, your site
- Live in about two weeks
The Nest plan
$20 a month
Your website, kept up to date. Cancel any time and keep your site.
- Updates by email, same day
- Hosting included
- A short monthly report, in plain English
The Colony plan
Coming soon$100 a month
Everything in Nest, plus more people finding you. Not available yet.
- Everything in the Nest plan
- Ongoing Google search work
- Regular social posts in your voice
- You approve, we post
Yes, that's really the price. Here's why.
Why so cheap?
Because tiny businesses deserve good help too.
Ants carry fifty times their weight.
We use AI agents for the repetitive work: drafting copy, making routine site changes, checking search rankings. A person's hours go where they matter most, which is talking to you and making judgment calls.
Small margins, on purpose.
We'd rather have a hundred happy tiny businesses than ten big ones. Our prices are low because our costs are low, and we pass that on instead of pocketing it.
Nothing is one-size-fits-all.
Your site, your voice, your schedule. Everything we make is made for you, and a real person checks it before you see it.
Every ant gets a say.
We're setting Consult Ants up as a co-op: a business owned by the people in it, one vote each. Nobody outside is pushing us to charge you more.
Questions
Things people ask us.
Do I own my website?
Yes. The domain, the code, the words, the photos. All yours. If you ever leave, it comes with you.
What if I already have a site?
We can take over the one you have or rebuild it. We'll tell you honestly which makes more sense.
Is AI doing the work?
AI drafts, a person checks. Nothing goes live in your name until a human has looked it over.
What about Google and social media?
That's the Colony plan: everything in Nest, plus ongoing search work and social posts, for $100 a month. It's coming soon. Tell us if you want it and we'll let you know when it opens.
Can I cancel?
Any time, no notice period, no fee. We send you your site's files, transfer your domain to you, and keep the site online for 30 days while you move it.
Who owns Consult Ants?
Right now, Julian. We're setting it up as a co-op, which means it will be owned by the people in it, one vote each.
What's the catch?
There isn't one. We make money by having lots of clients, not by charging each one a lot.
How fast do updates happen?
Same business day for most things. Bigger changes, like a whole new page, take a few days and we tell you up front.
Say hello
Tell us about your business.
A few lines is plenty. We reply within one business day. A person, not a bot.