Websites, a half step ahead.
Halfstep is a small web studio. We design and build fast, hand-made websites for businesses that want to look established from day one.
- Independent web studio
- Design + build
- Est. 2026
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01 — Studio
Most small-business websites look like templates because they are. We build yours by hand: faster, sharper, and yours to keep.
- Hand-coded, no page builder
- Loads in under a second
- You own the code and the domain
02 — Selected work
Ostra Studio
ConceptA calm, editorial site for an architecture practice.
03 — What's inside
A website is five things done well.
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Content
Your words and photos, written and arranged so a customer knows what you do in five seconds.
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Design
Type, colour and layout chosen for your business, not pulled from a template.
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Motion
Small, purposeful animation that makes the site feel alive without slowing it down.
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Code
Hand-built, fast pages that work on every phone, with no page builder underneath.
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Hosting & care
Secure hosting, backups and small edits, looked after for $20 a month.
You only see the top layer. We build all five. See plans →
04 — What we do
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Launch
$1,200
One sharp page that tells people what you do and how to reach you.
- One-page site, mobile-first
- Contact form and basic SEO
- Live in about 2 weeks
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Studio
$3,500
A full site with motion, and an editor so you can change the text yourself.
- Up to 6 pages
- Custom motion and a content editor
- Live in about 4 weeks
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Signature
from $8,000
Art direction made for your brand, with moments people remember.
- Fully custom art direction
- Interactive and WebGL moments
- Case-study pages, about 6–8 weeks
Care — $20 / month. Hosting, updates and small edits, handled.
Compare plans05 — How it works
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Call
A 20-minute call about your business, your customers and what the site has to do.
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Design
We design the site and show it to you in the browser, not in PDFs.
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Build
Hand-coded, then tested on real phones before anyone else sees it.
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Launch & care
We go live and look after it, so you can get back to your business.