Are hosting and domain add-ons available?

Yes. Both are optional add-ons on either plan — never sold on their own. Hands-off hosting is $50/year. Domain name and DNS management is $20/year average; actual registration fees vary by domain name and TLD.

Build a Website You Can Forget About

Q: Do I need to log into WordPress or manage anything myself?

No. The whole point is hands-off. You send me what you want changed and I handle it. You never have to learn WordPress, hosting, or plugins unless you want to.

Q: Can I keep my current host?

Yes. You can keep your current host and I will maintain the site there, or I can move everything to my managed hosting for free when you start an annual plan.

Q: Do you only work with businesses in Bremerton and Kitsap County?

I am based in Bremerton, WA and love working with Kitsap and Puget Sound businesses, but I work with small businesses remotely across the country too.

Q: Do you build new websites as well as maintain them?

Yes. I build and redesign websites as one-time projects, and most clients then move onto an annual plan so the site stays fast, secure, and up to date.

Your website should support your goals, not steal your focus. Here at NW Design Labs we keep things secure, optimized, up-to-date, and driving business year-round.

We're hands-on so you don't have to be.

Build Your Estimate See Plans

No time to manage your website?

Plugins to update. Hosting bills that keep getting bigger. A site that's slow, outdated, and that no one knows how to edit. Most small business owners don't have time for any of it — and shouldn't have to.

Updates & Maintenance

WordPress, themes, and plugins kept current and compatible.

Security Monitoring

Proactive monitoring so threats are handled before they become breaches.

Backups

Regular backups so your site can always be restored or migrated quickly if needed.

Performance

Fast load times and healthy Core Web Vitals, built for performance and fronted by a global CDN.

Core SEO

Strong technical foundations so search engines can find and rank you.

Content Edits

New menu item? Updated hours? No worries. Email your edits and we'll take care of it.

Hosting & Setup

No separate hosting or registrar accounts required. We manage it. Simple.

Tech Consultation

Google listings, emails, social presence, and hosting questions answered. No fuss.

About NW Design Labs

Maggie Wettergreen founded NW Design Labs after five years as a team lead at a dev firm working with Fortune 500 companies. Enterprise experience applied to small-business needs — keeping solutions simple, effective, and focused on what actually matters for growing businesses across the Pacific Northwest.

Email: maggie@nwdesignlabs.com

Location: Bremerton, WA — serving Kitsap & the PNW

Why Not A 'Big Box' Host?

Big hosting companies can be fine if you know what you’re doing — but a lot of small businesses get nudged into paying for confusing bundles, “managed” plans that don’t actually manage your site, and add-ons that should be standard. I offer hosting because I want to offer an option that fits both my client's budget and technical requirements. Always.

Typical Managed Hosting

Website is 'managed' by you
Backups, security, and performance are extra
Promo pricing, then renewal sticker shock
AI chat bot or offshore support
Requests always turn into upsells
No one but you is checking on your site

NW Design Labs

Hands-Off Hosting + Support

Hosting plus a real person who handles it
Regular updates, backups & security
Clear annual pricing, no surprise add-ons
Dedicated developer who knows your site
Help that’s practical, not a sales funnel
Monthly or quarterly proactive maintenance

Big hosts make money on volume and add-ons. We make money by keeping your website stable, secure, and handled year after year.

Big Company Experience, Small Business Heart

A few of the websites we've built over the years — browse the full list, sortable by business type, on the clients page.

Small Business

AG Piano

A complete web presence for a local piano technician — from first site build through hosting setup and hands-on business training so the owner could manage day-to-day updates with confidence.

Project highlights:

Custom WordPress site built for local search and service-area clarity
Hosting and domain setup handled end to end
Owner training on basic content updates without needing a developer

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Built on Fireweed

New sites are built on Fireweed — our proprietary theme framework that uses the modern WordPress block editor instead of bloated page builders and a pile of plugins. The result is faster, safer, lower-maintenance, and future-proof — which keeps your annual plan affordable and your site healthy for years.

Learn About Fireweed

Frequently Asked Questions

If your question isn't here, ask.

Do I need to log into WordPress or manage anything myself?

No. The whole point is hands-off. You send us what you want changed and we handle it. You never have to learn WordPress, hosting, or plugins unless you want to.

Do you offer hosting and domain names?

Yes, but they are add-ons to annual plans — never sold on their own.

Hands-off hosting is $50/year: we manage your server, performance, and SSL.

Domain name purchase/renewal & DNS management is $20/year* — you are completely welcome to manage your own domain, we only offer this service to simplify and streamline development.

*Typical cost; domain registration varies by name and TLD and could be higher.

Can I keep my current host?

Yes. You can keep your current host and we'll maintain the site there, or we can move everything to our AWS backed virtual private server hosting for free when you start an annual plan.

What if I need more than the Support plan includes?

Larger or ongoing project work moves into a custom contract billed at our project rate, so you only pay for the extra help when you actually need it.

Do you only work with businesses in Bremerton and Kitsap County?

We're based in Bremerton, WA and love working with Kitsap and Puget Sound businesses, but we work with small businesses remotely across the country too.

Do you build new websites as well as maintain them?

Yes. We build and redesign websites as one-time projects, and most clients then move onto an annual plan so the site stays fast, secure, and up to date.

What's the difference between hosting and maintenance?

Hosting is just the server your website lives on. Maintenance is the ongoing work that keeps it secure, updated, fast, and current. Companies like GoDaddy sell you hosting; we handle the actual work for you.