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Web design, automations & AI built for Rochester businesses

Fast, hand-coded websites for Monroe County — built to rank on Google, wired with 24/7 automations. More leads, less admin.

8live projects
5.0 ★rating on Google
1–2 wkStarter launch
24 hrsaudit turnaround
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Monroe Overhead Door — a fast, conversion-focused garage-door website ROC Web Tech built for a Monroe County business
My Place Cigar Lounge — a mobile-first Rochester website built by ROC Web Tech, shown on a phone
Live in Rochester

Recent Rochester builds

Real sites, real local businesses

Every site is hand-coded and built to load fast and rank locally. Here's a sample — explore the full portfolio for the build details and measured results.

Rated 5.0 / 53 Google reviews — opens Google in a new tab
  • 95+ PageSpeed on mobile
  • 100 Lighthouse SEO
  • Hand-coded — no page builders
  • LocalBusiness schema on every site
See the full portfolio

Looking for a web designer or SEO agency near you?

We're a real Rochester developer — serving Monroe, Onondaga, and Erie counties.

Owned and built by Connor Meador in Rochester, NY. We serve every Monroe County town plus active expansion across Syracuse and Buffalo — hand-coded sites that load fast, rank in Google, and convert visitors into customers. No page builders. No outsourcing.

Looks perfect on every browser, every device.

Your customers aren't all on the same phone or browser — and your site shouldn't care. We test and optimize every build across Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge, on phones, tablets, laptops, and desktops. If it has a screen, your site looks sharp on it.

  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Edge
  • iPhone & Android
  • Tablets & iPad
  • Laptops
  • PC & Mac

The technical promise: every site is built mobile-first, responsive down to 320px, and verified on real iOS Safari, Android Chrome, and desktop browsers before launch. No “looks broken on my phone” surprises — ever.

Service Tiers

Rochester web design pricing — transparent, no surprises

Every site is hand-coded and built to rank — no page builders, no templates, no hidden fees. Pick the package that matches how much of Google you want to own. Most Rochester agencies hide their prices. We put ours right here.

  • Starter
    $1,950

    Your business on the web, done right

    3 months hosting FREE, then $69/mo · 1 mo SEO included
    • Landing page or 1–5 page site
    • Blazing-fast Next.js — not a page builder
    • Mobile-first, works on every device
    • On-page SEO + Rochester service-area signals
    • Contact form wired and ready
    • LocalBusiness JSON-LD schema
    • First 3 months of hosting free, then $69/mo (SSL, deploys, monthly technical upkeep)
    • 1 month of Ongoing SEO + AI Search included

    Best for: New businesses, solo contractors, and anyone who needs a clean, fast, professional presence online — built to rank for your name and primary service in Rochester.

    Start this plan — Starter
  • ★ Most Popular
    Growth
    $3,500

    Built to convert and rank

    6 months hosting FREE, then $129/mo · 3 mo SEO included
    • Everything in Starter
    • 6–15 custom pages
    • Blog / CMS — publish content yourself
    • Full local SEO package (service-area pages)
    • PageSpeed ≥95 on all 4 categories, guaranteed
    • First 6 months of hosting free, then $129/mo
    • 3 months of Ongoing SEO + AI Search included

    Best for: Established Rochester businesses ready to climb the rankings and turn more visitors into leads — with three months of ongoing SEO + AI-search work included to build momentum after launch.

    Start this plan — Growth
  • Authority
    $6,500

    The full stack — built to own search in your market

    12 months hosting FREE, then $269/mo · 6 mo SEO included
    • Everything in Growth
    • Unlimited pages
    • Google Analytics + call tracking setup
    • Monthly SEO performance report
    • AI search optimization (ChatGPT, Perplexity)
    • First 12 months of hosting free, then $269/mo
    • 6 months of Ongoing SEO + AI Search included

    Best for: Competitive Rochester markets where you want to own search. Six months of ongoing SEO + AI-search optimization included keeps you climbing while competitors stand still.

    Start this plan — Authority
  • Enterprise
    Let's talk

    Your entire digital operation, automated

    Hosting + SLA bundled in your quote
    • Custom AI tools built for your workflow
    • API integrations (CRM, ERP, payments, more)
    • End-to-end workflow automations
    • Dedicated build timeline
    • SLA support agreement
    • White-glove onboarding

    Best for: Businesses with complex ops that need more than a website — custom AI tools, deep integrations, and automations woven into every part of how you run. Starts with a free discovery call.

See the full hosting terms, renewal pricing, and cost FAQ at /cost.

iPhone & Android apps

Need an app too? One build, both stores.

For businesses whose customers come back — members, regulars, repeat orders. One app, built once, published to the App Store and Google Play, at fixed prices you can read before you call.

  • App Starter

    $5,950

    A real app in both stores, built around one feature your customers use

    App Care free for 3 months, then $99/mo

  • App Growth

    $11,500

    Accounts, ordering or booking, and an admin screen you run yourself

    App Care free for 6 months, then $179/mo

  • App Authority

    $19,500

    Payments, staff roles and the systems you already use, wired in

    App Care free for 12 months, then $299/mo

  • Membership & community
  • Events & RSVPs
  • Owner & staff tools
  • Loyalty & check-in
  • Booking & appointments
  • Ordering & payments

Why more pages means more customers — not just more content

5
You exist on Google for ~5 things

A 5-page site ranks for your business name and maybe your main service in your city. "Plumber in Rochester NY" — you might appear. A great start, but there are hundreds of ways people search for what you do.

"plumber Rochester NY", "Rochester plumbing company" — and that's about it.

25
You show up for every service and every nearby town

Each service gets its own page — drain cleaning, pipe repair, water heater replacement, emergency calls. Each nearby city gets one too — Pittsford, Webster, Penfield, Greece. Now Google can send you traffic for 25 specific searches instead of 5.

"drain cleaning Pittsford NY", "emergency plumber Webster NY", "water heater replacement Penfield"

100
You dominate every variation your customers search

Every service × every city = a dedicated page. Blog posts answering every question customers ask. Competitor keywords you should rank for but don't. Plus AI-search optimization, so when someone asks ChatGPT "who's the best plumber in Rochester?" your name comes up. At 100 pages the content moat is too deep for competitors to copy quickly.

"affordable drain cleaning Greece NY", "24-hour plumber Penfield NY", "how much does a water heater cost in Rochester" → a blog post that ranks

Add-On Services

Keep it fast, found, and running itself

A great site is the foundation. These keep it performing long after launch — each one optional, each one priced to pay for itself.

Managed Hosting

$69–269/mo by tier · never worry about downtime

Your site lives on a server 24/7. We handle all of it — deployments, SSL, CDN, uptime monitoring, performance tuning. No technical knowledge required on your end.

  • Free for your first 3, 6, or 12 months by tier — then $69 / $129 / $269 a month (full terms at /cost)
  • Global CDN, near-zero downtime, absorbs traffic spikes automatically
  • SSL renewal, automatic deploys, monthly performance checks included
  • Push a content update → live in under 60 seconds

Without managed hosting you're on the hook for your server, SSL, and uptime. Most "shared hosting" is slow and unreliable — ours is custom-configured for your specific site.

Local SEO — three levels

$69 / $199 / $695 per month · pick your depth

Google updates its algorithm hundreds of times a year, and AI search (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews) is a whole new channel. Without ongoing work, a site that ranks today slowly disappears next year. Three levels, so you can start where the budget is and move up when the return shows: Watch is tracking and upkeep, Grow adds the monthly doing, and Managed Local SEO is the full-service retainer.

  • Watch — $69/mo: rank + AI-search tracking, Search Console monitoring, quarterly content refresh, monthly report. Tracking and upkeep, not management.
  • Grow — $199/mo: everything in Watch, plus 2–3 Google Business Profile posts a month, review-request automation, citation + NAP cleanup, and one new page or post a month.
  • Managed Local SEO — $695/mo: everything in Grow, plus geo-grid rank tracking, two content pieces a month, a monthly strategy call, and link acquisition (1–2 placements per quarter).
  • AI-search monitoring on every level: track when ChatGPT/Perplexity cite you for Rochester searches
  • Algorithm-change response — if Google updates and you drop, we fix it fast
  • Move between levels any month. No contract, no cancellation fee.

Custom AI Assistant (ChatGPT Agent)

$49–199/mo · answer customers 24/7

A chatbot trained on your business — your services, prices, hours, service area, and most common questions. Not a generic bot that gives useless answers. Your answers, your voice, around the clock.

  • Trained on your service list, pricing, FAQ, and policies
  • Handles "do you service [city]?", "what are your hours?", "how much is X?"
  • Qualifies leads: asks budget, timeline, project type before connecting to you
  • After-hours capture: logs inquiries when you're closed, emails you a summary
  • Embedded on your site — no separate app, no account for customers
  • Small biz ($49/mo): up to 500 chats/mo · High-traffic ($99–199/mo): unlimited

Pricing scales with traffic. High-volume sites (restaurants, retail) with 1,000+ monthly visitors need the higher tier to cover API costs. We'll always recommend the right tier for your volume.

Business Automation (catalog below)

from $349 setup + $29/mo · let software do the busywork

Custom n8n workflows that connect your tools, automate follow-ups, and run your back-office without you touching it. Built once, runs forever, monitored monthly — from email sequences to invoicing to social posting.

  • Hosted on our servers — you install nothing
  • Connects to tools you already use (Gmail, QuickBooks, HubSpot, Instagram…)
  • Monthly monitoring: we make sure it's running and fix any breaks
  • Full catalog with pricing below ↓

Digital Menu Boards (Rest Easy Boards)

from $10/screen/mo · setup waived with a website build

A screen on your wall that shows your menu, your specials, and your prices — and changes when you change them, not when someone can get to the shop with a ladder. Built and run by us on our own platform, so the board and the website say the same thing on the same day.

  • Starter $10 · Pro $20 · Signature $35 per screen per month — you update it yourself on any tier
  • Dayparting: breakfast comes down and lunch goes up on its own, at the times you set
  • Keeps showing the menu when the Wi-Fi drops — the board is offline-first, not a web page on a TV
  • Menu Care $89–199/mo if you would rather we make the changes (2/mo included on Pro, 5/mo on Signature)
  • Deploy & Go-Live is normally $149/screen — waived on up to 2 screens when you add boards within 90 days of your site launching
  • Screen monitoring with email alerts, so we know a board went dark before your customers tell you

Boards earn their keep when your prices or specials actually change — a diner, pizzeria, cafe, or bar. If your menu is the same in December as it was in June, a printed board is the cheaper answer and we will tell you so.

Automation Catalog

Automations That Run Your Business Overnight

Every ROC Web Tech site can connect to real automations. These aren't plugins — they're custom workflows built for how you work.

Social Media Autopilot

From $249/mo

A subscription that runs your accounts end-to-end: posts in your voice, human-sounding replies within 30 minutes, and leads captured from comment threads. Live on our own accounts now.

Ask about this →

Lead Form → CRM + Email

Never miss a lead

Every form submission auto-creates a deal in your CRM and fires a personal reply within 60 seconds — before any competitor even reads the notification.

Ask about this →

Review Request Sequence

Every customer asked

After a job is marked complete, the system texts or emails your customer a one-click Google review link — while the experience is still fresh.

Ask about this →

Appointment Reminder SMS

Fewer missed appointments

Automated texts go out 24 hours and 2 hours before every appointment. No-shows reschedule themselves; you focus on the work.

Ask about this →

Invoice + Payment Automation

Saves 4 hrs/week

Mark a job done → invoice generates and sends instantly. Unpaid after 7 days? A polite follow-up fires automatically — no awkward calls.

Ask about this →

Social Media Auto-Post

3× content output

Batch your content once a month and schedule it across Google Business, Facebook, and Instagram from one dashboard. AI writes captions from a photo.

Ask about this →

Real Results

Before → after, by the numbers

Real Rochester builds, real Google scores. Every number below comes straight from a live client site — click any one to read the full case study.

  • PageSpeed · mobile

    Monroe Overhead Door →
    Before52
    After97

    A full hand-coded rebuild took the garage-door installer from a sluggish 52 to a 97 PageSpeed — with 100 SEO, Accessibility, and Best Practices.

  • PageSpeed · mobile

    My Place Cigar Lounge →
    Score97

    Hospitality site built to feel as upscale as the lounge — 97 PageSpeed and a perfect 100 on Lighthouse SEO, Accessibility, and Best Practices.

  • PageSpeed · mobile

    Business Therapy & Advisory →
    Score98

    LLC-formation advisory shipped in five days at a 98 PageSpeed with 100 Lighthouse SEO — live and ranking in Monroe County.

  • 95+ PageSpeed on every site
  • 100 Lighthouse SEO on every build
  • Hand-coded — no page builders

What clients say

Real reviews from Rochester business owners

Every review below is a real 5-star review left on our Google Business Profile.

  • “We hired Roc Web Tech to build a website for our cigar lounge, and they absolutely delivered. The design perfectly captures the upscale, relaxed atmosphere of the business — it looks polished and professional without feeling generic.”

    Brandon Lee

    Cigar lounge owner

  • “I was impressed with the attention to detail in designing our website — the amount of homework done while working on the details of the project.”

    Rick Cortez

    ROC Web Tech client

  • “I would highly recommend Connor! He is very knowledgeable and skilled in his line of work. He is just getting started but has a bright future ahead of him. You won’t want to miss out on the opportunity to work with him!”

    Micala Jacobe

    ROC Web Tech client

We build & operate them too

We run 10 Rochester local-service directories

Proof we rank what we build: a network of review-based “best in Rochester” directories, each its own fast, hand-coded, schema-rich site. Browse the hub or jump straight into one.

Free · No obligation · 24-hour turnaround

Find out why your website isn't bringing in customers.

Send us your domain and we'll send back a free audit — your Google ranking, speed score, mobile issues, and the exact fixes that'll bring in more leads. No sales pitch, no obligation, just real answers.