Creative Courtney · Carlinville, Illinois
Be the first place visitors find in Carlinville this Christmas.
Hallmark named Carlinville its Merriest Christmas Town, and visitors will search Google and AI assistants to decide where to shop, eat and stay. We build the SEO-powered, AI-ready website that puts your business in front of them.
Tourism Website Built for Mattoon, IL
The problem
Visitors decide where to go before they reach the square
Visitors search first
Carlinville's holiday season has long drawn shoppers to the historic square. With Hallmark's attention on the town, more people than ever will be searching for where to shop, eat and stay.
AI makes the recommendation
People check Google, maps and AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude. A business without a current website and a complete Google Business Profile is easy to skip.
Your site closes the gap
A small, fast website tells Google and AI exactly who you are, where you are, when you are open and what you offer, so they can send visitors to your door.
This is the busiest season of the year, and a business that can't be found gets skipped. You shouldn't have to figure out Google, maps and AI on your own while you run your business. We manage more than 100 client websites and built Gianni's, and we will handle it for you.
Client spotlight
Gianni's Pizza is featured on America's Best Restaurants
Gianni's is a family-owned Italian restaurant in Pittsfield, Illinois, and we built their website. When viewers go looking for them online, their site is ready.
That is the same idea behind this offer: when attention arrives, your business should be easy to find.
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Creative Courtney is not affiliated with America's Best Restaurants.
How it works
Three steps to a site that is live for the holidays
Step 1
Choose and pay
Pick your package and pay securely. The Landing Page is $495. For the Starter Site, a 50% deposit ($997.50) reserves your spot.
Step 2
Send us your content
Right after payment you get a short content form for your logo, photos, hours and a few details about your business.
Step 3
We build, you launch
Landing Pages go live within 7 days of your content form. Starter Sites go live before the first weekend of December.
Packages
Choose how you would like to get found
Both packages are a one-time build plus the required $99/mo Care Plan (managed hosting and a monthly SEO and AI visibility check).
Not sure which to pick? Promoting one thing? Choose the Landing Page. Have products, services or events to show? Choose the Starter Site.
Fast lane: live within 7 days
Landing Page
+ required $99/mo Care Plan
Order by Nov 20. Live within 7 days of your content form.
One polished page that gets your business found. Ideal for shops, makers and services that need to be online quickly.
- One-page website: your story, services, hours, map and contact form
- Holiday offer or specials banner
- SEO-powered: found on Google and maps
- AI-ready: easy for AI assistants to recommend
- Google Business Profile setup
- Mobile-ready with site analytics
Most complete
Starter Site
+ required $99/mo Care Plan
$997.50 (50%) reserves your spot. Only 10 spots. Order by Nov 6.
A five-page website for businesses that need more room to sell and explain. Pages: Home, About, Services or Products, Visit Us and Contact.
- Five pages with room for products, specials and detail
- Visit Us page with hours, map, parking and directions
- SEO-powered: found on Google and maps
- AI-ready: easy for AI assistants to recommend
- Google Business Profile setup
- Mobile-ready with site analytics
More of our work
Sites we have built
Real websites for real small businesses. Click any site to see it live.
Morgan’s Meat Market
Meat market and deer processing, Mattoon, Illinois
Glacier Hills Rentals
Vacation rentals, Bellaire, Michigan
Gianni’s Pizza
Family-owned Italian restaurant, Pittsfield, Illinois
North Pond Properties
Apartment rentals, Lincoln Park, Chicago
What clients say
Clients trust us with their website
I found that it was a great investment to have my friend and industry colleague, Evan Courtney, lend me his expertise. Creative Courtney knocked it out of the park! We worked together to create a site that I can be proud to share with prospective clients.
Visit Mattoon
Evan designed our site to creatively showcase our service offerings while being intuitive for visitors and well organized on the backend to allow us to easily update content when needed. [He] remains helpful in answering questions and troubleshooting even two years post-completion of the site, and continues to provide monthly analytical reports.
D Vaughan Consulting
Creative Courtney did a fantastic job on our website. Evan was extremely knowledgeable, prompt and detailed during our quick turnaround. I highly recommend their services!
BBBS of the Greater Sacramento Area
FAQ
Questions Carlinville business owners ask
How much does a small business website cost in Carlinville?
The Landing Page costs $495 one-time and the Starter Site costs $1,995 one-time. For the Starter Site, a 50% deposit ($997.50) reserves your spot. Both require the Care Plan at $99 per month.
What is the difference between the Landing Page and the Starter Site?
What is included in both packages?
Will my website be live before Christmas?
What does the $99 per month Care Plan include, and why is it required?
What is schema markup?
What does AI-findability mean?
What do I need to give you?
Can I edit the site myself?
Is this offer connected to Hallmark or the City of Carlinville?
Your visitors are searching now. Be the business they find.
Creative Courtney is a Midwest-based design agency that builds killer websites for small businesses. We manage more than 100 client websites and have built sites for businesses, cities, chambers of commerce and community organizations.
Landing Page: order by Nov 20. Starter Site: 10 spots, order by Nov 6.
Questions? Call or text Evan at 309-333-0878 or email [email protected]