CrawllexaWeb Design and Development Services
Sites built to load fast, convert, and stay indexable, with security built in from the start, not bolted on after launch or left for someone else to worry about.
The problem this solves
Most web design gets judged entirely on how it looks in a mockup, with performance, SEO, and security treated as someone else's problem to fix after launch. The result is a site that looks good in a presentation and loads slowly, isn't crawlable, and runs on a CMS or plugin stack nobody has updated in two years.
That last part matters more than most site owners realize. Outdated software with known, published vulnerabilities is how most real sites actually get compromised, not sophisticated targeted attacks. A site with no HTTPS, default admin credentials, and no backup plan is a matter of when, not if.
What's included
- Responsive design and build, mobile-first, tested across real devices and browsers
- HTTPS enforced sitewide with proper TLS certificate management, no mixed-content warnings
- Security hardening: security headers, secured admin and login access, dependencies and CMS kept current
- Form security: spam and bot protection, input validation, and encrypted submission handling
- Automated backups with a documented recovery plan
- A performance budget built into the build: image optimization, minimal JavaScript, Core Web Vitals met at launch
- Clean, semantic, crawlable markup with schema built in, not retrofitted after launch
- Analytics and conversion tracking wired in from day one
How we handle security
Five practices that close the most common, most exploited gaps.
Encryption in transit
HTTPS enforced on every page, with certificates managed and renewed automatically. No form or page ever submits data over an unencrypted connection.
Hardened access
Admin and login access secured, default credentials removed, and access limited to people who actually need it.
Current dependencies
CMS, plugins, and libraries kept on supported, patched versions. Most real-world breaches exploit known vulnerabilities in software nobody updated, not sophisticated attacks.
Secure data handling
Form submissions are encrypted in transit and routed directly to your inbox or CRM. We don't store sensitive data on the site itself unless it's specifically required and secured accordingly.
Real backups
Automated, tested backups, so a compromised plugin or a bad deploy is a rollback, not a rebuild from zero.
Our process
Architecture and security baseline
Before any design work, we define hosting, HTTPS, backup strategy, and exactly what data the site will collect and how it'll be protected.
Design and build
Responsive design built to a performance budget from the start, with semantic markup and schema, not layered on after launch.
Hardening and QA
Security headers, form protections, dependency updates, and a real device and browser test pass before anything goes live.
Launch and monitoring
We launch with automated backups running, uptime monitoring in place, and a documented plan for keeping dependencies patched.
What you can expect
Timelines depend on scope, but a typical marketing site build runs 4 to 8 weeks from approved design to launch. Larger builds with custom functionality or a large product catalog take longer. We'll give you a specific estimate once we know what the site actually needs to do.
We don't guarantee the site will never have a security incident. No agency honestly can. What we commit to is following the practices that prevent the vast majority of real-world compromises, and building the site so that if something does happen, recovery is a restore from backup, not a rebuild from nothing.
Who this fits
- Businesses redesigning an aging or slow site
- Sites currently running on outdated, unpatched software
- New sites where you want performance, SEO, and security built in from day one
Who this doesn't fit
- Businesses wanting a low-cost template site with no real customization
- Projects that need complex custom software or application development beyond a marketing or e-commerce site
Related services
Technical SEO
The crawlability and speed foundation a new build should launch with, not chase afterward.
On-Page SEO
Titles, headers, and content structure applied once the build is live.
AI Visibility
Making sure AI crawlers can access the same site Googlebot can.
Analytics and CRO
Tracking and conversion testing once the new site has real traffic.
Web design and development: frequently asked questions
What platforms do you build on?
It depends on what the site needs to do. A marketing site with no e-commerce usually doesn't need the same platform as a multi-location catalog. We choose the stack based on the requirements, not a one-size-fits-all default.
Can you guarantee we won't get hacked?
No, and any agency that guarantees that isn't being straight with you. No site connected to the internet is unhackable. What we commit to is closing the most common, most exploited gaps: enforced HTTPS, current dependencies, secured admin access, and real backups, so if something does go wrong, you're not starting from zero.
Do you handle our data securely, like contact form submissions?
Form submissions are encrypted in transit and routed directly to your inbox or CRM. We don't store sensitive data on the site itself unless it's specifically required, and if it is, it's secured accordingly rather than left in a plain database table.
Will our site be fast and SEO-ready from day one?
Yes, the build itself targets Core Web Vitals and ships with clean, crawlable markup and schema from launch. That gets you a technically sound foundation. Ongoing rankings still depend on the technical, on-page, and content work described on our SEO pages.
Do you maintain the site after launch, or just build it?
Either. We can hand off with full documentation for your team, or continue on a maintenance and security-update retainer. That's a decision we make during scoping, not something we assume by default.
Tell us what the new site needs to do
We'll scope the build, including the security and performance baseline, before any design work starts.