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You shouldn't have to become a systems administrator to run a five-person company.

Code & Stuff is a technical consultancy for small businesses: web development, IT infrastructure, and custom solutions & automation. Over a decade of cloud and network engineering, pointed at problems your size.

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What we do

We take the technical half (the site, the mail, the DNS, the repetitive work) and make it boring again.

Home base
Cleveland, Ohio. In person across Northeast Ohio, remote anywhere else.
Behind the work
Over a decade of cloud and network engineering.
Typical build
2–4 weeks from approval to launch for most small-business sites.
How it starts
A free 30-minute call. Then 2–3 priced options.

01 · Selected work

Three recent projects, each with a different problem.

A manufacturers' representative who needed qualified leads. A production design firm who needed a site that felt like their shows. A pediatric therapy practice who needed worried parents to understand their options in ninety seconds.

  1. Westlake, OhioB2B manufacturing

    Lakeside Fasteners & Components

    A manufacturers’ representative who has been solving OEM fastening problems since 1988. The site’s real job is qualifying an application before the first phone call, so the form asks for base material, industry, and territory before it asks for a name and a note.

    Lakeside Fasteners and Components live homepage: a dark navy hero with a white headline and an orange call to action, beside a numbered three-step process panel.
    The detail Visit site ↗
  2. Live & immersiveProduction design

    Voyage Productions

    Production and lighting design for artists including Odesza, Bonobo, and John Summit. The site had to feel like the shows: a dark cinematic scroll, a 2026 showreel, and a fourteen-project gallery where each tile plays its own clip.

    Voyage Productions live homepage: a dark cinematic section with the heading Project Realization in condensed display type over a blue stage-lighting still.
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  3. Greater ClevelandHealthcare

    Totally Speech

    In-home and community-based pediatric speech therapy from two licensed clinicians. Parents arrive worried and short on time, so the site answers the real questions first: which insurers are in network, which suburbs are covered, what the first visit looks like.

    Totally Speech live homepage: a light blue and white layout with a photograph of children in a park behind the headline about in-home pediatric therapy.
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Lakeside Fasteners and Components live homepage: a dark navy hero with a white headline and an orange call to action, beside a numbered three-step process panel.

02 · What we do

Three services, and one person accountable for all of them.

You get the same engineer from the first call through year three. You deal with the engineer directly, and the work is never handed to a junior team.

“Our website looks dated, and it isn’t bringing us any work.”

Web Development

Modern sites built to convert and stay easy to update.

Usually that’s three problems wearing one coat: the site is slow, it never says plainly what you do, and there’s no obvious next step for someone who is interested. A redesign that only fixes the looks fixes none of it.

  • Rebuild mobile-first so it loads fast and stays easy to change.
  • Structure every page around one clear action: call, quote, or book.
  • SEO foundations so local searches can find you.
Web development in detail

“Our email keeps landing in spam and nobody knows why.”

Infrastructure

Email, domains, security, and reliability handled end to end.

Almost always DNS. Missing or mismatched SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records tell the world’s mail servers they can’t verify you, so they quietly bin your quotes and invoices. It’s fixable, usually this week.

  • Audit the domain and align SPF, DKIM, and DMARC.
  • Clean up DNS left behind by old hosts and vendors.
  • Access control, backups, and monitoring, documented.
Infrastructure in detail

“We’re doing the same thing by hand fifty times a week.”

Custom Solutions
& Automation

Custom tools, integrations, and automation, sized to your team.

Copying data between two tools. Re-typing orders. Chasing a spreadsheet somebody forgot to update. These are the cheapest problems to fix and the most expensive to ignore, because they grow with your success. And when off-the-shelf software just doesn’t fit the way you work, we build the tool that does.

  • Map the workflow, then automate only what’s worth automating.
  • Connect the tools you already pay for so data stays in sync.
  • Custom dashboards, portals, and internal tools.
Custom solutions & automation in detail

03 · The first call

Bring us the problem. We'll tell you if we can help.

Describe what isn't working, or what you want built. You'll hear back within two business days with next steps, or with a note that we're not the right fit.

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Replies in one to two business days · Cleveland, in person or remote

04 · How it goes

A clear path from the first call to long-term support.

Four steps. You know the cost and the tradeoffs before anybody writes a line of code.

Step 01

Free consultation

Thirty minutes about your goals, your current setup, and what is actually getting in the way. Nobody will hand you a pitch deck or ask you to commit. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll say so on the call.

Step 02

Custom options

We come back with two or three approaches, each with a price and the tradeoffs spelled out. The decision stays yours, and the number isn’t a surprise at the end.

Step 03

Build & deploy

Once you pick an approach we build it efficiently and get you live. Domain setup, SSL, analytics, and go-live support are included. You get an update at every step.

Step 04

Ongoing support

After launch we handle maintenance, security updates, and improvements. Clients on a maintenance plan get a response within 24 hours and issues handled at no additional charge.

Start at step one Step one costs you nothing but half an hour

05 · Why us

The engineering habits big companies pay for, priced for a small one.

Over a decade of cloud and network engineering sits behind every project. In practice that means security reviews, monitoring, backups, and written documentation, applied to a five-person company's website and mail.

Cleveland is home base and our reputation here is the whole business. We work across Northeast Ohio in person when that helps, and remotely anywhere it doesn't.

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What you can expect

  • Plain language, without jargon that makes a decision feel bigger than it is.
  • Two or three options, each with a price, every time.
  • A direct answer about fit, including when the answer is no.
  • Documentation you keep, whether or not you stay with us.

10+yrs

Cloud and network engineering behind the work.

2–4wks

Typical small-business site, from approval to launch.

24hr

Response for clients on a maintenance plan, at no extra charge.

06 · Straight answers

The questions we get before every project.

How much does a website cost for a small business?

Every project is different, and cost tracks your goals, your timeline, and how complex the content is. We start with a free consultation to understand what you need, then give you two or three options with transparent pricing and the tradeoffs written out so you can choose what fits your budget.

How long does it take to build a website?

Most small-business sites take two to four weeks from approval to launch. The timeline depends mostly on how quickly you can get us content (text, images, branding) and how many rounds of revisions you want. You’ll hear from us at every step.

Do you work with businesses outside Cleveland?

Yes. Cleveland is our home base and we serve small businesses throughout Northeast Ohio, where in-person meetings are an option when they help. Everything we do also works remotely, so your location isn’t a limit.

WordPress, or custom development?

It depends on the job, but we usually build on a modern framework rather than WordPress. Three reasons:

  • Faster, because performance is built in from the start.
  • More secure, with fewer vulnerabilities and no plugin conflicts.
  • Easier to grow with, since it scales as the business does.

We’ll explain which approach makes sense for you.

Can I update the site myself?

Either way works. Plenty of clients want us to handle updates entirely; others want to manage their own content. We’ll work out during the consultation which is the better use of your time and your comfort level.

Do I need website maintenance?

For three reasons:

  • Regular updates close known vulnerabilities.
  • Ongoing checks keep the site fast and working.
  • Technical upkeep protects your search rankings.

We handle it so it never reaches your to-do list.

What happens if something breaks?

We fix it. Sites we build come with ongoing support options. Clients on a maintenance plan get a response within 24 hours and issues handled at no additional charge. Even without a plan, we’re available to help.

07 · Get in touch

Tell us what's not working.

A sentence or two is enough to start. Add your goals and timeline if you have them, and we'll reply within one to two business days.

What to expect

  • A quick response, within one to two business days.
  • Recommendations based on what you need.
  • After the call, nobody chases you with follow-ups.