Web Design in Minneapolis & the Twin Cities
We're a small Minneapolis team that hand-codes fast, mobile-first websites for local restaurants, shops, and small businesses. Professional sites start at $399 — built to load fast, look sharp, and bring in customers.
Text/Call (763) 260-4422
support@hammerforgeapps.com
What We Build
Websites, online ordering, and custom apps for Twin Cities businesses that want enterprise quality without the enterprise price tag.
Small Business Websites
Clean, fast, responsive sites built from scratch. No bloated templates, no page builders. Just hand written code that loads fast and looks sharp on every phone and screen.
Online Ordering & Booking
Take orders, sell products, or let customers book appointments right from your site. We wire in ordering, e-commerce, and booking that works cleanly on mobile.
Custom Apps & Shopify
Custom dashboards, internal tools, and Shopify development. We built LabLinks from scratch and ship real software, so we can grow your site into whatever your business needs.
Simple, Honest Pricing
One-time builds. No retainers, no surprises. We'll tell you straight if your project needs less than you think.
Basic
A professional site, done right.
A fast, mobile-first website that gets your business online and looking sharp. No online ordering.
- Up to ~5 pages, hand-coded
- Mobile-first and fast-loading
- Contact form and click-to-call
- Hours, location, and Google Maps
- On-page SEO basics
- Connected to your own domain
Advanced
Sell, order, and book online.
Everything in Basic, plus online ordering, e-commerce, or online booking wired in cleanly.
- Everything in Basic
- Online ordering or e-commerce
- Online booking and appointments
- Payment integration
- Product or service catalog
- More pages and custom sections
Custom
Built around your idea.
Web apps, dashboards, integrations, or multi-location builds. Scoped and quoted to fit exactly what you need.
- Custom web apps and tools
- Third-party integrations
- Multi-location or franchise
- Dashboards and customer portals
- Scoped and quoted up front
Every price is a one-time build, and the site is yours. We set you up on Vercel or Railway and you pay only the host’s fee at cost — no markup, no lock-in. Optional monthly plans are available for SEO, content updates, and ongoing maintenance if you’d like us to keep it running smoothly.
Built for Your Industry
We know what different local businesses need from a website. Pick your industry to see what we build.
Restaurants & Cafés
Hungry people in Minneapolis are deciding where to eat on their phones right now. Your restaurant's website needs to load fast, show today's menu, and make it dead simple to call, find you, or place an order.
Learn more →Salons, Spas & Barbershops
Clients want to see your work and book a chair without picking up the phone. We build salon, spa, and barbershop sites that show off your style and let people book around the clock.
Learn more →Contractors & Home Services
When a homeowner in your service area needs work done, they search, they skim a few sites, and they request a quote from whoever looks legit. We build contractor sites that win that comparison and turn it into a lead.
Learn more →Auto & Repair Shops
A driver with a check-engine light is searching for a shop near them right now. Your site needs to show what you fix, prove you're trustworthy, and let them book or call before they pick the next result.
Learn more →Serving the Twin Cities Metro
We're based in Minneapolis and work with businesses across the metro. We have dedicated pages for the cities we serve most:
We also build for businesses in St. Louis Park, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Hopkins, Golden Valley, Richfield, Roseville, Maplewood, Burnsville, Apple Valley, Lakeville, Shakopee, Brooklyn Park, Blaine, Coon Rapids, Wayzata, and the rest of the Twin Cities area.
Why Work With Us
We're not an agency. We're a handful of developers who care more about building great software than scaling a sales team.
Three to Five People, Not 300
You'll talk directly to the people building your project. No layers of account managers. When you have a question, you get an answer from someone who actually wrote the code.
Enterprise Quality, Small Shop Price
We use the same tools and practices as big tech companies. You get production quality code, proper security, and solid architecture at a fraction of what an agency charges.
We Actually Build Things
We're not just consultants. We ship real products like LabLinks on the Shopify App Store. We build for ourselves, so we know what it takes to build for you.
Minneapolis Based
We're a local team based in Minneapolis. Twin Cities clients can meet in person if you want. Everyone else, we work great over video and chat too.
How We Work
No mystery. No months of "discovery phases." We keep it simple and move fast.
Discovery
We hop on a call and learn about your business, your goals, and what you need built. Then we scope the project and give you a clear, honest quote. No surprises.
Design
We put together mockups so you can see where things are headed before we write a line of code. You get revision rounds until it feels right.
Build
We build your project in iterative chunks, sharing progress as we go. You'll have a staging site so you can test and give feedback throughout development.
Launch & Support
We handle deployment, DNS, SSL, and everything needed to go live. After launch, we're around for updates and support whenever you need us.
Common Questions
Straight answers. No jargon.
How much does a website cost?
Basic websites start at $399 for a fast, mobile-friendly site without online ordering. The Advanced package is $799 and adds online ordering, e-commerce, or online booking. Web apps and complex builds are quoted as Custom. Every price is a one-time build with a clear quote before any work begins. No hourly surprises.
Is the $399 really the full price?
Yes. $399 is the one-time build price for a Basic site, and the site is yours. You only pay your hosting provider (Vercel or Railway) at cost — we never mark it up. Optional monthly plans for SEO, updates, and maintenance are available if you want them, but nothing recurring is required.
How long does a typical project take?
A Basic site usually takes about one to two weeks. Sites with online ordering or booking run two to four weeks, and custom builds depend on scope. We give you a realistic timeline up front and keep you posted the whole way through.
Do you only work in Minneapolis?
We serve the entire Twin Cities metro — Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the surrounding suburbs from Edina to Maple Grove to Woodbury. We are a local Minneapolis team, so Twin Cities clients can meet in person, and we work great over video and text for everyone else.
What do you build sites with?
We hand-code with modern tools like Node.js, React, and vanilla HTML/CSS/JS — no bloated page builders. Hand-coded sites load faster, rank better, and do exactly what you need. We pick the right tool for your project instead of forcing everything into one template.
Can you redo my outdated website?
Absolutely. A lot of our work is replacing slow, dated, or non-mobile sites with something clean and fast. We can keep what works, migrate your content, and make sure you do not lose your existing Google rankings in the process. Text or call (763) 260-4422 and we will take a look.
Let's Build Something Together
Tell us about your project. We'll get back to you within 24 hours.