About Plainwell Web

Why we do this

Town websites often cost far too much, both to build and every month after, and that money comes out of the same budget as roads, parks and water. We did something about that. Plainwell Web builds websites for small businesses too, and the same approach works for towns: a site that's simple for your staff to run and easy for residents to find things on, at a price that leaves the savings with your town and its taxpayers.

Why our sites cost less

• The repetitive work is automated. Moving your old pages and documents, building the calendar and sorting years of agendas by board is done with modern automation instead of by hand.
• There's no software license. Your site is built from simple, fast files on a global hosting network, with no yearly fee for the software that runs it.
• The features come standard. The staff login, document search, calendar, alerts and staff directory are part of the site, not modules sold one at a time.
• Less to go wrong. With no plugins or database to keep patched, upkeep takes less time, and that shows up in the monthly fee.

What stays the same for your town

Your town owns the site, the web address and every file, and how it's built is written down. Your staff post their own updates without calling anyone, and nothing goes live until you've approved it.

Where we work

We're based in Plainwell and work with towns, cities, villages and townships anywhere in West Michigan.