From questionnaire to a live website in two days

Many of the businesses we work with are small. This is the story of one of them: a property manager who looks after vacation rental homes in Utah for their owners. We are keeping them anonymous here, so we will stick to what happened and when.

Where did they start?

They had the business, a booking site for their homes and listings on the big rental platforms. What they did not have was a website that explained the service to home owners: what they take care of, what it costs and how to get in touch.

How did it start?

We built first drafts of the site in two designs before the questionnaire: one warm and inviting, one more cinematic with an animated 3D scene. Drafts are easy to react to; it is much easier to say "not that" to a page than to describe a website in the abstract.

To fill the gaps we sent a questionnaire: which area they serve, which services they offer, whether to publish their pricing, how owners should contact them and a few lines about themselves. Their answers came back on 4 September 2026.

What happened in the next two days?

• The copy. We worked the answers into both designs: the area they serve, their services, their commission, published openly as they chose, and a "meet your host" section from their own background.
• A richer look. Both designs got a photo-led pass, so they could compare finished pages rather than sketches.
• A brand. We designed a logo, along with the small icon browsers show in a tab.
• Their own domain. On 6 September the site went live on the domain they registered, with HTTPS from the first visit.

Where their own photos were not ready yet, we used stock photos as placeholders (the homes gallery says they are representative), to be swapped for real ones later. A website that is live and honest beats a perfect one that is still waiting.

What made it fast?

Not heroics. The questionnaire meant the important decisions were made by the person who knows the business, in their own words, before any design work began. Two finished drafts replaced rounds of revisions. And because the site runs on OwnSites, hosting, security certificates, forms and the blog came ready instead of being set up by hand.

Could your business do the same?

If you know what you offer and who you offer it to, most of a website is already decided. Share your idea with us, and we will tell you what we would need from you to get it live.