Marble Frame
For studios

A studio,
run from a brief.

Marble Frame is a complete web design service. Compose sites for clients in an afternoon, charge what the work is worth, keep the relationship.

Read the playbook
$500–$2,000

per small-business site, paid on delivery.

An afternoon

to compose, refine and hand off a complete site.

No code

no Figma, no Webflow learning curve. A brief is enough.

The shape of the practice

Three movements.

A repeatable loop. Land a client, compose the site, charge for it. Hosting and billing run through Marble Frame so you can keep your hours on the work.

01

A client describes the business

A local restaurant, a tradesperson, a photographer, a coach — anyone who needs a site and does not know where to begin.

02

You compose it in a brief

Marble Frame generates a complete multi-page site in minutes. You refine the register and the photography until the house holds.

03

You hand it over and invoice

Connect the client’s domain or register one through us, publish, and bill. Hosting is billed to your client directly — no infrastructure for you to keep.

A sober note

The easiest practice to begin in 2026.

Every small business needs a site, and most local shops, tradespeople and solo professionals still do not have a good one — or any. The only people who could help them charged $5,000 and took three weeks.

Marble Frame collapses that to an afternoon and a fair price. The work — choosing the register, writing the brief, presenting the site, handing it over — is yours.

  • ·No code, no Figma, no Webflow learning curve.
  • ·No revision hell — describe a change, the engine does it in seconds.
  • ·Hosting and custom domains handled by Marble Frame, billed to your client.
  • ·Zero infrastructure overhead — you keep the build fee.
A sample first month
  • Two small-business sites at $750
    $1,500
  • One identity and copy add-on
    $200
Month one$1,700

Illustrative. Your rates depend on the market and the brief. The Pricing Guide shows ranges other Marble Frame practitioners charge.

The full playbook — free to read

Everything you need.

Five chapters. The same notes our existing practitioners used to land their first client and their tenth.

How it works

Websites for clients — no coding required.

Small businesses are stuck choosing between a $5,000 agency or a free template that looks like one. With Marble Frame you sit in the middle — deliver polished sites in a few hours, charge $150–$1,000 per project, and let clients pay hosting on their own.

I.

Find a client.

Pitch on Upwork, Fiverr, LinkedIn, or local businesses.

II.

Build the site.

Generate a full multi-page site from a description in minutes.

III.

Add custom images.

Generate brand-fitting visuals with the AI image studio.

IV.

Send payment link.

Hand off via the Client Portal — they pay hosting directly.

Channels

Finding clients.

Four channels, four play-styles. Pick one and go deep for two weeks before adding a second.

Platform

Upwork.

Best for repeat work and bigger budgets. Win on speed and a sharp profile.

  • Profile positioning

    Title yourself "AI-powered website designer — 24-hour turnaround." Lead the bio with a one-line promise, then list 3 sample sites you've generated.

  • Starting prices

    Anchor at $150–$500 for your first 5 jobs to build reviews fast. Move to $500–$1,500 once you have 5★ feedback.

  • Where to look

    Search "small business website", "landing page", "Wix redesign", "Squarespace alternative", and "one-page site". Filter to entry-level and intermediate.

  • Proposal pattern

    First line: a 24–48 hour delivery promise. Second line: link a previous build. Third line: one specific question about their business — proves you read the brief.

Insider tip

Generate a quick mockup site for the prospect *before* you reply. Screenshot it and attach to the proposal. You will book 3–5× more jobs than competitors who only send text.

Browse website-design jobs

Platform

Fiverr.

Best for inbound volume. Fast delivery + tiered packages = first-page rankings.

  • Gig title ideas

    "I will build your modern business website in 24 hours", "I will design an AI-generated landing page for your small business", "I will create a complete 5-page website with custom AI images".

  • Tiered pricing

    Basic $75 (1 page, 1 revision) · Standard $200 (3 pages + contact form) · Premium $500 (5 pages + AI images + 1 month support). Always anchor with three tiers — most buyers pick the middle.

  • Portfolio

    Generate 3 sample sites in different niches (restaurant, photographer, fitness studio), screenshot the hero + an inner page, and use those as gig images.

  • Buyer requests + delivery badges

    Check Buyer Requests every morning — send 5 custom offers/day. Deliver every order in under 24 hours for the first month to unlock the "Fast Response" and "Quick Delivery" badges.

Insider tip

Add a 12-hour express add-on (+$50). It rarely costs you extra time and dramatically lifts average order value.

Open a Fiverr seller account

Platform

LinkedIn.

Best for higher-ticket clients. Build authority with content, then DM warm.

  • Post your wins

    Twice a week: post a before/after screenshot ("I rebuilt this contractor's site in 90 minutes"). Add the prompt you used and the time taken. Founders love the transparency.

  • Connect strategically

    Search by title: "owner", "founder", "managing director" + a niche ("dental practice", "law firm", "personal trainer"). Send 10–15 connection requests/day, no pitch.

  • Groups

    Join "Small Business Owners", "Entrepreneurs Network", "Local Business [your city]", and any niche group you want to serve. Comment thoughtfully for two weeks before posting your offer.

  • The follow-up DM

    After they accept: "Hey [name] — saw you run [business]. I rebuild small-business sites with AI in a day for $300. Want a free preview of yours? No obligation." That's it.

Insider tip

Pin your best before/after post to your profile. Prospects check it before replying to your DM.

Open LinkedIn

Platform

Local outreach.

Highest close rate. Walk in with a finished demo and you can charge premium.

  • Who to target

    Restaurants, salons & barbershops, fitness studios, real-estate agents, and photographers. They all need a site, most have something old or none, and they make decisions on the spot.

  • Spot the candidates

    Use Google Maps. Click each business — anything with no website link, a Facebook-only page, or a site that looks pre-2015 is a perfect lead.

  • The on-the-spot demo

    Build their site in advance (15 minutes with Marble Frame). Walk in, ask for the owner, and say "I made you something — five seconds of your time." Open your laptop. Their face will close the deal.

  • Pricing for walk-ins

    $300–$600 one-time + $50–$100/month for hosting and small edits. Most owners have never been quoted under $2,000, so you sound like a steal.

Insider tip

Bring a printed one-pager with your offer and a QR code to the live demo. Even if the owner is busy, they keep the paper and call later.

Open Google Maps to scout businesses

Workflow

Building a client site — step by step.

From blank brief to “where do I pay?” in five steps. Each one links straight into the Marble Frame feature you'll use.

  1. I.

    Generate the site.

    Open the Site Creator, describe the client's business, and let the AI ship a full multi-page site in minutes. Be specific — industry, brand vibe, the pages you want, and any colors they like.

    Open Site Creator

  2. II.

    Generate custom images.

    Inside the editor, open the AI Images panel. Generate brand-fitting hero shots, product photography, and abstract backgrounds — then drop the filename into a prompt and Claude will weave it into the site.

    Open the editor

  3. III.

    Refine with Claude.

    Use the prompt box in the editor to iterate: rewrite copy, restyle a section, add a pricing table, swap layouts. Each prompt is targeted and reversible.

    Go to My Websites

  4. IV.

    Preview and share for approval.

    Toggle dev hosting on and send the live preview URL to your client. Let them comment, then knock out edits in another round of prompts.

    View site previews

  5. V.

    Publish and send the payment link.

    When the client approves, hand the site off through the Client Portal. They verify their email, pay hosting on their own card, and you keep your project fee — no chasing invoices.

    A note

    This last step is specifically for client sites. If the site is for yourself, skip the portal and pay hosting through the normal Marble Frame checkout.

    Manage client sites

Numbers

Pricing guide.

Starting ranges for your first 5–10 clients. Use the lower number when you need reviews, the upper when you need profit.

  • Single landing page.

    Hero, value props, contact form. Perfect entry-level offer.

    $100 – $250~30 min

  • Small business site (3–5 pages).

    Home, About, Services, Contact. The bread-and-butter package.

    $250 – $5001 – 2 hours

  • Full site with custom images.

    5+ pages, AI-generated brand imagery, contact form, polished copy.

    $500 – $1,0002 – 4 hours

  • Monthly maintenance.

    Small edits, hosting management, occasional copy updates.

    $50 – $150 / month~15 min / month

Reputation pays

Raise rates with reviews.

After your first 5 reviews, raise prices 25%. After 10, raise another 25%. By month three you should be at 2–3× these starting numbers — and turning down low-budget work.

Simple math

Keep margins clean.

Marble Frame charges hosting per site. With the Client Portal, the client pays that bill directly — your project fee is pure margin minus a few AI credits.

Habits

Tips for success.

The handful of habits that separate a one-off side hustle from a real business.

  • 01.

    Show demos first, pitch second.

    A 60-second screen recording of a real site you generated for the prospect closes more deals than any cold email. Build before you ask.

  • 02.

    Deliver fast — really fast.

    Promise 24 hours. Deliver in 6. The "wow" of speed is half the product. Clients pay a premium just to be done with it.

  • 03.

    Use AI images for instant polish.

    A custom hero image lifts a $200 site into a $500 site visually. Generate 4 options, pick one, drop the filename into a Claude prompt.

  • 04.

    Collect a testimonial before you invoice.

    Ask: "If you're happy, can you send me one sentence I can quote?" Easier to get when the win is fresh and you still control the handoff.

  • 05.

    Specialize in a niche.

    Generalists charge $200. The "person who builds dental practice websites" charges $1,500. Pick a vertical, build 3 demos for it, and own the search.

  • 06.

    Upsell maintenance retainers.

    Every project ends with: "Want me to handle hosting and small edits for $75/month?" One in three say yes. Predictable revenue with 15 minutes of work.

A first move

Compose a demo this weekend.

Pick a local business that deserves a better site. Generate a demo. Send a screenshot. That is the entire pitch.

I have an account