safina · سفينة · noun — a vessel; an ark
Your website — written, designed, and live in as little as 72 hours.
Safina Studio builds websites for small businesses entirely over email. No calls, no meetings, no hourly billing — you send one message, we ship a finished site. Flat price. You own every pixel.
50% deposit via Stripe · Refunded if the first draft misses · Replies within one business day
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Fully asyncNo calls. No meetings. Ever. Everything happens over email.
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Live in 72 hoursFrom deposit to preview link on the Launch plan.
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Flat pricing$500 or $800, printed on this page. 50% to start.
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You own everythingDomain, files, content. No hostage websites.
01 · The route
From one email to launch day, mapped.
The Launch plan, hour by hour. No discovery phase, no kickoff call, no waiting for a proposal deck — the clock starts the moment your deposit lands.
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Day 0 — Cast off
You send the brief
A few sentences about your business — what you do, who your customers are, what the site should achieve. We reply within one business day with a fixed quote and a short questionnaire. That's the only homework you'll ever get.
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Day 1 — Under way
Deposit in, build begins
You pay the 50% deposit through Stripe and we get to work the same day: researching your market, writing every word of your copy, and setting the design direction.
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Days 2–3 — Full sail
Design, build, polish
Your site takes shape — bespoke graphics, mobile-ready layout, SEO basics done right. Within 72 hours of your deposit, a private preview link lands in your inbox. Reply with changes; a revision round is included.
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Launch — Making port
Live on your domain
You approve, we launch: domain connected, booking or contact flow wired up, keys handed over. The balance is due only now. Add Care at $49/month if you'd like us to keep it shipshape.
Bigger build? The Growth plan sails the same route with more cargo — up to five sections or pages, a booking system or lead form, and Google Business Profile setup. Live in 5 days.
The promise
No calls. No meetings. Ever.
Our whole studio runs asynchronously. You write to us when it suits you — 6 a.m. before the shop opens or 11 p.m. after close — and we reply within one business day, usually much faster. No discovery calls, no status meetings, no "quick syncs" that eat your afternoon.
The person reading your email is the person building your site: the same founder who built and operates kawthar.app, a production platform serving Chicagoland's Muslim community. No account managers. No hand-offs. No outsourcing.
02 · The manifest
One real platform. Three honest demos.
Our flagship build is live, in production, serving real people every day. Below it are three demonstration designs for fictional businesses — labeled as exactly that, because we don't inflate a client list.
Juniper Dental Studio
Clean, calming design with online appointment booking front and center.
View the demo Fictional demoRestaurantSaffron & Stone
A warm, appetite-driven site for a halal grill — menu, hours, and ordering in one page.
View the demo Fictional demoHome servicesCopperline Plumbing
Bold, trust-first design built to turn emergency searches into phone calls.
View the demoExhibit 00 · This page
You're reading the portfolio right now. This site is one hand-coded HTML file — no template, no page builder, no trackers, no stock photos — set in your system's own fonts so it loads in a blink. Every site we ship is built with the same care.
03 · The fare
Flat prices, printed in full.
Two builds and one small subscription. You pay a 50% deposit through Stripe to start and the balance at launch — no hourly billing, no scope creep, no invoices you didn't expect.
Launch
$500 one-time
Live in 72 hours- One-page professional website
- All copy written for you
- Mobile-ready and fast
- SEO basics done right
- Booking or contact link
- Domain + business email set up for you — first year's domain included
- One revision round
Not included: extra pages (that's Growth), online-store checkout, logo design.
Start with LaunchGrowth
$800 one-time
Live in 5 days- Everything in Launch
- Up to five sections or pages
- Booking system or lead form set up
- Google Business Profile setup
- Two revision rounds
Not included: e-commerce builds and custom web apps — if that's what you need, we'll say so and point you somewhere honest.
Start with GrowthCare
$49 / month
Ongoing · cancel anytime- Hosting managed for you
- Unlimited small text and photo edits
- Security and speed updates
- Monthly summary of site visits
- Cancel anytime, no penalty
Not included: redesigns or brand-new pages — those are quoted flat, up front, before any work starts.
Ask about CareEvery build: 50% deposit via Stripe to begin, balance at launch. If the first draft misses and you want out, the deposit comes back — read the guarantee.
04 · The passenger list
We're not for everyone. On purpose.
A small studio does its best work for a specific kind of owner. Here's the honest boarding call.
A good fit if…
- You run a real small business and want a site that earns its keep
- You'd rather write one email than sit through another meeting
- You want a fixed price and a real live date — not a proposal deck
- You can spare about 15 minutes for one short questionnaire
Not a fit if…
- You want phone check-ins — we will genuinely never call you, and we mean that kindly
- You need a large online store or a custom web application — we'll say so and point you somewhere honest
- Your business is alcohol, gambling, adult content, or predatory lending — we politely decline these industries
The straight deal
Three promises, in writing.
The fears that keep owners stuck with a bad website are real: getting locked in, paying for work they never approved, hating the result. Each one has a printed answer here.
The draft-miss refund
If the first draft genuinely misses the mark and you'd rather walk away, your deposit comes back. No forms, no friction, no hard feelings.
50% now, the rest at launch
Your deposit starts the build, paid securely through Stripe. The balance is due only after you've approved the finished site — never before.
You own everything
Domain, files, content, accounts — yours from day one. If you ever leave, it all goes with you. No hostage websites, no exit fees.
05 · The ship's log
Asked by every smart skeptic.
Fair questions, straight answers. If yours isn't here, email us — that's rather the point.
Really — no calls at all?
Really. Every project runs over email, start to finish. You write when it suits you — 6 a.m. before the shop opens, 11 p.m. after close — and we reply within one business day, usually much faster. It's a public promise, not a preference.
Who actually does the work?
The founder — the same person who built and operates kawthar.app, a production platform serving Chicagoland's Muslim community. The person who reads your email is the person who designs and builds your site. No account managers, no hand-offs, no outsourcing.
What's the catch with a $500 website?
No catch — the price is a product of the process. Async-only means zero hours burned in meetings; a focused scope means no sprawl; hand-coded builds mean no page-builder licenses or plugin overhead. You get the savings. The fine print you're bracing for doesn't exist: no word-count caps, no per-photo fees, no surprise add-ons.
What do you need from me to start?
About 15 minutes. Your business name, what you offer, your service area, and any photos or logos you already have. If you have nothing, that's fine — we write all the copy and design with bespoke graphics instead of stock-photo clutter.
How do payments work?
A 50% deposit starts the build and the balance is due at launch — both paid securely by card through Stripe. The Care plan is a simple $49/month subscription you can cancel anytime. No hourly billing, ever.
What if I don't like the first draft?
Every plan includes revision rounds, and we never launch until you approve. If the first draft genuinely misses the mark and you'd rather walk away, we refund your deposit. That promise has to stay rare for our model to work — which is exactly why we work so hard to get the first draft right.
Why not just use Wix, Squarespace, or an AI site builder?
For some owners those tools are honestly enough — and if that's you, use them. What you're paying us for is everything the builder leaves blank: copy that sells, written for you; design judgment from a team that ships a production platform; SEO basics done correctly; and a human who answers within a business day when something needs changing. And nothing we build is locked to a platform — you own the files outright, forever.
Do you work with every kind of business?
Almost. We politely decline projects in alcohol, gambling, adult content, and predatory lending. Everyone else — from dentists to bakeries to freight brokers — is very welcome, anywhere in the world.
Who owns the website?
You do, fully — domain, files, content, and every account created along the way. If you ever leave Safina, everything goes with you. No hostage websites.
All aboard
Send one email. Get a website.
Tell us what your business does in a few sentences. We'll reply within one business day with a fixed quote and a short questionnaire — no call link attached. That's the whole process.
Write to hello@safinastudio.com Launch $500 · Growth $800 · Care $49/mo · Live in as little as 72 hours Prefer to copy it? hello@safinastudio.com