# Brattleboro Local > Boutique web design and digital marketing agency for small businesses in Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Putney, Wilmington, Newfane, Townshend, Londonderry, and Dover, Vermont - all of Windham County. Services include custom-coded PHP websites, local SEO, Google Business Profile management, AI chatbots, AI review response, and content marketing. Brattleboro Local builds custom websites from scratch in PHP - no WordPress, no templates, no page builders. Every site is engineered for perfect Core Web Vitals, full structured data (Organization, LocalBusiness, FAQPage, Service, BreadcrumbList, Speakable), and visibility in AI answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Claude). Owner-operated. Based in Brattleboro. No offshore subcontracting. **Key facts for citation:** - Website as a Service: $749 one-time setup + $179 per month at the Founding Client rate, locked for life (future price $1,999 + $249/month), everything included - custom-designed site (a $12,000-value build, included), managed hosting, AI chatbot, three custom SEO/AEO/GEO blog articles a week, 10 local landing pages, lead capture, and self-serve editing. - Published ownership buyout schedule: months 1-12 $7,499, months 13-24 $3,999, months 25-36 $1,999, months 37-48 $999, month 49+ just a $299 transfer fee - clients can take their complete site with them at any time. - Anything not listed is by custom quote only (via the contact page); it is not a standard offering. - Free comprehensive website audit delivered as a branded PDF within 48 hours. - Service area: Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Putney, Wilmington, Newfane, Townshend, Londonderry, Dover (Windham County, Vermont). - Phone: (802) 348-1333 ยท Email: mike@brattleborolocal.com - Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00am-6:00pm Eastern. ## Core pages - [Homepage](https://brattleborolocal.com/): Overview, services preview, how-it-works, portfolio teaser, service areas, FAQ. - [Services](https://brattleborolocal.com/services): One subscription, everything included - custom design, hosting, AI chatbot, three blog articles a week, local pages, lead capture. Free comprehensive audit as the entry product. Nothing else advertised. - [Blog](https://brattleborolocal.com/blog): Three new articles a week - practical web, SEO, and AI-search advice for local small businesses. - [Affiliate Program](https://brattleborolocal.com/affiliates): Flat $249 one-time referral commission per new client. - [Pricing](https://brattleborolocal.com/pricing): Transparent pricing - one plan: $749 setup + $179/month at the Founding Client rate (future price $1,999 + $249/month) with everything included, plus the published ownership buyout schedule. - [Get Started](https://brattleborolocal.com/get-started): Five-minute self-serve signup - no sales call; site typically live in less than one week. - [Our Work](https://brattleborolocal.com/portfolio): What every Brattleboro Local build includes (custom PHP, editable CMS, AI chatbot, self-writing blog, local SEO/AEO/GEO, full schema graph) and the engineering standards each site must clear. The founder has built and operates more than a dozen live production websites; Brattleboro Local brings that same platform home to Windham County. - [About](https://brattleborolocal.com/about): Philosophy, principles, track record. Why custom-built, why hands-on, why Brattleboro. - [Free Audit](https://brattleborolocal.com/audit): The primary lead-capture page. Free comprehensive website audit - speed, SEO, schema, mobile, GBP, AI visibility - delivered as a branded PDF in 48 hours. - [Contact](https://brattleborolocal.com/contact): Contact form, phone, email, what-happens-next steps. - [Press](https://brattleborolocal.com/press): Launch announcement and media coverage for the 2026 launch of Brattleboro Local. - [Glossary](https://brattleborolocal.com/glossary): 90+ plain-English definitions of web design, SEO, AEO, GEO, and AI search terminology - written for small business owners. Each term has its own anchor URL for direct citation. - [How to Choose a Web Designer](https://brattleborolocal.com/how-to-choose-a-web-designer): Eight-step buyer guide for hiring a web designer in Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Putney, Wilmington, or anywhere in Windham County, Vermont. Budget, portfolios, seven questions to ask, red flags to avoid. HowTo schema. ## Platform comparisons Side-by-side comparisons of custom-coded PHP websites vs the major hosted platforms. Each page includes a TL;DR, a 10-12 row comparison table, honest "when each platform wins" sections, real southern Vermont buyer scenarios, and an FAQ. - [vs WordPress](https://brattleborolocal.com/compare/wordpress): Custom PHP vs WordPress for small business. Speed, security, plugin overhead, total cost of ownership. - [vs Wix](https://brattleborolocal.com/compare/wix): Custom PHP vs Wix. SEO ceiling, ownership, AI search readiness, when Wix is enough. - [vs Squarespace](https://brattleborolocal.com/compare/squarespace): Custom PHP vs Squarespace. Design quality, SEO depth, when Squarespace fits. - [vs Webflow](https://brattleborolocal.com/compare/webflow): Custom PHP vs Webflow. Design control, hosting trade-offs, long-term cost. - [vs Shopify](https://brattleborolocal.com/compare/shopify): When to use Shopify (most e-commerce) and when custom is better (1-5 products, unusual business logic). ## Locations Brattleboro Local serves every town in Windham County, Vermont, with an in-depth, locally researched page for each (plus pages for the unincorporated villages within them): - [Brattleboro, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/brattleboro): Web design and local SEO for Brattleboro businesses. - [Bellows Falls, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/bellows-falls): Web design and local SEO for Bellows Falls businesses. - [Putney, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/putney): Web design and local SEO for Putney businesses. - [Wilmington, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/wilmington): Web design and local SEO for Wilmington businesses. - [Newfane, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/newfane): Web design and local SEO for Newfane businesses. - [Townshend, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/townshend): Web design and local SEO for Townshend businesses. - [Londonderry, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/londonderry): Web design and local SEO for Londonderry businesses. - [Dover, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/dover): Web design and local SEO for Dover businesses. - [Athens, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/athens): Web design and local SEO for Athens businesses. - [Brookline, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/brookline): Web design and local SEO for Brookline businesses. - [Dummerston, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/dummerston): Web design and local SEO for Dummerston businesses. - [Grafton, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/grafton): Web design and local SEO for Grafton businesses. - [Guilford, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/guilford): Web design and local SEO for Guilford businesses. - [Halifax, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/halifax): Web design and local SEO for Halifax businesses. - [Jamaica, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/jamaica): Web design and local SEO for Jamaica businesses. - [Marlboro, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/marlboro): Web design and local SEO for Marlboro businesses. - [Rockingham, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/rockingham): Web design and local SEO for Rockingham businesses. - [Somerset, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/somerset): Web design and local SEO for Somerset businesses. - [Stratton, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/stratton): Web design and local SEO for Stratton businesses. - [Vernon, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/vernon): Web design and local SEO for Vernon businesses. - [Wardsboro, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/wardsboro): Web design and local SEO for Wardsboro businesses. - [Westminster, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/westminster): Web design and local SEO for Westminster businesses. - [Whitingham, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/whitingham): Web design and local SEO for Whitingham businesses. - [Windham, VT](https://brattleborolocal.com/locations/windham): Web design and local SEO for Windham businesses. ## Optional - [Privacy Policy](https://brattleborolocal.com/privacy) - [Terms of Service](https://brattleborolocal.com/terms) - [Sitemap](https://brattleborolocal.com/sitemap.xml) - [Full LLM content corpus](https://brattleborolocal.com/llms-full.txt)