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A web studio,
not an agency.

// mission

Every business deserves a real website — fast, found on Google, owned outright — without paying agency rates for the privilege.

The web has gotten worse for small businesses. Templates lock you into subscription platforms; agencies charge $5,000+ for a brochure site. We started Cobbs Lab to do the obvious thing — hand-coded sites, flat pricing from $100, you own everything.

// principles

What we believe.

01

Hand-coded beats templates.

Every site is built from scratch in semantic HTML/CSS. Faster, lighter, ranks better than drag-and-drop output.

02

You own the code.

Repo, domain, hosting — handed over on launch. No vendor lock-in. We're not your landlord.

03

Flat pricing only.

No hourly billing, no scope-creep tax. We quote a number, you pay it. Add-ons are listed too.

04

Fast or it doesn't ship.

Every site has a performance budget. PageSpeed 90+, LCP under 2s, no framework tax.

05

SEO is the foundation.

Meta, schema, sitemap, structured data — built in from day one, not patched on later.

06

Small is a feature.

No PMs. No Slack channels with twelve strangers. You talk to the person writing your code.

// stack

What we build with.

HTML / CSS
Hand-written. Semantic. Lean.
Astro / Next.js
Static-first frameworks. Zero JS by default.
Sanity / Decap
Headless CMS so clients can self-edit.
Vercel / Cloudflare
Edge hosting. Free tier covers most clients.
Plausible / GA4
Privacy-first analytics, your call.
Stripe
For checkout & deposits.
Schema.org
Structured data for every page type.
Lighthouse CI
Performance budget enforced on every PR.
// log

A short history.

2024
Cobbs Lab founded
First site shipped: a one-page menu site for a coffee shop. $80.
2024
10 sites in 6 months
Word of mouth spreads. We standardize the $100 static tier.
2025
Business tier launches
Clients ask for blogs and editable copy. We add CMS support.
2025
47 sites shipped
Across retail, trades, hospitality, health, arts.
2026
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