Web design & development

Websites witha little fire in them.

I’m Dorotea (dor-oh-TAY-ah). I design and build whatever your business needs: WordPress sites, Shopify stores, or something completely custom. One person, twenty years, no handoffs.

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Selected work

Dobby’s Paw Spa

Location: Franklin Park, IL
Platform: WordPress
Booking: DaySmart
Role: Design & development

A pet grooming spa that wanted to feel warm and elevated — approachable, never cartoonish — with an easy path to booking.

Result

Fully booked on opening day.

The new site and DaySmart booking went live before the grand opening, and every appointment slot filled on day one.

What I delivered

01DaySmart booking, integrated into the site
02A WordPress site the owner can edit on their own
03A warm, elevated visual direction across the whole site

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Dobby’s mobile services page with a grooming package, weight-based prices, and an extra-care note — Grooming services, mobile

Dobby’s contact cards grouping location, contact details, opening hours, and parking — Contact & visit information

Windy City ToolBank

Location: Chicago, IL
Project: Member application
Integration: Salesforce
Role: Design & development

A Chicago tool-lending nonprofit that needed a friendlier member application — one that sends every application straight to Salesforce.

Result

4.9x more projects since launch.

379 projects in eight months, up from 77 in all of 2025.

What I delivered

01Every application lands in Salesforce automatically. Volunteers used to enter each one by hand
02Fully accessible and WCAG compliant
03An eligibility check up front that points individuals to the Chicago Tool Library
04A clear four-step application, redesigned from ToolBank’s existing brand

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The ToolBank application’s Basic Info step on a phone, with the progress bar and step tabs — Basic info step, mobile

Basic Info step of the ToolBank application, with a progress bar, step tabs, and an executive contact panel — Basic info step, detail

Services

From Pinterest to launch day.

01
Web Design
I turn your mood boards, the sites you love, and your gut feeling into a design that feels like you.
02
Development
WordPress and Shopify sites built with you in mind, so editing your content is simple. Custom code when your project needs it.
03
Ongoing Care
Your site is yours to manage. If you’d like a hand with updates, backups, or small changes, optional support is one email away.

Pricing

No surprises.

I price by what your site needs to do, not how many pages it has. Launch is one flat price. For everything else, you’ll know the real number before we start.

01
Launch
One scrolling page for small businesses
Flat$1,500
Everything on one page, like this site: about you, your services, photos, and a contact or booking button. It works on phones and is set up so Google can find you.
- Live in two weeks once your content is in
- Pay in three parts of $500
- Upgrade to a full site within a year and the whole $1,500 counts toward it
02
WordPress
A complete site for a small business
From$4,500
Your main pages, like home, about, services, and contact, designed for you. You can change the text and photos yourself.
03
Shopify
Online stores
From$5,000
A Shopify store designed around your products, set up so you can add products and handle orders yourself.
04
Signature
Larger sites with more pages
From$6,500
For when you need more: lots of pages, a blog, online booking, or features made just for your business.
05
Custom builds
When WordPress or Shopify won’t do
From$8,000
A site built from scratch, with features or connections to other tools that WordPress and Shopify can’t handle.
06
Basic care
Optional help after launch
Per month$150
I keep your site updated, backed up, and checked for security problems.
07
Full care
For sites that need regular changes
Per month$250
Everything in Basic care, plus an hour of changes each month, and your requests come first.

Just one part

Already have a designer, or a developer? I’ll take on just the design or just the build, quoted on its own.

Payment

Projects start with a 50% deposit, and the balance is due at launch. Launch sites can be paid in three parts: $500 to start, $500 when you approve the design, and $500 at launch. Care plans are billed monthly.

Not sure where your project fits, or working with a smaller budget? Tell me about it

About

One person.Twenty years.No handoffs.

I’ve spent 20+ years designing and building websites. I handle both sides of the work, so the person shaping the idea is also the person making it real.

Dorotea smiling with her chin resting on her hand

Based in: Chicago, IL
Experience: 20+ years
Work: Design + development
Process: Concept through launch

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Websites witha little fire in them.

Selected work

Dobby’s Paw Spa

Result

What I delivered

Windy City ToolBank

Result

What I delivered

From Pinterest to launch day.

Web Design

Development

Ongoing Care

No surprises.

Launch

WordPress

Shopify

Signature

Custom builds

Basic care

Full care

One person.Twenty years.No handoffs.

Have a project in mind?