UpgradedWebsites.com
A Spec Build Service by FullyMarketable

In 2026, There's No Excuse for an Outdated, Unproductive Website. Especially When Someone (We) Will Build and Show You a Fully Upgraded Version Before You Pay a Dollar.

Our firm is led by a 25-year business advisor using the same frameworks the world's best marketers use to convert strangers into customers and build world-class brands. Assessed, designed, written, optimized, and delivered as a finished homepage you can see for yourself before spending a dollar.

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The Cost of an Outdated Website

They Google You. Then They Call Someone Else.

When a prospect's first impression of your business is an outdated website, they don't tell you. They just close the tab.

Your Competitor's Site Is Winning on Trust Alone.

Design signals credibility before a single word is read. A better-looking site wins deals even when the work behind it is inferior.

Most Small Business Sites Convert Fewer Than 2 in 100 Visitors.

That's not a traffic problem. That's a website problem. And it compounds every month you leave it unaddressed.

20+
Sites Upgraded
48–72 hrs
Avg Build Time
Up to 75%
Discount From Retail
100%
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How It Works

Here's Exactly How It Works, and Why There's No Risk to You.

No discovery calls, no proposals, no deposits. Just a finished site you can see, click, and claim.

01

We Find the Opportunity

We identify businesses whose websites are quietly costing them customers. We look at design, SEO, mobile experience, and conversion potential. If we think we can materially improve yours, we start building.

02

We Build It First

Before asking for anything, we build a fully upgraded homepage for your business: complete, live, and clickable. Modern design, conversion-focused copy, SEO and AIO foundations built in. You're not funding a concept. You're approving a finished product.

03

We Show You the Result

We send you a link to your upgraded homepage: live, clickable, and ready to transfer. No sales deck. No mockup. A real working page you can share with your team and explore yourself.

04

You Claim It (Or Don't)

If you want it, we transfer it to your domain, build out your additional pages, make any adjustments, and you own it outright. No monthly fees, no ongoing agency relationship required. If it's not right for you, you owe us nothing and we part as friends.

What You Get

What's Inside Every Upgrade, and What It Actually Does for Your Business

A fully rebuilt, modern website designed to convert visitors into customers, not just look good on a screen

SEO rebuilt from scratch so the next person searching for what you do finds you instead of a competitor

AIO foundations included so when someone asks ChatGPT or Google AI for a recommendation in your category, your business shows up in the answer

10 blog posts written and published, each targeting a real question your customers are typing into Google at 11pm when the problem is keeping them up

Mobile-first design that works on every device, every screen size, every time

A contact form embedded in every blog post, turning readers into leads without any extra step

Your logo, photos, and brand identity carried over exactly. This is your site, upgraded, not replaced.

Full site transfer to your domain. You own it outright, no strings attached.

Portfolio

Real Sites We Built Before the Owner Paid a Dollar

Every site below was built before the business owner paid anything for it: researched, designed, and delivered on our dime first.

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Seen enough? Send us your URL and we'll tell you honestly whether an upgrade would make a meaningful difference. If it would, we build it first.

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Pricing

What It Costs, and Why It's a Fraction of What You'd Pay Anywhere Else

A complete website upgrade for less than the deposit on a traditional agency build.

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Website Upgrade

$1,500flat

$1,500 flat, because we've already built it. We're not charging you for discovery calls, strategy decks, or revision rounds. The work is done. You're paying for the transfer.

Wondering why the price is this low? Here's the honest explanation.

75% off retail pricing of $5,000–$6,000

  • Full homepage redesign and rebuild
  • Up to 5 foundational pages (About, Services, Contact, etc.)
  • Updated SEO and AIO foundations
  • Mobile-first responsive design
  • Domain transfer and setup support
  • 30 days of minor revision support
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And remember: you've already seen the finished homepage before you pay. There's no leap of faith here. You're not funding a promise. You're claiming something that already exists.

Thinking about starting managed and switching later? Here is exactly how that works.

Add-Ons

Mix and match to fit your scope.

Inner pages (beyond the 10 included)$150 / page
10 SEO-optimized blog posts (added at time of initial order)$300
Why does this matter? Read why 10 blog posts change everything.
Founder's Voice Sessions$1,500
Fully customized blog articles and foundational page content that capture your unique voice, philosophy, methodology, and stories. See how Founder's Voice Sessions work.
Monthly SEO & AIO content managementFrom $149 / mo
AIO (AI Optimization) structures your content so AI search tools like ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews can find and cite your business. The $149/mo tier includes one SEO/AIO article per month; the $299/mo tier includes four. See the full plan comparison.

Founder's Voice Sessions

A single 90-minute recorded conversation becomes a year of fully customized content: blog articles and foundational pages written in your own voice, capturing your philosophy, methodology, and the stories only you can tell. Learn about Founder's Voice Sessions.

Dan Kalis, Founder of UpgradedWebsites.com
About Dan Kalis

A Business Advisor Who Spent 25 Years in the Room With the Best Marketers in the World.

Before UpgradedWebsites.com, Dan Kalis spent 25 years advising hundreds of 7 and 8-figure entrepreneurs on capital, growth, and strategy. Along the way, he absorbed an education in marketing that most web designers never get: War Room Masterminds, Traffic & Conversion Summits, and years of learning from legends like Jay Abraham, Frank Kern, Ryan Deiss, and Parris Lampropoulos. That's what's behind every site we build.

Meet Dan 312.404.4393Questions? Just call or text.
FAQ

Common Questions

No, not a dollar. We build the upgraded homepage first, on our own time and budget. You only pay after you've seen it, clicked through it, and decided you want it. We designed it this way deliberately: the work should speak for itself before we ask for anything.

By the Numbers
14+
Sites Built
$0
Collected Before You See It
48 to 72 hrs
Average Build Time
100%
Show-Before-You-Pay

Real client testimonials coming soon. In the meantime, every site in the portfolio above was built and delivered using this exact process.

For Larger Operations

Running a Larger Operation?

UpgradedWebsites.com specializes in small to mid-size businesses. If your organization needs a full custom web presence, multiple locations, complex integrations, or enterprise-level design, we work with a curated network of boutique agencies and can connect you with the right partner for your scope and budget.

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Send Us Your URL. We'll Tell You Honestly if an Upgrade Would Make a Difference, and If It Would, We'll Build It.

Every month you're running an outdated site is a month your competition has the advantage. This costs you nothing to find out, and if we build it and you don't love it, you're still out exactly zero dollars.

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Tell us about your business and we'll rebuild your site, free, no obligation. You only pay if you love it.

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