On the web since 1995

Websites and software from a studio that was here before Google was.

Ivylane is a web design and software studio with three decades of shipping behind it. Fast sites, custom tools, and search visibility for small businesses that want it done right the first time.

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Services

Four things, done well. Fixed quotes, plain English, no retainers you don't need.

Websites

New builds, rebuilds, and landing pages. Hand-coded and fast — no bloated page builders. Sites that load in under a second and are easy to update.

Programming & custom tools

Custom software, automations, integrations, and scripts. The unglamorous glue that saves your business hours every week.

Search & AI visibility

Getting found — on Google and now in ChatGPT and Perplexity. Audits, fixes, and structure so both search engines and AI can recommend you. Want it productized? See the $499 Fix Sprint.

AI for your business

An assistant on your site that knows your hours, services, and prices. Review responses drafted for you. Missed calls answered by text. AI that works — set up by a human you can call.

Recent work

Products we've designed, built, and operate ourselves — the best proof there is.

Free · No obligation

Get a free straight answer about your website.

Send us your web address and we'll reply within a day with the three biggest problems we find — or tell you honestly that it's in good shape. No sales pitch, no report to buy. Sometimes the answer is a $200 tune-up, not a rebuild — and when there's a real fix list, the $499 Fix Sprint clears it in a week.

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Since 1995.

Ivylane has been on the web since 1995 — before Google, before broadband, before most of today's agencies existed. Thirty years of shipping means one thing for you: we've seen every trend come and go, and we know which ones matter.

You work directly with the people doing the work. No account managers, no handoffs, no surprises on the invoice.

Common questions

Straight answers, same as you'd get on the phone.

What is AI visibility?

Whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI mention your business when someone asks for what you do. AI assistants read the same web Google does, but they lean harder on structure: schema markup, consistent listings, an llms.txt file, and pages that load fast and read clearly. That plumbing is most of what we fix.

How much does a website cost?

It depends on scope, so we don't publish a menu — but every project gets a fixed quote in plain English before any work starts, and the quote is the invoice. A landing page costs far less than a full rebuild, and sometimes the free review finds that a small tune-up is all you need. We'll tell you either way.

What is the Fix Sprint?

A flat-price package: we take the top 10 issues from your website visibility audit and fix them in 5 business days for $499, with a before-and-after score to prove it. Details on the Fix Sprint page.

Do you only work with businesses near the Mohawk Valley?

No. We're based in Upstate New York and know the Utica–Rome area well, but everything we do — websites, software, visibility work — is done remotely for small businesses anywhere.

How does the free website review work?

Send your web address through the contact form. Within one business day we reply with the three biggest problems we find — or tell you honestly that your site is in good shape. No sales pitch, no report to buy.

Let's talk about your project.

Tell us what you're trying to do. We'll reply with an honest take and a fixed quote — usually within one business day.

Prefer email or a call?

richard@ivylane.com

(315) 927-1211