we build websites
that stick.
We design and build the websites your business needs. Strategy, copy, design, code, hosting, delivered by the people actually drawing the screens and writing the code.
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Practice
Independent studio
Engagement
Brief to launch, one team
SERVICES
What we make.
Engagements are fixed-scope and fixed-fee. Small teams, real ownership, brief to launch.
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Marketing sites
Considered marketing sites for businesses that need to communicate clearly. Strategy, copy, design, build.
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Web applications
Bespoke web apps on a no-nonsense stack: Go on the server, htmx and Alpine on the page. Fast, durable, easy to host.
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E-commerce
Stripe-powered storefronts that load instantly and convert. No drag-and-drop builder; no platform tax.
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Care & hosting
We host and maintain what we build: patches, content updates, performance audits. On a quiet monthly retainer.
PROCESS
How we work.
Brief
A short call. We listen, ask questions, and write back with a tight scope and price.
Design
Sketches → screens → prototype. Weekly check-ins. You see real work, not slide decks.
Build
Considered code on a no-bloat stack. Performance and accessibility baked in from day one.
Launch
We deploy, monitor, and look after the site so it stays fast and stays up.
SELECTED WORK
Recent things.
ABOUT
A small studio with strong opinions.
We got tired of bloated CMSes, ten-megabyte homepages, and websites that take three clicks to answer a basic question.
Maratus is the alternative. Each project is led end-to-end by the people writing the code and drawing the screens. No account managers, no offshore handoffs, no unmaintainable JavaScript towers. Boring, durable tools. We sweat the small stuff so your customers never have to.
Performance is design.
Under-a-second loads solve half the UX problems before they start.
Type matters.
Hierarchy and rhythm do more than any animation.
Words do the work.
A good sentence beats a hero image every time.
We host what we build.
Our own infrastructure. So it stays fast, and stays up.
CONTACT
Let's weave something.
Two slots open for Q3. Email us directly at contact@maratusweb.com, or start a project below. We reply within two business days.