Minnesota
Websites for the trades,
built in Minnesota.
Hewstone designs and builds websites for roofing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and other trades companies across Minnesota — the Twin Cities metro, St. Cloud, Rochester, Duluth, and everywhere between. Sites that answer questions, capture leads, and book calls around the clock. From $1,000.
A Minnesota shop
Built by the person you talk to.
Hewstone is founder-led by James Cannaday, based in the Twin Cities area. When you book a call, that's who answers — the same person who designs and builds your site. No account managers, no offshore hand-offs, no ticket queue.
Local matters in this work. A Minnesota trades business lives on storm season, heating season, and the spring rush — your website should be built by someone who knows what those months mean for your phone lines and your schedule.
What you get
A website that works your front office, not a brochure.
Designed from scratch
No templates. Your company's look, built around how your customers actually buy — and fast enough to hold them once they land.
Chat that captures leads around the clock
An AI chat agent answers questions, qualifies visitors, and books calls at 2 AM on a Saturday — when your office can't.
Local search fundamentals, done right
Service-area pages built to rank, clean structured data, and a Google Business Profile that matches your site word for word.
Booking built in
Visitors pick a time on your calendar without a phone call. Fewer voicemails, more scheduled estimates.
Hosting and care handled
Hosting, security, backups, and changes covered by a light monthly plan — from $100 a month. You run the business; the site just works.
In practice
Recent builds.
The latest: a complete site for Trueballast Financial, a business-purpose lending brokerage in Farmington — live and in service. The full portfolio, concept work included and labeled honestly as such, is on the work page.
Pricing
Per-product, no annual contracts.
Websites run $1,000 to $5,000 setup depending on the build, plus a monthly care plan from $100. AI systems — voice, lead response, and the rest — price per product, so you start with the one thing leaking the most revenue and expand when it pays for itself.
FAQ
How much does a website cost for a Minnesota trades business?
Three builds: Starter at $1,000 setup, Custom at $3,000 (designed from scratch, with a 24/7 AI chat agent included), and Signature at $5,000 with a custom motion homepage. Each carries a light monthly care plan — $100 to $300 — that covers hosting, security, backups, and changes. Full detail on the pricing page.
Do you only work with companies in the Twin Cities?
No. Hewstone is based in the Twin Cities area and works with trades businesses across all of Minnesota — and into Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Dakotas. Every build runs the same way wherever you are: real calls with the founder, not a ticket queue.
Do I own the website?
Yes. You own the site, the domain, and every system we build for you. There are no annual contracts, and if you ever leave, it all goes with you.
I already have a website. Is that a problem?
Not at all — most projects start exactly there. We look at what's working, keep what deserves keeping, and rebuild the rest. If your current site is genuinely fine, we'll say so.
Do you build more than websites?
Yes — websites are the front door. Behind them we build AI voice agents that answer your phone, chat that captures leads around the clock, missed-call and lead follow-up automation, and custom software shaped to how your company runs.
Contact
Let's talk.
A 30-minute call is enough to tell whether this is a fit — and if your current site is genuinely fine, you'll hear that too.