We build production websites the unfashionable way — pre-rendered, edge-cached, zero database, zero runtime, zero surprise hosting bill. Then we put the proof on this page.
We hit Google's PageSpeed Insights API live in your browser and show your actual numbers next to a Blast Off reference site. No emailing reports. No sales pretext. If you're already fast, we'll tell you so.
Crossover happens around month 26. Toggle the add-ons to see how it shifts. Numbers are CAD, based on average WordPress maintenance costs in the Toronto / Nairobi markets.
METHODOLOGY · WP BASELINE: $1,500 SETUP + $30/MO HOSTING + $200/YR PLUGINS + 1 HR/MO MAINTENANCE @ $80 + $300/YR EXPECTED INCIDENT COST. BLAST OFF: $5,400 ORBIT BUILD + SELECTED ADD-ONS.
A WordPress site has a database, an admin panel, a PHP runtime, a plugin ecosystem, and a thousand version-mismatched moving parts. We deliver pre-built HTML to a CDN. Most attack surfaces simply don't exist for us to defend.
99.99% UPTIME SLA — CDN-BACKED. NO MAINTENANCE WINDOWS.
| Blast Off (static) |
WordPress | Webflow | Shopify | Custom React app | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Load time (mobile 4G) | < 1s | 4–8s | 2–3s | 3–5s | 1–3s |
| Monthly hosting | $0–5 | $15–80 | $23–235 | $39+ | $50–500 |
| Security patches needed | None | Weekly | Hosted | Hosted | Constant |
| Client edits content | Via Git or CMS layer | Yes | Yes | Yes | If built for it |
| SEO indexing | Native HTML | Plugin-dependent | Good | Good | SSR required |
| E-commerce ≥ 50 SKUs | Hand off to Shopify | WooCommerce | Limited | Built for it | Custom |
| Carbon / pageview | ~ 0.04 g | ~ 1.8 g | ~ 0.9 g | ~ 1.4 g | ~ 1.0 g |
| Lock-in | None — it's HTML | Medium | High | Very high | Medium |
NUMBERS REFLECT TYPICAL DEPLOYMENTS. YOUR MILEAGE WILL VARY. WE'LL SHOW YOU THE TEST.
Pairs with Project Launchpad. Registered charities and community organisations can get a base one-page site at a reduced rate through our Project Launchpad program — same speed, same edge hosting, same 5-day turnaround. Ask if you qualify →
Built for SMBs that need a real website now, not a six-month design sprint. Swap copy, logo, photos — done.
A flat monthly retainer that covers content edits, uptime monitoring, security headers, analytics review, and small design tweaks. Most clients use about 40% of their hours. Unused hours roll over one month.
Blast Off is deliberately narrow: fast, durable marketing sites. When a project needs more than that, we'll tell you — and point you to the right service, or to the Telos One team that builds it. The work below isn't a fit for this product, but most of it is something we can still help with.
We build the storefront's marketing layer and wire commerce to Shopify or WooCommerce. Each part runs on the service built for it — modular, not bolted together.
Logins, memberships, gated content — that's a web app. Our bespoke product team builds those as a separate engagement.
Live news, event feeds, daily stock counts want a CMS-driven build. We'll scope a headless setup or recommend the right platform.
HubSpot, Salesforce, custom pipelines — doable through our bespoke tier. Ask first and we'll be straight about scope and cost.
If the brief is "we should probably have a site," we'll send you to strategy first — free — before anyone writes a line of code.
That isn't us; we build for permanence, not for $800 throwaways. If price is the only axis, we'll happily point you elsewhere.
Send the brief, or just a sentence. We'll come back within one business day with a fixed price, a timeline, and links to three sites we shipped that load faster than this one.