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Rainline

Independent studio · Pacific Northwest

We build the site.
You run the business.

Rainline builds custom, modern websites for small and local businesses — then hands them over. No proprietary platform to get stuck on, no monthly management contract you didn't ask for.

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What we do

Four things, done properly.

No packages, no tiers, no upsell ladder. This is the work — explained the way we'd explain it across a table.

  • Custom Web Development

    Your site gets built for your business — not assembled from a generic page-builder template that a hundred other companies are also using.

    • Built from scratch
    • Designed around your services
    • No template lock-in

  • Content Management

    When it makes sense, we wire in a CMS like Sanity so you can update text, photos, and details yourself — without opening a code editor or emailing a developer.

    • Plain-language editing
    • Only where it's useful
    • Training included

  • Performance & SEO

    Fast load times, responsive layouts, and accessible markup, with the technical SEO groundwork search engines look for. We build the foundation — we don't sell rankings.

    • Fast on real phones
    • Accessible by default
    • Clean metadata & structure

  • Deployment & Launch

    We handle the parts that usually stall a project: production setup, domain configuration, HTTPS, and getting the thing actually live.

    • Production deployment
    • Domain & DNS setup
    • HTTPS and launch checks

Featured work

A recent build.

A custom site for a Portland plumbing company, built around the services they sell and the way customers actually look for them.

Homepage of the Pacific Rivers Plumbing website, showing the hero section and services

Custom website development

Pacific Rivers Plumbing

Built from scratch as a custom Next.js website, structured around the services the business actually sells — residential and commercial work, scheduled jobs and 2am emergencies — rather than a generic template.

Sanity provides a straightforward content management system, so the owner can update service pages, service areas, and contact details without touching code or waiting on a developer.

The domain is registered to the business, so the site's address is theirs no matter what. Hosting runs on Vercel and can move to their own account at any time, or stay with Rainline as a managed service.

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Built with

  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Sanity
  • Vercel

How it works

Four steps, and then it's yours.

A small studio means fewer handoffs and fewer people to chase. You talk to the person building the site.

  1. 01

    Tell us what you need

    We learn about the business, the current website, the customers you want more of, and what you're actually trying to accomplish.

    Step 1 of 4
  2. 02

    We design & build

    We build the site with modern web technology and keep you in the loop as it comes together — no six weeks of silence followed by a surprise reveal.

    Step 2 of 4
  3. 03

    We launch it

    Production deployment, domain configuration, HTTPS, and the final checks. We handle the technical side of going live.

    Step 3 of 4
  4. 04

    You take the keys

    The site, the content, the domain, and the accounts are yours. No artificial lock-in, no mandatory monthly fee to keep the lights on. When you want more work done, we're here.

    Step 4 of 4

Ownership

Your website should actually be yours.

We're not interested in holding your website hostage behind a monthly management fee. When the build is done, you get the keys: the domain, the content, the code, and the accounts behind it.

Some third-party services carry their own hosting or usage costs — a domain registration, a CMS plan, a form or email provider. Those stay in your name, billed to you directly, at whatever the vendor charges.

And if you want us back for new pages, features, or a hand with something later, that work is available whenever you ask for it.

Talk it through

  • Your domain

    Registered in your name, under your account. You hold the keys to your own address.

  • Your content

    Words, photos, and pages belong to you — and stay editable after we hand things over.

  • Your accounts

    Hosting, analytics, and any connected services are set up under your ownership.

  • Your call

    Want us involved next year? Great. Want to take it elsewhere? Also fine.

Technology

The tools behind the build.

Well-supported, widely used, and nothing proprietary. If you ever hand this to another developer, they'll recognise all of it.

  • Next.js

    Application framework

  • React

    User interface

  • TypeScript

    Type safety

  • Sanity

    Content management

  • Vercel

    Hosting & deployment

About

Rainline is an independent web development studio building modern websites for businesses.

We work with a small number of clients at a time, which means the person you talk to is the person writing the code. We like clear scope, honest timelines, and websites that keep working long after the invoice is paid.

We build the site. You run the business. That's the whole idea.

Contact

Have a project in mind? Let's talk.

Tell us a little about the business and what you need. We'll come back with honest thoughts on scope, approach, and whether we're the right fit.

Email
info@rainline.dev

No newsletter, no sales sequence. Just a reply from a person.