Business & Web · Self-Employed · Columbia, SC

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PressurePoint

I was 14 and couldn't legally get a job. So I made my own. Pressure washing and home services — real clients, real money, still running.

See the site
2+
Years Running
14
Age When Started
$0
Cost to Make and Host the Site

The story

Couldn't get hired.
Built my own job instead.

At 14 I was legally too young to be employed anywhere. So instead of waiting around, I started doing pressure washing and home services on my own. I Handled everything from finding customers, giving quotes, scheduling, showing up, doing the work, collecting payment.

It's been running for two years. I built the site because I wanted to give people something concrete to look at before they decide to hire me.

How a job works

Lead comes in.
Here's what happens.

01
Someone reaches out
Usually word of mouth or through the site.
02
Aerial quote from Google Earth
After conversing or receiving a form from my website I then measure using Google Earth's measuring tool, and provide the max cost ($.30 Per Sq Ft) and let them know it likely won't be that much so that the customer knows it is the worst case scenario.
03
In-person assessment
Show up, look at the actual job, lock in the real price, and schedule it. No surprises on either side.
04
Do the job
Show up on time, do the work to a high standard, document before and afters. Same level of care regardless of how big or small the job is.

What was built

A real business site,
not a landing page.

The site does more than just show people I exist. It gives them everything they need to decide whether to hire me — pricing, services, real job photos, answers to the questions they'd ask anyway.

Full services page
Every service listed with a clear description — driveways, sidewalks, patios, brick, entryways. No guessing what I do or don't cover.
Before and after gallery
Real photos from real jobs. Concrete driveways, sidewalks, steps — proof of what the work actually looks like when it's done.
Transparent pricing
Per-square-foot rates listed upfront — $0.15 to $0.30 depending on the job. People know what to expect before they ever contact me.
Contact form with photo upload
Clients can submit photos of the job site before I even show up. Speeds up quoting and means fewer back-and-forth texts.

Why build the site yourself

Nothing holding
me back.

Cost
GitHub Pages is free. No monthly subscription eating into what I make from a pressure washing side business.
Proof of work
Building the site myself means it shows up in two places on my portfolio — once as a business and once as a client project I built and deployed.
Control
No template limitations. Transparent pricing display, custom contact form with photo upload, before-and-after layout — none of that fits neatly into Squarespace.
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