Why Vercel + Neon

The same infrastructure as Nintendo. For your small business.

Most small business websites still run on the same kind of hosting that existed 15 years ago. We use something better. Here's what it means for your business — no jargon, just the facts.

The difference

Traditional hosting vs. modern infrastructure

Traditional (WordPress + shared hosting)

  • ✗ Your site shares a server with hundreds of other websites. When one gets busy, yours slows down.
  • ✗ WordPress plugins need constant updates. Each one is a potential security vulnerability.
  • ✗ Your database is accessible from the public internet, protected only by a password.
  • ✗ Content is served from a single location. If your server is in Texas and your customer is in Tokyo, it's slow.
  • ✗ If you get a spike in traffic, your site can crash. Recovering requires contacting your host.
  • ✗ Your site is tied to WordPress. Moving to anything else means rebuilding from scratch.

Modern (Vercel + Neon)

  • ✓ Your site is deployed globally. Content is served from the nearest server to each visitor, automatically.
  • ✓ No plugins to update. No PHP vulnerabilities. The attack surface is dramatically smaller.
  • ✓ Your database is isolated and encrypted. Not exposed to the public internet by default.
  • ✓ Content is pre-built and cached at edge locations worldwide. Near-instant load times everywhere.
  • ✓ Auto-scales to handle any amount of traffic. Go viral? Your site stays up.
  • ✓ Standard code (Next.js/Astro). You own it. Any developer can work on it. No lock-in.

Why speed matters

Google measures your website speed. It affects your ranking.

Google's Core Web Vitals are a ranking factor. Sites that load faster, render quicker, and respond to interaction sooner rank higher in search results. This is not a theory — it's a documented part of Google's algorithm.

53%

of mobile visitors leave a site that takes more than 3 seconds to load

0.1s

improvement in load time can increase conversion rates by 8%

70+

edge locations worldwide where Vercel serves your site

Every site we build is optimized for Core Web Vitals from the start. Not as an afterthought — it's part of the architecture. Vercel's edge network means your site loads fast for a customer in Honolulu and a customer in New York, equally.

Vercel

The world's frontend cloud

Vercel is purpose-built for modern websites. Instead of running your site on a single server in a data center somewhere, Vercel deploys your site to a global edge network — servers in over 70 cities around the world.

When a customer visits your site, they're served from the closest server automatically. A customer in Honolulu gets content from a Pacific server. A customer in London gets it from a European one. The result: fast load times everywhere.

Vercel also handles HTTPS certificates, DDoS protection, and automatic scaling. If your business gets featured on the news and 10,000 people visit your site at once, Vercel handles it without breaking a sweat. No calling your hosting company. No downtime.

Who else uses Vercel?

  • → Nintendo
  • → The Washington Post
  • → TripAdvisor
  • → Nike
  • → Notion

Your small business website runs on the same infrastructure as these companies.

How Neon saves you money

Traditional database

Runs 24/7, even at 3am when nobody is visiting. You pay for every hour, idle or not.

Neon serverless

Scales to zero when idle. Wakes up instantly when needed. You pay for what you actually use.

For most small business websites, Neon's database costs are a few dollars per month or free.

Neon

Serverless Postgres database

Every website that does something dynamic — stores contact form submissions, manages a blog, displays a team directory, handles bookings — needs a database. Traditionally, that means paying for a database server that runs around the clock.

Neon is different. It's a serverless Postgres database that automatically scales based on usage. When nobody is visiting your site, the database scales to zero — you're not paying for idle resources. When a customer fills out a contact form, the database wakes up instantly, processes the request, and goes back to sleep.

It's the same Postgres database technology used by companies worldwide, just delivered in a way that makes economic sense for a small business.

Your business deserves better infrastructure.

Every site we build runs on Vercel + Neon. It's included in every package — no upcharge, no add-on fee. Modern infrastructure is the baseline, not a premium.

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