Bits & Letters designs and builds content-driven marketing websites with Astro. We handle front-end, CMS, hosting, and integrations as one system, from a single experienced partner.
Marketing websites need to load fast, rank well, and make content easy to publish. Astro was built for exactly this.
Astro renders pages on the server, not in the browser. Visitors see content sooner, which directly improves conversion rates, SEO rankings, and Core Web Vitals scores.
Astro connects to any content source: a headless CMS like Sanity, Markdown files, external APIs, or a combination.
Unlike frameworks that ship a full JavaScript application to every visitor, Astro sends plain HTML by default and only loads interactive code for the components that need it.
Astro is open-source and runs on any hosting platform. It supports any JavaScript framework for interactive components, so your team isn’t locked into React or any other library.
We design the content model, set up the CMS, build the component architecture, and configure hosting as one integrated system.
We start building working prototypes early, typically within the first couple of weeks. They’re not as polished as a final comp, but you can click through them in a browser. Better feedback, fewer surprises.
We build the right data structures and component architecture before worrying about pixel-perfect styling. Like a tailor working from a well-drafted pattern rather than cutting fabric freehand.
Astro is the front end, but a website is more than its front end. We set up your CMS (usually Sanity), deploy to Cloudflare or Vercel, and wire up integrations like HubSpot or Shopify.
We structure the CMS so content editors can publish confidently without calling a developer. That includes component-based page building with live preview.
We work with companies at an inflection point: scaling content, multiple audiences, a site that can’t keep up. You have marketing leadership who treats the website as infrastructure worth investing in.
Our engagements run $50–150K over 12–24 weeks. We work best with teams who have a clear decision-maker and have thought about the problem before reaching out.
The person scoping your project is the person building it. Founded by David Demaree, with 25+ years including principal-level roles at Adobe (Typekit), Google (Material Design), Stripe, and Webflow.
Front-end, CMS, hosting, design systems, API integrations. One team, one relationship, one Slack channel.
Most web projects fail after launch, not at launch. We design every project so your team can maintain and evolve the site once it's live. Clean architecture, thorough documentation, portable code. You're never locked in to us.
Fewer wrong turns. We know where scope creep comes from, which technical choices create maintenance headaches, and how to plan for the parts of a project still in flux.
An open-source web framework for content-driven sites. It renders pages on the server and ships minimal JavaScript, making sites significantly faster than React or Next.js applications. Excellent for marketing sites where speed and SEO matter most.
$50K–$150K depending on complexity, page types, CMS requirements, and integrations. We scope every project individually after a discovery conversation.
12–24 weeks from kickoff to launch. We aim for working prototypes in-browser within the first few weeks.
Yes. We audit existing content, design a new content model, write migration scripts, and build the new front-end. We typically pair Astro with Sanity as the CMS.
We most often pair Astro with Sanity for its real-time collaboration and structured content. Astro also works with Storyblok, Contentful, and Git-based systems like Tina and Keystatic.
Excellent. Server-rendered HTML means search engines see fully formed pages without waiting for JavaScript. Astro sites consistently achieve strong Core Web Vitals scores.
No. Astro has its own component syntax close to standard HTML. It supports React, Vue, and Svelte for interactive features, but most marketing content doesn't need them.
30 days of post-launch support included. Ongoing retainers available starting at $5K/month. We also document everything so your team or another developer can maintain the site independently.