Web Design in Plaza, North Dakota

The Plaza your customers live in

Mining, oil and gas account for 8.3% of the employer establishments in Mountrail County, far more than the national share. Energy work creates demand for contractors, trucking and repair that moves with the industry. Safety credentials and certifications should be on the page, not just mentioned on the phone.

Plaza at a glance

Households in Plaza earn a median of $85,481 a year, roughly 12% more than the North Dakota median ($76,657).

Plaza on the map

Around Plaza, the nearest cities and towns are Makoti (8.4 miles southeast), Parshall (9.3 miles southwest), Ryder (15 miles southeast) and Berthold (22 miles northeast). 8 municipalities lie within 25 miles, each with its own customers. For big-city shopping and services, Bismarck (77,963 residents) is 101 miles away. Stanley, seat of Mountrail County, lies 28 miles to the northwest. Plaza covers 1.1 square miles of land, about 189 residents per square mile. Customers in Parshall and Ryder will ask the same thing: do you work here? A service area page answers before they have to.

A web designer’s view of Plaza’s businesses

Mountrail County has, among its employer businesses:

• Insurance agencies: 11. Their website should show the lines you write (auto, home, business, life), the carriers you work with and a quote request form.
• Site preparation contractors: 5. Their website should show the equipment you run, the kinds of jobs you take and a contact form for builders and owners.
• Local trucking companies: 6. Their website should show the freight you haul, the areas you cover and a contact form for shippers.
• Hotels and motels: 5. Their website should show rooms, photos, location and a contact form, so travelers can compare you outside the booking apps.
• Full-service restaurants: 6. Their website should show a menu page you can update by email, your hours and a map, plus a contact form for events and large groups.

In Mountrail County, the Census counted 363 businesses with employees and 715 without a payroll in 2023; the second group is where a simple, affordable website changes the most. Mountrail County has far more than the national share of oilfield and mining support companies: 27 of them in the 2023 count. In that line of work, field crews and operators hire on short notice, so the website should show services by type, equipment, certifications and the area you cover. For any of them, a clear website is the difference between being compared and being skipped.

Who lives in Plaza, and what that means for your website

Plaza is one of 7 municipalities in Mountrail County, a county of 9,395 people. For a city as small as Plaza, the county figures are more reliable: households have a median income of $80,717, and half the residents are older than 35.4. Broadband reaches 88.5% of homes, and 17.0% of households are online only through a phone plan. Homeowners are 61.5% of households.

Running a website from Plaza: the North Dakota rules

Before your website goes live, it helps to have the basics of the business in order.

• Accessibility is a federal matter: the Justice Department’s ADA guidance covers the websites of businesses open to the public. ADA.gov guidance
• North Dakota’s state sales tax rate is 5% for most retail sales, and cities and counties may levy their own sales and use taxes on top of it. North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner

This is general information, not legal advice; check with the North Dakota agencies, Mountrail County, the city of Plaza or an attorney.

From sign-up to a live website

Aria works from Curitiba, Brazil, and has built websites for businesses since 2008. We work with businesses remotely, so a company in Plaza gets the same plan, at $89 a month, without meetings or visits.

1. You sign up in about 5 minutes and email us your logo, photos and anything you want on the site.
2. Within 5 business days the website is ready on a temporary link, and you review it and ask for changes.
3. Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain.

Changes after launch go by email and are included, and so do quick questions.