Web design, development and SEO for Billings businesses.
Modern Mustard Seed designs, builds and manages websites, SEO and AI search visibility, AI receptionists and custom software for Billings businesses. Billings is a regional city where customers drive in from across eastern Montana and northern Wyoming, so we build sites that win the search before they leave home and a voice agent that answers the call while your crew is out across the Heights or the West End.
Want to hear an AI receptionist first? Mr. Mustard, our own voice agent, answers (406) 312-1223 at any hour.
What We Checked
Billings, from the public record.
Researched by the Modern Mustard Seed studio in Kalispell. We read each of these on the source linked under it, on October 26, 2026. If one has changed, tell us and we will fix it.
City business license
Anyone who conducts business in Billings or is based there must hold a City of Billings business license from the day the business starts.
Source: City of Billings, Business License InformationMontanaFair
MontanaFair runs for nine days each August at MetraPark; the 2026 fair ran August 7 to 15.
Source: MontanaFair, AboutRefinery
Phillips 66 operates its Billings Refinery in Billings, producing mostly transportation fuels.
Source: Phillips 66, Billings RefineryTrauma center
Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Billings is verified as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons.
Source: Intermountain Health newsMetraPark
MetraPark, the event complex that hosts the fair, covers 189 acres in Billings.
Source: MetraPark, About usBuilding permits
Inside city limits, Billings runs its own certified program for the building, plumbing, medical gas, electrical, mechanical and pool codes, so permits and inspections for that work go through the city. Outside city limits, the State Building Codes Bureau has jurisdiction.
Source: Montana Department of Labor and Industry, certified local government building code list, updated October 7, 2026Population
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Billings had 121,239 residents on July 1, 2025, against a 2020 base of 117,147 (Vintage 2025).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates for Montana cities and towns, estimates for July 1, 2025Why the phone gets missed in Billings
Billings has big-city competition with small-company staffing. A roofer or HVAC crew covers the Heights, Lockwood, the West End and Laurel in a day, and every search shows a dozen competitors. Customers calling from Hardin, Roundup or Cody are deciding which shop is worth the drive, and the first one that answers usually gets it. After a hailstorm or a cold snap the phones all ring at once.
South-central Montana
Billings is Montana's largest city and the Yellowstone County seat, the trade, energy and medical center for eastern Montana and northern Wyoming.
Billings is the commercial capital of a huge region. Refining, rail and trucking, a Level I trauma center at St. Vincent Regional Hospital, MSU Billings and a dense layer of retail, wholesale, finance and professional services serve people who drive hours to shop, see a specialist or buy equipment. MetraPark's events and the MontanaFair add a steady visitor calendar on top.
Summer brings MontanaFair at MetraPark in August and steady road traffic toward Yellowstone and the Beartooths. Spring and summer hail season keeps roofers and restoration crews slammed, and winter cold snaps do the same for furnace and plumbing calls. Medical and professional offices stay busy year round.
We also serve Lockwood, Laurel, Shepherd, Huntley.
Fits Best
Who this helps most in Billings.
- Roofing, restoration and HVAC crews
- Medical, dental and specialty clinics
- Equipment, auto and trade suppliers
- Law firms and professional offices
What We Do Here
Web design, development and SEO in Billings, MT.
Web design and development in Billings
A Billings site has to compete in a crowded market and still convert someone driving two hours to reach you. We design it from scratch around your services and your service area, with clear answers, real photos and a quote or booking path that captures the job and routes it to the right person.
How we build websitesSEO and AI search visibility for Billings businesses
Billings searches are competitive in most trades and services, and buyers from across the region now ask ChatGPT or Google AI who to call. A complete Google Business Profile, reviews you answer, consistent citations and service pages written for Billings decide who gets named. We set that up and keep it up.
How businesses get found on Google and ChatGPTAI receptionists for Billings
A voice agent we build answers as your business at any hour, books the job, flags the emergency and texts you the summary, trained on your services and the towns you cover.
AI receptionists in MontanaCustom software for Billings operators
Quote and booking flows, customer portals, dispatch boards and the automations between them, on code you own.
AI agents and software in MontanaWhat a voice agent says for Billings's kinds of business
Hear the voice agent we build.
Type your number and Mr. Mustard calls you in about ten seconds. Ask him what a Billings customer would ask your business.
Hear your own voice agent.
Drop your number and Mr. Mustard calls you right now. He asks what your business is, then tells you exactly what your own agent would answer.
One call, placed by Mr. Mustard to the number you just typed, because you asked for it. No list, no spam, and he will not ring you twice. Rather dial him? (406) 312-1223
Straight Answers
What Billings owners ask us first.
Do I need a City of Billings business license?+
Yes. The City of Billings requires any person who conducts business in the city, or is based in the city, to obtain a business license on or before the day the business starts, and doing business without one can bring penalties and citations. Registration is done online through the city's portal.
SourceWhen is MontanaFair, and how does it affect Billings businesses?+
MontanaFair runs nine days at MetraPark; in 2026 it ran August 7 to 15, and the fair calls itself the region's largest annual event. Restaurants, hotels, rentals and retail see a surge of visitors from across the region, and it is a good week to have hours, menus and booking current and a phone that always answers.
SourceDo you work with businesses in Billings?+
Yes. Modern Mustard Seed is based in Kalispell, about eight hours by road from Billings, so the work runs by phone, video call and screen share. The website, the voice agent and the software all live online, so the distance changes nothing about what you get. We also work with businesses in Lockwood, Laurel, Shepherd. Call us at (406) 250-6076, Monday to Saturday, 9 to 5 Mountain, or hear Mr. Mustard, our own AI receptionist, answer (406) 312-1223 at any hour.
Who is the best web design agency in Billings?+
We will not hand ourselves that title. What we can say plainly: Modern Mustard Seed designs and builds websites for Billings businesses from our studio in Kalispell, every site is designed from scratch rather than filled into a template, and you own the code, the domain and every account. Our guide to website options for a Montana business compares us with the alternatives, including doing it yourself.
Is there an SEO company that serves Billings?+
Yes, we do. Billings searches are competitive in most trades and services, and buyers from across the region now ask ChatGPT or Google AI who to call. A complete Google Business Profile, reviews you answer, consistent citations and service pages written for Billings decide who gets named. We set that up and keep it up.
How much does a website cost in Billings?+
Your website is scoped and quoted in the conversation as a set package. We agree the deliverables, price and timeline in writing before work starts, and changes to what we built are included.
What happens to calls that come in after hours in Billings?+
That is the gap a voice agent closes. Summer brings MontanaFair at MetraPark in August and steady road traffic toward Yellowstone and the Beartooths. Spring and summer hail season keeps roofers and restoration crews slammed, and winter cold snaps do the same for furnace and plumbing calls. Medical and professional offices stay busy year round. A voice agent we build answers as your business at any hour, books the appointment, takes the message, flags the emergency and texts you a summary when the call ends.
Nearby Towns We Serve
Built for your Billings business.
Tell us the business and what it has to do. We read every inquiry ourselves and answer within one business day.