DESIGN & WEB
A home on the web that actually looks like you.
Most personal and small business sites are either the template that looks like everyone else's, or the expensive custom build that took six months and still isn't quite right. We help individuals, artists and small businesses build something that's actually theirs: the right platform, set up correctly, with a visual identity to match.
That includes the site you already have. If you're on Squarespace, Wix, WordPress or anything else and it's mostly working, you don't need to start over. You need someone who'll make it better and then leave it alone.
A few of the sites we've designed and built, mostly for clients across Kansas City and beyond.
A website built for Leawood Fine Art to feature their services and gallery. They represent several local Kansas City and national artists with a wide variety of work available for sale.
Artist portfolio for Kelly Johnson whose work is inspired by global cultural artifacts and found objects.
Portfolio site showcasing the art of Dick Daniels.
A simple portfolio site, a full brand identity, or someone to finally make your existing site work the way it should: we handle the whole thing, from design and build to domain and hosting.
- Website design & buildFrom platform selection to launch: custom, WordPress, Squarespace, or anything in between.
- The site you already haveWe'll fix the design, the copy and the settings without moving you off a platform you like.
- Personal & portfolio sitesFor artists, freelancers, and anyone who needs a presence that represents their work.
- Logo & visual identityA mark that actually represents you, designed by someone who does this for a living.
- Brand guidelinesColor, type and usage rules so everything stays consistent.
- Print materialsBusiness cards, letterhead and other collateral that matches your brand.
- Domain & hosting setupThe unsexy stuff that Jake handles so Maura doesn't have to.
A beautiful website nobody can find is only half the job. We make sure your site is technically sound, locally optimized, and set up so search engines understand what you offer and where you are.
We don't promise page one rankings or guaranteed traffic. Anyone who does is lying.
- On-page SEOHeadings, meta descriptions, page titles and structure: the fundamentals that tell search engines what your site is about.
- Local SEOGoogle Business setup, local citations and map presence, so people nearby can find you.
- Technical foundationFast load times, mobile optimization, clean URLs, sitemaps, and the other unsexy stuff search engines reward.
- Google Analytics setupWho's visiting, where they come from, and what they do. More on our analytics page.
- Monthly SEO supportKeyword tracking, content recommendations and regular check-ins.
- SEO auditWhat's working, what isn't, and what to fix first. More on audits.
A great website with the wrong words is a missed opportunity. Most small businesses and creative professionals know what they do; they just struggle to explain it to someone who doesn't already know them.
Jake and Maura have spent decades writing for clients, institutions, the public and themselves. We'll help you find the right words without making it sound like it was written by a committee or a chatbot.
- Website copywritingHome, about, services and bios: the words that make a stranger want to stick around.
- Copy editing & refinementSharper, better toned, and still sounding like you.
- Artist & professional biosShort, long, grant-application and social versions, without cringing.
- Blog & content strategyWhat to write and how often, without it feeling like homework.
- Social media presenceOne consistent voice across platforms, not three different interns.
- Email & newsletter copyWelcome sequences to regular updates people actually want to read.
Most people's online presence is scattered across platforms they don't own: an Instagram that can change its algorithm overnight, a LinkedIn that buries your posts, an account that disappears if the company does.
- Own your domainYour name, your address, your rules. Not a subdomain on someone else's platform.
- Get off the algorithmRSS, email lists and direct connections that don't depend on a feed you don't control.
- Connect to the wider webWebmentions, syndication and IndieWeb standards, without a gatekeeper.
- Built to lastA well-built site on your own domain doesn't vanish when a company pivots or gets acquired.
- You own your contentWhat you post on social media belongs to the platform. Your own site belongs to you.
- Start simple, grow over timeA good domain and a solid site is enough to start.
Artists, freelancers, small businesses and nonprofits who need a web presence that looks intentional, not thrown together on a free trial.
- The embarrassing siteYou have one, but you don't send people to it.
- No site at allYou've been meaning to build one for years and it keeps not happening.
- The template problemYou built something yourself and it looks like everyone else's.
- No brand consistencyYour logo, site, cards and profiles look like they're from different companies.
- The tech headacheYou have a designer but nobody to handle the domain, hosting and everything that makes it work.
- Starting freshNew business, project or direction, and you want the brand right from the start.
Every project starts with a conversation. Tell us what you're working on and what's not working, and we'll work out together what makes sense.