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Websites Built to Actually Convert

19 years of design and marketing expertise — SEO-ready sites you own outright, no lock-in.

Web Design & Development
19 years of design and marketing expertise, built into a website that's SEO-ready, fast, and 100% yours the moment it launches. No templates you don't understand, no lock-in, no monthly "platform fee" games.
Recent Work
A few builds from the last year — real client sites, live and indexed.
Wicked Garden Media mockup
Wicked Garden Media
Redesign
The Challenge
A Charlotte creative studio offering photography, video, and audio services needed one site that made all three feel like a single, cohesive brand instead of three disconnected businesses.
What We Built
A dark, moody portfolio site with a clean three-way service split on the homepage and individual work galleries for photography, video, and audio.
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The Settlement mockup
The Settlement
Redesign
The Challenge
An Appalachian funk-fusion band was dropping a new album, "Days Go By," and needed a real home base — not just a Linktree — to launch it from.
What We Built
Site needed a refresh on the design.
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The Keith Allen Circus mockup
The Keith Allen Circus
Coming Soon - Full Build
The Challenge
This Greensboro band needed something live immediately while their full site was still in progress.
What We Built
A bold, on-brand "coming soon" page matching their checkerboard circus-rock aesthetic, with live tour dates and email capture — followed by a full site build once they were ready to launch.
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HamJammers mockup
HamJammers
Coming Soon - Full Build
The Challenge
A grassroots jam-band community brand needed to start capturing an audience before the full platform was ready to launch — one that would eventually feature a forum and an events calendar anyone could submit to.
What We Built
A full community site: the mission story, founder bios, a community show calendar, a community forum, a Spotify ambassador playlist, and a photo gallery — built out from the bedroom door painting that started it all.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy & Research Association mockup
Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy & Research Association
Full Build
The Challenge
A nonprofit dedicated to Laura Ingalls Wilder's legacy needed a site that could handle event ticketing, membership, and merchandise sales alongside their core research and legacy programs.
What We Built
A full site with integrated ticketing and shop functionality, a dedicated conference landing page for their annual LauraPalooza event, and clear navigation across their story, awards, and blog content.
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David Jacobs Business Broker mockup
David Jacobs Business Broker
Full Build
The Challenge
A business broker serving lower middle market owners needed a site that established trust and credibility from the first scroll.
What We Built
A clean, professional site anchored by a clear value-proposition headline, with dedicated sections for services and past sales to build confidence with prospective sellers.
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Why Work With Me
19 years of marketing and design experience, backed by real client results — not just a portfolio.
 
HubSpot Certified
Marketing Hub Software
 
Top 1% Talent
Upwork, 5.0 average rating
 
M.A., PR & Advertising
University of Denver
 
19 Years Experience
Marketing, design & communications
★★★★★
“Did in a couple hours what I've been putting off for a couple years. Love the new look.”
— Jason Robey
★★★★★
“Jolene expertly filled the role of digital production coordinator for two years… her skills don't stop there — video, brochures, websites, banner ads, and the list goes on.”
— Christie Bramlett, Senior Marketing Manager
★★★★★
“She did an amazing job!”
— Abby Smiles, The Keith Allen Circus
★★★★★
“Fuck yeah.”
— Jonathan Bowen, The Keith Allen Circus
Services
Building your digital home on a foundation of 19 years of expertise — optimized for search and owned entirely by you.
Simple Website Setup
From $450
✓ Band site or landing page (up to 4 sections) + Basic SEO. Perfect for artists and small businesses who need a clean, fast home base.
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B2B Corporate Web Build
$2,500 – $5,000
✓ Full strategic build. SEO-ready, 100% ownership handoff. For businesses that need a real site, not a template.
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SEO Optimization & Audit
From $800
✓ Technical audit, keyword implementation, and growth roadmap — for sites that exist but aren't getting found.
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How I Approach It
Not a template shop. A partner who sticks around after launch.
Jolene at Mountain Music Festival
It Starts With a Vibe Check
Every build starts the same way it does on a photo shoot — I want to understand who you are before I touch a single pixel. A quick 15-minute call tells us both whether the energy's right, and gives me what I need to map out a site that actually sounds like you, not a template you're renting.
Built to Last, Not Just Launch
19 years of watching brands get burned by platforms they don't own taught me one thing: you should never be locked out of your own website. Every build is SEO-ready from day one and handed off with full ownership — logins, content, the works. No retainer required to keep the lights on.
Jolene working on a laptop covered in music stickers