Our Services
One House. Many Doors.
Brand strategy and identity is the core of what we do, and most projects start there. Around it: websites for local businesses, custom digital systems, and publishing platforms for people who want to own their audience.
Not sure what you need? Start with a free conversation. Thirty minutes, no pitch, and you leave with a clear read on which of these fits.
Or go straight to the one you want.
The Hearth
Not sure which door?
Start here. Everyone is welcome at the hearth.
The free 30-minute call
Not sure what you need? We talk through where you are, what is in the way, and which door fits. No cost, no commitment.
Have one specific problem and a small budget? The session below is focused help for exactly that: one problem, 90 minutes, a written plan. Nothing else required.
Focused help for one brand problem
Brand Clarity Session
Bring one problem. Leave with a plan.
One defined brand or messaging problem, worked through live, with a concise written action plan you can use the same week. Good for a tagline that is not landing, a services page nobody reads, a name you are second-guessing, or a message that sounds like everyone else in town.
Brand Strategy & Identity
Your work is already good. Let your brand say so.
For small business owners whose public presence has not caught up with the quality of their work. We listen to how you talk about what you do, compare it with what your website and materials currently say, and close the gap: a clear position, a consistent voice, and the visual identity to carry it. Buy the piece you need now, or the whole path.
Ideal For
Established businesses, practitioners, and founders who are worth hiring and want their brand to prove it.
Choose your scope
Brand Foundation
From $1,500
Positioning, audience priorities, core messaging, and a voice guide you will actually use.
3 to 4 weeks
Brand Identity
From $3,000
Everything in Foundation, plus a logo and visual identity system with usage guidelines.
5 to 7 weeks
The ForgeBrand & Website
From $7,500
Everything in Identity, plus a full website written page by page from your new voice guide, with the content built alongside it.
8 to 12 weeks
Each tier is complete on its own, and the next one includes the last. Milestone payments available on Identity and The Forge.
See what this looks like when a 30-year craftsman finally sounds like himself.
Read the ColorTrends case studyWhat's Included
- Listening session and honest diagnostic
- Positioning and core messaging
- Voice guide with examples from your own business
- Logo and visual identity system (Identity tier and up)
- Website scoped and built in your voice (The Forge)
- Direct access to Brandon throughout
Websites for Local Businesses
Local Operator Lift™
Stabilize your revenue and systems.
Practical, results-driven support for local businesses ready to professionalize their digital presence. This is the solid ground beneath your feet: a clean, conversion-focused website and the systems to sustain momentum without the overwhelm.
Ideal For
Local businesses, service providers, and operators who need a professional digital presence that just works.
Best for a business that already has a brand and copy it trusts. You buy the site directly, 4 to 6 pages, without repeating strategy you have already done. If the brand itself is what is holding the site back, Door One first.
Timeline
2-4 weeks
Investment
$1,500 – $3,000
Ongoing Support
Optional: $300-500/month for ongoing support
What's Included
- Custom website (4-6 pages)
- Mobile-first responsive design
- Contact forms & lead capture
- Google Business optimization
- Basic SEO setup
- Launch support & training
Custom Software & Automation
Digital Infrastructure Systems™
Scale your operational backbone.
For businesses ready to build serious operational infrastructure. Custom platforms, integrations, automations, and the technical architecture that scales with your ambition. Including AI that actually fits your business: we will tell you when a feature should run on the device instead of the cloud, when it should not use AI at all, and what it will cost you every month either way. This is where strategy meets engineering.
Ideal For
Growing businesses, established operators, and teams who need custom systems that scale.
Timeline
4-12 weeks (scoped per project)
Investment
$5,000 – $15,000+
Ongoing Support
Technical partnership: $750-1,500/month
We ship this on our own products first. What's 4 Dinner? runs its AI concierge on the phone, so adding it changed the app's privacy disclosures by exactly zero answers.
Read the case studyWhat's Included
- Custom platform development
- AI features, on-device or cloud, scoped to real cost
- CRM & automation integration
- Payment & booking systems
- Database & CMS architecture
- API integrations
- Ongoing technical partnership
Publishing Platforms
Story Press™
Publish your world. Own your audience.
For independent storytellers, comic creators, and serial writers who want a real home for their work instead of renting space on someone else's platform. We build a custom reading platform with memberships, early access, and subscriber experiences built in. Your serial. Your brand. Your domain. Your audience. The same architecture we built for our own imprint, adapted to yours.
Ideal For
Webcomic artists, serial novelists, and independent creators ready to own their platform and audience instead of renting both from an algorithm.
Timeline
4-8 weeks (scoped per project)
Investment
$4,000 – $8,000
Ongoing Support
Publishing partnership: $250-500/month
We don't just build these. We run one every day. Lightforge Serials is our own publishing imprint, built on this exact platform.
Step inside LightforgeWhat's Included
- Custom serial reader (web & mobile)
- Series, issue & chapter structure
- Membership tiers with Patreon integration
- Early access & subscriber-only bonus vault
- Reader accounts & progress tracking
- Your domain, your branding, your audience
Whether you're serving customers or building a readership, the goal is the same: create something you own, something that grows with you, and something no algorithm or third party can take away.
Enhance Your Project
Complement any engagement with these focused add-ons.
Visual Identity on Its Own
Already have sound strategy and a voice you trust? Logo, palette, typography, and usage guidelines, without repeating foundation work you have done.
Starting at $1,500
Content Creation
Professional copywriting, photography coordination, and content development for your digital presence.
Starting at $1,000
Email Marketing Setup
Email platform configuration, template design, and automation workflow development.
Starting at $750
Trusted Partners
Brand Photography & Creative Visuals
Need professional photography for your project? We partner with talented visual artists who understand brand storytelling.
Explore photography servicesStart with the free call.
Thirty minutes to talk through what is working, what feels off, and what you want to change. You leave with a practical next step, whether or not that step is us.