Create, Optimize, Rank
Custom websites for local businesses that want to be found.
Hey, I am James, and I build custom sites for restaurants, trades, shops, online stores, resumes, and pretty much anything you can think of. One person, start to finish. No corporate waiting to approve. It is simple and straightforward. My SEO (search engine optimization) work helps people find you when they search for your business or related searches.
- Custom-built by me, not a template
- SEO that helps people find you
- Built for search, maps, and AI answers
- You work with the builder directly
Built for
Restaurants, trades, shops, and stores that live on search and referrals.
That includes restaurants, bars, wineries, cafes, online stores, plumbers, contractors, electricians, HVAC companies, landscapers, auto shops, salons, gyms, clinics, and similar local businesses. A custom site can carry the brand and the keywords without looking like everyone else.
Build
Custom websites
Fully custom-built sites for local businesses. Unique to your brand, built to be found.
Grow
SEO for local businesses
SEO work that helps people find you: keyword research, citations, backlinks, technical checks, and content.
Be cited
AI visibility
Make your business easy for ChatGPT, AI Overviews, and answer engines to recommend with accurate facts.
Selected work
Sites already live.
Vinyl lounge and wine bar
Analogue Room
A custom site for a vinyl lounge and wine bar. Within the first month of SEO work, dozens of customers were already finding Analogue Room through its online presence.
Winery, events, and custom crush
Standing Sun Wines
A custom winery site covering custom crush, live music, private events, and a sister vinyl lounge, with SEO-friendly paths for each offer.
Why custom
Fast, unique, and built for your business.
A custom site will impress customers and partners while outperforming competitor websites on search engines.
Template sites often look like the company next door and load slowly. I build every site around your services, your catalog, and the searches your customers actually type.
Quick answers
Common questions
- What kinds of businesses do you build websites for?
- I build for businesses of many kinds: restaurants, bars, wineries, cafes, online stores, plumbers, contractors, electricians, HVAC companies, landscapers, auto shops, salons, gyms, clinics, or even fully online stores. If customers find you by search, maps, or referral, I can build a custom site around how you actually get booked or make a sale.
- How long does a custom website take?
- Typical build time by tier: Personal / Small 1 to 2 days, Foundation 2 to 3 days, Growth 5 to 8 days, and Scale 10 to 15 days. Timing depends on content, photos, and how fast I receive them. Content and photos come first, then design, build, SEO setup, and launch. Because I am one person, I take on a limited number of builds at a time so yours keeps moving.
- Do you only work with businesses in one city?
- No. I work remotely with any business that wants a custom, searchable site. Local SEO tactics still apply wherever your customers search, from neighborhood maps queries to service-area searches.
- What do you mean by AI visibility?
- People now ask ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and similar tools for recommendations. AI visibility means structuring your site, schema, and content so those systems can cite your business clearly, with accurate services, location context, and proof. It is offered with monthly SEO, not as a default after launch.
Tell me about the business.
Name, email, business, and what you need. The note comes straight to my inbox, and you get a confirmation.