Story-First Website Design
Your website should make the right person feel that you're exactly who they've been looking for.
That's the kind I build.
Story & Messaging Foundation
STRATEGY ONLY
Your narrative, positioning, and core message
Page-by-page copy direction, ready to hand to any designer
Story-First Sales Page
ONE-PAGE BUILD
Everything in the Foundation, plus
A single, cohesive story-first page — written and built
An SEO strategy so it ranks in search
An AIO strategy so it surfaces in AI answers
Recent Web Design Projects
Complete Story-First Website
FULL MULTI-PAGE SITE
Every page written and built — home, about, services, work, contact
Your narrative carried through the whole journey
SEO and AIO applied across the entire site
Built to grow — room for a blog, newsletter, or case studies
2026
Joyce Maynard
New York Times–bestselling author
When Joyce wanted to bring her life's work closer to her readers, we built her a website that made her writing retreats and her full body of work easy to find.
Her writing retreats became simple to discover, learn about, and join. And her robust bibliography, a lifetime of books, was organized into something readers could actually explore — all built story-first and optimized for SEO & AIO, so the right readers find her whether they search on Google or ask an AI.
2025
Pontis Health
Medical practice, Bay Area
Dr. Claritza Rios had built a practice around compassionate, expert care, and she wanted it to grow beyond any one physician. We helped her create Pontis.Health, a website that puts the practice first, with Dr. Rios as its lead physician.
We built a website that’s calm, clear, and deeply human, speaking to two audiences at once: patients and families looking for care, and clinicians looking for a trusted partner. Thoughtful FAQs answer the questions people are really asking, location pages help families find care close to home, and a Spanish-language welcome makes sure more people feel invited in. Every page is optimized for SEO & AIO, so the people who need Pontus Health can find it.
Laurel Hill Nursery School
Early childhood education
With almost eighty years of history, Laurel Hill Nursery School had a story worth telling — a legacy of caring for young children that generations of families had trusted. We brought that story to life online.
We built a website that's warm, clear, and genuinely inspiring: one that captures the school's character, honors its long history, and helps prospective families feel, right away, what makes it special. We integrated a blog, too — giving the school an ongoing voice and families a reason to keep coming back.
The impact was real. A school working to rebuild enrollment after the pandemic is now full — with a waitlist.
How I Work
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We deliver end-to-end services that minimize fragmentation.
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We engage stakeholders as partners, not spectators.
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Every proposal is anchored in empirical evidence.
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