Akron, Ohio
Modern sites for Summit County businesses. No WordPress plugin treadmill. No monthly add-on fees. Direct developer access.
Most Akron web design shops build on WordPress with a stack of plugins layered on top — one for forms, one for SEO, one for security, one for a booking calendar, one for image optimization. Each plugin is another monthly fee, another security patch you forget about, and another thing that breaks when something else updates.
I build differently. Every Akron site I deliver is hand-coded on a modern stack. The features that other shops sell as paid add-ons are built in. No plugin treadmill. No surprise bills. The site loads in under a second — which matters for Akron customers on a phone, in a hurry, deciding whether to scroll past your site or call you.
I work with businesses across Summit County — from downtown Akron up through Cuyahoga Falls and Stow, out to Hudson and Kent, and back through Copley. Same direct access. Same custom foundation. When you need a change, you text me. I built it.
Your Akron business gets a website, the software behind it, and the marketing that fills its calendar — all from the same person.
Hand-coded sites that load fast and rank on Google. Built around your Akron business, not a template.
See website plans →Mini-CRMs, dashboards, and bookkeeping automation built around how your business actually works.
See what I build →Email, SEO, and Google Business Profile — handled monthly by the same developer who built your site.
See marketing services →Real Numbers From a Recent Northeast Ohio Client
99.6%
Email deliverability rate
20.7%
Click-to-open rate — about 3× the industry average
+8,000
New subscribers in 2 months
Numbers from a Northeast Ohio client's email program after I took over from their previous agency. The same engine that powers their campaigns powers every client I send for.
Straight answers, before you have to ask on a call.
WordPress isn't wrong — it's just expensive in ways the quote doesn't show. Every feature is a plugin. Every plugin is a monthly fee. Every update is a chance for something to break. For an Akron small business that wants a site that just keeps working without surprise bills, custom-coded eliminates the treadmill.
Yes — every Summit County business. Copley, Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Tallmadge, Hudson, Kent, Munroe Falls, Twinsburg. Same direct access, same custom-coded foundation, same pricing structure regardless of where in the county you're based.
Service businesses are some of the best fits for what I build. The site needs to load fast on a phone (because that's where the customer is calling from), capture leads with simple forms, and rank for the specific "service + city" searches your customers actually use. Custom-coded delivers all three without the WordPress plugin tax.
Marketing-led agencies are built around running campaigns and producing creative. I'm a developer first — the website itself is the product, with marketing services as a layer on top. If you primarily need a website that performs (loads fast, ranks, converts), my approach typically delivers more value per dollar than the agency model.
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Free consultation. Tell me about your business, your goals, and your frustrations. I'll tell you honestly whether I can help.