Let yourself be found.














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A Personal Website Is Your Digital Billboard.



Whether you're a professional looking for a promotion at work or a creative freelancer looking for the next client, the first thing employers do will search your name. Help them find the best you have to offer.

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Don't rely on social media.



More control of your name and brand. Social media accounts let anyone associate words with your good name. But you control your own website.

Social media platforms have a limited reach. The only way to beat the algorithm is buying ads, but growing your following only teathers you to the platform -- forcing you to buy more ads. Social media should be supporting your website; you shouldn't be supporting social media. When you control your own site, every dollar you invest in promotion comes to you, not another platform. Invest in yourself, not in paying for followers.

Google searches are more important anyway. Make your own page the top result. When someone searches your name, control what they see by having your website a the top of the results. An accessible website allows anyone with a computer or phone to easily read about you.








Tell your story.

The content of your website is the most important decision you have to make. We can help. Everyone has a unique story to tell, and a personal website can help tell it.

We begin every website by working to understand the narrative you want to tell, and building a content strategy to achieve it. Whatever your goal, whether you want a promotion, to sell a book, grow an audience, or land a client, we can design the right message, and build the right website.




We can build it.

Whatever your needs, we can create the best site for you. We have a diverse set of skills and can build projects on whatever platform is best for your project. We'll write the copy, choose the photos, and then build the site however you want.




PROS Easy to learn, easy to maintain

CONS Limited flexibility, less customization, limited design capabilities

PROS Enormously flexible, fast and responsive, creates unique and beautiful sites

CONS Complex designer, higher yearly cost

PROS No coding required, more robust than SquareSpace,

CONS Slow, more complex, incompatible with BDS

PROS Widely used, best for large content sites

CONS Expensive to develop, easily and frequently hacked, expensive development



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Case Studies



Everyone needs a site. Let's build yours today.



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A philanthropist spotlights his charitable giving

A prominent businessman wanted to raise the profile of his charitable causes to aid his fundraising efforts. We built his website as part of a larger digital strategy to benefit his foundations, growing his online presence to augment a larger public relations campaign.

We worked alongside the client's agency of record to build the site using the SquareSpace platform.



A journalist-turned-comms expert highlights her successes

A journalist needs to showcase bylines, a communications strategist needs to showcase earned media, and storyteller needs showcase their thoughts. This site does all three.

Built on Webflow and using the built-in, no-code animations to augment the site, Zapier integrations connect Instagram to dynamically updated content.



A doctor expanding his career options

After completing his residency, an ambitious doctor wanted to create a central repository for his research providing potential employers easy access to his accomplishments.

Built on the Webflow platform, the site is designed to easily be updated by the client using a customized CMS.



An educator building her consulting business

Growing a consulting business from the ground up isn't easy, and this education expert needed a place for institutional and private clients to learn about her services.

Another site built on the Webflow platform, the site takes advantage of the customizable CMS to build a resource page and product offerings, as well as adding animations to make the pages more dynamic.








Let's talk

We'd love to talk through your needs, whether or not you decide to work with us on a website project or not. Pick a time from our calendar, and we can chat by Zoom or phone.

Or drop us a line at:

The address is Info at Design Is The Message .com

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