Rank for the niche and local searches clients make — with a portfolio that proves it before the call.
Clients judge a designer by the designer's own site — and by whether it can be found. Ranking is the proof your craft claims.
“Shopify designer,” “law firm web design,” “website redesign [city]” — niche and platform terms carry buyers who've already chosen a lane.
Every designer means to fix their own site next month. The ones who actually rank treat their site as a client — or hire it out.
Hey, I'm Connor. A designer who ranks walks into every pitch pre-validated — the site did the selling before the call. I'm a SEMrush-certified SEO consultant with an MBA from SMU's Cox School of Business, based in Tampa and working with designers and studios nationwide. You work with me directly — no account managers, no contracts.
Full technical rebuild for an IT & cybersecurity MSP — consolidating 222 pages into a focused architecture built to rank for buyer-intent services.
View the Sixwatch case study →Full technical audit to find what's keeping high-value clients from finding your firm.
Target how clients actually search — firm type, project type, and location, like "residential architect [city]."
Fast, crawlable, mobile-clean pages — the plumbing that lets a portfolio actually rank.
Project pages, service pages, and guides written for how clients evaluate architects.
Citations and links from design, construction, and local publications that move rankings.
Case-study pages by industry and platform that rank for the exact clients you want more of.
I review your technical health, rankings, backlinks, and competitors to find the biggest opportunities — the platform supports the audit; the judgment is mine.
A clear roadmap: keyword targets, project pages to build, technical fixes, and link strategy — in the order that moves revenue first.
Month-to-month execution with plain-English reporting. You always know what was done, what moved, and what's next.
Work directly with me. No contracts — cancel any time. Every engagement starts with the free audit, and I'll recommend the right tier for your firm's authority.
Generic terms drown in competition; “[industry] website design” meets clients pre-sold on a specialist — at rates to match.
Each project, published with industry, platform, and results, ranks for the next client exactly like it.
Gig platforms compete on price and take the relationship. Owned rankings bring clients who chose your work, not your rate.
Yes — and it's self-proving: a designer who ranks demonstrates the exact competence clients are buying.
Niche + platform combinations, “website redesign” intent, and local design terms. Case studies are the content.
It's the same reason clients hire you — specialists ship. Your craft is design; ranking it is mine.
Niche terms often move in 2–4 months; each published case study compounds the set.
No. Everything is month-to-month, and every engagement starts with the free audit so you can see the opportunity before spending anything.
I do. You work with me directly — no account managers, no outsourcing. That's the entire model.
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