Situation Bear
Design

Designforsmallbusinesses specifically

Oregon
focused

Really Good Websites

For smallyet mighty

Like you, I run a small business. I know you don’t have countless hours or extra budget to spend getting an elegant, findable website. So I take a professional design process and pare it down to its essentials, to make something straight to the point that matches the ‘vibe’ of what you offer.

Small businesses drive our economy, and they deserve to look professional, tailored, and easy to find by the right people.

DesignerMade

I’m a professional designer who has worked with some of the biggest companies around: Salesforce, Nike, Google and Apple, and some of the most robust start-ups, for over 18 years.

Now I bring that experience to small businesses like yours, helping you make smart decisions, avoid costly missteps, and get a professional website without the agency price tag.

You’ll work directly with me, from our first conversation through launch. I’ll help you figure out what your business needs, then put my experience to work building a website that makes a strong first impression and helps your business grow. More about my work

Designer sketching website wireframes in a spiral sketchbook

Samples

A few examples of small but mighty sites I’ve built.

portlandbookkeepers.com
Homepage for Portland Bookkeepers, a bookkeeping, accounting and payroll firm
Portland BookkeepersBookkeeping, Portland
wrenstreetbooks.com
Homepage design for Wren Street Books, an independent bookshop, showing this week’s top sellers
Wren Street BooksBookshop, Portland
bartello.com
Homepage design for Bar Tello, a cocktail bar in Astoria, with its drinks menu
Bar TelloBar and restaurant, Astoria
goodmoodinteriors.com
Homepage design for Good Mood Interiors, an interior design studio
Good Mood InteriorsInterior design, Portland

Why youneed agoodwebsite

  1. 01

    Express yourself

    Show what makes your business yours, in your words and your look.

  2. 02

    Be findable

    Show up when people nearby search for what you do.

  3. 03

    Give context

    Services, hours, and answers, before anyone has to call.

  4. 04

    Get clients

    Turn visits into calls, bookings, and walk-ins.

We startwith audience

Small business owner relaxing on a couch with her laptop, smiling at the camera

Designing a generic site with a template doesn’t help you speak to your dream audience.

Part of the design process is working with you to nail down who your dream audience is for your specific business goals.

Want more clients? Donors? Don’t want clients but want to look good against competitors? All of these choices matter for the design of your site.

I build a site that reflects your business vision and talks to your customers.

Offer

New sites usually cost $3k–$15k or take countless hours to make yourself.

I’m running a small business offer of $500 for a designed and built site.

We’ll start with a conversation about your business, what you need, and what you want your website to accomplish. I’ll recommend the simplest approach that makes sense for you. No jargon. No pressure.

Designstrategy

Your customers see a lot of screens. They value clarity, quick answers, and design that works over visual noise.

They trust businesses that feel orderly, intentional, and consistent, and they read design as part of the message, not decoration.

The visual language has to be precise, direct, and carefully structured.

Two workers in hard hats pointing up at a wall striped with shadows

BrandPersonality

Every site I make starts with a short brief that settles the creative direction before anything gets designed.

It works as a decision framework, so concept, look, and strategy line up from day one instead of drifting during the project.

The goal is to turn your ideas into a clear structure, then into a visual system that stays consistent as your business grows.

I set the rules of construction first. Final styles come after.

  • Precise in communication
  • Restrained in expression
  • Elegant in synthesis
  • Intentional in every decision

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Built tolaunch

The design you approved, built on the right tools and live on every screen.

No hand-off to a stranger. I design your site, write for it, build it and launch it myself.

  • The right tech

    Hosting and platform chosen for your project, whether you update often, run a store, or just need a site that stays put.

  • SEO built in

    Page titles, descriptions, clean structure, and fast load times, set up so local customers can find you.

  • Content, handled

    I write or polish your page copy and prepare your photos, so your site never waits on a blank page.

  • Laptop and phone

    Tested on both, connected to your domain, and launched. It looks right wherever people find you.

How itworks

A clear path from our first conversation to launch. I keep you in the loop at every step.

  1. Talk it through

    A relaxed conversation about your business, what you need, and what your site should accomplish.

  2. Brief

    A one-page brief, so we agree on the look and the message before I start designing.

  3. Design

    You review real pages with your content, not mood boards.

  4. Build

    I build it, connect your domain, and make sure it works on every phone.

  5. Launch

    Your site goes live, and I walk you through it so you can update it yourself.

Let's talk aboutyour business

Leave your name and the best way to reach you. I’ll get in touch to set up a quick chat. No jargon. No pressure.