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Web development · Cincinnati and beyond

OURWORK

28 websites we’ve built and published as case studies, from riverboat cruise lines to multi-state site networks. Every one is live, and every number is measured.

OUR WORK
The Spirit of Cincinnati paddlewheeler and the Destiny yacht under the Roebling Suspension Bridge with the Queen City Riverboats and Destiny Yacht Charters logos

01 / 28Brand-And-Web

Queen City Riverboats + Destiny Yacht Charters

One company became two brands, two websites, and a print system, in thirty days. And we don't even sell branding.

The project

Queen City Riverboats runs a 220-guest paddlewheeler and a 100-guest private yacht, and one brand was selling both to everyone. We split it into Queen City Riverboats (the heritage brand, around the Spirit of Cincinnati) and Destiny Yacht Charters (the escape brand, weddings and corporate events first), designed both identities, built both Next.js websites on Sonor, and produced the print system from the same design tokens. Both sites went live thirty days after the split.

Brand IdentityLogo DesignWeb DesignNext.js Development

God's Workout Apparel website showcase

02 / 28E-Commerce

God's Workout Apparel

A Next.js storefront that paired premium brand storytelling with near-perfect technical execution.

The project

God's Workout Apparel needed a digital storefront that could introduce the brand, showcase faith-forward fitness products, and create a strong foundation for online sales. We designed and built a custom Next.js e-commerce experience that delivered elite Lighthouse scores, accessible UX, and a scalable structure for product growth.

E-commerce Website DesignNext.js DevelopmentBrand Experience DesignTechnical SEO Setup

4M Lawn Care's property book: 26 measured properties, each with acreage, vision-detected tree and bed coverage, slope class and a per-visit price, all marked ready to route.

03 / 28Application-Development

Bidding a Lawn From Space, and Invoicing the Day It's Cut

Satellite-measured estimates, an optimized daily route, and per-cut invoicing in one system

The project

4M Lawn Care ran a commercial route on manual invoicing and a drive to every property to produce an estimate. We replaced all of it with one system: paste an address and it measures the property from county parcel data and satellite imagery to produce a price, bundles estimates into a client proposal, converts an accepted proposal into a billing account, sequences the day into an optimized drive order, and invoices each cut the day it happens.

Custom Software DevelopmentAI & Computer VisionGIS & MappingProgressive Web App

The Celebrity Closet Guys client walkthrough: a 3D his-and-hers walk-in closet the customer can orbit, with live pricing, finish swatches and a sign-and-deposit button.

04 / 28Application-Development

The Closet Designer That Turned a Two-Hour Quote Into Ten Minutes

A 3D configurator, an AI design partner, and a signed contract in one sitting

The project

Celebrity Closet Guys designs and installs custom closets from Organized Living's catalog. Their design work lived inside Organized Living's own dealer software, where turning a customer conversation into a priced, presentable design took about two hours. We built the replacement: a browser-based 3D closet designer with an AI that builds entire rooms from a sentence, dealer-cost pricing the customer never sees, a shareable 3D walkthrough, e-signature, and a Square deposit. Design-to-customer time went from two hours to ten minutes.

Custom Software Development3D Web ApplicationAI IntegrationE-Signature & Payments

The Sonor dashboard: 49 managed client organizations and 55 active projects in one workspace, each client card showing live 30-day traffic per project (client names redacted), with the Signal AI inbox surfacing traffic spikes and a daily briefing alongside the Echo assistant.

05 / 28Application-Development

The Platform We Built Because We Kept Rebuilding the Same Backend

A multi-tenant business platform with an AI layer, powering every site we ship

The project

Every client project used to get its own backend: analytics, forms, SEO data, CRM, bookings, all rebuilt from scratch. A tenth of the functionality for three times the development time, on every single project. So we built the platform instead. Sonor is a multi-tenant business system with two NestJS APIs, an AI layer of 246 registered tools, a 45-export npm SDK that connects any Next.js site to it, and a React dashboard where agencies and businesses run analytics, SEO, CRM, forms, commerce, bookings, reputation, and more.

Platform EngineeringMulti-Tenant SaaSAI SystemsAPI Architecture

The Executive Portfolio Command Center overview: active projects, schedule tasks and 15 locations across the top, with a portfolio-wide report snapshot showing total budget, recorded costs, forecast at completion and forecast variance.

06 / 28Application-Development

From Spreadsheets to a Portfolio Command Center

Concept to real multi-tenant software for a construction and real-estate portfolio

The project

VSF Consulting Services manages construction and renovation projects across a portfolio of properties for its client organizations. That work lived in spreadsheets, then in a single-computer prototype that stored everything in one browser. We were brought in to take the concept the whole way: a secure multi-tenant application where properties, contractors, vendors, projects, schedules, quotes, and an itemized cost ledger all roll up into budget, forecast, and cash-needs reporting, with AI reading contractor quotes and invoices as they arrive.

Custom Software DevelopmentProduct DesignAI Document ProcessingMulti-Tenant Architecture

4M Lawn Care website showcase

07 / 28Web-Development

4M Lawn Care

A 4-week migration focused on speed, SEO readiness, and a stronger foundation for local lawn care growth.

The project

We took 4M Lawn Care off Wix and rebuilt their website as a modern Next.js application designed to support local service discovery and quote-driven conversions. The finished site launched with a near-perfect technical audit profile, giving the business full code ownership, dramatically better performance, and a scalable platform for future SEO and marketing.

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEOPerformance Optimization

Abbey Glen website showcase

08 / 28Web-Development

Abbey Glen

A modern apartment community website designed to turn property interest into tours, applications, and availability inquiries.

The project

We took Abbey Glen’s existing web presence and rebuilt it as a fast, polished Next.js application for an apartment community focused on leasing. In four weeks, we delivered a 19-page experience with elite Lighthouse performance, strong accessibility, and a clearer path for prospective residents to explore floor plans, check availability, and take action.

Website RedesignNext.js DevelopmentConversion-focused UXTechnical SEO Implementation

BD-AEC website showcase

09 / 28Web-Development

BD-AEC

We built BD-AEC a fast, scalable, conversion-ready website for the architecture, engineering, and construction market.

The project

BD-AEC needed a brand-new digital presence that could clearly introduce the organization, support service discovery, and give prospective clients a direct path to engage. We delivered a Next.js platform that now runs 277 pages, scores 100 for SEO and accessibility on a live Lighthouse audit, and gives the business a structured content foundation built for long-term growth.

Custom Website DesignNext.js DevelopmentSEO FoundationPerformance Optimization

Celebrity Closet Guys website showcase

10 / 28Web-Development

Celebrity Closet Guys

A Next.js site for a family-owned custom closet and garage shop in the Cincinnati Tri-State, built to load fast, show the work, and route every free-quote request by the room it's for.

The project

Celebrity Closet Guys needed a brand-new website that could present a premium, service-led experience for closet organization, wardrobe curation, and luxury consignment-related offerings. We delivered a fast, search-ready build in 4 weeks, pairing elevated presentation with technical execution that scored 99/100 on Lighthouse Performance and 100/100 on SEO.

Website StrategyUX/UI DesignNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEO

Chapel View website showcase

11 / 28Web-Development

Chapel View

A 4-week migration focused on speed, crawlability, accessibility, and a stronger booking-ready user experience.

The project

Chapel View came to us with an existing Wix site that offered little visible content, weak SEO foundations, and limited flexibility for growth. We redesigned and rebuilt the site in Next.js, delivering a fast, accessible, search-ready web presence that scores 100 on Accessibility and Best Practices on both mobile and desktop, and 99 on desktop Performance.

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEOUX Strategy

Cincy Mahjong Club website showcase

12 / 28Web-Development

Cincy Mahjong Club

A brand-new event-driven website built to establish credibility, support discovery, and create a clear path for community engagement.

The project

Cincy Mahjong Club needed a polished online presence that could introduce the organization, communicate its purpose, and make it easier for people to connect with the club. We designed and built a streamlined Next.js website focused on speed, accessibility, and search readiness, delivering a launch with exceptional Lighthouse scores across performance, SEO, and best practices.

Website StrategyUX/UI DesignNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEO

Civil Solutions website showcase

13 / 28Web-Development

Civil Solutions

We built Civil Solutions a polished digital home for the Legacy Clay Classic, designed to support registration, sponsors, event storytelling, and long-term visibility.

The project

Civil Solutions needed a brand-new website that could introduce the Legacy Clay Classic clearly, guide visitors toward registration and sponsorship opportunities, and present the event with credibility from day one. We delivered a 14-page Next.js website with measured 100/100 Lighthouse scores across Performance, SEO, Accessibility, and Best Practices.

Custom Website DesignNext.js DevelopmentEvent Website ArchitectureSEO Foundation

ENE Contractors website showcase

14 / 28Web-Development

ENE Contractors

We launched ENE Contractors with a high-performance Next.js website that earned 99/100 performance and perfect 100/100 scores for SEO, accessibility, and best practices.

The project

ENE Contractors needed a professional digital presence that could clearly communicate services, showcase project credibility, and make it easy for homeowners to request a quote. We designed and built a complete contractor website from scratch with service-focused architecture, strong conversion paths, and measurable technical quality from day one.

Custom Website DesignNext.js DevelopmentContractor Lead GenerationLocal SEO Structure

Gateway Flats website showcase

15 / 28Web-Development

Gateway Flats

A 22-page Next.js migration designed to turn apartment shoppers into tour requests and applications.

The project

Gateway Flats needed more than a visual refresh — they needed to break out of Wix’s platform limitations and launch a faster, more search-friendly leasing experience. We migrated the property website to a custom Next.js build, restructured the user journey around high-intent leasing actions, and delivered elite technical performance across speed, SEO, accessibility, and best practices.

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEOUX Strategy

Golden Mile NKY website showcase

16 / 28Web-Development

Golden Mile NKY

In 4 weeks, we delivered a 12-page website scoring 100/100 on Lighthouse SEO, Accessibility, and Best Practices, plus a stronger technical foundation for search visibility and lead generation.

The project

Golden Mile NKY came to us with an existing Wix website that limited performance, SEO control, and long-term flexibility. We migrated the site to a modern Next.js architecture, restructured the experience for future growth, and launched a faster, cleaner platform that now scores 99/100 on Performance and 100/100 across SEO, Accessibility, and Best Practices.

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEOPerformance Optimization

Gunning Homes website showcase

17 / 28Web-Development

Gunning Homes

A custom Next.js site for the sales team behind four new-construction communities in Madeira, Ohio and Newport, Kentucky, with 100/100 Lighthouse SEO, accessibility, and best practices.

The project

Gunning Homes needed more than a basic web presence. We migrated their existing Wix site to a custom Next.js build, giving them full code ownership, stronger technical SEO foundations, and a faster, more scalable platform tailored for a modern real estate brand.

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEOPerformance Optimization

Hometown Mortgage website showcase

18 / 28Web-Development

Hometown Mortgage

In 6 weeks, we migrated 33 pages to a modern architecture and launched with elite Lighthouse scores across performance, SEO, accessibility, and best practices.

The project

Hometown Mortgage needed more than a visual refresh—they needed ownership, speed, and a foundation that could actually support growth. We replaced their legacy Wix setup with a custom Next.js build that delivered measurable technical gains, stronger SEO readiness, and a far more credible digital experience for an independent Northern Kentucky mortgage brokerage.

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEOPerformance Optimization

The kinetic-cincinnati.com hero: an editorial serif headline beside a hand-coded wall of chamfered color-block posters reading INERTIA IS THE ENEMY and ENERGY FOLLOWS CLARITY, with a Cincinnati data strip beneath.

19 / 28Web-Development

Kinetic Rebalance

Eleven city microsites for a BD firm and a branding agency, designed in the branding agency's own language. Four days, brief to live.

The project

BD-AEC and BLDG Brands launched a joint offer for architecture and engineering firm owners in eleven cities. We designed the sites in BLDG's own editorial language (chamfered color-block posters, cream and ink, a continuous energy line running the whole scroll), ran a demand study before writing a single title, caught our own first targeting pass aiming at the wrong searcher, and shipped eleven sites from one template in four days. Lighthouse: 96 accessibility, 100 best practices, 100 SEO, and 99 mobile performance under real throttling.

Web DesignNext.js DevelopmentSEO StrategyAEO & AI Visibility

MDG website showcase

20 / 28Web-Development

MDG

In 8 weeks, we rebuilt an 8-page Wix site as a 26-page Next.js site, and gave 17 of MDG's properties a page of their own for the first time. It launched at 96 for performance on Lighthouse desktop, and 100 for best practices, SEO, and accessibility.

The project

MDG came to us with an existing Wix website that limited speed, SEO control, and long-term flexibility. We rebuilt the site in Next.js, restructured the content architecture, and delivered a significantly stronger technical foundation designed for faster load times, better discoverability, and easier growth.

Wix To Next.js MigrationCustom Website DevelopmentTechnical SEO ImplementationPerformance Optimization

Moore Canine Co website showcase

21 / 28Web-Development

Moore Canine Co

A 4-week rebuild that gave a veteran-owned dog trainer a page for every program, and 100/100 Lighthouse scores for SEO, accessibility, and best practices.

The project

Moore Canine Co needed a faster, more flexible digital presence for its canine training programs, private lessons, group classes, contact flows, and community-driven offerings. We migrated the site from Squarespace to a modern Next.js application, replacing template limitations with a high-performance architecture built for clarity, speed, and future growth.

Squarespace To Next.js MigrationPerformance EngineeringResponsive Web DesignTechnical SEO Foundation

Northbend Compliance website showcase

22 / 28Web-Development

Northbend Compliance

We built Northbend Compliance a fast, accessible, search-ready digital presence in 4 weeks.

The project

Northbend Compliance needed a brand-new website that could clearly communicate specialized compliance services and give prospects a direct path to take action. We designed and built a 5-page Next.js experience scoring 99/100 for Performance and 100/100 for SEO, Accessibility, and Best Practices.

Website StrategyNext.js DevelopmentResponsive Web DesignTechnical SEO

Reinhart Heating + Cooling website showcase

23 / 28Web-Development

Reinhart Heating + Cooling

We launched a fast, accessible, search-ready Next.js website for Reinhart Heating + Cooling in 8 weeks.

The project

Reinhart Heating + Cooling needed a brand-new digital presence that could clearly present heating, cooling, indoor air quality, construction, and contact pathways for local service customers. We designed and built a 59-page HVAC website with a conversion-focused structure, service-led content architecture, and 100/100 Lighthouse scores for SEO, Accessibility, and Best Practices, with zero layout shift and total blocking time under 10 ms.

Custom Website DesignNext.js DevelopmentLocal SEO ArchitectureService Page Strategy

Spade Kreations website showcase

24 / 28Web-Development

Spade Kreations

A 12-week migration that delivered 100 Lighthouse scores on SEO, accessibility and best practices, and a scalable foundation for future automotive brand growth.

The project

Spade Kreations came to us with an existing Wix site that offered little content, weak SEO foundations, and the technical constraints of a proprietary platform. We rebuilt the experience as a modern Next.js application, giving the brand code ownership, dramatically stronger technical performance, and a 610-page architecture ready for content, search visibility, and conversion growth.

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEO ImplementationPerformance Optimization

SS Oshkosh Apartments website showcase

25 / 28Web-Development

SS Oshkosh Apartments

We built a new Next.js property website that brought the leasing experience, lead capture, and property content into a single maintainable platform.

The project

SS Oshkosh Apartments needed one website instead of two. Captain's Cove and Coachlight Village lease from the same office at 811 Greenwood Court, so we brought both communities onto a single site where renters can compare them side by side, wired inquiries into the CRM, and pointed the two retired domains at their new property sections.

Property Website DesignNext.js DevelopmentLead Capture IntegrationSEO Foundation

The Heinrich Firm website showcase

26 / 28Web-Development

The Heinrich Firm

A 12-week legal website migration focused on speed, credibility, and scalable content architecture.

The project

We took The Heinrich Firm’s aging Duda site-builder website and rebuilt it as a modern Next.js application designed for performance, accessibility, and long-term growth. The result was a 184-page legal website that launched with a 100/100 Lighthouse Performance score, 100/100 SEO score, and a cleaner foundation for conversion-focused content.

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentInformation ArchitecturePerformance Optimization

True Power Systems website showcase

27 / 28Web-Development

True Power Systems

Their entire website was one page that said "Launching Soon." We built the 54 pages that replaced it.

The project

True Power Systems had a single GoDaddy page that said "Launching Soon." We built their real website as a modern Next.js application in six weeks. The result was a dramatically stronger technical foundation, highlighted by a 100/100 Lighthouse Performance score and perfect 100/100 scores for SEO, Accessibility, and Best Practices.

Next.js Site BuildPerformance OptimizationTechnical SEO ImplementationAccessibility Remediation

Watson Heating + Cooling website showcase

28 / 28Web-Development

Watson Heating + Cooling

A one-page Squarespace site rebuilt into 39 pages: twelve services, ten service areas, and the guides and warranty pages that never existed before.

The project

Watson Heating + Cooling came to us with a one-page Squarespace site. Eight services, a nine-slide review carousel, the service plan, the gallery, and the contact form all shared a single URL, so there was no page for furnace repair, or for Fort Thomas, to rank or convert on. We rebuilt it in Next.js as 39 pages, with a dedicated page for every service and every service area.

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEOPerformance Optimization

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