Hey, I'm Charlie...
I’m a designer & web strategist, and since 2007 I’ve been helping experts like you build, scale, and automate their brands.
I do it with clear messaging, simple design, and smart systems. In a nutshell, the goal is to help you have a business that earns you more money but requires a whole lot less of your time to run.
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A quick look at how I can help...
I’ll get you more leads, customers, and revenue without you working a million more hours to get it. How? Depends on your current state of things, but it usually falls in these 3 buckets:
Your unique
OOMPH!
Yup…”oomph”! You’ve got something your competitors don’t. (I promise you do.) Leading with that uniqueness is what attracts your ideal customers. The ones who resonate with you and make business oh so easy. Once you dial this in across your social media profiles, website, and content strategy…your business will blast off.
Systems that give you time freedom
Until you start automating your business, it gets harder and harder to increase revenue without losing more daylight. That’s just a fact. Automated systems will set you free. They do the work so you don’t have to. Which means you can serve more people, scale things up, and get a whole lot of your time back.
Get more revenue from your traffic
Based on the hundreds of site audits I’ve done, I can safely say this: Your site could probably be converting better than it is right now. That means even if your current traffic stays exactly the same, you’ll get more leads, more customers, and more revenue. Better yet…my quick site booster only takes about a week.
Humble beginnings...
(I just wanted to go fishing)
I started this business way back in 2007 (yes, I’m one of internet’s true dinosaurs). The “Corporate Dream Job” I’d had for the previous 8 years turned out to be not so dreamy after all. And something needed to change…
The straw that broke the camel’s back was my last job review.
I’d doubled my quota for the year and made the company millions of dollars in extra revenue. When I asked my supervisor if there was any possibility for a raise he said no. People in my position weren’t eligible.
I asked, “How about some extra vacation?”
He said no. People in my position weren’t eligible.
“Maybe just one day?” I asked.
“Nope,” he shrugged. “Company policy.”
(My boss felt so bad about this he gifted me a $20 gift card out of his own pocket.)
I knew with a job like that I’d never be rewarded for my productivity. My ideas. My creativity. My life would max out until someone somewhere decided to promote me. Then…rinse and repeat.
So I took matters into my own hands…
I started this little business on the side working nights and weekends.
Long story short…it worked. That year I doubled my income and never really looked back.
By the way, I’m not here to talk you out of your 9-to-5 job. Being employed is a blessing and I loved my job and colleagues.
But I just couldn’t agree to feeling trapped. And those 2 short weeks of yearly vacation didn’t sit all that well with me either.
Now I spend my days trying to help people like you with the next steps of your journey, whatever those may be.
Some of my clients just want some extra side cash. Some want that “McMansion money”. Some want to quit their jobs or retire their spouse. And some want the stars and then some.
I’ve worked with hundreds and hundreds (I stopped counting a while back) of different people and businesses:
- Mom-and-pop shops
- Busy single parents
- Internet startups
- Fortune 500s
- Artists
- Authors
- Musicians
- Solopreneurs
- Veterinarians
- Online coaches
- …and pretty much everyone in between.
How’s it possible to help people across so many industries? Well, luckily, the principles of business don’t change all that much.
What really matters is doing the right thing at the right time for where you (and your customers) currently are. And it’s essential that you build a business that meshes with the lifestyle you want live. Because trust me, if you don’t run your business intentionally…it will find a way to run you.
If you need some help…
I want to help you grab a bit of time freedom so you can go fishing. Ride a bike. Take long lunches any time you want. Take 3 months off at the end of every year. Vacation where you want to, when you want to.
I want to help you design a life you love like crazy and never have to ask permission for.
When you’re ready…I’m here for you.