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Every build is custom — designed for conversion, coded from scratch, and optimized for the way local customers actually find and trust businesses online.
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Vermont Construction — Audit & Rebuild.
Independent audit of a $2M+ regional contractor, plus a full Next.js rebuild of their public site.
20.9s → 1.2sMobile load
12.1MB → 339KBPage weight
+1700%Speed gain
Free · No commitment
Get your auditGet your audit.
I'll tear into your current site the same way I did Vermont Construction — performance, SEO, conversion, the whole thing. You get a written breakdown plus a clear rebuild path.
Performance
Speed isn’t optional.
More than half of your customers find you on a phone. The average local business site takes 8–12 seconds to load and ships 14MB of bloat — visitors leave before they see what you offer. Bravado HQ sites paint in under a second and score 90+ on Lighthouse's Performance category — the one that measures real Core Web Vitals, not the SEO checklist. That's not a goal. That's the standard.
95
Mobile Lighthouse Performance
Google's ‘Good' threshold is 90+ on the Performance category — the one that actually measures Core Web Vitals. This site hits 95 on a simulated 4G phone.
0.9s
First Contentful Paint
How fast something useful shows up on screen. Google's ‘Good’ target is under 1.8s — we cut that in half.
339KB
Page Weight
97% lighter than the average local business website, which ships 14MB of bloat.
Run a Lighthouse Performance test on this site. Then run it on your current site. We'll talk.
Services
Everything included.
Every project gets the full build. Custom design, clean code, analytics, and SEO foundation — all engineered to capture leads from day one.
01
Custom Web Design
Every layout designed from scratch to match your business and the way your customers actually buy. No templates, no recycled themes.
02
SEO Foundation
Clean semantic markup, proper meta tags, structured data, and local-search optimization built in from day one. Your site ships ready to rank.
03
Mobile-First Build
Built for phones first, scaled up to desktop. Touch-friendly targets, readable type, and fast scrolling on every device your customers use.
04
Conversion Tracking
Google Analytics installed, configured, and actually useful. You'll see where traffic comes from, what converts, and where to double down.
05
Fast Hosting Setup
Deployed on modern edge-network hosting. Custom domain connected, SSL installed, everything live within a day of approval.
06
Ongoing Maintenance
Monthly plan keeps your site current — content updates, new photos, new offers, uptime monitoring. No tickets, no waiting. Text me.
Local SEO
Getting found is just as important as looking good.
A great website with no search presence is a billboard in the desert. I run local SEO for service businesses — the kind of work that gets you ranking on Google Maps, showing up for the searches your customers actually type, and generating leads that don't cost per click.
01
Full SEO Audit
A complete diagnostic of your current website, Google Business Profile, and local search presence. You'll know exactly what's broken, what's missing, and what fixing it looks like.
02
Google Business Profile Optimization
Your free listing that drives the map results — most businesses fill out 40% of it and call it done. We do the whole thing, the right way, with review generation and weekly updates.
03
On-Page + Technical SEO
Rewrites of your key pages to target the searches your customers actually use. Clean technical foundation so Google can read and rank what you built.
04
Monthly Content + Reporting
Ongoing content, citation building, and monthly reports showing exactly what's moving — rankings, traffic, leads. No mystery retainer, no vague updates.
How It Works
Four steps, site live.
For Web Design, Local SEO, or Both
01
Quick Call
30 minutes. Tell me about your business, your customers, and what a good lead looks like — whether you need a new site, better search rankings, or both.
02
I Get to Work
Web design: custom design, custom copy, custom code. SEO: full audit, Google Business Profile, technical fixes, citations. First deliverable in your hands inside a week.
03
You Review
Walk the work with me. Call out changes — site copy, page layout, keyword targets, content priorities. Unlimited revisions until you're ready to ship.
04
We Go Live
Site launches the same day as sign-off. SEO work goes live with a monthly progress report on rankings, traffic, and leads. No mystery work.
Team
Why me?
I'm Niko. Born and raised in Vermont, now based in Raleigh, NC. No bloated agency. No junior account managers. Hire Bravado HQ — you get me.
I spent a year inside Alex Hormozi's Acquisition.com learning how the top 1% of businesses scale lead flow. I took that playbook and built it for trade businesses — contractors, roofers, landscapers, the local service pros who live and die by whether the phone rings. Most of my clients are in Vermont and the Raleigh / Triangle area. I write the code, I run the SEO, and I answer the phone.
You hire me, you get me. Every call, every fix, every report.
Pricing
Straight pricing.
Three ways to grow. A custom website, monthly SEO, or both together. No contracts beyond what's necessary, no hourly billing, no mystery retainers.
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Monthly
$100
refundable deposit · then $150–$300/mo hosting
- $100 refundable deposit to start
- Don't love it? Full refund. No questions.
- Custom website, built from scratch
- Mobile + desktop responsive
- Hosting, SSL, custom domain included
- Google Analytics + tracking
- Ongoing updates & maintenance
- Cancel anytime. No contract.
Own It
$800+
one-time · you own the site forever
- Buy the site outright — yours forever
- One-time payment starting at $800
- No contract. No monthly fee.
- Full custom design + clean code
- Mobile + desktop responsive
- SEO-optimized structure
- Google Analytics installed
- Clean handoff — host it anywhere
SEO Growth
$850+/mo
monthly retainer · scales with your business
- Full audit included in first month
- Google Business Profile managed weekly
- Monthly on-page and technical optimizations
- Review generation system
- Local citation building
- Monthly rankings & traffic report
- 30-minute monthly strategy call
- 6-month minimum
100% Money-Back Guarantee — In Writing
$100 Refundable Deposit. Zero Risk.
To get started I collect a $100 deposit — that's it. If you see the website and you don't love it, I refund every dollar. No questions asked, no fine print. The $100 just covers my time to build the first draft. If you love it, it goes toward your build fee.
Clients
Bravado's wins.
I'm a small, growing business outside of Austin, Texas. The site he built me is genuinely a new business tool — quicker, sharper, and loads really fast on phones. I've seen a great influx of inquiries since it's been updated.
We're a roofing company in Vermont — a really competitive market. Niko audited our SEO and website, and the industry standard is 6 to 9 months before you see real results. We've already seen results within 2 months. He does great work.
Niko built us a site that finally does our rescue justice. Adopters can actually find the dogs, donors can actually give, and we're not chasing people through a broken contact form anymore. Applications and donations both went up the first month.
Ready to get found and get hired?
Tell me about your project below — or book a call directly. Either way you'll hear back within one business day.