Co-Founder & M.D @ Louder.Online

As a businessman,  entrepreneur, and author, I've spent 16 years reshaping the landscape of our industry. 

Co-founding Louder.Online 16 years ago was the beginning of a journey that has led to global recognition, transformative partnerships, and multiple successful ventures.

Some of my journey's highlights include:

→ Co-authored the book "Faster, Smarter, Louder"
→ Consulted for Fortune 100 clients including Salesforce, Intel, IBM, Coca-Cola, and Target
→ Authored over 1,000 articles for major publications like Forbes, HubSpot, and Entrepreneur
→ Recognized as a thought leader by Content Marketing Institute and Search Engine Journal
→ Delivered speeches across the US, UK, Asia, and Australia

As a serial entrepreneur, I've:

→ Co-founded Louder.Online, recognized among the top 25 Martech Companies in Asia-Pacific
→ Started multiple businesses across various industries
→ Launched an M&A education business focused on small business acquisitions
→ Developed expertise in multi-channel marketing, SEO, PPC, CRO, and content marketing

My work has garnered attention from prestigious media outlets:

→ Featured in The Huffington Post, Forbes, and the Sydney Morning Herald
→ Regular contributor to HubSpot, Entrepreneur, and Fortune
→ Guest on popular podcasts like Mixergy and Entrepreneur on Fire

My approach goes beyond traditional marketing. I create actionable, thoughtful strategies that not only deliver new customers but build lasting brand relationships. 

If you're looking to revolutionize your digital presence, explore business acquisition opportunities, or drive your brand into the future, let's connect.

Aaron Agius

I’ve watched outdated SEO strategies die in real time.

The digital graveyard is full of businesses that thought lazy, generic SEO could win.

90% of “professionals” are still playing that losing game.

Do you honestly think you’re different?

Most still build SEO on wishful thinking:
➔ Pick random keywords
➔ Stuff them into useless content
➔ Chase backlinks like desperate attention-seekers

That’s exactly how Strategy B self-destructed.

Here’s how you actually dominate SEO today, and what Strategy A did:

Content & Intent
➔ Educational content solving real market pain points
➔ Surgical alignment with sector-specific search intent

Optimization & Testing
➔ Real-time, data-driven adaptation—not set-and-forget
➔ Technical excellence: site speed, mobile-first, UX
➔ A/B testing like a sniper, not spray-and-pray

Metrics & Authority
➔ Focus on real metrics: traffic, conversions, revenue
➔ Targeted, high-authority links earned intelligently

I use nothing except what delivers measurable, aggressive results.

Strategy A didn’t just beat Strategy B—it obliterated it: 4.2x more traffic, more revenue, more engagement.

Why? It was engineered to annihilate inferiority.

Without precision, relevance, and data, you’re irrelevant.

Your competitors who do invest in these will outpace, out-earn, and erase you.

Strong CTAs help—but strong brands are better.

Make people WANT to buy from you.

Don’t force them.

If your SEO is still on autopilot, you’re not just falling behind—you’re already buried.

The fastest way to kill an agency isn’t bad SEO; it’s hiring people who ‘know SEO.’

Join the top 1% of agency leaders by facing this truth:
Your obsession with “SEO experience” is suffocating your future.

Most agencies cling to experience like a life raft.

They treat it as gospel.

A shortcut to credibility.

But experience has quietly become a straitjacket.

The harder you demand it, the more you guarantee stagnation.

Ask yourself who’s really moving your agency forward: rule-followers, or rule-breakers?

I’ve watched agencies collapse under the weight of “proven” tactics and “seasoned” hires.

Creativity didn’t die.

It was choked out by predictable resumes and recycled solutions.

SEO innovation has never come from playing by the book.

Yet agencies keep hiring carbon copies of their competitors.

That isn’t strategy—it’s delusion.

Here’s the reality:

Experience doesn’t guarantee relevance.

It creates echo chambers.

It filters out the renegades: the ones bold enough to ask, “Why are we still doing this?”

SEO today doesn’t reward mastery of 2012 tactics.

It rewards people who see new patterns and act before consensus forms.

The agencies leading this industry aren’t run by veterans clutching dusty playbooks.

They’re driven by talent with audacity, curiosity, and vision.

This isn’t an argument for ignorance.

Technical skill matters, but only as a foundation.

Without creativity layered on top, it’s useless.

Hire safe, and you’ll rank safe.

And safe is invisible.

Keep demanding “SEO experience required,” and you’ll keep getting substandard work. 

Interchangeable campaigns. Predictable outcomes. Slow decline.

If you want to win, hire people who challenge you.

Who ask better questions instead of reciting old answers.

Break your addiction to experience as a proxy for value, or accept average results.

Because the future belongs to agencies willing to reject the default.

Your move.

Why 'SEO Experience Required' Is Killing Agency Innovation

You think office perks keep talent loyal?

Try locking a strong engineer into an outdated tech stack, then watch how fast the kombucha bar stops mattering.

The modern workplace does not lose top performers because snacks are poorly picked.

It loses them because leaders micromanage tools instead of trusting professionals.

Read that again.

How most teams think retention works:
➔ Free lunches and unlimited coffee
➔ Nap pods and ping-pong tables
➔ Trendy offices with beanbags

How retention actually works:
➔ Real autonomy to choose, test, and deploy the right technology
➔ Zero tolerance for legacy systems that choke creativity
➔ Trust in the people closest to the work to define what drives results

Ask your best developer what matters more: her keyboard or the pizza in the breakroom.

If she’s any good, she’ll dismiss the perks and ask for freedom to use the right tools.

Here’s what tech stack autonomy delivers:
➔ Teams focused on outcomes, not optics
➔ Faster cycles without friction from outdated software
➔ A culture that attracts serious talent
➔ Skill growth that compounds through real problem-solving

You don’t see elite companies leading with office perks.

You see them winning because they invest in adaptable tech and let experts decide what works.

Retention is not about dopamine hits from free stuff.

It’s about respecting intelligence.

Perks often mask deeper dysfunction.

Rigid tools signal control, not stability.

Top performers want environments where they can break, rebuild, and improve their own stack.

Anything less tells them they will be more valuable somewhere else.

If perks are still your retention strategy, competitors are already recruiting your team.

Strong CTAs matter.

But strong brands matter more.

Make people want to work for you.

Don’t try to trap them.

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Why Tech Stack Freedom Matters More Than Office Perks

I stopped solely chasing Google rankings years ago and scaled my businesses to seven figures while competitors stayed stuck on the keyword hamster wheel.

Most people still treat traditional SEO like a lifeline.

That’s why growth feels slow, visibility is inconsistent, and progress looks like motion without momentum.

The playbook is outdated, even if it’s familiar.

My domination strategy:
➔ Eliminate dependency on Google
➔ Distribute hyper-targeted content across syndication, affiliates, and dark social
➔ Automate omnipresence so my audience can’t avoid the message

Too aggressive? That’s usually what unqualified marketers say before irrelevance catches up.

Week to week, I’m outpacing competitors by:
➔ Building distribution networks that bypass search entirely
➔ Partnering with affiliates who reach audiences Google never will
➔ Seeding dark social with conversion-first assets that collapse the discovery cycle

Alongside that:
➔ I run automation pipelines that deploy content before rivals even react
➔ I choose syndication channels where brand control is absolute
➔ I use precision micro-distribution that bloated SaaS tools can’t replicate

What worked?

Killing SEO dependency.

No waiting. No link begging. No algorithm worship.

I move faster and command attention while others tweak metadata.

What doesn’t work?

Playing it safe: incremental keyword gains, endless dashboard watching, and hoping rankings turn into momentum.

Anyone still glued to Search Console is ignoring how fast this market moves.

This works because control beats compliance.

I refuse to let an algorithm designed to flatten ambition dictate my growth.

I build distribution that’s automated, precise, and relentless, so omnipresence is engineered, not earned.

Comfort kills scale.

If you want real growth, stop digging through SEO fossils and start building systems that can’t be throttled.

The future belongs to those who own distribution, not those waiting to be ranked.

Most digital marketing teams celebrated today are bloated relics, propped up by outdated thinking.

Everyone wants elite performance, yet almost no one wants to accept what it actually requires.

What I see with top enterprise clients is a very different model.

It is not stacked talent or big personalities.

It is precision, alignment, and results. Nothing else.

Here is where most digital teams fail.

They worship vanity metrics.

They stay busy with meetings, reports, and headcount growth that leads to stagnation.

Their structures mirror yesterday’s failures, not tomorrow’s wins.

They talk about analytics while guessing which levers matter.

Now compare that to what actually works.

I align marketing with sales, product, and customer success so no message conflicts.

Analytics should be foundational, not decorative. Data drives every assignment.

In addition:
➔ Every hire is intentional: there are no “nice-to-have” roles
➔ Roles are built for one clear outcome, not inflated resumes
➔ If a tool or automation does not drive progress, it is not purchased

What worked for me was relentless prioritization.

Teams must be built for impact, not appearance.

Trendy tools without measurable lift are wasted spend.

What never worked was growing teams for ego.

Chasing trends.

Separating marketing from sales and product.

If a team is not aligned around one strategy, one dataset, and one goal, it will fail.

Enterprise environments remove illusions fast.

Discipline and data decide everything. Everything else is noise.

The future belongs to leaders who build marketing teams as strategic weapons, not social clubs.

If you are still running a team built for 2016, the outcome is predictable.

You either define the next decade, or you get outperformed by it.

Watching enterprise websites bleed millions is like seeing a luxury yacht sink while the crew argues over who forgot to plug a hole.

Everyone gawks at digital “giants,” yet few have the guts to fix the mistakes draining revenue.

Right now, 83% of enterprise sites sabotage themselves—ignoring SEO audits and gifting revenue to competitors.

Tomorrow, those who embrace relentless auditing and optimization dominate.

Here’s how I approach it weekly:
➔ Full audits with Screaming Frog & Sitebulb—anything less is amateur hour
➔ Fix broken links, slow pages, outdated metadata before they drain revenue
➔ Mobile optimization checks—59% of search is mobile; ignoring it is malpractice

Beyond that:
➔ Page speed benchmarking—every second costs ~7% conversions
➔ Crawl & indexation analysis with GSC & Ahrefs
➔ Site architecture reviews—duplicate content, buried conversion paths, hidden opportunities

What works? Relentless, unsentimental audits.

What doesn’t? Overpaid agencies or “set-and-forget” in-house teams.

Complacency costs millions.

Why it works for me? Every missed audit is a personal attack on profit.

Numbers dip? I hold the process accountable, not Google.

The data doesn’t lie: 1 second of delay = 7% fewer conversions.

Mobile traffic dominates—fail there, and competitors feast.

No enterprise wins by accident.

The choice is clear:
➔ Audit, optimize, cash in
➔ Or watch market share vanish

Neglect is a choice.

Optimization is a weapon.

Budget won’t save broken processes.

Face the numbers. Confront reality. Do the work.

Your revenue depends on it.

Mistakes Enterprise Websites Should Watch Out For

Your “thought leadership” content isn’t building authority, it’s training your audience to scroll past.

I’ve seen too many enterprise marketing execs cling to their blogs like security blankets, while the audience moves on.

Your blog isn’t building authority.

It’s shouting into a void while people scroll, swipe, and click past.

Long articles, keyword stuffing, “thought leadership”: they’re mostly ignored.

Drop the delusion.

How most teams think engagement works in 2026:
➔ Four blog posts a week for “consistency”
➔ Endless SEO tweaks chasing shrinking search traffic
➔ Bloated articles that vanish after publishing

How engagement actually works:
➔ Data-driven, personalized content based on real audience signals
➔ Interactive video, audio, and immersive formats that stop scrolling
➔ Strategic distribution on channels people actually use

Reality check: over 50% of marketers report declining blog traffic.

Average attention? Less than 60 seconds.

Only 26% see ROI.

Meanwhile, audience-first content drives engagement and conversions up 200%+.

Blogging is the fax machine of marketing: familiar, expensive, ignored.

Every hour spent polishing posts is an hour not building experiences that actually connect.

Stop obsessing over calendars.

Start listening to data.

Build experiences, not posts.

Blogging was a tool.

Adaptive, audience-first content is your advantage.

If your strategy still revolves around publishing more words, you’ve already chosen mediocrity, while competitors build real relationships.

Why We Tell Our Clients to STOP Creating Blog Posts

Every SEO team has a budget and an outcome.

Here’s the truth: only one of these is truly yours.

Competitors can throw money at bloated agencies.

Fill seats with ineffective generalists.

Buy overpriced tools.

Boast about “full-service.”

But they can’t build surgical efficiency.

☑ Budgets Limit
Budgets come from profit constraints, not strategy or boldness.

☑ Outcomes Build Trust
Clients trust teams that deliver traffic, rankings, and revenue—on time, every time.

☑ Outcomes Differentiate
In a world of “big spend, minimal results,” outcomes set you apart.

Why outcomes matter more than budget:
➔ Showcase expertise
➔ Prove real impact
➔ Build credibility
➔ Attract results-focused clients
➔ Create loyalty through performance
➔ Fuel word-of-mouth with execution

Here’s how I focus on outcomes:

Team & Roles
➔ Hire a single full-time SEO lead for clarity, strategy, and cross-team alignment
➔ Use freelancers with deep expertise for high-impact work
➔ Demand role clarity—everyone owns a piece of the result

Tools & Processes
➔ Exploit only tools that matter: Ahrefs Lite, SEMrush Pro, GSC
➔ Cut “nice-to-have” software and vanity spends
➔ Enable cross-functional collaboration with devs, UX, content, and analytics

Learning & Measurement
➔ Rapidly upskill your team with free resources: Google SEO Starter Guide, Moz Academy
➔ Measure every KPI ruthlessly: rankings, organic sessions, revenue per page
➔ Reject the mindset that “budget = success”—brains, discipline, and adaptability drive results

Focusing on outcomes isn’t a tactic.

It’s the bedrock of a performance culture.

Lead with outcomes.

And watch market domination follow.

Building an SEO Team Without a Big Agency Budget

Stop fantasizing that clever slogans or bloated teams will propel you forward. Study the enterprises that win, then reengineer your marketing machinery with laser focus on efficiency and strategic thermonuclear power. Or, stick to your old ways and watch those quarterly reports slide deeper into shameful territory.

There is no magic formula, no shortcut, no fairy tale “hack” to building a world-class SEO team on a budget. There is only strategy, discipline, and the will to act while your competitors waste time and money.

It’s time for some honesty. You do not need a monstrous marketing budget or the razzle-dazzle of agency smoke and mirrors to build an SEO team that cr

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If you want an agency that shapes tomorrow, recruit like your future depends on it—because it does.

Every time you hide behind “SEO experience required,” you’re lighting the funeral pyre for your own ambition. There will be no applause at the grave.

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The benchmark for success is no longer innovation. It’s about acquiring, hacking, and out-optimizing every single move your competition makes—and then automating it so aggressively that human error and hesitation are eliminated.

Let me ask a question that will probably make you squirm: Just how naked are you, competitively speaking? I’m not talking about the LinkedIn vanity me

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Empower your workforce to choose, adapt, and evolve their own tools, and you’ll lock in the best talent, outpace your industry, and shatter old benchmarks for innovation and growth. Stick to the myth of perks, and you'll wake up to a talent exodus and a stalled product roadmap.

Abandon everything you know about SEO. Engineer an underground content distribution system that guarantees visibility, authority, and conversion at scale. Traditionalists will be crushed. Only the relentless—the ones who dare to discard the outdated—will dominate.

Accept the harshest reality in digital marketing: traditional SEO is finished. Yes, you read that correctly. The endless grind of optimizing keywords,

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It’s not too late to fix this. Shred your editorial calendar and interrogate your data. Ask your customers what they want—every quarter, every campaign, every channel. If your answer is “more blog posts,” you’re asking the wrong people, or you’re lying to yourself.

If you’re in the 83% still treating audits as an afterthought, just know this—the clock is counting down on your market share, your profitability, and, possibly, your job.

If you want to shift from bleeding revenue to dominating your sector, the path is simple and merciless: Audit. Fix. Audit again. Only the relentless survive. Only the disciplined thrive.

The $100 Million Blunder Sabotaging 83% of Big Brands Let’s destroy the myth right now: Enterprise organizations are not immune to catastrophic digita

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If you still believe original ideas win markets, you’ve already lost.

The real power belongs to those ruthless enough to rip apart competitor strategies, reconstruct them with brutal efficiency, and then weaponize automation to dominate at scale.

The CEOs clinging to “innovation first” are simply donating market share to the cunning operators who treat competitor intelligence as the only path to victory.

Are you building your business on naive optimism or unforgiving reality?

Who wins the future: original “innovators,” or tacticians who dissect, replicate, and automate competitors until nothing is left to steal?

You can chase the ghost of “adequate SEO,” comfort yourself with pointless dashboards, and watch your competitors suffocate you in the SERPs.

Or you can build a program so empirically sound, so viciously focused, that 4.2x isn’t your ceiling—it’s your starting point. It’s not about working harder. It’s about being too precise, too ruthless, and too relentless for anyone else to keep up.

You want proof that most so-called “SEO experts” are nothing but glorified guessers? Keep reading. If you’re clinging to tired, generic strategies, yo

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CMO & Founder @ Huemor ⟡ B2B websites that outsell the competition ⟡ 93% more website leads & ZERO extra AD spend ↴ [DM me so HUE can learn MOR]

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Getting the nuances of messaging, design, and technology right is no easy task.

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Jeff Gapinski

Marketing isn’t an expense. 
It’s your revenue’s best friend.

CEOs tend to put marketing under "expenses," right there next to printer paper and office snacks.

But let’s be honest:

Marketing isn’t a cost.

It’s 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭.

It’s the engine that drives awareness, trust, and, ultimately, revenue.

Cutting marketing when things get tight is like firing your sales team and hoping word-of-mouth pulls a double shift.

Yes, marketing takes time.

Yes, it requires strategy.

But every dollar you 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵 in the right message, for the right audience, at the right time?

That’s a seed. 

Some bloom fast. Others take time.

But the ROI always looks better than the 
snack budget.

So next time someone asks,

"𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨?"

 Ask them this instead:

→ 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰?

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CMO & Founder @ Huemor ⟡ We build memorable websites for construction, engineering, manufacturing, and technology companies ⟡ [DM “Review” For A Free Website Review]

Not all marketing advice is good advice. 
These five are downright dangerous.

There’s a lot of bad marketing advice 
out there. 

Some of it is outdated. 

Some of it is wishful thinking.

And some of it… is just plain awful.

Here are a few gems I’ve actually heard (and why they make me want to scream into the void):

→ “You need to be on EVERY social platform.”

→ “Just copy what your competitors are doing.”

→ “If we build it, they will come.”

→ “More content = better results.”

→ “Marketing is just about getting attention.”

Great marketing isn’t about doing everything—it’s about doing the right things, intentionally 
and consistently.

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The Five Worst Pieces of Marketing Advice I've Ever Heard

Tired of content that feels like a sales pitch? 
So is everyone else.

Not everything needs to be a pitch.

Some content should 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘧𝘶𝘭.

→ Teach something.
→ Spark a conversation.
→ Make someone nod and go, “Yep, that’s me.”

Because here’s the truth:

If all your content sounds like a sales call, people will hang up. Mentally, at least.

The best brands don’t just 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 at people.

They build trust by showing up with value 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 asking for anything.

Want to win more customers?

Stop trying to close on every post.

Start creating content that makes people 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 to 
come back.

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Redesigns don’t pay off in pixels. 
They pay off in performance.

How do I prove ROI on a website redesign?

A totally fair question.

Especially when your CFO sees “$100K website” and hears “pretty pictures.”

But here’s the thing:

A website redesign isn’t an expense. It’s an investment in performance.

So if you want to prove ROI, don’t just show 
what changed.

Show what 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥.

Here’s how:

→ Start with the baseline
→ Connect to business goals
→ Track more than traffic
→ Monitor the sales team’s life getting easier
→ Look at what you’re 𝘯𝘰𝘵 wasting anymore

Redesigns don’t make you money because the site 
is prettier.

They make you money when the 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 is clearer, faster, and easier to act on.

So how do you prove ROI?

By measuring what your website makes 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳, or 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 for your business.

What’s one unexpected way your website has made your business more efficient or effective? We’re all for the hidden wins that don’t show up in Google Analytics.

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Redesign Done Right: 5 Ways to Show It’s Paying Off

You don’t need all the answers. 
Just a partner who can help you find them.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘵?”

If that’s your hesitation before a website redesign, here’s your permission slip: 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵.

You need a starting point and a partner that knows how to work through the gray areas with you.

Truth is, most companies aren’t launching from a place of perfect clarity. They’re evolving.

Messaging is half-baked. Pages are outdated. Stakeholders aren’t aligned. Sound familiar?

Good. You’re in the right place.

A website redesign isn’t a 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 you get after your brand is perfectly polished.

It’s the process that helps you get there.

Here’s what you 𝘥𝘰 need to get started:

→ A clear(ish) understanding of who your audience is

→ The problems your product or service solves→ What you want visitors to do when they land on the site

→ A rough picture of what success looks like (more demos? better leads? brand credibility?)

Even if some of those are fuzzy, that’s not a blocker. It’s the brief.

What a 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 redesign process helps you do:

→ Extract insights from sales calls, support tickets, and customer feedback

→ Prioritize the pages that actually drive results

→ Turn scattered internal opinions into clear, 
unified messaging

→ Build a flexible structure that evolves with
your business

→ Empower your team to manage and iterate

You don’t need:

→ A 47-slide brand deck
→  Finalized copy for 60 pages
→  Ironclad answers to every question

What you 𝘥𝘰 need is direction. And a partner who knows how to guide you through it.

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Gut feelings don’t scale. 
Data does.

Redesigning your website without data is like building IKEA furniture without the instructions.

You’ll spend more time guessing than assembling, and in the end, something important is probably 
upside down.

Aesthetics matter. But if your redesign starts with “let’s freshen things up” and skips over “let’s look at the numbers,” you’re missing the mark.

Here’s what data actually tells us when used the right way in a redesign:

→ User Behavior
→ Conversion Insights
→ SEO Opportunities
→ On-Page Messaging
→ What Actually Drives Results

Design should respond to your audience, not just impress your stakeholders.

That means starting with data, not just opinions.

Your next website redesign doesn’t need to be a leap 
of faith.

It should be a strategic move rooted in insight and built for performance.

If your site is underperforming, don’t throw it out. Study it. Learn from it. Then rebuild it better.

What’s one piece of behavioral data you wish you had before your last redesign?

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Dashboards don’t lie. 
But they do get ignored.

Your analytics are your loudest, 
most brutally honest coworker.

They don’t sugarcoat. They don’t guess. They just tell you what your website is actually doing, and, more importantly, what it’s failing to do.

The problem is, most teams either don’t check them or don’t know what to 𝘥𝘰 with the data if they do.

Here’s how we help clients go from data-overwhelm 
to clarity:

5 Signals Your Website Analytics Are Screaming at You (and How to Read Them):

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀
Visitors are either confused or uninterested. Your messaging doesn’t match their expectations. Start with aligning your copy to intent.

𝗟𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀
This isn't a “bad design” problem. It's a hierarchy problem. Move your core value prop and CTA above the fold where it belongs.

𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵
Congrats, something’s working in SEO or paid. But if conversions aren’t climbing too, your pages aren’t built to convert. Time for a CRO pass.

𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
This one hurts, but it’s usually fixable. Reduce form fields. Improve clarity. Set better expectations (what happens after they click “submit”?)

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲.
So if you're looking at dashboards and feeling stuck, zoom out. The goal isn’t to track everything. It’s to understand something.

What’s one metric in your analytics you 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬, but don’t fully trust?

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🎉 𝗛𝘂𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴!  🎉

We’re not just adding headcount. We’re building a stronger, sharper, more creative version of who we are.

This isn’t about filling roles. It’s about making space for more great people to do meaningful work together.

Here's what we're looking for: 

𝗦𝗘𝗢 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁 - 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 - 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗵 (𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲) 
Help us create content that ranks, reads well, and drives results across Google and next-gen search platforms like ChatGPT. If you're part strategist, part storyteller, and fluent in SEO, we’d love to chat.

Apply: https://lnkd.in/eWzvv6KE 
 
𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 - 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 - 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗵 (𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲) 
Help keep our client website projects on track, on time, and on point. If you’re organized, proactive, and great with people, you’ll fit right in.

Apply: https://lnkd.in/e-np9qzZ 
 
𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 - 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 - 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗵 (𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲)
Ready to break into sales and marketing? Join our team to support lead generation, client outreach, and proposal prep while learning the ropes of agency life. If you're organized, curious, and eager to grow, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply: https://lnkd.in/ecUzrJXw 

𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 - 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 - 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 (𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲) 
Bring websites to life by turning thoughtful designs into clean, scalable Webflow builds. If you’re detail-oriented, confident in Webflow, and comfortable collaborating with designers and project teams, we’d love to connect.

Apply: https://lnkd.in/edtiPA-G 
 
𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 & 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 -𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 - 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 (𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲)
Create scroll-stopping video content for web and social. If you’re skilled in motion graphics, editing, and visual storytelling, and love turning ideas into engaging, polished videos, we’d love to work with you. 

Apply: https://lnkd.in/enf66eaR 
 
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 - 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 - 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀  (𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲) 
Support our web projects behind the scenes by keeping tasks organized, timelines on track, and quality high. If you're detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable working across teams and tools like ClickUp, we’d love to connect.

Apply: https://lnkd.in/eNDi8wG8 

At Huemor, you’ll contribute to meaningful digital projects, collaborate with a sharp and supportive team, and help create web experiences that stand out for all the right reasons.

Think you’d be a great fit? We’d love to hear from you.

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Skimmers vs. Scrollers
It’s the great CTA divide.

Some people click before the page loads. Some need to read the About page, three blog posts, and a whitepaper first.

Both are real. Both matter.

Neither will convert if your CTA misses 
them completely.

𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 are on a mission.

They want the headline, the button, and to be three tabs deep before you finish your coffee.

If your CTA isn’t up top and obvious, they’re 
already gone.

𝘚𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴? They’re still with you.

They’re thoughtful. Detail-driven. Suspicious of 
your promises.

They’ll read everything, then scroll back up just to double-check.

If your CTA showed up too early, they ignored it 
on principle.

𝘚𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰?

You CTA like a multitasker.

→ 𝗣𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗧𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽.
Serve the skimmers. They deserve nice things too.

→  𝗔𝗱𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻.
The scroll squad is almost ready. Show them the door when they get there.

→  𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.
The early one should sound confident. The later one should sound like you’ve earned it.

→  𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁.
Nothing screams "I'm a marketing trap" like a button floating in space.

Design for both attention spans.

Because the best CTA is the one someone actually sees and clicks because it showed up at the right moment.

What’s your go-to trick for catching both skimmers and scroll-happy skeptics?

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Limited resources? 
Let your website work 24/7 for you.

Small marketing teams know the struggle: limited time, limited resources, unlimited expectations. 

But there’s one team member who never sleeps, never takes a break, and works 24/7.

𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦. 

A great website is your best salesperson, brand ambassador, and customer support rep, all rolled 
into one.

→ 𝗜𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: answering questions before people 
even ask.

→ 𝗜𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀: turning visitors into leads, 
leads into customers.

→ 𝗜𝘁 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: building trust through content, testimonials, and social proof.

→ 𝗜𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀: handling traffic spikes, automating processes, and working while you sleep.

For small marketing teams, a high-performing website is a game-changer. It saves time, streamlines efforts, and ensures every click moves the business forward.

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A bad lead magnet does more harm than good. 
Especially the 43-page kind.

Let’s be honest. Most lead magnets are just… magnets for bounce rates.

A 43-page PDF no one asked for.

A generic checklist with zero relevance.

A “free guide” that sounds suspiciously like a blog post you already published.

And then we wonder why no one’s converting.

Here’s the real reason most lead magnets flop: 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦.

If the first thing you give someone is underwhelming, what does that say about what’s behind the gate?

So, what actually works?

→ Specificity over generality
→ Utility over fluff
→ Instant payoff
→ Real positioning
→ Design that doesn’t feel like homework

Here’s the test:

Would you 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 your real email for your lead magnet?

If the answer is “maybe later,” 
so is your conversion rate.

What’s the best (or worst) lead magnet 
you’ve seen recently?

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A go-live isn’t the finish line. 
It’s the starting point.

"Is this built for future growth?"

You should be asking this before your website redesign starts, not after it launches.

Because too many websites look great at go-live and then fall apart the minute the business evolves.

→ New product? Needs dev work.
→ New campaign? Needs design support.
→ New content? No idea where to put it.

That’s not future-ready.

That’s future-friction.

A website built for growth does more than look the part. It:

→ Makes it easy to add pages without breaking layout

→ Adapts to new messaging without redesigning 
from scratch

→ Supports evolving funnels, offers, and goals

→ Gives your internal team tools to own 
updates confidently

→ Scales with your business, not against it

Your business will change. Your messaging will shift. Your strategy will evolve.

If your website can’t keep up, you’ll feel the friction every time something new needs to launch.

The best websites are not just built to go live.

They are built to grow with you.

What’s one thing you wish your current site could do more easily?

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🎉𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵: 𝟲𝗞 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 🎉

We’re excited to share the launch of the 𝟲𝗞 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 homepage, a critical step as they make their business public and showcase their innovative approach to upcycling metal scraps into 
high-performance materials.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲:
As 6K Additive transitioned into a standalone brand, they needed a homepage that clearly communicated their value and expertise in the metal upcycling industry. Their previous site was text-heavy and didn’t present their advanced technology in an easy-to-understand way, especially for potential investors.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗱:
We created a clean, modern homepage with clear messaging that tells 6K Additive’s story right from the start. We streamlined key sections from their parent site, like Spherical Metal Powder and Buyback Program, and ensured that the content was simple and digestible. The design was focused on clarity, using whitespace and minimalism to make the page feel fresh 
and professional.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻: A minimalist approach that keeps the focus on content and usability.

𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴: Straightforward language that highlights 6K Additive’s innovative process and industry leadership.

𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿-𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱: Designed to make a strong first impression, positioning 6K Additive as an industry leader for potential investors.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁:
 The new homepage makes a powerful first impression, simplifies complex information, and sets the stage for the full site overhaul in the future. It’s an ideal starting point for 6K Additive’s journey as a standalone brand.

We’re excited to continue collaborating with them on their next steps!  

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