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Premium Website StudioStrategy • Design • Development

Your business has outgrown its website.

I design and build custom websites for established businesses that need their online presence to communicate the same credibility, value, and ambition they bring to the real world.

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Verified client reviewsFive-star Google feedback
Built directly with EvanOne accountable partner
Custom design and buildNo generic template look
Website experience
The Spot Cafe website visual
The Spot Cafe · Randolph, NJCoffee worth slowing down for.Website + motion
The Spot Cafe iOS prototype home screen
Custom website direction
Responsive + purposeful motion
The Original Concept, Brought to Life

Why your business needs a website—and when an app earns its place.

A strong website makes the first experience clear and credible. A useful app can make repeat actions faster. The animated story below keeps the people and transformation from your original concept, then rebuilds the message in the current 1stStep.ai visual system.

Better websiteTrust + clarity Purpose-built appUseful on repeat
1stStep.ai Scene 01 · Generic website Interactive comparison
Your original artwork · rebuilt with two live digital experiences
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Clarify your valueMake the right first impression.
 02
Build credibilityLook as established as you are.
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Guide qualified inquiriesGive serious buyers a clear next step.
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Feel unmistakably yoursCustom design, not a stock template.
★★★★★
“The design is clean, professional, and optimized perfectly for client inquiries and lead generation.”
David William · Google ReviewView verified review →
Selected Digital Work

Websites and products shaped around the business behind them.

Each project starts with a different business, audience, and job to be done—then builds the right visual world, product experience, and conversion path around that reality.

Unveiling Rarities author and book website
Unveiling Rarities
Author BrandMedia KitSpeaking Requests

Unveiling Rarities

Live author brand and book launch website

What was missing: A credible online home for readers, press, and event organizers around a 50-year diamond dealer’s memoir.

  • Designed and built: Book story, media kit, newsletter capture, speaking requests, and purchase pathways.
  • Supports: Helping each audience find the right information and next action quickly.
Live public websiteSource-verified purchase and inquiry paths
View live website →
AI Resume Builder live product interface
AI Resume Builder
Web AppProduct DesignAI Workflow

AI Resume Builder

Live public browser product

Before: Resume tailoring and application work were spread across disconnected steps and tools.

  • After: A focused browser product for tailoring resumes and organizing a modern job-search workflow.
  • Built: Product interface, responsive experience, and guided AI-assisted workflow.
Live public productLaunch verified
View launched product →
Real Rank AI live Google visibility product
Real Rank AI
Reporting ProductUX SystemResponsive Build

Real Rank AI

Live Google visibility reporting product

Before: Local visibility signals were difficult to read as one useful business story.

  • After: A dedicated product built around clear monitoring, reporting, and next-step visibility.
  • Built: Branded interface, reporting hierarchy, and responsive product experience.
Live public productLaunch verified
View launched product →
Illustrative Nova AI Market Assistant product interface
Swing Trade Pros + Nova
Public WebsiteMember DashboardAI Product

Swing Trade Pros + Nova

Live website, protected dashboard, and AI market assistant

Before: Alerts, market context, education, account access, and trading questions lived across separate tools and touchpoints.

  • After: One connected product ecosystem spanning the public website, trial journey, protected member dashboard, and Nova’s guided AI workflow.
  • Built: Public website and acquisition funnels, responsive member platform, dashboard UX, protected access, Nova assistant experience, adaptive learning modes, and educational safety boundaries.
Public website liveProtected dashboard liveNova public demo
Visit swingtradepros.com → dashboard.swingtradepros.com ↗ Explore Nova ↗
The Spot Cafe premium website direction
The Spot Cafe
Website StrategyCustom DesignMotion System

The Spot Cafe

Private website direction in launch review

What was missing: A digital presence that carries the warmth and personality of the Randolph cafe beyond its physical space.

  • Designed and built: An editorial website system with layered coffee imagery, responsive interactions, and purposeful motion.
  • Supports: Exploring the cafe, finding visit details, and reaching the cafe’s approved ordering and gift-card destinations.
Private review buildPublic launch not claimed
Website direction in launch review; no public launch claimed
Signature Website Build

A website that finally matches the business behind it.

This is for established businesses doing strong work whose current website feels dated, generic, unclear, or simply smaller than the company has become. The goal is a custom digital presence that builds confidence, explains your value, and gives qualified visitors a clear path to begin.

  • Website strategy and messaging hierarchy
  • Custom creative direction
  • Responsive design and development
  • Purposeful animation and interaction
  • Inquiry or booking-path integration
  • Launch QA and handoff
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Direct CollaborationYou work with Evan from strategy through launch.

The design idea and the technical build stay connected, with one accountable partner throughout the project.

Good FitFor established businesses ready to look the part.

The work fits teams that value custom thinking, purposeful motion, thoughtful collaboration, and a website built around the real business.

Work With What You Already Have

Your current setup is not a dealbreaker.

Any business owner can start with the website they have today. I can audit it, repair what is broken, improve the design and conversion path, add integrations, modernize it in place, or migrate it when a new platform is the better long-term move.

Audit + improveRedesign in placeRepair + troubleshootPlatform migrationIntegrations + automationOngoing support
Popular platforms WordPressWixWix StudioSquarespaceWebflowShopifyGoDaddyDudaFramerHighLevel / GHLElementorWooCommerce
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Hosted website builders

Wix, Wix Studio, Squarespace, Webflow, Framer, Showit, Duda, GoDaddy Websites + Marketing, Weebly, Square Online, Hostinger Website Builder, IONOS, Jimdo, Strikingly, SITE123, Webnode, Tilda, Ucraft, Dorik, Carrd, Typedream, Durable, 10Web, B12, Universe, Google Sites, Adobe Express, and Canva Websites.

WordPress + page builders

WordPress, WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi, Bricks, Oxygen, Breakdance, Beaver Builder, WPBakery, Thrive Architect, Kadence, GeneratePress, Avada, and custom WordPress themes or plugins.

Commerce platforms

Shopify, Shopify Plus, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Adobe Commerce / Magento, Squarespace Commerce, Wix Stores, Webflow Ecommerce, Ecwid, Shopline, Shift4Shop, PrestaShop, OpenCart, and Salesforce Commerce Cloud.

Funnels, memberships + courses

HighLevel / LeadConnector, ClickFunnels, HubSpot CMS, Kajabi, Kartra, Systeme.io, Leadpages, Unbounce, Instapage, Landingi, Podia, Teachable, Thinkific, Mighty Networks, Stan Store, and Gumroad.

CMS + content platforms

Drupal, Joomla, Ghost, Craft CMS, Contentful, Sanity, Strapi, Prismic, Storyblok, Builder.io, Plasmic, Umbraco, Kentico, Sitecore, Notion with Super, and other headless CMS setups.

No-code, specialist + custom stacks

Bubble, Softr, Glide, FlutterFlow, Adalo, Webstudio, Zenfolio, SmugMug, Pixpa, Format, Bandzoogle, custom HTML / CSS / JavaScript, React, Next.js, Vite, Vue, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Angular, Astro, Laravel, Django, Rails, ASP.NET, and PHP.

This list covers the major hosted, self-hosted, no-code, commerce, funnel, CMS, and custom-development ecosystems. If your platform is not named, send the URL anyway—unusual and legacy setups are welcome.

Custom Website Build

Scoped around the approved website.

Final scope and price follow the Website Strategy Call. Work begins only after the proposal is approved, the agreement is signed, and the agreed project deposit is paid.

Strategy call→Scoped proposal→Agreement + deposit→Build begins
Website Blueprint

A fixed-scope strategy product.

For businesses that need a clear website direction before committing to a full custom build.

  • Current-site review
  • Homepage message hierarchy
  • Conversion-path recommendations
  • Visual-direction recommendations
  • Recommended website scope
  • Recorded strategy session
  • Written project roadmap

Blueprint purchase details appear only after the fixed price, checkout destination, terms, fulfillment workflow, and any build-credit policy are approved. No public custom-project deposit is collected before an approved proposal and agreement.

Brand + Web

Premium Websites

Distinctive, fast websites built around your story—with custom art direction, responsive detail, and motion that feels intentional.

  • Creative direction and conversion-focused structure
  • Cinematic animation and interaction design
  • Responsive development, performance, and launch
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Products + Platforms

Web Apps & Dashboards

Focused digital products that turn an idea or difficult workflow into a clean, useful experience people can actually operate.

  • Product direction and first-version scope
  • Custom interfaces, dashboards, and member areas
  • Reliable integrations behind the experience
Explore product builds →
Native Product Direction

iOS Apps & Prototypes

Native-feeling iPhone experiences shaped around the core user journey, with high-fidelity interaction design and a practical path toward SwiftUI development.

  • Information architecture and product flows
  • High-fidelity interactive prototypes
  • SwiftUI direction and release-readiness planning
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Supporting Capability

Integrations Behind the Experience

When a project needs forms, calendars, content, commerce, notifications, or operational tools, those connections support the product instead of defining it.

APIsFormsCMSCommerceCalendarsAutomation
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Premium Websites Web Apps & MVPs iOS Apps Integrations
System Audit

Make GHL, Apollo, and your CRM actually work together.

If GHL, Apollo, your forms, and your CRM all do their own thing without talking to each other, this is where that gets fixed — so a lead's information moves on its own instead of getting rebuilt by hand in every tool.

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lead source and intake audit
CRM stage, tag, and owner cleanup
GHL, Apollo, and Python workflow mapping
follow-up and handoff documentation
reporting and attribution checks
internal task handoff templates
QA and automation checks
weekly operating rhythm
Supporting Capabilities

When the project needs more than a website.

Web products, dashboards, integrations, and iOS direction are available when they support the broader customer experience or business goal.

01

Web Apps & Dashboards

Focused digital products that turn a customer journey or difficult workflow into a clear, useful experience.

Explore product builds →
02

iOS Apps & Prototypes

High-fidelity iPhone experiences shaped around the core user journey, with a practical path toward SwiftUI development.

Explore iOS work →
03

Integrations

Forms, calendars, content, commerce, notifications, and internal tools that support the experience without taking over the story.

Explore integrations →
Building a product instead? Use the focused idea pathway when an app—not a company website—is the project.Check Your App Idea →
1stStep.ai resume builder preview
AI Resume Builder
Resume TailorJob TrackerChrome Extension

AI Resume Builder

Featured product by 1stStep.ai

Problem: Job seekers needed a faster way to tailor materials and track applications.

  • Built: Resume tailoring, cover letters, job tracking, and Chrome extension workflow.
  • Tags: SaaS app, AI workflow, Chrome extension.
View live project →
Swing Trade Pros dashboard preview
Subscriber Dashboard
CALL/PUT SignalsConfidenceLive Status

Swing Trade Pros Dashboard

Options signal dashboard

Problem: Subscribers needed a clearer way to scan alerts and signal context.

  • Built: Member dashboard for alerts, status, confidence tracking, and analytics.
  • Tags: Dashboard, membership tool, live status.
View live project →
Real Rank AI visibility platform preview
Visibility Platform
AI MentionsLocal VisibilityPDF Reports

Real Rank AI

AI visibility and local authority platform

Problem: Local businesses needed clearer visibility reporting and audit packaging.

  • Built: AI mention tracking, movement reports, and client-ready audits.
  • Tags: Reporting, AI visibility, audits.
View live project →
The Spot Cafe iOS product concept screens
The Spot Cafe
Cinematic WebsiteMotion SystemiOS Prototype

The Spot Cafe

Website and native iOS product direction

Direction: Turn a neighborhood cafe into a warm, editorial digital brand without losing the familiarity of the real place.

  • Built: Cinematic website system, layered coffee motion, responsive interactions, and a four-tab iOS prototype.
  • Status: Website and interactive prototype; the iOS concept is not presented as an App Store release.
Website + iOS concept
Unveiling Rarities book cover
Author & Book Website
Media KitNewsletterSpeaking Requests

Unveiling Rarities

Author brand & book launch website

Problem: A 50-year diamond dealer launching a memoir needed a credible online home for readers, press, and event organizers.

  • Built: Book overview, media and press kit, newsletter capture, speaking-engagement requests, and Amazon purchase links.
  • Tags: Website, lead capture, author brand.
View live project →
One Real Example

What revenue leakage actually looks like on a Tuesday morning.

Same lead. Same business. Two different systems behind it.

Scenario: A service business gets a lead from a Google Ads form.
×

Before

No system — just people and inboxes.

  • 9:14 AM
    Form submittedLands in a shared Gmail inbox with 40 unread emails.
  • 11:40 AM
    Someone finally sees itBetween calls. No idea if anyone already replied.
  • 2:15 PM
    Manual text sentNo response — they already booked a competitor at 10 AM.
  • Never
    Nothing gets loggedNo record of source, response time, or outcome for reporting.
Time to first response4h 26m
✓

After

Capture → route → follow-up → report, automatically.

  • 9:14:00
    Form submittedHits the CRM directly — no inbox in between.
  • 9:14:03
    Auto-tagged & routedTagged "Repair — Local," assigned to nearest available tech.
  • 9:14:45
    Instant text sent"Hi Sarah — got your request, Mike will call in the next few minutes."
  • 9:19 AM
    BookedLogged automatically: source, response time, and outcome — visible on the dashboard.
Time to first response4m 45s
Why Now

The longer the revenue path stays messy, the more expensive growth gets.

More leads do not fix a broken operating layer. If capture, routing, follow-up, CRM ownership, and reporting are unclear, extra demand only creates more leakage. 1stStep.ai helps you architect the system before you pour more volume into it.

Begin Your Journey →
Engagement Models

Architecture first. Automation second.

This is not a template install or one-off automation task. The right engagement depends on the current revenue path, tool stack, team ownership, and 90-day operating goal.

Audit

System Audit / Architecture Sprint

Flat rate
$500

Map the current lead path, CRM workflow, handoffs, reporting gaps, and highest-leverage system priorities before build work begins.

Best for
  • Founders with messy CRM stages
  • Teams unsure where leads are leaking
  • Operators before a larger systems build
  • Existing demand with unclear attribution
Begin Your Journey →
Build

Revenue System Build

Typically
Low five figures

Build the capture, routing, scoring, CRM cleanup, follow-up, and reporting layer that keeps qualified demand moving through the business. Exact cost is set after the audit, based on your current stack and scope.

Best for
  • Founders with active lead flow
  • Teams losing speed-to-lead
  • GHL or CRM workflows that need cleanup
  • Operators who need clear reporting
Check Fit →
★ Most Flexible
Infrastructure

Multi-Tool Infrastructure Build

Fully custom
Scoped after audit

For deeper infrastructure across GHL, Apollo, Python workflows, dashboards, reporting, handoffs, and custom internal systems. Priced once the audit maps what is actually needed.

Best for
  • Multiple tools that do not agree
  • Revenue teams with handoff complexity
  • Reporting and attribution gaps
  • Custom workflows that need ownership
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Architecture before toolsNo stack sprawl.

Built for existing demandNot beginner validation.

Reduce response dragCleaner ownership.

Report with confidenceLess guessing.

Not sure where the system is leaking? Start with the Journey Wizard. Begin here.

The Build Process

From an outdated presence to a website built for where you are now.

A focused four-part process keeps business strategy, creative direction, design, development, and launch connected.

1. Strategy

Review the current site, audience, business goals, proof, and the most important action for qualified visitors.

2. Creative Direction

Establish a distinct visual language for type, color, imagery, composition, and motion around the brand.

3. Design & Build

Turn the approved direction into a responsive, polished website with content hierarchy and conversion paths intact.

4. QA & Launch

Test responsive behavior, accessibility, performance, motion, links, and the real inquiry path before handoff.

Evan Pancis
Independent Studio

Strategy, design, and development stay with Evan.

One accountable partner keeps the business story, visual direction, motion, and technical build connected from the first call through launch.

A Strong Fit When

The quality of the business has moved ahead of the website.

You have a real track record, the current site feels dated or unclear, and you value a custom result over a bargain template or guaranteed-result promise.

Established businessClear ownerHigh bar for designReady to collaborate
Evan Pancis
Independent Studio

Build directly with Evan, from strategy to launch.

I bring creative direction and hands-on development together so the business story, visual idea, responsive behavior, and final implementation stay connected instead of being passed between separate teams.

StrategyClarify the audience, value, proof, and primary action before visual work begins.
DesignShape the message, layout, responsive behavior, and motion as one coherent website.
BuildTurn the direction into a production-ready experience with careful technical execution.
Web DesignMotionWeb AppsDashboardsiOSSwiftUIIntegrations
Good Fit

For established businesses ready to look the part.

1stStep.ai is a strong fit when the quality of the business has moved ahead of the website and the next version needs to feel distinctive, clear, and credible.

Your business has a real track record, but the site does not show it.
Your current site feels dated, generic, unclear, or hard to trust.
You want animation to elevate the story without overwhelming it.
You value one accountable partner for strategy, design, and development.
Google Reviews

A second perspective on the website experience.

One focused, verified review about the finished site and the process behind it.

Google Reviews
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Google Reviews

Read verified feedback before deciding whether a Website Strategy Call is the right next step.

Verified Google profile Verified Google Business Profile Real feedback from real clients
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Client Proof

A verified client perspective.

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David William Google Review · 5 stars
★★★★★

1stStep ai did an excellent job creating my business website. The design is clean, professional, and optimized perfectly for client inquiries and lead generation. Evan was very responsive, friendly, and easy to work with throughout the entire process. The final website exceeded my expectations, and I've already started getting positive feedback from visitors. Highly recommended!

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Sara E Ford Google Review · 5 stars
★★★★★

I used 1stStep ai to build my e-commerce website, and the experience was amazing. The website looks modern, fast, and very professional. Evan was incredibly helpful throughout the whole process and made everything simple and smooth. He really understands how to create websites that look great and help capture leads and customers. Highly recommended for anyone who wants a high-quality online store.

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Website Strategy Call

Ready for a website that matches where your business is now?

Bring the current website, the business goals, and the part that no longer feels right. We’ll use the call to clarify what the next version needs to communicate and whether the project is a strong fit.

1. Review the current site
What feels behind, unclear, or off-brand?
2. Clarify the opportunity
Align the audience, message, proof, and primary action.
3. Decide the next step
If the fit is right, move into a scoped recommendation.
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