FeaturedHow a Forced Name Change Became the Best Thing That Happened to a Colorado Springs Epoxy Company
From invisible online to #1 across a 25-mile radius, fully booked, and expanding into commercial
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Your brand is the first thing a prospect judges and the last thing they remember. I build brand identities that help small businesses compete with companies ten times their size.
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A cease and desist letter forced a name change. Instead of panicking, they went all in: complete rebrand, conversion-focused website, local SEO domination across a 25-mile radius, commercial market expansion, and social media that kept the phone ringing.
These are the problems I solve for businesses like yours.
You have been in business for years, but your branding still looks like day one. Prospects see your logo and assume you are too small for the job. First impressions are hard to undo.
Without brand guidelines, your team creates graphics with different colors, fonts, and styles. The result: a company that looks disorganized from the outside.
Same quality of work, similar pricing, but they win the contract. The difference? Their proposal, website, and presentation look cohesive and polished. Yours does not.
From concept to complete identity.
Brand discovery
Deep dive into your business, audience, competitors, and aspirations. This shapes every design decision that follows.
Concept development
Multiple creative directions explored and refined. You see options, provide feedback, and we narrow to the perfect direction.
Identity system
Logo, color palette, typography, and visual language, all designed to work together across every touchpoint.
Brand guidelines
Complete documentation so your brand stays consistent as you grow. Files, rules, and examples for every use case.
Real objections from real conversations. Here's how I answer them.
If your logo is the only thing that looks off, BE RECOGNIZED covers exactly that: logo, colors, fonts, and a guidelines document to keep everything consistent. But if your business cards, website, and social profiles all look different, the problem is deeper than a logo.
Your customers care about trust. They just do not articulate it as "branding." When two contractors quote the same price, the one with a professional truck wrap, cohesive website, and clean proposal wins. That is branding at work.
Start with BE RECOGNIZED at $2,700. If within 6 months you want the full brand system, 100% of what you paid credits toward BE REMEMBERED. Zero penalty for starting smaller. The important thing is to stop losing deals to first impressions.
Do branding first. A website without brand guidelines means your designer makes arbitrary color and font choices. Then when you want business cards or social graphics, nothing matches the site. Brand first, website second saves you from paying for rework.
11 projects showcasing real results.
FeaturedFrom invisible online to #1 across a 25-mile radius, fully booked, and expanding into commercial
FeaturedRanking #1 on Google with AI Overview features for a niche biotech e-commerce market

From zero brand to 250+ organic keywords and #1 rankings for San Antonio art searches

One logo concept that expanded into a complete brand identity and custom website

2,500+ professional images across 75+ products and 16 months of seasonal campaigns

Rebrand that took them from local jobs to projects across 3 states

Brand identity and custom lion mascot that positioned a startup next to established luxury competitors

Customers now expect to pay more, and they do

From zero brand to enterprise-ready identity in 3 weeks

Education-first website and brand identity that positioned a new firm as an established authority

New identity system that opened doors to larger enterprise energy contracts
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Common questions about working with us.
BE RECOGNIZED is $2,700 for a professional identity (logo, colors, fonts, guidelines, business cards, social profiles). BE REMEMBERED is $7,700 for a complete brand system with strategy workshop, competitor analysis, and comprehensive applications.
That is exactly what guidelines are for. The brand document specifies exactly which colors, fonts, and logo variations to use, with examples. Your team stops guessing and starts producing materials that look like they came from the same company.
Everything performs better with strong branding. Ads get higher click-through rates. Your website converts more visitors. Proposals win more often. Think of branding as the foundation. Every marketing dollar you spend on top of a strong brand works harder.
“Kristian created the website for our business, and over 70% of our customers come to us through it. He's also given us a lot of ideas and advice for other areas of our business. He's definitely been...”
Professional brand identity for small businesses. Starting at $2,700.

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Ranked #1 freelance web designer by Clutch. 17+ years building websites and SEO strategies that bring real results for small businesses.
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