A clear process. A result that feels like yours.
You don't need a finished brief or the right technical words. Start with what you want to work better and who it's for. You work directly with me from the first question through launch and handoff.
Built in Minnesota, with a neighborly standard: clear communication, practical help, and you always know who is doing the work.
What you can expect
- You work directly with Tanner
- A written plan before the build starts
- Working previews at agreed checkpoints
- A clear, documented handoff at launch
Five steps, with no mystery in the middle.
Every project follows the same practical path, whether the result is a one-page business website, an online store, an event page, or a custom tool. The size of the build changes. The clarity, the check-ins, and the handoff don't.
Understand what you need
We start with who it's for, what it needs to do, what's frustrating now, and when you need it. The first conversation is about your world, not about tools. Technical choices come after I understand the need.
Checkpoint
A short written summary of what we're solving, plus the next useful questions.Agree on the right-sized build
What we learn becomes a written plan: what's included, what isn't, who provides what, content, privacy, timeline, price, payment terms, and any outside costs. All of it before real work begins.
Checkpoint
You know what's being built, what isn't, who's responsible for what, and which decisions are still open.Build in visible stages
The structure and the trickiest parts come first. You review working progress at agreed checkpoints, so your feedback shapes the build while changes are still easy to make.
Checkpoint
A real, working preview you can click through.Test what matters
Before launch, I check the details people notice when they go wrong: phone and tablet layouts, forms, links, keyboard use, accessibility, privacy, the wording itself, and the launch setup.
Checkpoint
Problems are written down and fixed before you approve the launch.Launch and hand off clearly
Nothing goes live without your approval. At launch you get a clear record of account access, what you own or license, ongoing costs, what maintenance to expect, and a suggested next improvement.
Checkpoint
A working site or tool, and a handoff that still makes sense months later.
One person accountable from the first question to launch.
The person you talk to first is the person who plans the work, builds it, tests it, and keeps you updated. If a project needs a specialist for something outside the agreed scope, we talk about it before anyone else is brought in.
Tanner Livesay
Founder, planner, builder, and direct point of contact
Templates have their place. What matters is whether a project starts with the template or with the people who will use the result. Here, it starts with what you need, who it's for, and what makes the work yours.
Your business should stay in your hands.
Before work begins, the quote spells out who controls the domain, hosting, outside accounts, content, files or code, and ongoing costs. My preferred setup: you control the core accounts, and I get access only where the project needs it.
Domain and primary accounts
Whenever practical, your domain and core business accounts are registered to you and controlled by you. I get the access the project needs, and your business never depends on a login only I know.
Files, content, and code
The quote says what's transferred to you, what's licensed, what belongs to a third party, and what you receive at handoff. Ownership is written down, not assumed.
Costs and next steps
Hosting, renewals, subscriptions, what maintenance to expect, and options for future improvements are all written down before launch.
Feedback is expected. Scope changes are discussed.
Review rounds are part of the build. The goal is to make it easy to improve the agreed work without letting the project quietly turn into something much larger.
Part of the plan
Refining wording, layout, styling, or agreed features during the planned review rounds.
A scope change
Adding new pages, new features, connections to other services, or a major change in direction. If that affects the price or timeline, I explain it and you approve it before extra work begins.
Clear boundaries protect both sides. They are also how you avoid surprise invoices.
The quiet work before launch.
A polished page is only part of the job. Before launch, I check the whole experience in the places where problems tend to hide.
I use modern development tools, including AI-assisted tools, where they make the work faster or more thorough. Planning, privacy decisions, source checking, testing, and final approval remain my responsibility.
- Phone and tablet layouts, including zoomed-in text
- Keyboard navigation, with a visible focus indicator
- Accurate wording and no unsupported claims
- Forms, links, connected services, and what happens when something goes wrong
- Accessibility, privacy, and consent settings
- Page titles, search visibility, and launch settings
Start with what you want to work better.
Tell me what you're trying to do, who it's for, and when you need it. The first step is a conversation, not a commitment.