I'm Tanner Livesay. I build practical websites and digital tools that solve real needs.
I'm the founder of Websites Built Right MN. I handle the design you see and the practical work underneath it: how the information is organized, how the work flows, and how it all gets tested and handed off.
- Founder-led
- Operations background
- Based in Minnesota
- Local and remote
Where the discipline comes from
Before focusing on web work, I spent more than eight years in technical support and operations: coordinating device rollouts, writing documentation, training people, improving processes, and keeping teams and customers informed. That background shows up in every project: organized work, clear communication, careful testing, written documentation, and a handoff you can actually use.
What I build now
Recent work includes an online store, a live event scoring app, a community resource hub, a civic information site, a small-business website, and a private workflow tool.
How I work
The same four habits run through every project, from a one-page site to a custom tool.
Understand the workflow.
Document the decision.
Test the risky parts.
Make the handoff usable.
What I can help with
Five connected areas, one person doing the work: turning practical needs into well-planned, tested websites and tools.
Planning and structure
Understanding the need, agreeing on scope, organizing information so people can find it, and mapping how someone moves through the site.
Design and building
Layouts that work on every screen, custom features, app behavior, connections to other services, and getting it live.
Stores, search, and analytics
Product storytelling, checkout through Stripe, search visibility (SEO and Search Console), analytics, and consent.
Trust and quality
Accessibility, privacy, sources people can check, testing on real phone sizes, and a careful review before launch.
Operations and communication
Clear first conversations, mapping how the work actually flows, training, handoff, and follow-through.
Three projects to look at
Three different kinds of need. Each one is live, and you can try it yourself.
A complete store, from product story to checkout
Scratch Canvas
A live online store for an original product: storefront, catalog, Stripe checkout, policies, SEO, and analytics that respect consent.
A custom tool built for a live event
Scramble Weekend
A mobile-first golf weekend app with shared scores, challenge holes, chirps, and final standings, with no app download or account.
Organizing sensitive information with privacy built in
Rapid Mutual Aid MN
A privacy-first local resource hub that organizes sensitive information into clear routes without tracking visitors.
Availability
Open to selected freelance, contract, collaboration, and remote or hybrid role conversations where practical web products, operations, and user-centered problem solving overlap.
Have a project in mind?
Tell me what you need built, what it should make easier, and when you need it.