Your category, locked
- Written into the agreement, not a handshake
- Holds for as long as you're a client
How this actually works
I take one business per category, per town.
Which means I'm never working for your competitor.
An agency will happily take you and the four shops down the street. I can't do my best work split four ways, so I don't.
Businesses I've built for
- US Nails
- Dairy Diner
- Kanya Market
- Epic Glass Tinting
- Sprague River Labradors
- RV There Yet
- Dolo Golfing
- Ascend
- Faded Rey's
1
Client per category, per town
Monthly
Meeting to move things forward
0
Handoffs to anyone else
Any month
You can cancel
The three promises
What you're actually buying.
A meeting every month
- We look at what came in and pick the next move
- That's the partner part — not just a website
One person, start to finish
- The person who built it answers the phone
- No account manager, no ticket queue
Steve
Founder, Rise Local
Who you actually get
It’s me. That’s the whole company.
I’m first-generation Asian American.
I grew up around people who built a business out of nothing — a restaurant, a shop, a service run out of the garage. Local owners are my people, and helping them is the whole point.
When you hire me you get me — not a team, not a project manager, not a ticket system. One person who handles the website, the marketing, and the things you didn’t know were broken. One phone number.
— Steve
How it works
What the first ninety days look like.
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1
We find the one thing
Not a menu. The one or two moves that'll actually shift your business this quarter.
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2
I build it
The site, the profile, the tools — whatever the answer turned out to be.
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3
We meet monthly
Look at what came in, pick the next move, repeat. That's the whole model.
Why one client per category?
Because an agency working for you and your competitor is playing both sides, and I can't put my name on that. It also means everything I learn about your market works for you and never against you.
What happens in the monthly meeting?
We look at what actually came in — calls, bookings, reviews, where you're showing up — and pick the next move. It's the difference between a website and a marketing partner.
Am I locked into a contract?
No. Month-to-month, cancel any month, owe nothing more. I'd rather earn it every month than tie you to a year.
What if my category is already taken?
I'll tell you straight, and point you to someone good. I'd rather lose the sale than quietly take on two competitors.
What clients say
5.0 on Google, from the people I built for.
★★★★★
“Steve built us an awesome website! Our old site was outdated. The new one shows customers that we are professional. He is continually editing the site to make it better. The site was up within like 2 days. We couldn’t be happier with the results!!”
David Pratt
★★★★★
“I was starting my mobile RV repair business from scratch and Steve at Rise Local handled the entire launch for me. He built my website, got me set up online and on Google, helped me form my LLC, and put together a full marketing gameplan to actually bring in customers. I didn’t know the business or the online side at all, and he walked me through every piece of it — domain, branding, all of it.”
Anthony Nguyen
★★★★★
“It’s a very clean look that I wanted exactly how he made it and he was very transparent on assisting me on what I wanted. The website sends leads straight to my discord and email. Having clients sign up is also quicker with his product. Steve is working hard all by himself, he handles everything, and if I ever wanted to change something he instantly was there for me.”
BoboVo
★★★★★
“I own a digital marketing agency. I notice how people in this industry actually work — and most of them don’t. Steve at Rise Local is different. He’s not just building websites and hoping for the best. He’s handling your Google and Apple Maps presence, cleaning up your reviews, setting up booking systems, running ads, and meeting with you monthly to make sure everything keeps moving. That’s the full picture — not just one piece of it.”
Nova Terra
Before we even talk
See how your business shows up today.
Type in your business and I'll build you a Local-Visibility Scorecard — where you stand, and the first thing I'd fix.