A useful first step, and the reason for it.Hope Foods
Website, search & advertising
EXPERIENCE. PERSONAL ATTENTION.
Small business is where I started.
And where I want to be.
I’m Josh Race. I build and look after websites for local businesses, and you deal with me directly.
Tell me what you’re working toward →No sales team. Just me.
HOW I LOOK AT A BUSINESS
I start with what your customers see.
Before I suggest anything, I check your reviews, your website and how calls reach you. The first step comes from what customers already love about your work.
An owner says she wants more of the jobs she’s best at. Josh checks her reviews, website and calls. Customers praise her finished work, but her site shows no photos of it. He recommends putting project photos and reviews up front with an easy way to ask for a quote, because that’s what customers already praise.
I’m Josh Race. I started by building websites for small businesses, working directly with the people behind them. I loved seeing that work turn into new customers and new opportunities for someone I knew.
Through For the Web, I went on to lead digital marketing for businesses ranging from local companies to nationally recognized brands. I brought websites, search and advertising together to help them attract customers and grow.
A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM MY WORK AT FOR THE WEB
Growth that helped lead to multimillion-dollar acquisitions.
My integrated digital marketing campaigns directly contributed to the business growth behind these acquisitions. These are selected examples from a broader career helping businesses grow.
Connotate
Search marketing
Solace Pediatric Healthcare
Search, content & social
I’m proud of that work. What brings me back to small business is the relationship: knowing the owner, understanding what they’re building, and seeing the difference we can make together. That’s the work I want to do here in the Cedar Valley, with people in my own community.
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER
One clear plan. Someone to help.
You get that same experience, from me directly. We pick one thing to start, I build it, and I keep it up to date after. You get back to running your business.
A busy owner juggles her website, Google listing, reviews, social posts, email and ads. Josh sorts them with her: keep the Google listing and reviews, start with the website, which Josh handles, and leave social, email and ads for later.
Work directly with me.
From the first call to every update after launch.
A clear agreement.
You know the work and the price before we start.
More than the website.
Google listing, ads and email help when you want it.
For the shops, trades and small businesses that make Waterloo, Cedar Falls and the communities around us feel like home.
YOUR BUSINESS. YOUR PACE.
Not sure where to start?
Tell me about your business and I’ll suggest one first step. You’ll know the price before anything starts.