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You are in need of a new website, or some work on your existing site. You appreciate clean design that doesn’t get in the way of your message. You’re tired of not knowing how to make the simplest of edits to your site (or have heard horror stories from friends), yet you’re busy enough and smart enough to know that you don’t want to learn everything, either. Enough to do what you need to do, and leave the rest to the pros.

Excellent. Glad you found me.

Here’s a bit about me, and how I work:

I’m not the cheapest guy around, but I’m far from expensive. If you’re looking for a true bargain — not the kind that leaves you hanging with a half-finished site, but the kind that makes you smile because you’ve been treated honestly and fairly — then you’ve come to the right place.

I believe in clean design that helps tell your story.

I believe in educating you, empowering you to feel comfortable making edits to your own site. I’m happy to handle as much as you need me to, but if there’s something you want to learn to make your life easier (and your site updates faster and cheaper), I’m all for that.

A note on pricing:

Some designers base their fees on an estimate of what the site will require. However,
a) if the work goes fast, you end up paying way more than you should. Or,
b) it goes slow, new features get added to the wish list, etc., and I end up eating the difference.

One way or the other, one of us loses.

How about a win/win instead?

One of the largest complaints I hear is that people have a site, but have no idea how to manage it. So, I’ve created a membership site with tutorials, videos, articles, and a forum, all designed to teach you as much as you need to know to be comfortable editing your site. If you need a new site, it’s where you start.

Then, I charge a flat rate to set up your WordPress site with a premium theme (which I’ll help you choose, based on your needs and desires), and configure all the settings and plugins you need to have a smooth running site.

From there, it totally depends on you. If you like the way the theme looks and works out of the box, great; you can add your own content, and you’re good to go.

Most people, however, need a little extra help. Setting up pages and navigation, tweaking design details, or adding functionality (like newsletter subscriptions and such), etc. For any work done beyond the initial setup, I bill hourly. That way, you only pay for what you need. It’s the fairest way I’ve found, and it makes both of us happy.

My typical clients’ projects tend to average in the $1200-$2000 range.

Membership Site: $197 + $10/month
Site Install: $497
Customization (including phone calls): $80/hr members, $100/hr non-members

What if I only need a little work done?

No problem. Submit a customization request, and we’ll get you all fixed up.

Join the Bright Coconut Membership Site

$197 + $10/month


Once inside, you’ll be able to order your Site Install, browse the forum, watch tutorials, or ask anything you need.

Select Client List

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We’ve been working with Adam Kayce and Bright Coconut for over two years now. When we first launched our business, we knew a professional, easy to use, visually arresting web site would be key to our success, but we had no idea where to start. We had some basic computer skills and a graphic design background, but no capacity (or time) to create our own site from scratch.

However, we also feared being a slave to our “web guy”, dependent on him to make any changes we may want to implement. Adam provided us with the best of both worlds — and a site that exceeded our (decidedly picky) aesthetic expectations, with enough simplicity on the back end to make all the day-to-day updates and minor modifications ourselves. In just two weeks, our site was up and running — and has been functioning perfectly (literally!) ever since.

In addition, Adam was not afraid to tell us what we should do… even if, at first, it wasn’t exactly what we wanted to do. (Our consulting practice does that too – maybe that’s why we felt so at home with Bright Coconut!) We felt comfortable relying on his design and technical expertise, and because of his recommendations, our site is sexier and more functional than ever. (And when we break stuff, which you’re bound to do too, he cleans up after us quickly and with a smile. Whew.)

Adam created a platform that helps us build our business today and will allow us to grow our business tomorrow, while empowering us to run our own technical show. It’s nice to be able to manage your own content and material… but even more reassuring to know that someone like Adam is there when you need him.

Melissa & Dallas Hartwig
Whole9

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