Strategy & Planning
We map your goals, audience, and the pages your site needs to get found and turn visitors into customers.
O'BRIEN
Branding & Identity
Web Development
Web Design
UI & UX
SEO & Local Search
Responsive Design
Get found firstwhen a neighbor
searches for you.
Studio O’Brien builds custom websites and Google Business Profiles for local restaurants, shops, and trades in Shelby, North Carolina.
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Takumi
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Cardinal Pest Control
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Thalassa
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Hwaro
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Milpa
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Crownline Electric
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Thalassa
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Takumi
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Lucciola
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Queen City Comfort
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Hwaro
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Lucciola
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Crownline Electric
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Piedmont Concrete
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Clover Dental
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Queen City Comfort
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Piedmont Concrete
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Cardinal Pest Control
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Milpa
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Queen City Landscaping
You’ll see exactly how it looks before it goes live.
We walk through your site together, phone and desktop side by side, and I don’t launch until you’ve seen every screen and you’re happy with it.
What I build
Everything your site needs to bring in customers, from one studio.
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Custom Website Design & Development
Original sites built from scratch. No templates, no page builders. Design and clean hand-coded development as one piece of work.
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Local SEO & Google Business Profile
On-page and technical SEO plus Google Business Profile setup, so people in your area actually find you on Google.
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Copywriting & Brand Voice
Words that sound like you and move people to act, written around what makes the business specific.
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Lead Generation & Conversion
Clear paths from visitor to inquiry. Forms and calls to action designed to turn visitors into real conversations.
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Website Migration & Redesign
Outgrown a template or stuck on a platform you don’t own? I rebuild and migrate cleanly, keeping your rankings intact.
From first call to found on Google, here’s how it works.
Design & Copywriting
Custom design and on-brand copy, built around what makes your business specific.
Development & SEO
Clean, hand-coded build that works on every screen, with on-page SEO baked in from day one.
Launch & Local SEO
Your site goes live, you own it, and locals find you on Google.
The Storefront Project
Showing local businesses what’s possible online.
I pick local spots around here and build them a concept website on my own dime, just to show what a real one could do for them. It’s a finished starting point. If it’s your business, step in at a reduced rate and take it further, and anyone can nominate a place they love. It’s the simplest way to see how I work.
Nominate a business
Know a shop, kitchen, or trade that deserves a standout site? Put them forward.
A real track record, now pointed at local business.
I’m Jarred, founder of Studio O’Brien. I’ve built and shipped websites for clients across the country and inside agencies, and I brought that experience home to Shelby to help local owners get found. Everything is designed and coded by the same person who answers your calls. No account managers, no offshore handoff, no agency markup.
You can see how I work in the concept sites I build for restaurants, shops, and trades around Cleveland County. The promise is simple: original work, honest communication, and a site you fully own when it’s done.
Jarred O'BrienDesigner & Developer · Shelby, North Carolina
What to know before you start.
The questions owners ask me most, answered straight. No fine print.
How much does a custom website cost?
Every project is scoped to what the site actually needs to do, so there’s no fixed package price. Most custom sites start in the low four figures and scale with page count, copywriting, and functionality.
Want a number now? Get an instant, no-email ballpark with the website cost calculator.
How long does a website take to build?
Most sites go from kickoff to launch in about three to six weeks. The biggest variable is how ready your content is: copy and photos. I help with both, so a slow start doesn’t stall the build.
Do you only work with businesses in Shelby?
No. I’m based in Shelby and know Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford, and Catawba counties well, but I work with independent businesses anywhere in the Carolinas and beyond. The work travels; the local roots are a bonus, not a limit.
Who owns the website when it’s finished?
You do, completely. Full source code and ownership transfer to you at launch. No proprietary builder lock-in, no platform you have to keep renting to stay online.
Do you help with Google and getting found locally?
Yes. On-page SEO and Google Business Profile setup are built into the work, especially for local businesses. Showing up when someone in your town searches for what you do is the whole point of the site.
What if I don’t have a website or any content yet?
That’s common, and it’s fine. I help with structure, copywriting, and photo direction from scratch. Businesses with nothing online yet are exactly who the Storefront Project is built for.
Let’s get your business
found.
Tell me what your business does and what the next site needs to do. You’ll get a direct, specific recommendation back, not a sales pitch.
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