about
We build websites that feel like the business behind them.
Placed is a small, hands-on studio in Vancouver, WA. We work with a limited number of service businesses across Clark County and the Portland metro — close enough to know the market, small enough to care about the details.
Most small-business websites are built to look finished. We’d rather build one that feels considered — clear in what it says, distinct in how it looks, and structured to be found when it matters.
Placed grew out of years of hands-on work across web development, print, and local search — building sites, running campaigns, and watching what actually turns a search into a phone call. That range is the point: a website, a Google profile, the tracking behind them, and the words on the page all have to work together, and most shops only touch one piece.
We keep the studio small on purpose. Fewer clients means we can build custom, stay close to the work, and be honest about what will and won’t move the needle — including telling you when you don’t need something.
We work mostly with service businesses and growing brands in and around Vancouver and Portland. Being local isn’t a slogan; it means we understand the market you’re competing in.
A smaller studio keeps the work closer to the people doing it.
Placed is not built around volume. We take on a limited number of projects so strategy, design, development, and search do not disappear into separate departments.
That means fewer handoffs, clearer communication, and a better understanding of the business from the first conversation through launch and ongoing work.
You work with the people planning and building the website, not a rotating account team passing notes between departments.
A smaller client list gives each project room for careful copy, custom design, testing, and revisions.
The website, local search strategy, Google Business Profile, and tracking are planned together instead of treated as unrelated jobs.
Working in Vancouver and the Portland metro gives us a practical understanding of the places and competitors our clients are up against.
A few things we hold to.
Built around the business
We start with what already makes you recognizable and design outward from there — never a theme with your logo dropped on top.
Honest about results
No guaranteed rankings, no vanity metrics. We’ll tell you what’s working, what isn’t, and when you don’t need what you’re asking for.
The whole system
Design, words, search, and tracking are one job. We handle them together so nothing important gets left half-done.
A good website should not make a small business look larger, louder, or more generic than it really is. It should make the real business easier to understand, easier to trust, and easier to find.
See the website with fresh eyes.
The best way to understand how we work is to let us look at your site. We’ll share what stands out first.