There are as many choices to make about your business and website as there are stars in the night sky.
If you're a private client, you're frustrated with how the site should be built, how it will look, and what's going to be on it. If you're a web or marketing agency, you're pulling your hair out with how to manage projects, staff, or contractors, aside from actually trying to understand if they're doing it right. Most clients and agencies don't have the expertise to make these decisions, and it becomes a guessing game on what the right decision actually looks like.
Instead, focus on what you do best.
(We will, too.)
Consultant, developer, and your best ally.
Derek Neuts, MS
Consultant / Web Developer
Derek is the owner of IronGlove Studio, acting as both project manager and lead developer for clients. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Communications and a Master of Science in Organizational Psychology. Derek also has formal education and experience in web development, focused on PHP and WordPress projects for small and medium-sized business needs.
Being a multi-time entrepreneur, Derek understands startups and the struggles of business growth, along with the fears that can paralyze managers. As an honorably discharged military veteran (OIF), he takes this work and his commitment to your organization's mission very seriously.
Derek upgraded his coding skills
through WorkSource Oregon.
We're a small agency.
But your're not just another client
IronGlove Studio cares about your needs, the vision you hold for your project, and the success of your business and its clients. Projects aren't just about clean code, creativity, and commitment. They're also about transparency and walking with integrity in the development community. We offer our professional services to private clients and agencies in need of project management and WordPress development services here in Oregon and abroad that share those values with us.
What others have to say.
Solutions to small business challenges.
Small Business Consulting
We can help you to strategize and manage growth, ensuring your web presence enhances your reach and reputation, one step at a time.
Design & Development
Mockups, prototypes, and development is centered around business goals, not separate from them. Let's do it right the first time.
Static & Dynamic Sites
They exist and they're great! Sometimes you don't need to go fancy, but you do need something solid and scalable that grows with you.
Content Management Systems
Mostly complex, and often imitated, there are many right and wrong ways to do WordPress. We'll scale your version to match your goals.
E-Commerce Solutions
Not everyone needs a store, but when they do, quality and flexibility matter. We use one of the most tested platforms as our first choice.
Projects developed using frameworks supported by
Partnering on this journey is good for clients.
We can work with talent, creative and web agencies
Talent, creative and web agencies, along with full-service marketing firms, consultants, and web design companies, are in business to further the mission of their clients. We share that goal and can partner with these entities to leverage the missing in-house management and development skills needed for a successful project.
Team Integration
We work remotely, but can integrate with your team across virtual platforms (Skype, Slack, Asana, and others) to get the job done.
Client Handling
We treat your clients like our own, keeping their satisfaction a top priority. We can interface through you or go direct with them.
We also work directly with private clients.
Consultations and emergency services are available for small business owners. IronGlove Studio provides support for website issues related to automated updates, general rescue operations, predatory domestic and offshore web development contractors, and those awkward situations when clients attempt to update their own site.
Real-world solutions with a business-focused context.
Success is more than deploying a website
Business Strategy
This isn't about a website, it's a holistic approach to improving your business model for success using the latest tech.
Built for Marketing
We know marketing and the needs of marketers, so we build sites that are built on solid, strategic principles.
Realistic SEO
Clean code, good content, easy navigation, and time are merely a few factors involved with preparing your site for growth.
Data Driven
We can use a variety of tools to analyze your site's traffic patterns after going live to constantly improve usability.
Focused on Conversion
Your site needs to be built using sound strategies rooted in consumer psychology in order to be a successful tool.
Ready for Revisions
Even after deployment, data drives revisions, and a clean build ensures easy collaboration with your team on content.
Cut through the noise and get noticed.
Build your site the wrong way and be ignored
137,000
Daily startup filings50
Failure rate percentage1,300,000,000
Websites online5,000,000,000
Daily Google searchesSome samples of our past projects.
We started small and we're getting bigger all the time
A resource for clients and agencies.
Small businesses and web agencies are at risk
Small businesses making less than 500k per year, and integrated web agencies that offer marketing and web development services, are routinely exploited. Shoddy “developers” and “designers” are hired without best practices in place, and agencies without in-house development and project management expertise are routinely fooled by so-called “professionals”. Corners are cut and band-aids are applied, and it destroys your project’s sustainability and growth potential. This is one of the many ways that clients and agencies are taken advantage of, and we cover this and more!
Taking the next step.
You don't have to be alone with the choices you make and the projects you take. Whether you're a prospective private client with an upcoming project, or a creative, talent, marketing or web agency looking for a skilled PHP or WordPress professional, contact us using the form below so we can start a conversation about the good things we can do together.
Social Media Integration
Whether you have a "social first" business model, or you need social media to support your web operations, we can integrate your site.