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🔥 Clear Lakes Media – My Story

I’m the owner and operator of Clear Lakes Media, a Michigan-based digital execution studio built specifically for small businesses that value real results over hype.

My background started with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Wayne State University — but the real education came from the last decade I’ve spent studying how small businesses actually grow. Not theory. Not fluff. The real-world combination of:

✔️ sales

✔️ customer psychology

✔️ messeging

✔️ branding

✔️ design

✔️ digital strategy

✔️ and hands-on execution

Over time, I became a one-man production team: building WordPress websites, designing brand materials, managing social media, optimizing Google Business Profiles, and generating real customers for my own service business.

I didn’t learn this from courses.
I learned it from knocking doors, building systems, improving my own online presence, and watching what truly works in the field.

And that’s when I noticed a major problem:

What Small Businesses Are Struggling With

✔ Most don’t have thousands of dollars to throw at a new website.
✔ Many who do spend the money end up disappointed — outdated sites, cookie-cutter templates, bad communication.
✔ Agencies overcomplicate everything, talk in jargon, disappear when work needs to be updated, or lock owners into expensive long-term contracts.
✔ Quality digital work is either too expensive, too slow, or too unreliable.

Small business owners weren’t failing — the industry structure was failing them.

So I built Clear Lakes Media to solve that.

My Solution: A Better Model Built for Real Businesses

I redesigned the entire approach around affordability, transparency, and practical execution.
Here’s how I do it:

$0-Down Website Plans (Clean, Modern, Fully Managed)

No giant upfront cost.
No outdated templates.
Just a predictable monthly fee and a website that’s always maintained.

Social Media & Content Support

Consistent posting, branded graphics, captions, and engagement support — without the need for a full-time hire.

Local SEO & Google Business Optimization

Small, ongoing improvements that lead to real-world results: more calls, more visits, and stronger local visibility.

Branding & Print Materials

Flyers, cards, door hangers, and postcards — designed with one goal: bring customers in.

Digital Production for Agencies

Certified, reliable white-label support for agencies needing execution across websites, SEO, content, and Google Business.

This model works because it avoids unnecessary risk.
Businesses only pay for what actually helps them grow.

Why I’m Different

Instead of being “just a designer,” “just an SEO guy,” or “just a social media manager,” I built a skillset around what business owners truly need:

A one-person, full-stack digital operator who can actually execute.

To back it up, I earned certifications in:

✔️ Google Ads (Search)

✔️ Google Analytics 4

✔️ Google Search Console

✔️ Google Business Profile

✔️ HubSpot Inbound Marketing

✔️ digital strategy

✔️ HubSpot Content Marketing

✔️ HubSpot Email Marketing

✔️ SEMrush Technical SEO

✔️ SEMrush SEO Fundamentals

✔️ SEMrush Local SEO

✔️ SEMrush AI Search Essentials

Plus real-world proof from building my own service business from scratch:

✔️ Full brand system

✔️ Website

✔️ Content

✔️ Google Business setup

✔️ Outreach

✔️ 4 paying clients

✔️ $620 in revenue

✔️ 100% organic, no advertising

I understand the small-business digital ecosystem not from theory — but from doing it myself.

What Small Businesses Get With Me

🗹 Clear communication

🗹 Flat pricing

🗹 Modern design and branding

🗹 Real strategy

🗹 Real execution

🗹 No long contracts

🗹 No hidden fees

🗹 No outsourcing without oversight

🗹 No “template factory” shortcuts

Clear Lakes Media exists for one purpose:
to give small businesses affordable digital power that actually works.