About us

We do one thing: get small businesses found and contacted.

The Vortex Agency is a web design and SEO studio for small and medium-sized businesses across the United States.

Our story

From e-commerce to SaaS, from local to global

Since 2018 we have built more than websites for other people — that range is exactly what makes each new project faster and sharper than the last.

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From e-commerce to SaaS

Years of running our own e-commerce ventures turned into the micro-SaaS products we build and operate today — real, live software like ListsGenie and Brantelo, not just client work.

See our work
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Global from day one

We serve corporate clients and small businesses across multiple regions of the world — including a B2B marketplace trading in more than 50 countries.

Most agencies will build a website for anyone who pays. That sounds flexible; in practice it means starting from zero on every project — guessing at what customers search for, what makes them call, and what makes them bounce.

We chose a more disciplined approach instead. We work with small and medium-sized businesses across every sector — restaurants, law firms, salons, local retailers, home services and more. Because we have built for so many different kinds of customers, we already know which pages, words and buttons turn a visitor into a call, a booking or a sale.

That range is the whole advantage. Faster builds, fewer wrong turns, and decisions based on what has already worked for businesses like yours rather than on taste.

We have been in this industry since 2018. Along the way we built and ran several e-commerce ventures ourselves, and that hands-on experience is what eventually turned into the micro-SaaS products we build and operate today — including ListsGenie and Brantelo. It also means our client list is not limited to one country: we serve small businesses across the US alongside corporate clients in multiple regions of the world.

We are deliberately small and we keep our client list that way too. Every project gets senior attention from the person actually doing the work — not passed down a chain after you sign.

Why work with us

What makes us different from a general web agency

  • Built for every sector

    From local retail to professional services, we have shipped sites across dozens of industries. That range means we already know what converts — you get the benefit of every project that came before yours.

  • Built for calls, not for awards

    A beautiful site that generates nothing is a failure. We design around one measurable outcome: more qualified people contacting you.

  • Speed is a feature

    Most projects go live in two to three weeks. Every site we ship loads in under two seconds on a phone, on cellular data, in a driveway.

  • Plain English, always

    No jargon, no 40-page reports designed to look busy. You get told what we did, what it produced, and what is next.

Why it is safe to work with us

We take the risk off your side of the table.

  • See the design before you commit

    We build you a free mockup of your new homepage first. If you do not love it, you walk away and it costs you nothing.

  • No long-term contracts

    Monthly work stays month-to-month. We keep your business by earning it, not by locking you into a twelve-month agreement.

  • You own everything

    Your domain, your site, your content, your analytics — all in your name. If you ever leave, it all leaves with you.

  • One point of contact

    No account manager relay race. You get a direct line to the person actually doing the work, and a reply within one business day.

See what your new website could look like — free.

Tell us about your business and we will design a mockup of your new homepage. No charge, no obligation, and no pressure to move forward.

Most owners have their mockup within three business days.