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Getting started / BY NEON STUDIOS

Do I need finished copy and photos before starting?

For Neon, no. You can bring what you have—or ask us to figure it out. Useful facts matter more than a polished creative brief.

You don’t have to write the website first

A blank document can make a website project feel bigger than it is. Writing a headline, describing your offer, and deciding which pages to include are part of the work you’re hiring us to do.

Choose “Figure it out” and we lead the research, structure, copy, and visual direction. If you have existing material, it can inform the work. It isn’t a creative entrance exam.

Bring facts when facts are needed

Your exact services, service area, credentials, opening hours, and pricing are business facts. We should confirm them rather than guess. If your business has little public information, we may need a focused conversation to get those details right.

That is different from asking you to write a positioning statement or design a page layout. You know the business; we turn that knowledge into a useful website.

Choose imagery that earns its place

Real team, location, and work photography can be especially valuable for a local service business. An online business may benefit from a personal portrait and images that communicate the way it works.

Illustrative or generated imagery can help establish a visual direction, but it should not impersonate actual staff, completed projects, or client results. Our project showcases use captures of the real websites.

An imperfect starting point is still a starting point

A current website, a social profile, a short service description, or a few useful examples can provide context. Share them if they’re easy to find. You don’t need a perfectly organized folder.

The goal is to take the project off your list, then bring you clear choices. Getting started should not require finishing half the website yourself.

LET’S GET IT OFF YOUR LIST

Your business deserves this.

Five original directions. One clear recommendation. A website you’re proud to send people to.

$5,000 flat. Live in 14 days. Yours for good.
NEON STUDIOS / AFTER HOURS

YOU FOUND THE OTHER SIDE.

Midnight run.

Move to steer. Hold to go beyond.

OFF THE CLOCK00000METERS INTO THE NIGHT

01 / YOUR BUSINESS

First, who’s it for?

Just the basics. We’ll take the creative thinking from here.

We’ll use your details to follow up about your website. Marketing emails are a separate choice.