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Something I hear almost every week from business owners.
"Sorry about my website, it's a bit outdated."
That disclaimer before someone even clicks the link. That apology before anyone has seen anything. That cringe when you share your URL in a proposal or an email signature.
I have heard it from consultants, coaches, therapists, and specialists who are genuinely brilliant at what they do.
The website just does not show it.
And the thing is, it is almost never a design problem. Design is the last thing to fix.
The first thing to fix is clarity. Getting specific about who you are talking to, what problem you solve, and what makes you different. Once that is clear, everything else, the words, the layout, the structure, falls into place.
If your homepage is the part you are most embarrassed about, I put together a free blueprint that walks you through every section of a high-converting homepage so you know exactly what is missing and what to change.
Takes about twenty minutes to go through and most people find at least two or three things they want to fix immediately.
Check it out here: https://contra.com/products/DETjmo7o-the-ultimate-homepage-blueprint
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Another project completed! 🎉
This one was a little different from the Kajabi projects we usually work on.
Instead of building a platform for coaches or business creators, we worked with Shafqat Ali Khan Music – an online school dedicated to teaching the centuries-old tradition of classical South Asian vocal music.
The biggest challenge wasn't adding more features or making the design feel trendy. It was creating a website that respected the heritage behind the music while still providing a clear and intuitive experience for today's online students. Sometimes the best design is the one that quietly supports the content rather than trying to stand out.
We're especially happy that the client loved the final result – and even better, they've already seen an increase in course sales after launching the new website.
Projects like this are always a reminder that every audience is different, and good design starts with understanding the people you're designing for.
I am from India, and I must say your work is so perfect...
Two hero section directions for a client site- same headline, different visual approach. which one lands better?
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More of this over on X, in real time ideas, questions, and the people building cool stuff https://x.com/rightnextstep?s=11
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The reason I chose Hero 1 is that the design style feels fresh and modern. I also think the image beneath the hero text complements the message really well, which makes the whole section feel more cohesive. That’s my perspective.
Veranda, a luxury residential concept landing page
Veranda is a concept build I created for a fictional luxury residential brand. It is not client work or a real property. The images and hero motion were generated with AI as part of the creative process.
I wanted to explore something that matters when building high-fidelity landing pages: after several rounds of changes, how do you make sure the final page still looks like the design that was approved?
The site is built in Next.js with responsive layouts, self-hosted fonts, GSAP motion and an interactive walkthrough. I also built in a proper QA process around it, not just checking that the page loads and the buttons work.
It compares 12 sections across five screen sizes against approved visual baselines. It flags visual drift, missing baselines and changes that have not been reviewed. I also tested interactions, accessibility, contrast, performance, browser behaviour and reduced-motion states.
The main lesson for me was simple: a page can pass functional tests and still no longer be the page that was agreed.
Building a QA process that flags visual drift against approved baselines is such an underrated skill, most people just eyeball it after changes go in. What first made you start checking for that instead of trusting the build looked right?
