BLACK369

For owner-led, high-ticket service firms

Your next client is already checking your website.

Make the next step obvious. I turn an unclear or outdated site into one calm, measurable path from qualified visit to real enquiry—in seven business days.

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  • Copy, design, build, and launch
  • $5,000 fixed
  • No mandatory retainer
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Operations consulting for growing service firms

Find the bottleneck slowing delivery—then leave with a 90-day operating plan.

One focused working session for leadership teams that have demand, but cannot keep execution predictable.

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In one screen, a buyer can answer:

Is this for me?What do I get?What happens next?

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See operating evidence

A website can look fine and still make buyers work

The leak is usually not one ugly page. It is a chain of small unanswered questions.

01 / Promise

“Is this actually for a business like mine?”

Generic language makes the visitor translate your offer before they can value it.

02 / Proof

“Why should I believe you can do this?”

Logos and numbers without context create decoration, not confidence.

03 / Path

“What happens if I click?”

A vague call, long form, or silent inbox asks the buyer to take the risk first.

The website is the first handoff

The enquiry still needs somewhere sensible to go.

That is why the sprint includes the first response and owner notification—not just the page around the form.

1Form submitted“Thanks. We will be in touch.”
→
2Shared inboxNo named owner or timing.
→
?Buyer waitsThe website did its job. The path did not.

A seven-second demonstration

Same business. Different amount of work for the buyer.

This is an illustrative page—not a claim about a client result. Use the switch and notice how the second version answers the decision questions in the order they appear.

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The front-door service

7-Day Website-to-Lead Sprint

Fixed investment $5,000 50% reserves the sprint week
Message

Decide what the page needs to say.

  • 90-minute offer and visitor interview
  • Light competitor and message review
  • Page architecture and conversion copy
Website

Turn it into a live, usable site.

  • One landing page or up to four essential pages
  • One responsive visual direction
  • Mobile, performance, and accessibility QA
Lead path

Make the next step measurable.

  • One form, booking, CRM, or email integration
  • Buyer acknowledgement and owner alert
  • Analytics plus two agreed conversion events
Launch

Finish the project and hand it over.

  • Domain and SSL connection
  • One consolidated revision round
  • Handoff video, full ownership, 30-day bug support
BeforeAccess, assets, facts, and one decision owner are ready.
Days 1–2Message, structure, copy, and direction checkpoint.
Days 3–5Responsive build, lead path, and tracking.
Days 6–7Revision, QA, launch, and handoff.

The honest timing: the seven-day clock starts after preflight. With scheduling and asset collection, most projects span two to three calendar weeks. You attend one kickoff and two same-day review windows.

Good fit

Your business is proven; the website has fallen behind.

  • Owner-led B2B service firm
  • One client is worth at least the sprint
  • One primary offer and conversion goal
  • Existing referrals, outbound, or traffic
  • One person can approve the work

Not this sprint

Some projects need a different shape.

  • Pre-revenue or still choosing the offer
  • Ecommerce, SaaS product, membership, or custom app
  • New brand identity, photography, or large migration
  • Multiple committees or unlimited directions
  • A guarantee of traffic, ranking, leads, or revenue
Execution guarantee

The final 50% is due when the agreed launch-readiness checklist passes.

You can reset the visual direction once at the day-two checkpoint. If I miss day seven for reasons within my control, $500 comes off the balance and I continue to launch-ready. Client and third-party delays move the schedule.

Gabriel Lumagui, founder of BLACK369

One senior operator from interview to launch

I use the website to learn where the business needs help next.

Clients usually meet me through a concrete build. While doing the work, I see the real follow-up, measurement, automation, and operating gaps. We fix those later only when the evidence supports it.

That is the point of this sprint: a useful finished first project, not a vague consulting engagement.

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$413Kpeak revenue month under systems leadership

$53KBlack Friday email revenue from automation built and operated

Operating history, not a promise of website-sprint results.
Cover of the BLACK369 Website-to-Lead Blueprint 16 practical pages

Free / useful before you hire anyone

Find the three places your website makes qualified buyers work too hard.

The Website-to-Lead Blueprint is a 15-minute scorecard, rewrite kit, and action plan—not a preview of the paid work.

  • Score Promise, Proof, Path, Capture, Follow-up, and Measurement
  • Rewrite the first screen using fill-in prompts
  • Audit the mobile experience and enquiry form
  • Map the first five minutes after an enquiry
  • Choose the three fixes worth doing first

The PDF unlocks here immediately after a valid email. No call or newsletter is required. See the privacy note.

Optional / higher-intent next step

Want me to look at your actual website?

Send the public URL. Within one business day, I will return three human-verified observations and one clear recommendation: fix it yourself, use the sprint, or leave it alone for now.

01Three specific leaksObserved on the public path, not generated from a generic checklist.
02One priorityThe first change most worth making—not a 40-item audit.
03One fit verdictSprint, self-fix, or wait. No required call.

Public pages only. No login, newsletter, sales call, or analytics access. By submitting, you permit one response about this review. See the privacy note.

If the snapshot says the sprint fits

A finished website is the first useful project—not the end of the relationship.

The sprint has a fixed finish line. After launch, the 30-day measurement review may reveal a justified next project: follow-up, conversion, automation, or operations. Nothing rolls into a retainer by default.

Start with the free snapshot

Plain answers

Before you send the URL.

Can AI or a template do this more cheaply?

They can generate a page. The sprint pays for the decisions around it: positioning, proof order, copy, conversion path, tracking, integration, QA, and a finished launch. If a template is genuinely enough, the free snapshot should say so.

Does seven business days mean seven days from today?

No. The sprint week begins after preflight is complete and a slot is reserved. Including scheduling and collecting access or assets, the normal calendar span is two to three weeks.

Do I need finished copy?

No. Copy is written from the offer interview, public research, and the facts you provide. You do need to supply accurate service details, proof you are allowed to use, brand basics, and timely approvals.

Will the new site generate more leads?

No honest builder can guarantee traffic, demand, close rate, or revenue. I guarantee the execution I control: a clear, responsive, measurable enquiry path that passes the agreed launch-readiness checklist.

What platform will you use?

The simplest standard platform that fits the scope and lets you own the result. The platform is agreed before the sprint; there is no hidden proprietary lock-in.

What happens after launch?

You own the site and receive a handoff video plus 30 days of bug support. A measurement review can identify further work, but there is no automatic subscription or retainer.