Milwaukee web design that reads the room.

Websites with SEO built in for nonprofits, churches, camps, schools and small businesses.

You run the mission. We run the website.

Most organizations need a clear, professional web presence without an in-house marketing team. That is exactly who we build for, and we work fully remotely, so we serve clients anywhere, including international organizations.

Nonprofits Churches Camps Schools Small businesses Startups Entrepreneurs

Especially mission-driven teams who want strategy as much as a pretty site.

Most designers hand over a pretty site and stop there.

  • Built to be found

    Every site is planned with SEO, messaging and conversion in mind from the very first draft.

  • A marketer behind the design

    A master's-level background in digital marketing shapes how your site speaks to the people you serve.

  • You leave knowing how

    We teach, so you walk away able to keep your site and your marketing working.

Clear pricing. No guessing games.

Start with a polished one page site, keep it fast and current with a care plan, and grow into SEO, social and email when you are ready.

One page website

One-time price

$499

  • Written for your audience
  • SEO and messaging built in
  • Designed to turn visitors into action
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Hosting

Your site, kept online

$27/mo

  • Hosted, secure and online
  • Available any time
  • Updates are $15 per change
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November special

Hosting + updates

Send changes, we make them

$50/mo

  • Updates included
  • Price held through November
  • Then $99/mo with unlimited updates
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Not sure which fits? Tell us about your site and we will point you to the right plan.

How we read your room.

Know your audience, then build for them. Four simple stages from first call to a site you can run.

  1. Discovery call

    We learn your mission, who you serve and what you need your website to do.

  2. Strategy and message

    We map your audience, your words and the action you want visitors to take before any design begins.

  3. Design and build

    Your site comes together with SEO, clear messaging and conversion built into every section.

  4. Launch and learn

    We launch, then show you how to keep your site and marketing working, with a care plan if you want one.

Real work. Real missions.

A few of the organizations we have built for and marketed with.

doneforteachers.com
Website

Done for Teachers

A teacher launching a new business selling ready-to-teach resources and custom lesson plans.

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weinternational.org
Communications and web

WE International

A nonprofit serving vulnerable women, children and families in Uganda.

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9squareintheair.com
SEO, email, ads, e-commerce

9 Square in the Air

SEO, email campaigns, social media ads, e-commerce and review work for a game brand loved by churches, camps and schools.

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fmcusa.org
Web technician and developer

Free Methodist Church USA

Ongoing web development and updates for the denomination's communications team.

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iccm.fm
Website

ICCM

A ministry of the Free Methodist Church USA serving vulnerable children.

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shorelinefmc.org
Website

Shoreline Conference

A Free Methodist conference network in Michigan and the Great Lakes region.

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Also trusted by

  • Crossroads ConferenceA Free Methodist conference in Indiana
  • New Berlin Free Methodist ChurchA Free Methodist church in New Berlin, Wisconsin
  • Hope Institute of UgandaCommunications and web

Hi, I'm Katie. Let's read the room.

Read the Room Digital is a digital marketing and web design agency based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

I bring a master's-level background in digital marketing to every website, so your site is shaped around your audience, your message and how people actually find you. I also teach, which is why clients leave understanding their site instead of depending on me for every change.

  • Master'slevel digital marketing background
  • Milwaukeehome base in Wisconsin
  • Remoteserving clients anywhere, worldwide
  • Teacheryou learn to run it yourself

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Common questions

A one page website is $499. Larger sites, SEO and social media work are quoted to your goals after a free discovery call.

Hosting is $27 a month, with updates at $15 per change. Through November, $50 a month includes updates. After that, $99 a month includes unlimited updates.

Nonprofits, churches, camps, schools and small businesses. We work fully remotely from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, so we serve clients anywhere.

Every site is planned with SEO from the first draft, so your structure, messaging and page content help the right people find you.

Yes. We teach as we build, so you leave knowing how to keep your site and your marketing working.

Rebrand Launch offer

Name your own price for a one-page website.

Answer a few quick questions and we build your custom one-page site in about 10 minutes, then text and email you the link. The preview is free with no card needed. Required hosting is $50 per month or $600 per year, and you can cancel any time.

Offer ends Monday, November 30 at 12:25 AM CT. Limited to the first 150 sites.

Ready for a site that gets it?

Tell us about your organization and what you need. We will reply with next steps and a time for your free discovery call.

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A few quick details and we will take it from there.

Your message goes straight to Katie. No spam, ever.