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Just did a webpage tune-up for client Starr for her website. https://andiallstarr.com. It now features updated services, client testimonials, click to call buttons and an email signup form.

Andi AllStarr - Document Server and Courier Document server & courier in Oregon & SW Washington since 1995. I also trace missing witnesses, transport people/valuables, do legal research.

Your website should be your hardest working employee.

Never calls in sick. Never takes a lunch break. Never asks for a raise.

So why is yours just… sitting there?

If your website isn't actively bringing in clients, it's just a pretty business card — one nobody asked for.

Sirius Media builds WordPress sites that work while you sleep.

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It's always exciting to announce the launch of a new clients' website. I have been working with the Card Campaign for over a year providing print design and web support services for their Squarespace site when a few months ago they asked me to redesign and convert their site to WordPress. What an opportunity!
I love the way it turned out thanks to the artwork by Rochelle Walden. The site is more usable, engaging, mobile-friendly, and will allow future expansion. Check it out!

Card Campaign for Democracy - Card Campaign for Democracy The Card Campaign for Democracy informs and supports American voters We produce well-researched and carefully referenced cards on politicaltopics twice a month to distribute in your community. Welcome to Card Campaign for Democracy, and our new home—still the same address, but now beautifully remo...

You’re Not Boring. So Why Is Your Website?

You are not a template.

So why accept basic for someone so extraordinary?

You’re a sound therapist who uses tuning forks and singing bowls to help people release what talk therapy couldn’t touch. Or a naturopath who built a practice on the radical idea that the body knows how to heal itself. Or a sustainable landscaper who turns neglected yards into ecosystems.

Your work is specific. It’s considered. It’s yours.

So why does your website look like it was built for a generic accounting firm in 2014?
This is one of the most common—and most painful—problems for creative and non-traditional business owners. You poured everything into what you do. Then you built (or paid someone to build) a website that flattens all of it into something safe, beige, and forgettable.

Why Templates Fail Creative Businesses
Template-based website builders—Wix, Squarespace, GoDaddy’s site builder—are designed for the average business. They assume you have a product or a service, a price, and a contact button. Done.
But you’re not the average business. You might be selling an experience. Or a transformation. Or a one-of-a-kind piece of art that can’t be described in a dropdown menu.

And when your website doesn’t reflect who you actually are, it does something worse than nothing—it gives people the wrong impression. They land on your page, don’t feel it, and leave. Not because you weren’t right for them. Because your website didn’t tell the truth about you.

What “Bespoke” Actually Means
Bespoke is a word that gets thrown around a lot. Here’s what it actually means:
A bespoke website captures your essence, your brand, and your voice—without relegating you to basic templates.

It’s not a pretty shell with your logo swapped in. It’s a site that was built after someone took the time to understand what makes you you.

When a new customer first visits your website, they connect. They feel seen and heard. They know—before they’ve even reached out—that you can help them.

That feeling is not an accident. It’s a design decision.
The WHO Behind the WHATs

Fellene Ga***rd said something that stopped me cold:

“You are so much more than what you produce. You are the WHO behind the WHATs.”
That’s what Sirius Media builds toward. Not just a site that lists your services—but one that communicates who you are, why you do what you do, and why that matters to the person reading it.

Fellene has been doing this since 1995. She’s built over 150 unique WordPress sites for clients ranging from musicians and mosaic artists to environmental nonprofits and city governments. Her portfolio doesn’t look like a portfolio—it looks like 150 different people, each fully themselves.
That’s the work. And it starts with listening.

The Right Client Finds You—When Your Website Tells the Truth

Think about the clients you’ve worked with who just got it. They came in ready. They were the right fit. They didn’t need convincing.

Now ask yourself: is your website attracting that person? Or is it so generic that it’s pulling in everyone—and therefore no one?

A bespoke website self-selects your audience. It speaks directly to the people already looking for exactly what you offer—and quietly lets the wrong-fit clients move on. That’s not just good design. That’s a business strategy.

The Bottom Line
If you can’t be defined in three words, why does your website do that to you?
You’ve spent years—maybe decades—developing something that is distinctly, specifically yours. A template can’t hold that. A generic site can’t communicate it.
You need a website built the way your business was built—with intention, with craft, and with someone who took the time to understand the WHO behind your WHATs.

✨ Your business is one of a kind. Your website should be too.

Sirius Media builds bespoke WordPress websites for creatives, healers, artists, and non-traditional businesses—with 150+ sites built and a process that starts with listening.
Start with a free consultation: sirius-media.com

Sirius Media Builds Bright Websites for Smart Businesses We create affordable and effective websites for small businesses, nonprofits and creatives from our offices in Portland, OR. We also provide personalized WordPress training!

We got to jump into politics by designing a campaign website for Eric LaBrant who is running to be a Charter Commissioner of Clark County, Washington. Check it out and if you live in Clark County vote for Eric!

Eric LaBrant for Charter Commision – Sensible, Experienced, Responsive For Charter Review Commissioner WHY I’M RUNNING “Clark County is a special place to live, work, and play, and has the potential to be even better in the years ahead! The charter review process gives us a fantastic opportunity, not just to make tweaks to our county’s “constitution”, but als...

I have another fresh new website to tell you about! After 11 years, I got to redesign the site for my clients at Landscape Management 2.
The previous site had been created for the former owner and was dated and about to break. It was so fun to freshen the site up with a new look that showed off the wonderful work the Castillo family and their team do for their clients. Check it out at

Landscape Management 2 LLC - Devoted to Making Yards Beautiful! Landscape Management 2 LLC is a woman-owned family business that provides landscaping and sprinkler support services for homes and businesses in the Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR metro area. We take pride in providing excellent customer service.

I am proud to announce the latest Sirius Media made website https://judyzeidler.com. Judy was an amazing woman who was a master chef of Kosher and Italian cuisine, wrote numerous cookbooks, and had her own cooking show, Judy's Kitchen, on TV in the Los Angeles area. The site retains her original blog posts and a treasure trove of photos, stories, and memories of her. It was an honor to work on this project. How appropriate it is launched during Purim! Chag Purim Sameach!

Judy Zeidler - Mastering Recipes for Life Judy Zeidler lived a delicious life. She was a master chef of both kosher and italian cooking, author of 9 cookbooks and star of her own cooking show Judy's Kitchen where she hosted many famous chefs of the day. Her blog features many of her original recipes.