Sioux City, Iowa · Siouxland tri-state

Websites that put local businesses on the map.

Aurora Studio builds clean, fast websites — and the local marketing to back them — for the shops, trades, and services that make Siouxland run. No agency layers, no runaround.

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✓Flat quote up front ✓Live in about two weeks ✓You own everything
What I do

Everything your business needs to show up online.

Start with a website, grow into full local marketing — all from one person who actually picks up the phone.

Web designCustom, mobile-first, built to convert

A modern website built to turn the people Googling you into customers who call, book, or walk in. Custom design — never a template — and fast on every phone.

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Local marketingGoogle Business, local SEO, social

Get found on Google Maps and rank for the searches that matter in your area — with your reviews working for you instead of sitting unanswered.

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Hosting & careUpdates, security & backups handled

I keep your site fast, secure, and current so you never have to think about it — one local call when you need a change, not an agency retainer.

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Why Aurora

A local studio, side by side with the big agencies.

The honest comparison most agencies hope you never make.

Aurora Studio Typical agency
Who you talk to ✓The person building your site ✗An account manager relaying messages
Who owns your site & domain ✓You do — registered in your name ✗Often the agency, until you pay to leave
Pricing ✓Flat quote up front ✗Hourly billing & monthly retainers
Turnaround ✓Weeks ✗Months
Where we are ✓Right here in Siouxland ✗A call center three states away
How it works

From first call to live site in three steps.

We talk

A free, no-pressure chat about your business and what you need. I'll tell you straight what would actually help.

I design

I build your site and show you a live preview. You give feedback, I refine until it's right.

You launch

We go live on your own domain, and I make sure people can find you. Then I keep it running.

Selected work

Built, shipped, and running.

Product · design & build

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An AI-powered academic platform I designed, built from scratch, and scaled on AWS — now in use at the university level.
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Your business here

One of my first Siouxland clients — could be you.

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Your business here

Let's build something worth showing off.

Straight answers

The questions every owner asks first.

If yours isn't here, the first call is free — ask me anything.

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How much does a website cost?+
It depends on what your business needs — a simple site that gets you found costs a lot less than a full build with booking and e-commerce. Tell me what you're after and I'll give you a clear, flat quote up front. No hourly surprises, no hidden retainers.
How long does it take?+
Most small business sites go from first call to live in a couple of weeks, not months. You'll see a working preview early, so you always know exactly where things stand.
I already have a website. Can you fix it?+
Yes. Whether it's slow, outdated, invisible on Google, or just embarrassing on a phone, I can rebuild or refresh what you have — and you keep your domain and content.
Do I actually own my site?+
Completely. Your domain is registered in your name and the site belongs to you. If you ever want to walk away, everything comes with you. That's not how most agencies do it — it's how I do it.
What happens after launch?+
Your choice: I can hand you the keys, or keep handling hosting, updates, and changes with a simple care plan. Either way, you've got one local person to call — not a support ticket queue.
Get started

Let's get your business found.

Tell me a little about what you do, and I'll get back to you with honest, no-pressure ideas — usually within a day.

(712) 898-6337
aurorastudiosiouxland@gmail.com
Serving Sioux City & the Siouxland tri-state area

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