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We help Miami businesses turn their website into a growth engine — more traffic, more leads, more sales. No long-term contracts.

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Trusted by 50+ businesses to grow online

We do four things.
All of them grow your business.

No fluff services, no endless retainers. Just the work that moves the needle — backed by data, not guesswork.

Web Design & Development

A website that loads in under 1 second and actually converts visitors into customers.

We design and build custom sites on Next.js — the same framework behind Nike and TikTok. No templates, no WordPress, no bloat. Every page is optimized for Core Web Vitals, accessibility, and mobile performance out of the box.
5× faster than the average WordPress site
SEO & Content Strategy

Page 1 rankings for the keywords your customers actually type into Google.

We research what your audience is searching for, build content around those queries, and structure your site so Google can't miss it. Technical SEO, on-page optimization, and content strategy — all data-driven, all measurable.
2.4× average traffic increase for our clients
Conversion Optimization

More leads and sales from the traffic you already have.

Most sites convert under 2% of visitors. We audit your user journey, test improvements, and systematically remove the friction that costs you revenue. Small changes compound into significant growth.
The average site leaves 96% of visitors unconverted
Analytics & Reporting

Know exactly what's working, what's not, and where to invest next.

We set up proper tracking from day one and deliver clear monthly reports that tie directly to revenue. No vanity metrics, no 50-page PDFs nobody reads — just the numbers that matter for your business decisions.
Every dollar tracked to its source
Our Process

How we get you there

A proven, four-step process built on data — not guesswork. Every decision is measurable, every result is accountable.

Step 01

Discovery

We learn your business before we touch a single line of code.

Full technical audit of your current site (the same one we offer free)
Competitor analysis — who's outranking you and why
Keyword research tied to revenue, not vanity traffic
Clear success metrics defined upfront so we're both accountable
What sets us apart

Most agencies skip straight to design. We don't touch Figma until we understand your customers, your margins, and your goals.

The typical agency vs. Groundswell

Typical agency

Template WordPress site with your logo

Groundswell

Custom Next.js build, 5× faster out of the box

Typical agency

SEO 'audit' that's a generic PDF

Groundswell

Live technical audit with actionable, prioritized fixes

Typical agency

12-month contract, hope for the best

Groundswell

Month-to-month — we earn it or you leave

Typical agency

Vanity metrics in a dashboard nobody checks

Groundswell

Revenue-tied reporting: leads, sales, ROI

Performance

Your WordPress site loads in 4.8 seconds. Ours loads in 0.9.

Mobile Load Time

WordPress4.8s
Next.js0.9s

Google CrUX, 2024 median WordPress sites

Time to Interactive

WordPress7.2s
Next.js1.4s

WebPageTest, avg top-100k sites by framework

Lighthouse Score

WordPress34
Next.js98

HTTP Archive, mobile Lighthouse performance score

5×

53% of mobile users leave if a page takes over 3 seconds.

Our sites load 5× faster than the average WordPress build—keeping visitors engaged and converting.

95%

of all CMS infections are WordPress

Sucuri 2025 Website Threat Report

11,334

known WordPress vulnerabilities in 2025

Patchstack Annual Security Report

4.7M

WordPress sites hacked per year

Sucuri / Wordfence combined data

Security

WordPress is the most hacked platform on earth.

WordPress powers 43% of the web—which makes it the single biggest target for automated attacks. Its open plugin ecosystem, PHP execution layer, and database-driven architecture create a massive attack surface that hackers exploit at scale every day.

Our Next.js sites deploy as static files and serverless functions on Vercel’s edge network. There’s no database to breach, no PHP to exploit, no admin panel to brute-force. The attack surface effectively drops to zero—so you can stop worrying about security patches and start focusing on growth.

Plugin roulette

The average WordPress site runs 20+ plugins, each one an unaudited third-party dependency. One outdated plugin is all it takes for a full-site compromise.

Constant patching

WordPress core, themes, and plugins push updates weekly. Miss one and you're exposed. It's a treadmill that never stops.

Shared hosting = shared risk

Most WordPress sites sit on shared servers. One compromised neighbor can give attackers a path to your database and customer data.

Maintenance

No plugins. No bloat. No babysitting.

WordPress demands constant care—updates, patches, plugin conflicts, and server management eat hours every month. We build on a stack that simply doesn’t need it.

Plugin dependency

20+ plugins to maintain
Zero plugins — features are built in

Update cycle

Weekly core + plugin updates
Deploy once, runs forever on CDN

Infrastructure

PHP + MySQL server required
Static files on global edge network

Reliability

Breaks on PHP or plugin conflicts
TypeScript catches errors before deploy

The Hidden Cost of WordPress

What most agencies won’t tell you up front.

  • Premium hosting$30–100/mo
  • Security plugins$100–300/yr
  • Backup service$50–100/yr
  • Plugin licenses$200–500/yr
  • Developer maintenance retainer$150–500/mo
  • Emergency hack cleanup$200–1,000/incident
Typical annual cost$3,200+
68%less annually after year one
Results

The numbers behind the work

2.4×
Avg traffic increase
$12M+
Revenue driven for clients
< 1s
Average page load time
94%
Client retention rate

Exposed results across 50+ client sites since 2023. Every metric tracked, every claim verifiable.

How We Build

AI-powered development. Modern tools.
No bloated invoices.

We use AI-assisted development and the same framework behind Hulu, Nike, and TikTok to deliver in weeks what traditional agencies take months to build. The savings go to you—not to plugin licenses and server maintenance.

How we keep costs down

AI-assisted development

We use AI tools to accelerate design, code generation, and QA — cutting build time by 60% without cutting corners.

Next.js — not WordPress

No server costs, no plugin licenses, no security patches. Static files on a global CDN that costs pennies, not dollars.

Deploy in weeks, not months

Our streamlined process gets you live in 3–4 weeks. Traditional agencies quote 3–6 months for the same scope.

Built to last without babysitting

No monthly maintenance retainer required. Your site runs on infrastructure that scales automatically.

Complete Website Package
A fractionof the cost

Custom-scoped to your project. No hidden fees. No monthly surprise.

Custom design (no templates)
Responsive development
SEO foundation & setup
Performance optimization
Contact forms & CTAs
Google Analytics integration
1 year hosting included
SSL certificate
Global CDN deployment
Basic training session
30-day post-launch support
Core Web Vitals compliance
Traditional agency
  • Custom website: $25,000–$50,000
  • Annual hosting & maintenance: $3,000–$6,000
  • Timeline: 3–6 months
Groundswell Digital
  • Complete package: Custom-scoped quote
  • Hosting included year one
  • Timeline: 3–4 weeks

Real results from real businesses

Don't take our word for it. Here's what happened when these businesses switched to Groundswell.

SEO & Web Design
“Groundswell Digital didn't just redesign our site — they turned it into our best salesperson. Organic leads are up 240% in six months.”
Sarah Chen
CEO, Bloom Skincare
SEO & Content Strategy
“We'd tried three agencies before. Groundswell was the first one that actually moved the needle. Our Google rankings went from page 4 to page 1.”
Marcus Rivera
Founder, Apex Fitness
Free Audit
“The audit alone uncovered issues we'd missed for years. We implemented their recommendations and saw a 47% improvement in page speed within a week. Clear, actionable, no fluff.”
Emily Tran
Head of Marketing, StructureTech
FAQ

Questions you’re probably asking

Switching platforms feels like a big move. These are the concerns we hear most often—and the honest answers.

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Nothing — for what it was designed for in 2003. But the web has changed. WordPress now accounts for 95% of all CMS infections (Sucuri, 2025) and the average WordPress site loads in 4.8 seconds on mobile — well above Google’s 2.5-second threshold. Every plugin you add is another potential security hole and another thing to maintain. We use Next.js because it eliminates those problems entirely: no plugins, no database to hack, and load times under 1 second.

No — we handle this carefully. We set up proper 301 redirects from every old URL to its new equivalent, preserve your meta titles and descriptions, and submit updated sitemaps to Google Search Console. Most clients see their rankings stabilize within 2–4 weeks and improve within 3 months because the new site is significantly faster and better structured. Page speed is a direct Google ranking factor, so a faster site actually helps your SEO.

Most sites launch in 3–4 weeks from kickoff. That’s not a typo — our AI-assisted development workflow and component-based architecture let us move fast without cutting corners. Traditional agencies quote 3–6 months for the same scope because they’re working with slower tools and more overhead.

Yes. We build every site with a content management layer so you can update text, images, blog posts, and basic page content without touching code. We also provide a training session before handoff. For structural changes or new pages, we’re always available to help.

Everything you need to launch and run: custom design (no templates), responsive development, SEO foundation, performance optimization, contact forms, Google Analytics, first-year hosting on a global CDN, SSL certificate, and a 30-day post-launch support window. Every project is scoped to your needs — no cookie-cutter packages, no hidden fees, no surprise invoices.

No. That’s one of the biggest advantages of our stack. Unlike WordPress, which needs weekly updates to core, themes, and plugins, Next.js sites deploy as static files on a CDN. There’s no server to patch, no plugins to update, no database to maintain. After your 30-day support window, you can optionally add ongoing SEO or content work, but the site itself runs without babysitting.

Next.js is the framework behind Hulu, Nike, TikTok, Notion, and the Washington Post. It’s maintained by Vercel, a company backed by $563M in funding, and has over 130,000 GitHub stars — making it one of the most actively developed open-source projects in the world. It’s not experimental; it’s what the biggest brands on the internet already use.

Not at all. Most of our clients are business owners, not developers. We handle all the technical decisions and explain everything in plain language. You focus on your business — we focus on building something that grows it.

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  • Custom growth roadmap based on your site’s data
  • Competitor gap analysis — see exactly where you’re losing
  • Quick-win fixes you can implement this week
  • Honest assessment — no fluff, no upsell pressure
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