Pittsburgh's Agentic Digital Marketing Agency. We Build It - Rank It - and Run the Ads.
945 Studios builds modern websites, does AI SEO, optimizes Google Business Profiles, and runs profitable ads on Facebook and Google, for businesses that need the phone to ring.
★★★★★ 5.00 average from 8 verified reviews
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Nine Services, All Pointed at the Same Outcome.
Most agencies sell you one channel and hope it carries the whole business. 945 Studios runs every channel as one system: the site, the profile, the rankings, the ads and the follow-up all feeding each other.
Web Design
Web design turns a visitor into a phone call instead of a bounce. 945 Studios builds mobile-first sites for Pittsburgh service businesses, from a one-page build to fifty pages, each one shaped around a single action.
Learn moreSearch Engine Optimization
Search engine optimization gets your pages ranking in Google for what your customers actually search. 945 Studios handles the technical fixes, the pages behind the keywords, and the authority signals that make a position hold.
Learn moreMeta Ads
Meta Ads reaches customers on Facebook and Instagram before they have started searching. 945 Studios writes the creative that stops the scroll, builds the offer behind it, and tests it continuously instead of guessing once and hoping.
Learn moreGoogle Ads
Google Ads puts you in front of people already typing what you sell. 945 Studios runs search and pay-per-lead campaigns, builds the landing page the click arrives on, and adjusts them weekly rather than setting them once.
Learn moreLocal SEO
Local SEO puts a business in the Google map results for its own town. 945 Studios sets up and optimizes the Google Business Profile, builds the service and location pages, and works the local signals behind a ranking that holds.
Learn moreAutomation & CRM
Marketing automation answers a new lead in seconds, at any hour. 945 Studios texts back missed calls automatically, follows up until somebody replies, puts your old customer list to work, and includes a business number.
Learn moreReviews & Reputation
Reviews decide who gets called first when two businesses look the same. 945 Studios asks every customer with their name on the request, writes the replies, and routes an unhappy one to you before anything posts publicly.
Learn moreAI SEO
AI SEO gets a business named when a customer asks an assistant instead of searching. 945 Studios covers all three disciplines behind it, says plainly what can be measured, and bundles the work rather than billing it separately.
Learn moreBranding
Branding is what makes a business recognizable before anybody reads a word. 945 Studios designs the logo, colors and type, delivers print-ready files a sign shop can use, and restores what you have when it is worth keeping.
Learn moreFour Steps, and You Know Where You Stand at Every One.
We Talk
A short call about what's actually not working: the site, the rankings, the leads, or all three.
Design & Build
945 Studios builds a website you'll be glad to send people to, shaped around turning visitors into customers rather than winning design awards.
Refine
945 Studios tightens the style, the words and the structure with you. Rapid revisions until it reads the way your business actually sounds.
Live, and Working
945 Studios launches the site, and then the ongoing part starts: rankings, reviews, ads and updates, handled so you can go back to the job.
Local Businesses, Rebuilt Properly.
Sweetlane Chocolate Shop
A Vandergrift chocolate maker with seventy-five years behind it and a website that didn't show it. New logo and type keeping the classic feel, a responsive site with a 3D view of the shop, over 200 photos and videos shot and edited into a proper brand library, and an e-commerce backend that made online orders and inventory manageable. Built in four weeks.
View the project →Tommy's Catering
Full-service catering out of Vandergrift, serving weddings and corporate events across greater Pittsburgh. 945 Studios restored the original logo and built new variations ready for print and web, then a responsive site that makes it simple for someone planning an event to see the services and reach out. Plus a print advert with a QR code tying it back. Built in ten weeks.
View the project →Eight Reviews. Every One of Them Five Stars.
Real names, real businesses, mostly around the Kiski Valley and greater Pittsburgh.
"The entire process was fast, and communication was excellent from start to finish. They took the time to catch and fix things I never would have thought to look for myself."
"945 Studios absolutely killed our website for Greece Contracting. Extremely detailed in his craft. His communication and skill are top notch — he will definitely be our go-to moving forward."
"Nick built an amazing website and handled all the local SEO. He helped me create a solid offer and set up lead automations so I get text alerts the moment a new lead comes in. Real results."
"Nick's creativeness, skillset and professionalism are top-notch. He listened to my thoughts and needs, and built a high-functioning, easy-to-use online store and accompanying website."
"The service, communication and attention to detail are amazing. He was quick, offered creative ideas, and clearly explained the things I didn't understand."
"Extremely responsive and helps with all confusion. I'm not tech savvy at all, so I appreciate how detailed he is."
Three Ways In. Real Numbers, No Discovery Call Required.
Pricing is tailored where it needs to be, but most projects don't exceed what's listed here. Add-ons like ads management, local SEO and social are priced separately.
Operation Lightspeed
- 1 Page Website
- Built in 299 Minutes or It's Free
- Review Posting Automation
- Google Reviews Automation
- Domain, Hosting & Maintenance
Operation Hyperdrive
- 50+ Page Smart Website
- Facebook & Google Page Setup
- Quote Form
- Domain, Hosting & Maintenance
- Review Post & Reply Automation
- CRM System
- Business Phone Number
- Website Chat
- Central Inbox App
- Customer Reactivation Campaign
Authority Foundation
- 50+ Page Smart Website
- Facebook & Google Page Setup
- Quote Form
- Domain, Hosting & Maintenance
- Review Post & Reply Automation
We'll Find You At Least 7 AI Revenue Opportunities You Can Have Running in 30 Days. Free.
One meeting, then we go looking for the money already walking out of your business. Leads that came in and nobody called back. Searches you should be winning and aren't. Customers you sold once and never spoke to again. At least 7 of them, specific to you, and every one is something you could have running inside 30 days.
Do it yourself, hand it to whoever built your site, or we'll do it for you. All three are fine and the list is yours either way.
One we find most weeks: a form comes in at nine at night and nobody replies until Tuesday. 945 Studios wires your CRM to text new leads back in seconds. That is one of the seven.
- 01Where leads are going cold before anyone answers
- 02Work you're doing by hand that shouldn't be
- 03Customers you already have and never follow up with
- 04Searches you should be showing up for and aren't
- 05Reviews you've earned but never asked for
- 06Questions you answer over and over by phone
- 07Whatever we find that's specific to you
You'll Be Talking to Nick Lookabaugh.
I build the websites, run the SEO and manage the ads myself. There's over ten years of design work behind that, starting back in middle school and never really stopping. Hire 945 Studios and you don't get handed to an account manager. The person building your site is the person texting you updates while it happens.
945 Studios runs out of Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, and most of our clients are around the Kiski Valley and greater Pittsburgh. The work isn't fenced in though. 945 Studios builds for clients wherever they are, over email, phone and video.
Every review on this page names me. That isn't a coincidence, it's the whole model.
"Nick built an amazing website and handled all the local SEO. He helped me create a solid offer and set up lead automations so I get text alerts the moment a new lead comes in. Real results."
The Things People Ask Before They Start.
How much does a website cost?
Every site is built to what your business actually needs, so the cost moves with how many pages and features you want. Most projects don't exceed the plan prices above. If you need special integrations or unusual functionality we'll accommodate it and adjust accordingly. You'll know before anything starts.
How long does it take to build?
A one-page Lightspeed site is live the same day. A full custom build typically runs two to eight weeks depending on the number of pages and custom functions. The biggest factor is usually how quickly you can get us images, copy and feedback.
Do I own the website?
Yes. Once the balance is paid, it's yours. You can keep us on to manage and maintain it monthly or quarterly, or take it and run it yourself.
Will my website actually rank on Google?
Every site 945 Studios builds gets thorough on-page SEO, which gives it the best possible start. That's not the same as promising a #1 position. Real ranking is a long game built on consistent, relevant content over months, which is what our monthly local SEO service is for.
Think of it like training rather than a switch. Steady work compounds; nothing happens overnight.
Do I have to be near Pittsburgh to work with you?
No. We work with clients anywhere over email, phone and video. The local knowledge just happens to run deep around the Kiski Valley and greater Pittsburgh, which is where most of our clients are.
Who writes the words on the site?
We'd rather start with yours. You know your customers better than anyone. You give us what you have, we shape it and fill the gaps, and we refine from there. If you'd rather not write a word, that's an add-on and we'll handle all of it.
Do I get photos with my website?
Photos from you are always best, and we offer custom photography if you're within a reasonable distance. If neither is an option we'll use properly licensed stock so nothing on your site is a copyright problem.
Will my website be mobile friendly?
Completely. Phones are how your customers find you, so we optimize for mobile first and make sure it holds up on every screen size after that.
Are there any hidden costs?
Some costs can come up depending on what you need: a particular plugin, an app, a hosting tier. Every one of them gets discussed with you beforehand. No surprises on an invoice.
Tell Us What's Not Working.
The website, the rankings, the leads, or all three. One short conversation and you'll know exactly what we'd do about it, and what it would cost.