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Customers search first. Be the one they find.

I redesign your website, get you found in search results, maps and AI models, and set up AI to take the busywork off your plate. You approve everything.

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Illustration: a small business seen from above. Nine AI agents carry their work between the rooms and hand each piece to the owner or someone on the team to sign off. None of them enters the room where customer records are kept.

Keep what matters. Question everything else.

The middle holds your books, payments and logins. That stays. The further out a tool is, the easier it is to drop.

  1. Easy to replace

    Small tools that do a job your own website can already do. Most can be canceled when they next renew.

    • Check before you renew

      Good tools, but you may be paying for more than you use. Check the plan before the next bill.

      • Keep and connect

        The tools that put you in front of customers every day. Don't replace them. Connect them to your website, and keep them up to date.

        • The core stays

          Your books, payments and customer records. Nothing I build touches them without your OK, and customer details never go into public AI tools.

          Product names and logos belong to their owners. They're examples of what small businesses commonly use, not partners or endorsements.

          The small things add up.

          a year, and most of it renews on its own.

          Eight tools from the rings above cost about $3,614 a year at list price, and most of it renews on its own.

          Based on public list prices for one user, checked November 2026. US dollars, before tax and discounts. An estimate, not a quote.

          Where do customers look for you?

          Search results, maps, Yelp, Instagram, and now AI models. If your hours, photos or reviews are out of date in any of them, people pick the next place.

          Floating around the line: Google, Google Maps, Yelp, Instagram, Facebook and ChatGPT.

          You have a website.
          So why isn't it bringing in customers?

          Most small business websites have the same six problems. Each one has a fix, and none of them needs a big budget.

          Hard to find

          Nearby customers can't find you.

          Someone a few blocks away searches for what you do. You're not on the first screen, so they call the place that is.

          Missed messages

          Messages wait too long.

          A contact form fills an inbox nobody checks. By the time you reply, they've booked with whoever answered first.

          Out of date

          Google shows the wrong hours.

          Old hours, an old menu or last year's prices on Google, Yelp and your own site. Customers trust whichever one they see first.

          Phones

          It's hard to use on a phone.

          Your customers are on their phones. If the page is slow or the call button is hard to spot, they tap back and pick the next result.

          Reviews

          Reviews go unanswered.

          A calm reply to a bad review can win back trust. No reply at all makes it look like nobody's there.

          Rising costs

          Every app wants a monthly fee.

          Booking, forms, links, email and social scheduling. The bills add up, and your own website could do half of it.

          Found first.
          Then trust, then safety, then speed.

          Every project goes through the same four questions, in this order. There's no point speeding up a business customers can't find.

          1. First

            Found

            Can people nearby find you in search results, maps and AI models? If not, that's where we start.

          2. Second

            Trust

            Do your reviews, photos and details make someone want to call or walk in?

          3. Third

            Safety

            Do customer details, payments and passwords stay out of AI tools, and in your own accounts?

          4. Last

            Speed

            Only now: what can AI take off your plate, so you have more time for customers?

          Six things that never change.

          • Customer details never go into public AI tools.
          • Nothing goes live without your OK.
          • AI drafts. A person reads, decides and sends.
          • Your website, domain and Google listing are in your name.
          • Every price is fixed and agreed in writing before work starts.
          • You own everything I build, and every login.

          How easy are you to find?

          Eight quick questions about how customers find you today. "Not sure" counts as a gap, because if you can't check it, a customer probably can't find it.

          • A rating out of 100
          • Every answer marked covered, not sure or a gap
          • Every gap, with the three to fix first

          1 of 2

          Questions 1 to 4

          Answer all four to continue.

          Here's my gift to you.

          Two things you can use this week, free, with nothing to sign up for. Both run in your browser, so nothing you type leaves your computer.

          QR codes with your logo

          For your counter, menus, flyers and business cards. Point it at your Google reviews, your menu or your booking page. It goes straight to your own link, so it never stops working.

          Scan it with your phone before you print.

          Your website plan

          Five questions to answer before you spend anything on a new website or on AI. There are no right answers. Thinking them through will tell you more about what you need than any salesperson can.

          1. Type your answers. They're saved on this device only.
          2. Press "Print my plan" to get a one-page sheet.
          3. Keep it for yourself, or bring it to a call.
          1. Think like a customer, not like the owner. What words would they use?
          2. Call, book, order, ask for a quote or visit. Pick one.
          3. Check your card statement, not your memory. Is it worth what you pay?
          4. Pick one task you'd happily never do again.
          5. Think about customers' details, payments and anything private.

          How can I help you?

          Five ways I can help. Pick one to start, and add more when you're ready.

          1. Get found

            Found in search results, maps and AI models.

            I fix your Google listing, your Yelp and Apple Maps pages and the words on your website, so you show up when someone nearby searches. I show you where you rank before we start, and again after.

          2. Helpers

            Help with the busywork.

            I build AI helpers, called agents, for the jobs that eat your week: review replies, follow-up messages, quotes and social posts. They do the first draft. You have the final say.

          3. Website

            A website that brings in customers.

            A clean, fast site that works on any phone, with your hours, prices and one big call or book button. In English, Korean or both, built on what you already have where it makes sense.

          4. Weekly note

            AI, explained in plain English.

            AI changes every week, and most of it is noise. Once a week I'll send you a short email: what changed, what it means for your business, and what you can ignore. No jargon.

            One email a week. Unsubscribe anytime. I only use your email for this.

          5. Been there

            I've run a small business too.

            I ran my own design studio in Seoul for almost four years. I know what it's like to be the owner, the marketer and the bookkeeper in the same afternoon, so I keep things simple.

          Fixed prices. Start small.

          Every project has a fixed price, agreed before we start. Prices are in US dollars, before any local taxes.

          Start here

          Get Found

          Show up when people nearby search for what you do.

          $1,500

          Fixed fee, 2 weeks

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          • Where you rank today, for the searches that matter to you
          • Your Google Business Profile fixed: hours, categories, photos and services
          • Yelp, Apple Maps and Bing checked and matched
          • Service pages that search engines and AI can read
          • Where you rank after, for the same searches

          Walked through with you on a 30-minute call

          Most businesses start here

          Website Redesign

          A website that brings in calls and bookings.

          from$2,500

          Fixed price, within 10 business days

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          • Up to 5 pages, built for phones first
          • One clear call, book or quote button on every page
          • Hours, prices and services you can update yourself
          • English, Korean or both
          • Set up so Google can find every page

          Your domain and logins stay in your name

          After launch

          Monthly Care

          Someone keeping your website and listings working.

          from$500

          Per month. Stop at the end of any month.

          Talk about it
          • Website updates: hours, prices, photos and new pages
          • Review replies drafted for you to approve
          • Google posts and listing updates
          • A short monthly report: where you rank, plus calls and bookings

          Billed monthly, with no long contract

          Custom tools and AI agents

          Need something built? A helper for one job, like answering inquiries, sending quotes or chasing unpaid invoices. You own it, and the logins.

          from$3,000

          Per tool, 2 to 4 weeks

          Ask about a tool

          Nothing goes live without your OK

          Every page, post and reply is approved by you before anyone sees it.

          You own all of it

          Your website, domain, Google listing and logins are in your name from day one. If we stop working together, you keep everything.

          Before and after

          Rankings. I check where you show up for the same searches before we start and again at the end, so you can see what changed. Rankings depend on your area and your competition, so I don't promise a position.

          You see every number, good or bad.

          You run the business.
          I'll make sure people find it.

          I'm Steve Nam, founder of Eight Two Two Studio. I build websites and AI tools that small businesses can actually use.

          • 15+years in marketing
          • 10xmore Google search appearances for Woongie, in three monthsMy own food guide for Korea
          • 3AI products built and runningWoongie, ArriveKorea, MarketSignal Korea
          • 2native languagesEnglish and Korean

          I've worked in marketing for more than 15 years, across sports, government and education, and I ran my own design studio in Seoul. I built Woongie, a food guide for Korea, and in three months Google went from rarely showing it to showing it about ten times as often. Now I help small businesses get found and get booked.

          Questions owners ask

          What happens on the first call?

          Before we talk, I look up where you show up in search results, maps and AI models for the searches that matter to you. On the 20-minute call I show you what I found. You leave with three things you can fix this month, whether or not you hire me. If you want help, I follow up with a fixed quote.

          How soon will I see something?

          Your Google listing can be fixed in the first week. A new website is ready within 10 business days. Rankings take longer to move, so I check them before we start and again at the end.

          Do I have to leave Wix, Squarespace or WordPress?

          No. I can rebuild on what you have, or move you to something simpler if it saves you money. You decide, and you keep the logins.

          Will my customers' details go into AI?

          No. Customer details, card numbers and passwords never go into public AI tools. Anything that handles them runs in your own accounts, and you approve every message before it goes out.

          Who owns the website?

          You do. The domain, the website, your Google listing and every login are in your name from day one.

          What does it cost to keep my website running?

          Usually very little. Your site is hosted on Cloudflare, and for most small business sites the hosting itself is free. Your .com domain is about $11 a year, at cost. Photos and files are stored free up to 10 GB, then about 1.5 cents per GB a month. If you want someone to keep it updated, that's what Monthly Care is for.

          Why Cloudflare?

          Safety, speed and cost. Cloudflare protects your site from attacks on every plan, gives it free HTTPS, and serves it from a global network close to your customers, so it loads fast wherever they are. There's no server for anyone to patch, and the account stays in your name.

          Can you work in Korean?

          Yes. I'm a native speaker of English and Korean, so your site, posts and ads can be in either or both, written by a person, not a translation app.

          Will AI replace my staff?

          No. It takes the first drafts off your plate, like review replies and follow-ups, so you and your team have more time for customers.

          What if you're unavailable?

          Everything I build runs in your accounts, with a short written guide. Nothing stops working if we stop working together.

          Book a free 20-minute call.

          Before we talk, I'll look up where you show up in search results, maps and AI models. You'll leave with three things to fix this month, and a fixed quote if you want one.

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