Web Design

For The Alternative

Entrepreneur

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making it simpler for your ideal clients to see you

Are you a woo-woo entrepreneur in need of a website? You might have come to the right place.

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Am I the right designer for you?

Discovery call

Creative briefing

Website creation

First draft

Edits and final touch-ups

Grand reveal

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 So, you know your work                         
 

but does your website truly reflect that?

changes lives.

If you’re a healer, coach, guide, or creative in the transformative arts, you know your work is deeply personal. Maybe you're a psychedelic guide, a death doula, or a grief ritualist. Whatever it is you do—it doesn’t fit into neat little boxes, and neither should your website.

The Physical Store Analogy

the power of design in the online world

Your Regulars

Your Window Display

Your Store

your amazing content is what sparks interest.

this is what attracts and starts filtering who your work is for.

this is what creates social proof and prompts action.

new business.

So, you've just opened a

Hooray! You start making amazing content. You make ads. You go deep into your marketing, express your POV fearlessly and start to position yourself. Before you know it, you've already made design decisions that impact how

How you choose to design your social media feeds and your brand identity is like your window display, giving your store specificity.

Your followers, views and likes are like customers stopping by, becoming regulars, and giving your store credibility.

Your website is your store.

In the online world, 94% of a  first impression depends on design, which means it holds the power to assist, enhance or confuse your marketing.

your business is perceived and how effectively it reaches your ideal clients.

Of course not.

exactly what they've been looking for.

Now, is it a problem if some people leave?                                     It's only a problem when the right people leave before realizing  they were about to find                                                                                           .

 This is your visitors' entire experience from the door to your store's cash register, except that unlike a physical store, they are always only one click away from leaving.

i'd love to hear more about it

So, You Know

But does your website reflect that?

Work Changes Lives.

Your

You hold space for the liminal, the unseen, the in-between. You guide people through thresholds—of healing, grief, transformation, altered states, endings and beginnings. You care deeply about how you move through the world; as a conscious entrepreneur, but first, as a human being. You’ve taken the time to tend your practice—not just to shape it, but to humbly let it shape you, too. With respect for the lineages and teachings that inform what you offer; with seasons of its own. Shaped by your experiences, your teachers, and the people you’ve served: it is layered, intuitive, and deeply personal.

Which can make it a whole lot harder to distill it all into a website, am I right?




How do you put words to something that isn’t just a service, but a relationship webbing beyond the lives of the people you serve? How do you create a website that captures not just what you do, but how it feels to work with you?

Maybe you've worked with a  marketing adviser who missed the heart of what you do and left you feeling alienated. Maybe you’ve put off your website altogether—because the idea of translating your life's calling to pages on a screen—potentially with the help of a stranger— feels intrusive and beyond reach. Or maybe you tried designing your website yourself, and it didn't quite go the way you hoped for. I get it. Will a website ever do justice to your gifts?
Most probably not. But, there's a way to get pretty darn close to it, with the right fit.

When the right people find you—when they hear you speak, step into your space, or experience your work firsthand—something shifts. They don’t need to be convinced. They just know. That’s what a good website does. It doesn’t have to shout or persuade. It simply reflects what’s true, allowing the right people to recognize when they’ve found what fits.
Your website should feel like that. Like stepping into a space that is unmistakably you.


I'm Joannie.

That's where I come in.

Hey there,

I’m a self-taught web designer who started to design and code over six years ago. I spent years building websites as I followed my own creative sparks—experimenting, problem-solving, and following curiosity wherever it led me. Finally ready to offer my services professionally, I now bring that same care and resourcefulness to people whose offerings resist simplification—healers, ceremonialists, guides, and facilitators doing work that is subtle, relational, and alive in ways that don’t always translate easily. I’m not here to squeeze your work into a cookie-cutter template. I’m here to listen, ask thoughtful questions, and co-create a website that feels like an honest, inviting extension of what you offer. Rising Web Studio is my latest creative project—and my way of supporting others whose work is asking to be seen, clearly and on their own terms.

I knew I profoundly enjoy web design—and any kind of design work, for that matter. But  I chose this niche because it's a bit like home, in many ways. I've experienced what it’s like to do work that lives outside the usual frameworks. I’ve walked through my own thresholds, and I’ve seen what happens when integrity and intuition guide a business, rather than hustle and hype. In other words, I do web design for alternative entrepreneurs partly because, well, I am one myself.

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                      the right
      designer for you?

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Why this niche?

I pride myself on creating designs that help convey messages that go far beyond words. The depth of your work can be hard to capture, but your website should reflect the transformation you offer and speak directly to those seeking it. After all, it takes only about 0.05 seconds for a website to make a first impression, and 94% is based on design!

Web Design Building Blocks

I pride myself on creating designs that help convey messages that go far beyond words. The depth of your work can be hard to capture, but your website should reflect the transformation you offer and speak directly to those seeking it. After all, it takes only about 0.05 seconds for a website to make a first impression, and 94% is based on design!

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All functionality aside, I organize web design in 3 core elements.

I pride myself on creating designs that help convey messages that go far beyond words. The depth of your work can be hard to capture, but your website should reflect the transformation you offer and speak directly to those seeking it. After all, it takes only about 0.05 seconds for a website to make a first impression, and 94% is based on design!

Vibe

Style

Palette

Which style, visuals and aethetics can hold the transformation I bring to my clients?

Being clear on your desired vibe is the first step, as it will inform both the style and palette choices.

The style you pick is primarily in charge of keeping consistency and coherence throughout the website. Picking the right one can help avoid considerable changes in the future.

Amon many others, the main purpose of choosing a particular palette is to evoke specific, desired feelings in your visitors.

What kind of atmosphere, energy and spirit reflect most my work and philosophy?

Which colours can best evoke the feelings I wish my visitors to experience?

I pride myself on creating designs that help convey messages that go far beyond words. The depth of your work can be hard to capture, but your website should reflect the transformation you offer and speak directly to those seeking it. After all, it takes only about 0.05 seconds for a website to make a first impression, and 94% is based on design!

Vibe

Style

Palette

Which colours can best evoke the feelings I wish my visitors to experience?

Earthy, moody, intimate, mystical, playful

Light, dark, neutrals, warmcold, pastels

Vintage, modern, elegant, minimal, airy

What kind of atmosphere, energy and spirit reflect most my work and philosophy?

Which style, visuals and aethetics can hold the transformation I bring to my clients?

I pride myself on creating designs that help convey messages that go far beyond words. The depth of your work can be hard to capture, but your website should reflect the transformation you offer and speak directly to those seeking it. After all, it takes only about 0.05 seconds for a website to make a first impression, and 94% is based on design!

Vibe

Style

Palette

Which colours can best evoke the feelings I wish my visitors to experience?

Earthy, moody, intimate, mystical, playful

Light, dark, neutrals, warmcold, pastels

Vintage, modern, elegant, minimal, airy

What kind of atmosphere, energy and spirit reflect most my work and philosophy?

Which style, visuals and aethetics can hold the transformation I bring to my clients?

I pride myself on creating designs that help convey messages that go far beyond words. The depth of your work can be hard to capture, but your website should reflect the transformation you offer and speak directly to those seeking it. After all, it takes only about 0.05 seconds for a website to make a first impression, and 94% is based on design!

The Process

10 Steps To A Breezy Launch

Are We A Fit?

Discovery Call

Creative Briefing

Website Creation

First Draft

Edits & Final Touch-Ups

GRAND REveal

platform training

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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

ownership transfer

9.

Launch

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I pride myself on creating designs that help convey messages that go far beyond words. The depth of your work can be hard to capture, but your website should reflect the transformation you offer and speak directly to those seeking it. After all, it takes only about 0.05 seconds for a website to make a first impression, and 94% is based on design!

Are We A Fit?

1.

choosing the right designer

Paragraph

I pride myself on creating designs that help convey messages that go far beyond words. The depth of your work can be hard to capture, but your website should reflect the transformation you offer and speak directly to those seeking it. After all, it takes only about 0.05 seconds for a website to make a first impression, and 94% is based on design!

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Stuck on which palette to pick?

try my 4-question quiz to find out which palette might suit your website.

An easy, quick quiz providing site demos  and palette examples to inspire yourself from and help you take a first step with more clarity. Try it again as much as you'd like with no subscription required.

Not Corporate Brochures.

I pride myself on creating designs that help convey messages that go far beyond words. The depth of your work can be hard to capture, but your website should reflect the transformation you offer and speak directly to those seeking it. After all, it takes only about 0.05 seconds for a website to make a first impression, and 94% is based on design!

ART.

I’m drawn to projects with depth. Offerings that are alive, layered, maybe even a little hard to explain—but unmistakably real. Some things aren’t meant to be condensed or simplified. They come with their own timing. Their own shape. They ask to be approached with care, not reduced. Design, for me, is a way of honoring that. A practice of listening. Working with imagery, space, rhythm and tone to reflect the core of what someone brings—not just the surface, or a stereotype of what they do. I collaborate with people doing things their own way—because that kind of offering asks for a different kind of touch and care—and that's where I thrive. If something in this feels steady, familiar, or is quietly landing — you're welcome to stay with it, or wander a little further to see what working together might look like.

or have reverence for.

Some works I've explored,
been personally shaped by,

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sexological bodywork

natural medicine

relational coaching

psychospiritual readings

life transition rituals

sound healing

grief work

psychedelic therapy

traditional crafts

folk storytelling

men's work

ancestry work

women's circles

ethical marketing

nature connection

end-of-life care

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meet the designer

Working with designers and marketing advisers who don't understand the heart of your work can be frustrating. When your work defies mainstream labels, you need people who get the depth behind what you do.

Sound Healer

tom jensen

Elemental Sound Journeys

Live and Pre-recorded Sounds 

“I wanted a website that was clear, vibrant, and easy to navigate—and Joannie delivered beautifully. It captures the spirit of my work, and I’m genuinely grateful for the knowledge, presence, and heart she brought to the process.”

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