Venture Studio · Web · SEO · AEO

Hellionstudios

A studio for the products worth owning, and the sites worth ranking. Half our time goes into products we own and operate — Attribase, Locals Club, and the next ones our Gap Finder engine surfaces. The other half goes into web, SEO, and AEO for the client businesses we back.

Hellion Studios · What we build for ourselves

From the studio

We're a venture studio. When public signal says a problem is worth solving, we build the product ourselves and run it long-term. Two in market right now.

How we pick what to build

Gap Finder — our proprietary market-gap engine

Every Monday, it hands us a leaderboard of real, evidence-backed problems. It's how we picked Attribase. It's how we picked Locals Club. It's how we decide whether to partner on your idea too.

What we do

Web · SEO · AEO

We build websites that get found — by Google, by Bing, and by AI engines. And when the work calls for it, we layer in attribution, automation, or a custom app.

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Website Design & Development

WordPress and Next.js sites built to convert and to be found.

  • Full remodels or ground-up builds
  • Multi-page location + service architecture
  • Fast, mobile-first, accessible
  • You own the site — no proprietary CMS, no lock-in
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

On-page, technical, and content SEO that compounds.

  • Technical audits and Core Web Vitals fixes
  • Structured data, sitemap, and crawl optimization
  • On-page and content SEO tied to real search demand
  • GA4 + Search Console setup and reporting
Differentiator
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AI Engine Optimization (AEO)

Get surfaced in ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini.

  • llms.txt and llms-full.txt files grounded in your real content
  • Answer-oriented content structured for AI extraction
  • Cross-model presence audits
  • No hype — honest content that AI engines actually cite
Learn more
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Google Business Profile & Local Citations

Managed presence across the platforms your customers use.

  • GBP setup, optimization, and weekly posts
  • NAP standardization across Google, Bing, Apple, Yelp, BBB, Angi, Nextdoor
  • Review request flows and response management
  • Call tracking via CallTrackingMetrics
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Conversion Tracking & Attribution

Prove which channels drive real revenue, not just clicks.

  • GTM, GA4, and CallTrackingMetrics setup
  • Offline conversion uploads to Google Ads and Meta
  • Powered by Attribase, our owned attribution platform
  • Reports your ad partners can actually use

AI Automation & Chatbots

Optional add-ons for teams drowning in repetitive work.

  • AI chatbot trained on your FAQs
  • Lead qualification and routing
  • Workflow automation via n8n / Zapier / Make
  • Available as add-ons or standalone builds
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Custom Software

When off-the-shelf almost fits but not quite.

  • Client portals, internal dashboards, custom CRMs
  • Next.js + Supabase + Stripe stack
  • Integrations with your existing tools
  • Scoped, priced, and delivered as a fixed project

How we scope

Three ways to engage

Every project is fixed-fee and phased. Pick the package that fits your scope — or take the quiz and we'll figure it out together.

Package

Add-On

"My site works fine — I just want it to do more."

A single capability, live in weeks.

$1,500 – $5,000·1–3 weeks
Most common

Package

Web + SEO + AEO

"My site needs a full remodel and I want to actually get found."

Our flagship — full website rebuild with SEO and AEO baked in.

$5,000 – $15,000·4–8 weeks

Package

Custom + Discovery

"I need something bespoke — a custom app or multi-system build."

Paid discovery, then a scoped custom build.

$15,000 – $75,000+·8–12+ weeks

Optional · Upkeep

After we ship, you choose.

Every build runs on its own — no platform fee to keep the lights on. But if you want us watching it, we have two upkeep plans below.

Monitoring

$50/mo

We watch it. If something breaks, we fix it. You never think about whether it's working.

Active Optimization

$150/mo

Everything in Monitoring, plus monthly retraining, performance review, and proactive improvements.

Own It

$0/mo

You own the build outright. Support available at standard hourly rates if you need it.

What makes us different

You own what we build.

Standard WordPress. Standard Next.js. Standard integrations. No proprietary CMS, no custom platform holding your site hostage. You can maintain it, export it, move hosts, or hire another vendor at any time — the deliverable is yours.

How We Work

No endless discovery phases. No waiting weeks for a proposal. We move fast because we know your time is money — and you've already wasted enough of it on manual work.

Once we agree on scope, we start building that same day. Most projects go from first call to fully deployed in weeks, not months.

Let's Talk

Discovery Call

30 min
  • Walk us through how your business runs today
  • Identify the biggest time sinks and bottlenecks
  • Outline automation opportunities with clear ROI

Scope & Proposal

24-48 hrs
  • Detailed project scope and deliverables
  • Transparent pricing — no surprises
  • Clear timeline and success metrics

We Start Building

Same Day You Sign
  • No waiting around — work begins immediately
  • Regular check-ins so you always know status
  • Iterative delivery — you see progress fast

Launch & Handoff

Weeks, Not Months
  • Full deployment and system integration
  • Team training so your people can use it
  • Documentation for everything we build

Ongoing Partnership

As Long As You Need
  • Monitor, maintain, and optimize your systems
  • Add new automations as your business grows
  • We're partners, not one-time vendors

Our Work

A selection of projects where we've helped businesses transform through technology and automation.

Case Study

CollegeThoughts

Phased automation buildout for a college prep firm — instant-response chatbot, Facebook DM workflow, Notion operations hub, and live coach revenue reporting.

Phased BuildTidio + n8nNotion OpsLooker Studio
Read the case study

Kitsune Consulting

Complete website rebuild for a senior care consulting firm. Custom Next.js site with automated lead capture flowing directly to their CRM.

Website RebuildNext.jsLead Capturen8n Automation

CAVU Flight Training

Custom web application built to replace manual processes and streamline daily operations for a flight training school.

Custom SoftwareWeb ApplicationIntegrations