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We help small businesses find their story — then build the site around it.

"I know what I do — I just don't know how to explain it on my website." We hear this from almost every business owner we talk to. They're great at their work. But their website either says too much, or nothing memorable at all.

We're Geoff and Jeanette — a husband and wife team based on the Western Slope of Colorado. We started Silverleaf because we kept seeing the same problem: small businesses with websites that looked decent but weren't generating any work. Most of the time the design wasn't the issue — the message was.

Jeanette leads the story work. Before any design or development starts, she guides clients through a messaging session that clarifies who their customer is, what problem they solve, and the clear path to working with them. That becomes the blueprint for everything on the site.

Geoff handles the technical side — fullstack development in PHP and Laravel on the backend, with Vue.js and Astro on the frontend. That depth means we can build the right thing for your situation, whether that's a fast static site or a full custom application.

This is for the small business owner who knows their website should be doing more. We stay involved after launch, handling hosting and maintenance so the site never falls behind.

We don't outsource work, and we don't take on more than we can handle. You get two people, fully accountable for the whole thing.

❯ Start your project

// what_to_expect

  • ▸ Story-first — every project starts with your messaging session
  • ▸ Flat-rate quotes before any work starts
  • ▸ You own your domain and site, always
  • ▸ One-business-day response time
  • ▸ No outsourcing — we do the work
  • ▸ Straight talk, no jargon

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PHP Laravel Vue.js Astro WordPress WooCommerce MySQL JavaScript Tailwind CSS Git Linux Digital Ocean Cloudflare

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  • B.S. Computer Science Colorado State University
  • CompTIA A+ Certified
  • CompTIA Network+ In progress

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// good_fit_if

  • ✓ You're a small business owner who wants a site that generates leads
  • ✓ Your current site embarrasses you or isn't bringing in work
  • ✓ You want one team responsible for the whole thing
  • ✓ You value clear communication over jargon