Real Digital Design
Your marketing deserves a website that earns it.
Your website deserves marketing that fills it.

Most agencies fix one or the other. RDD integrates both — so every campaign lands somewhere worth landing, and every page you improve has traffic worth improving. No long-term contracts. No handoffs. No automated reports.

Month-to-month
Single point of contact
UX + Marketing integrated
No automated reports
This month's active sprint
Focused on
SEO SEM CRO UX Email Social
Ranking where your buyers are already searching Paid campaigns that earn their spend back Turning visitors into customers, not just traffic Fixing the experience your campaigns send people to Reaching the audience you already earned Building presence where your clients spend their time

Services

UX Research & Design

Great UX design crafts comprehensive, yet intuitive, experiences for your users - saving significant post-launch issues and costly fixes. I apply these principles in service of stakeholders and end users to craft a tailored and effective user experience.

Omni-Channel Digital Marketing

From SEO to email campaigns, a cohesive digital marketing strategy is key to improving your brand awareness and lead generation. My diverse experience allows me to effectively and efficiently improve your online marketing channels.


About Real Digital Design

Digital marketing strategy sets a strong foundation for your business' growth. UX design ensures your users will have an exceptional experience on your site. So why is it so uncommon for these 2 disciplines to be done together?

Enter Real Digital Design.

Gone are the marketing agencies nickel and diming your business into oblivion. Gone are the cookie-cutter website redesigns from Fiverr. With Real Digital Design, you get a holistic solution (coined "REAL Sprints") without sacrificing the depth of expertise you should expect. I know these worlds, because I've lived and worked in them for 8 years. With RDD, you should expect nothing but the best digital marketing and UX design work combined with a strategic execution plan. Here, I do things differently. My "Holistic Hybrid" approach combines these disciplines to support you in the REAL ways your business needs, without getting tied down into extended contracts. Expect more, don't compromise, and keep it REAL!

Learn how we can bring your business to the next level - reach out today!


Portfolio

Transit Digital Marketing

Digital marketing strategy and implementation for services ranging from SEO foundations to re-branding efforts. Click to see how I created real growth for my transit client across channels.

Tattoo Studio Redesign

Full website redesign and overhaul from a single-page site to having individual pages for all artists, the studio, and their portfolio - all while laying an SEO keyword foundation. Click to see the powerful transformation.

Officer System Design

Assessment of current upper echelon cyber officer selection process with the goal of creating a set of platform-agnostic design criteria and an MVP. Click to learn about our comprehensive UX process.


Real Sprint Pricing

You'll never have to worry about hidden fees, long-term contracts, or restriction of vital services with Real Digital Design! All sprint packages come with an initial assessment of your business' current digital footprint, competitor research, and a 90-day roadmap. The primary difference between the packages are how many services, coined as "REAL Sprints," you want running concurrently each month.

A REAL Sprint refers to a single marketing channel from the following:

  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
  • Email
  • Social Media
  • User Experience Design (UX)
  • Usability Testing
  • Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)

Each month, we identify the REAL Sprint channel(s) where your business has the most to gain right now. We execute targeted work in those channels, whether that's a keyword refresh, an email sequence, a landing page CRO pass, or a social media campaign, and we move our energy to wherever the data tells us it belongs. You never pay for effort in a channel that isn't earning it.

All prices (outside of the 1-time service package) are monthly, with no extended contract to sign.

Foundation Sprint
$1,800 /mo
Start with the right foundation
Best for: Solo operators & local SMBs
Market Leader Sprint
$4,800 /mo
Full-stack, full-commitment growth
Best for: Growth-committed, engaged clients
One-Time Package
UX Redesign & SEO Foundation
$2,800 – $4,500
A full audit, SEO foundation buildout, UX improvement documentation, and a prioritized action roadmap you can execute independently — or bring RDD back to help. Scope determines final price. Many of these become retainer engagements within 3–6 months.

Testimonials

Chris Amonett

Owner, The Seventh Key Tattoo Studio

“Hands down the best thing I’ve done for my business was allow him to run my website. He was extremely knowledgeable about the platform and allowed me to focus further on the day to day operations! I highly recommend him to anyone who wants to improve their business via website/ social media, John is the best in the biz!”

USAF Colonel

Commander, 81 TRW

"I hope it came through yesterday just how appreciative I am (on behalf of our team) for your steady hand in guiding us through yesterday’s events. “Easy” or not, it was an investment in time and expertise that drove 81 TRW in a positive direction that will last…and I’m personally thankful.“


Areas of Expertise

UX Design & Research
Digital Marketing
Usability Testing
Technical SEO 
Marketing Strategy
Wireframing & Prototyping
Information Architecture
Design Thinking

Previous Experience

Research Scientist II
Cognitive Performance Group

1040 University Blvd. Suite 100
Portsmouth, VA 23703

January 2024 - February 2026
Full-Time
UX Designer
Booz Allen Hamilton

15059 Conference Center Dr. Suite 300
Chantily, VA 20151

October 2023 - January 2024
Full-Time
UX Designer & Team Lead
AF CyberWorx (via Aleut Federal)

Fairchild Hall, 2354 Fairchild Dr.
Air Force Academy, CO 80840

December 2022 - October 2023
Full-Time
Omni-Channel Digital Marketing Manager
Intero Digital

5475 Mark Dabling Blvd. #210
Colorado Springs, CO 80918

July 2021 - December 2022
Full-Time
Cryptologic Linguist & SIGINT Operator
U.S. Army

2843 Normandy Dr.
Fort Bragg, NC 28310

October 2012 - March 2018
Full-Time

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Get in Touch

Want to see how you can enhance your digital marketing and user experience? Reach out using the email shown, or fill out a form below:

Info@RealDigitalDesign.com