eastlakeunionCreative Studio
Creative Studio · Built for Schools & Nonprofits

The website you wish you had. Everything included for $79/mo.

Design, build, hosting, SEO, donation forms, analytics, ongoing maintenance — all in one monthly fee. We use modern tools and a streamlined process to deliver agency-quality work at a fraction of the agency price. Built for small schools, preschools, and nonprofits anywhere in the country.

What you'd pay separately

Design + build$6,000+
Hosting + domain$30/mo
SEO setup + monthly$300/mo
Content updates @ $90/hr$180/mo
All of it, with us$79/mo
$10,000+/year of work for under $1,000/year. No contract.

If any of this sounds familiar, this is for you.

Versions of these come up again and again across nonprofit forums and school admin groups.

"The parent volunteer who built our site moved away in 2022. Nobody can update it now."
— Comms chair, co-op elementary
We're not going anywhere.Email us or call our AI agent. Real changes within 48 hours.
"I'm really tired of cringing every time someone asks for the link."
— Executive Director, small nonprofit
We fix that.You get a site you'll be proud to share with funders, parents, and the board.
"Every agency I talk to wants $8,000 and six months. I just need the events page to work."
— Head of school, preschool co-op
We move fast.Most sites are live in 3–4 weeks. Two rounds of feedback, then launch.
"I tried to update the tuition page myself and broke the menu for a week."
— Head of school, parent-run elementary
You don't have to.Email or call. We handle it. You never touch a CMS.
"Our donation button doesn't work on mobile. I have no idea how long it's been broken."
— ED, arts nonprofit
Mobile is the default.Every site we build is built for phones first. We test before launch.

Everything is included. Yes, everything.

When agencies bill separately for every line item, we just include it. One monthly fee covers your entire website stack.

✓ Custom design + build
✓ Hosting + domain
✓ SSL + daily backups
✓ Mobile-first responsive
✓ SEO foundations (meta, sitemap, schema)
✓ Google Search Console setup
✓ Google Analytics setup
✓ Donation/payment processor hookup
✓ Event calendar integration
✓ Contact form with anti-spam
✓ Accessibility (WCAG AA baseline)
✓ Image optimization + CDN
✓ Uptime monitoring 24/7
✓ Security patches + framework updates
✓ AI-assisted onboarding (form + call)
✓ Two rounds of feedback before launch
✓ Monthly content updates (see below)
✓ Email or AI intake — a real person ships the change
✓ 48-hour response time
✓ Quarterly traffic + health report
✓ Migration from your old site
All of the above, all in
$79 / month
Setup: $0 · Contract: none · Cancel anytime

How updates work

Up to 2 small-to-medium updates per month, included. Date changes, photo swaps, tuition tweaks, event listings, new staff bios, copy edits, image refreshes, small layout fixes. The things that pile up.

You see a preview before anything goes live. Send us what you want changed. We make the change on a staging URL, send you a one-click link to review it, and you hit Approve. Then it ships. No "wait, that's not what I meant" surprises.

Bigger work — full page rebuilds, new sections, brand refresh — we quote as a one-time project, or you can bump to Plus ($149/mo) for unlimited. We tell you which bucket it's in before we start.

For comparison: what an agency stack costs

Real ranges from agencies and freelancers, 2026.

Line itemAgency priceWith us
Initial design + build (one-time)$5,000–15,000Free
Hosting + domain + SSL$25–80 / moIncluded
SEO setup + ongoing$300–700 / moIncluded
Content updates (~2/mo @ $90/hr)$180 / moIncluded
Analytics + reporting$50 / moIncluded
Onboarding + project management$1,000–2,500 / one-timeIncluded
Year-one total$13,000–$25,000+$948

How we deliver this much for so little.

We use streamlined processes and modern tools — not a 14-person agency with overhead. Here's what that actually looks like.

01

Two-track onboarding

We collect everything we need upfront, two ways. A web form walks you through one question at a time — logos, teacher bios, photos, tuition, dates. Our AI agent calls you for a free-form conversation where you can ramble about what makes your school special. We blend both into the first design pass.

02

Two rounds, then launch

Because we get the tone, colors, and details right upfront, our first pass is genuinely clean. You get two structured rounds of feedback — not endless revisions that drag a project for months. Most sites launch 3–4 weeks after sign-up.

03

Preview before it goes live

Need to change a date? Swap a photo? Update tuition? Email us — or call our AI agent. We make the change on a staging URL, send you a one-click preview link, you hit Approve. It ships. No CMS, no waiting on a parent volunteer, no "is that what you meant?" surprises.

Where we started — and where we are now.

East Lake Union Studio started on the eastern shore of Lake Union, in Seattle. We named the studio for the houseboats, the morning fog, the rowing crews, and the quiet between Gas Works and the freeway. That's the origin.

Today, we work with schools, preschools, and nonprofits across the country. The Seattle tech scene gave us the tools and the discipline to do this well — modern frameworks, smart automation, AI-assisted workflows — but the work itself isn't tied to a place. We work where our clients are.

We stay deliberately narrow on who we serve — small K–8 independent schools, co-op preschools, and small nonprofits. Going deep on a few niches means we already know the patterns: the admissions timeline, the tour funnel, the donor page, the volunteer signup, the "where are the lunch menus" question. You don't pay us to learn your category.

No project manager, no account exec, no "we'll loop you in on Slack." If you email, we answer.

~3 wksSign-up to launch
2 roundsOf feedback, then live

See an example site we built.

A fully built portfolio piece — a real K–8 school site, end to end. Browse it, click around, see exactly what the work looks like.

Example

Cedarbrook School (example)

FICTIONAL K–8 · 14 PAGES · BUILT IN 3 WEEKS
Open the example →

This is a fully built example site for a fictional K–8 independent school called Cedarbrook. Hand-built homepage with video hero, four grade-pod sections, admissions flow, staff page, alumni stories, history timeline, daily schedule, giving page. Everything is mobile-first. We built Cedarbrook as a working portfolio piece — a real site, not a mockup — so you can click around and see exactly what the work looks like before you commit.

Questions we get a lot.

How does onboarding work?

Two tracks, run in parallel. First, we send you a web form that walks you through one question at a time — your logo, photos, teacher bios, tuition, calendar dates, anything you want on the site. You fill it out at your pace, save partial progress, upload files. Second, our AI agent calls you for a free-form conversation — usually 20–30 minutes — where you can talk through what makes your org special, the tone you want, the things you want emphasized. We blend the structured form data and the conversational color into the first design pass.

How many rounds of feedback do we get before launch?

Two structured rounds. Because we collect tone, color preferences, and specifics upfront through onboarding, the first pass is usually 80–90% there. Round 1 of feedback dials in copy and layout. Round 2 catches anything you noticed once you saw it live. Then we ship. If you want a third round, we can — we'll quote it as a one-time addition, transparently, before doing the work.

How do I request updates after launch?

Two ways. You can email us — describe what you need changed, attach photos or new copy if relevant. Or you can call our AI agent, talk through what you need (events to add, photos to swap, dates to update), and it routes the request to us in writing. Either way: we make the change on a staging URL, send you a preview link, you hit Approve, it goes live. You never log into a CMS, never open WordPress, never wait on a parent volunteer.

What's included in those "monthly updates"?

Up to 2 small-to-medium updates per month — date changes, photo swaps, tuition tweaks, event listings, staff bios, copy edits, image refreshes, small layout fixes. Send us what you need. We make the change on a staging URL, send you a one-click preview link to review, you hit Approve, it goes live. For larger work (new full page, restructured nav, major rewrite), we quote it as a one-time project or you can move to Plus ($149/mo) for unlimited.

What if my site is on WordPress / Squarespace / Wix today?

We migrate your existing content over, free. You keep your domain. We coordinate with your current registrar so nothing breaks. SEO equity (existing rankings, blog posts, inbound links) carries over if you give us 2 weeks of overlap before cutover.

What happens if I cancel?

Cancel any time, no fee. We export your site as static HTML, hand it over, and help you transfer the domain wherever you want it. You keep your content. No hostage situations. It also keeps our priorities aligned with yours — we only keep your business by making you happy and helping you see real value every month. If we stop earning that, you leave. That's the right amount of pressure on us.

How are you able to charge so much less than agencies?

We've streamlined the parts of agency work that quietly bloat your bill — the discovery phase, the project-management overhead, the account exec, the 12-person internal kickoff. Our two-track onboarding (web form + AI call) cuts weeks of meetings to a few days. Our infrastructure stack handles hosting, security, and updates without anyone touching a server. And we stay in a few specific niches — independent K–8 schools, co-op preschools, small nonprofits — so we know your world cold and don't relearn it on your dime. All of that efficiency goes back into the price. We're not cheap — we're focused.

Do you do donation forms / event signups / tour booking?

Yes. We hook up your existing payment processor (Stripe, Donorbox, GiveLively, Network for Good) and event platform (Eventbrite, Mailchimp, Google Calendar). We don't replace your donation processor — we integrate the one you trust.

What if I just want a one-time build, not a monthly plan?

We don't do that. The whole point of this model is you don't end up where you are now — with a frozen site no one maintains. If you want a one-time build, hire a freelancer. We'll happily refer.

Have you worked with [my type of org] before?

The portfolio piece above is a full K–8 school site we built end-to-end so you can see exactly what the work looks like. We're set up to serve: K–8 independent schools, co-op preschools, small arts and human-services nonprofits. If your org type isn't obvious from that list, ask — we'll be honest about whether we're a fit.

Get started.

Tell us a little about your org. We'll reply within 24 hours with next steps — usually a short call and a link to our onboarding form.

Studio established on Lake Union · Serving schools and nonprofits nationwide