From a Wix template to a totally custom design.
We rebuilt a slow, generic platform site for author and speaker Andrea Griffith into a fast, hand-coded website that loads in half a second and actually converts.
A platform site that looked the part but couldn't perform.
Andrea's message was strong. The website carrying it wasn't. The old Wix build was slow, generic, and invisible to search — and it couldn't even capture a contact.
172 requests and 122 scripts loaded on every visit, with 7 JavaScript errors on the homepage.
A template layout with stacked text links and no real brand — it read like a directory, not an author.
No structured data for search or AI, and a contact form that only opened the visitor's mail app.
The numbers tell the story.
Measured live on both sites the same day, on the same connection.
Same message. New experience.
Every word and photo carried over. Drag the handle to compare the homepage, before and after.
Before · Wix
After · RebuildDrag the handle · or use arrow keys
Before & after, line by line.
The old build
- 172 requests & 122 third-party scripts
- 7 JavaScript errors on load
- Generic template, weak hierarchy
- Podcast & books were plain text links
- No schema, sitemap, or social cards
- Mail-app-only contact form
- Locked into a monthly platform
The new build
- 12 requests, 0 third-party scripts, 0 errors
- Loads fully in under a second
- Custom "Editorial Sanctuary" brand system
- Integrated player, episode grid & clips strip
- Full JSON-LD, sitemap, canonical & OG cards
- Live contact form with spam protection
- One portable file, no platform lock-in
Built to last, not to rent.
Hand-coded
A single static file. No CMS, no build step, no plugins to break, no monthly platform fee.
Fast by default
12 requests, optimized images, preloaded hero & fonts. Under a second to fully loaded.
Working form
Submits without leaving the page and emails Andrea via a serverless function, with a spam guard.
Integrated podcast
Click-to-play featured player, full-episode grid, and a swipeable clips strip from her channel.
Search & AI ready
JSON-LD for her person, site, podcast, books & events, plus sitemap, canonical and share cards.
Mobile-first
Safe-area aware, tuned hero framing, and a layout that reads beautifully from phone to desktop.
The full page, side by side.
Scroll each frame to compare the complete homepage — original on the left, the rebuild on the right.
Both captured at 1440px desktop width on the same day.
A ministry leader's website should move at the speed of trust — fast, warm, and ready to deliver the next message.
Your site could be next.
If your website is slow, generic, or invisible to search, we'll rebuild it into something that actually carries your message.
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