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the pixelseed studio • SERVING SMALL BUSINESSES

Get Found. Get Trusted.
Get Chosen.

We help improve how your business shows up on Google, AI search, and your website, so more of the right people can find you, trust you, and enquire.
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WHY SEARCH VISIBILITY MATTERS

The Way People Search Has Changed. Has Your Website?

The goal isn't simply to have a website. It's to have one that works as your best salesperson, even when your business is closed. ~ John Cabanes

Potential customers no longer rely on Google alone. They ask ChatGPT and other AI tools for recommendations, compare businesses across multiple platforms, read reviews, and expect clear answers almost instantly.

If your website has not evolved in years, it may still look fine. But it could be harder for search engines, AI tools, and potential customers to understand what you do, why you are credible, and why they should choose you.

That's where Search Visibility comes in. Search Visibility is not about chasing algorithms. It is about making your business easier to find, easier to understand, easier to trust, and easier to choose wherever your customers are searching.

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HOW PIXELVIEW™ WORKS

Three Steps. One Clearer Picture of Your Business

PixelView™ is a free website and Search Visibility review designed to help you understand what is working, what could be improved, and what would make the biggest difference first.

Our Mission: Whether we ever work together or not, the goal is simple: leave you with at least one useful idea that helps your business move forward.

Request Your Free PixelView™

Tell me about your business, who you serve, and what you would like to improve. If you already have a website, include the link. The more I understand your business, the more useful your PixelView™ will be.

I Personally Review Your Business

I spend time understanding your business before reviewing your website. Every PixelView™ is prepared by me and looks at Website Experience, Search Visibility, Technical SEO, AI Visibility, Conversion Opportunities, and Trust.

Receive Your PixelView™

Within approximately 48 hours, you'll receive a personalized Search Visibility Assessment highlighting what's already working, where I see opportunities, and my Honest Recommendation™ for what I'd improve first. From there, the decision is entirely yours. You can implement the recommendations yourself or ask me to help.

How We Help

One Goal. Four Ways to Help Your Business Get Found, Trusted, and Chosen.

Every business needs a different next step. After your PixelView™, we help you choose the solution that makes the most sense, whether that means improving the website you already have, building a stronger foundation, increasing your visibility on Google and AI, or creating focused pages that turn visitors into enquiries.

Need ongoing support? Maintenance, SEO growth, and long-term Search Visibility support are also available once the right foundation is in place.
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PixelStories™

Different Businesses. Different Challenges. Honest Solutions.

Every business has a different problem to solve. PixelStories™ show how strategy, Search Visibility, and thoughtful design come together to improve how a business is found, understood, trusted, and chosen online.

Ridgeline Capital Partners

Website Redesign
Positioning Strategy
Visual Direction

The homepage now opens with the weight the firm's track record deserves. Investment criteria that previously required scrolling through dense paragraphs are now scannable in seconds. The site speaks directly to the three audiences Ridgeline actually serves: entrepreneurs looking for growth capital, private equity sponsors seeking a flexible capital partner, and business intermediaries evaluating fit on behalf of their clients.

Dr. Garry Nolan

Homepage Design
Conversion Copy

A full homepage concept including visual design and conversion copy across eight sections: hero, career timeline, research and science, Nolan Lab, Sol Foundation, featured press, publications, and a closing CTA. Every section was written to serve a different audience visiting the same page, researchers, journalists, policymakers, and the general public, without making any one group feel like an afterthought.

Clearwatch

Website Redesign
Positioning Strategy
Homepage Copywriting
SEO Copy Architecture

The homepage now matches the weight of what Clearwatch actually offers. The audience segmentation is clear from the first scroll. The emotional hook is grounded in real numbers, not vague reassurance. The proof points are visible, specific, and sequenced to move visitors from awareness to confidence to action without pressure. The product was always strong. The homepage now says so.

Crestline Advisors

Web Design
Copywriting
SEO Copy Architecture
Positioning Strategy

The homepage now opens with a positioning statement that reflects the firm's actual standing in the market. Key credentials that previously lived on page four of the site now appear in the first scroll. The copy is structured to rank for the queries serious Bay Area investors are already searching, and every section speaks directly to the two audiences the firm actually serves, property owners and investment buyers.

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"A beautiful website attracts attention. A thoughtful website earns trust. A strategic website grows businesses."
John Cabanes
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About the Studio

Two Specialists. One Shared Mission.

The PixelSeed Studio was built on a shared belief that every business deserves honest advice before making a major investment in its website.

We don't sell websites. We help business owners understand what's holding their website back, then build the right solution to move their business forward.

Together, we bring more than 24 years of combined experience in website strategy, design, development, SEO, and Search Visibility. Every project benefits from both perspectives, because the best results happen when strategy, design, and Search Visibility work together from the beginning.

John Cabanes

Founder · Website Strategy, Design & Development
17 Years of Experience
John has spent his career helping businesses build websites that do more than look professional. They help businesses communicate clearly, earn trust, and generate enquiries.

After building his foundation at a local web design agency, he spent several years working independently on Upwork, earning more than 100 verified five-star reviews before joining a leading San Francisco web design agency, where he spent the next 13 years helping businesses across a wide range of industries.

Today, The PixelSeed Studio brings together everything he has learned into one simple goal:

Helping small businesses turn their website into their best salesperson.
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Mary Ann Cabanes

Partner · SEO & Search Visibility
7 Years of Experience
Mary Ann leads every Search Visibility strategy at The PixelSeed Studio, helping businesses become easier to find across Google and today's AI-powered search platforms.

Her work combines technical SEO with AI Visibility, ensuring websites are structured so search engines and AI tools can better understand, trust, and recommend a business when people are looking for answers.

She believes Search Visibility isn't just about rankings. It's about making businesses easier to discover wherever people search.
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"Search Visibility isn't about chasing algorithms. It's about helping your business become easier to find, easier to understand, easier to trust, and easier to choose."
Mary Ann Cabanes
100+ Verified Five-Star Reviews

Businesses That Trusted Us Before You.

These reviews come from real business owners and are verified on John's Upwork profile, representing more than 17 years of professional web design and development experience. While The PixelSeed Studio is a new chapter, the experience behind it isn't.

As our own client projects grow, you'll begin seeing The PixelSeed Studio client stories and reviews alongside them.
web design client
Colter
Upwork • United States

"Incredible work, fast turnaround time. I couldn't believe the quality."

branding client

"John is an amazing designer and I would give him my highest recommendation. He is a pleasure to work with and a great human being."

Victor
Upwork • San Francisco, US
branding client

"High quality work, responsive with communications, excellent English comprehension. Will use again for sure."

Lisa
Upwork • United States
web design client
"John was great to work with on our web design project. He finished things quickly and always made it look great. The only reason I wouldn't recommend him is that I want to keep him secret."

Clint

Upwork • Salt Lake City, US
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FOUNDING CLIENT PROGRAM

Become One of Our 15 Founding Clients.

As The PixelSeed Studio grows, we're looking for 15 businesses that believe in our approach and want to grow alongside us. Founding Clients receive preferred pricing on our core services in exchange for an honest testimonial, a Google review, and permission to showcase the completed project as part of our growing portfolio.

It's our way of building lasting relationships while building the next chapter of our studio. Once all 15 places are filled, this opportunity won't return.

As a Founding Client, we simply ask for:
Honest Testimonial
Google Review
Permission to feature your project as a PixelStory™
Founding Clients Confirmed:
1 / 15
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Why We're Offering This: We're not looking for 15 projects. We're looking for 15 long-term relationships. That's why every Founding Client receives the same thoughtful strategy, honest recommendations, and personal attention we'd want if we were in your position.

A NOTE FROM JOHN

The PixelSeed Promise™

When I started The PixelSeed Studio, I made myself one promise.
"Every recommendation would be based on what a business genuinely needs, not on the size of the project."

That promise guides every PixelView™ I prepare.

• If your website is already doing something well, I'll tell you.
• If I believe a targeted refresh is enough, I'll recommend that instead of a rebuild.
• And if your business has outgrown its website, I'll explain why I think a larger investment makes sense.

My goal isn't to sell you a website.

It's to help you understand what's holding your website back, then recommend the right solution to move your business forward.

"Whether we ever have the opportunity to work together or not, I genuinely hope your PixelView™ leaves you with at least one useful idea that helps your business move forward. If it does, then it has already served its purpose."

John Cabanes
Founder, The PixelSeed Studio

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READY TO SEE WHERE YOUR BUSINESS STANDS?

Find Out What Is Holding Your Website Back.

Request your free PixelView™ Search Visibility Assessment and discover what is working, what could be improved, and what I would recommend first. Whether we ever work together or not, you will leave with a clearer view of how your website can better support your business.

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