Digital Marketing and Web Design for Small Businesses in Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, and the Fox Valley
Welcome to Start Something Studio, where bold ideas become thriving small businesses.
If you’ve landed here, chances are you’re dreaming of something more. You’ve got an idea you can’t stop thinking about, and a business that deserves to be found online.
Here’s the good news: You don’t have to do it alone.
We’re Lisa and Jamie, two women who’ve launched businesses, made mistakes, learned the hard lessons, and now help small business owners get found online without the jargon. Websites, SEO, social media, and one-on-one classes, all from our studio in downtown Batavia.
At Start Something Studio, we help entrepreneurs like you:
- Get unstuck and start strong
- Build brands and websites that feel true to you
- Learn the tools to grow smarter (not just harder)
30 five-star Google reviews · Women-owned · Downtown Batavia studio
Your dream deserves action.
Let’s take the first step together.
Why Small Businesses Choose Start Something Studio
One of the hardest parts about being a small business owner is finding honest advice and help you can actually trust. The team at Start Something Studio aims to bridge that gap. The mission of Start Something Studio, our raison d’être, is to help small business owners just like you get to the next level – whether you’re at the idea stage, ready to launch, or have been living the entrepreneurial life for years. We’ve worked with small businesses in Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, Oswego, Aurora, Elgin, Wheaton, and Naperville, and with clients in Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Phoenix.
Ethically. Collaboratively. Enthusiastically.
What We Do for Small Businesses
Collectively, our small team has 30+ years of experience working in and with small businesses. Here’s how we can help yours.
Small Business Website Design
Search-optimized WordPress websites built to bring in customers, not just look nice. Designed and built in Batavia.
Digital Marketing and SEO
Local SEO, a plan you can actually follow, and honest advice. We help Fox Valley businesses show up when someone nearby searches.
Social Media Management
Instagram and Facebook, planned and posted for you, so you stay visible without the daily scramble.
Google Business Profile Optimization
The map listing is where most local customers find you. We set it up right and keep it working.
WordPress Care Plans
Updates, backups, security, and a real person to call, from $110 a month.
Free Small Business Consultation
Not sure what you need? Start with a free, zero-pressure consultation at the studio or on Zoom.
Rather Learn to Do It Yourself? Book a One-on-One Session.
Private, 90-minute sessions with Lisa or Jamie. In person at the studio in Batavia or live on Zoom. $150 each.
Canva 101
A beginner Canva class for small business owners. Walk out with a finished design and the confidence to make the next one yourself.
Social Media Coaching 101
A private coaching session on your Instagram and Facebook. Get your profiles set up right and leave with a posting plan you can keep.
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Where We Work
Our studio is at 12 S Van Buren St in downtown Batavia, IL, and we work with small businesses across the Fox Valley: Geneva, St. Charles, Aurora, North Aurora, Elgin, Wheaton, Naperville, and Yorkville. Not local? Most of what we do works just as well over Zoom.
Not sure where to start? Start Here.
No worries if you’re not sure what you want or need right now. Start with a FREE Consultation!
This is your time to brain-dump everything about your business – your loves, the things you dread, your worries… whatever you need. (And our walls are the walls of silence – what’s said in the Studio stays in the Studio.)
Afterward, we will send you an email with ways we might be able to help you, including information on becoming a member. But there’s no pressure. (SERIOUSLY.) Even if we only get to meet you once, it’ll be our pleasure because we love learning about new small businesses.
Stop waiting. Book your free consultation – you have nothing to lose!