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14
Websites Launched in 2025
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Client Rating
MN
Locally Rooted
TRUSTED BY MINNESOTA SMALL BUSINESS
Workout 24/7 Gyms
Guidance Homes
McCullough & Sons Well Drilling
Learning Explorers
Bikeman Transport
ABOUT MELSMARK
CREATIVE DESIGN ROOTED IN REAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Melsmark is a solo creative studio founded by Mel, a Minnesota-based artist and designer with a background that most designers simply don't have. Before building Melsmark, Mel spent a decade in help desk and technical support, followed by another decade managing a custom home building, real estate, and land development operation in Minnesota.
That combination of technical fluency and real-world business operations experience is woven into every project. When Melsmark builds a website for a local contractor, we know how a contractor's business actually works. When we design a plat map for a developer, we understand what a buyer needs to see. When we create a home rendering for a builder, we know what sells homes.
Today, Melsmark serves small businesses across the Twin Cities metro, from Forest Lake and East Bethel to Blaine, Andover, and beyond, delivering professional creative services at prices that make sense for real businesses.
WHAT WE DO
EVERYTHING YOUR BRAND NEEDS TO STAND OUT
Website Design
Custom, mobile-first, SEO-optimized websites on Wix Studio built to attract local search traffic and convert visitors into paying customers. We handle design, copy, photos, and launch. Packages from $300.
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Logo Design
Custom logos that capture your brand's essence, original, versatile, and delivered in every format you need for print and digital use. No templates, no recycled designs.
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Home Renderings
Photorealistic front elevation renderings from your PDF plans. Accurate materials, realistic landscaping, market-ready results. Starting at $150. No CAD files needed.
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Artistic Plat Maps
Digitally painted plat maps that transform technical survey data into beautiful, buyer-ready marketing assets. Makes your development stand out in print, online, and in the sales center.
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HOW IT WORKS
SIMPLE PROCESS.
EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS.
Working with a designer shouldn't be stressful. Melsmark keeps every project clear, collaborative, and on-track from first conversation to final delivery.
Discover
We learn your goals, audience, and vision. Every design decision that follows is built for your specific market and customers.
Design
Mel brings your vision to life with strategic visuals. Every color, font, and detail is crafted to communicate your brand's value.
Refine
Your feedback drives every revision. We stay engaged until the final product exceeds your expectations. No rushing, no shortcuts ever.
Deliver
You receive all final files, formatted and organized. Websites go live, logos ship, and renderings are delivered in high resolution.
CLIENT STORIES
REAL BUSINESSES.
REAL RESULTS.
Melsmark works with small businesses across Minnesota who want to look professional, attract more customers, and grow. Here's what a few of them have to say.
"Mel created a functional, affordable website for my business that I'm truly proud of. She was down-to-earth, incredibly responsive, and the design was exactly what I envisioned, maybe even better. What really stood out was how clearly she communicated throughout the entire process. I would absolutely recommend Melsmark to any small business owner in Minnesota."
Tina Leininger
Owner, Workout 24/7 Gyms
"Melsmark built an affordable, SEO-optimized website for our childcare center that has genuinely helped us reach more local families. Mel's communication was clear and professional from start to finish. She took the time to understand what parents look for when searching for childcare, and that understanding shows in every page of our site."
Ashley
Owner, Learning Explorers Childcare Center
"I was blown away by how professional and detail-oriented Mel is. The website she built for KC Boulder Walls is exactly what we needed to compete. Clean, credible, and clear about what we do. She put real thought into the design, not just the aesthetics. I'd recommend Melsmark to any contractor looking to take their online presence seriously."
Kim
Owner, KC Boulder Walls
WHY CHOOSE MELSMARK
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
There are a lot of designers out there. So why Melsmark? Because we bring something most creative agencies can't: genuine, decade-long experience working inside an actual small business. Melsmark isn't a big studio with junior designers who've never managed a real client budget. We're a solo studio run by someone who has been on both sides of the table, managing real business operations and delivering creative work that supports them.
We're also deeply local. Based in East Bethel, we serve businesses throughout Anoka County, including Forest Lake, Blaine, Ham Lake, Andover, and Elk River, and the greater Twin Cities. We understand the Minnesota market, the kinds of businesses that thrive here, and the customers they're trying to reach.
Strategic, not just pretty
Every design decision is made with your business goals in mind: conversion, credibility, and growth.
Personal, responsive service
Work directly with Mel. No account managers, no middlemen. Fast responses every time.
Affordable for small businesses
Pricing built for Minnesota small businesses. High value without the agency sticker shock.
Real industry expertise
A decade in home building and development means rare insight for builders, contractors, and developers.
SEO built into every website
Every Melsmark site includes local keyword targeting and Google-friendly structure so it gets found.
SERVICE AREA
PROUDLY SERVING
MINNESOTA BUSINESSES
Based in East Bethel, Melsmark serves small businesses across Anoka County, the Twin Cities metro, and greater Minnesota, with clients nationwide.
Forest Lake
East Bethel
Anoka County
Blaine
Ham Lake
Andover
Elk River
Coon Rapids
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Hugo
White Bear Lake
Kenyon
Wanamingo
Nationwide