Spade Design

03/20/2026

When your clients are the top experts in their field, their success is our favorite thing to share. 🚀

Huge shoutout to Brett Ordiway of Ordiway PLLC for his recent feature on FOX 4 News! Brett provided critical legal analysis on the high-stakes James Broadnax death row case, breaking down complex appellate hurdles for a statewide audience.

As one of only 133 board-certified criminal appellate attorneys in Texas, Brett’s expertise is truly in a league of its own. We are proud to partner with professionals who are making a real impact in the legal world.

Check out the full breakdown and watch the video below:

Brett Ordiway Featured on FOX 4 News in High-Stakes Texas Death Row Case - Ordiway PLLC

03/17/2026

Why you probably need to delete 50% of your homepage. ✂️

There is a dramatic principle in theater called "Chekhov’s Gun." The rule is simple: If a r***e is shown hanging on the wall in the first act, it must go off in the third act. If it doesn't, it shouldn't be there.

Your website is no different.

Every button, every paragraph, and every image on your homepage needs to "fire." If it doesn't lead the user to a conversion, it’s just noise that is killing your sales.

We wrote a guide on how to apply this theater rule to your web design.

03/17/2026

You don’t need a billboard to beat the biggest firm in town.

The modern client isn't memorizing a phone number from the highway. They are searching "near me" on their phone.

We wrote the blueprint on how to beat the "General Store" competitors by becoming the undeniable "Specialist" in your specific zip code. 👇

03/17/2026

Why Your Business Email Must Match Your Domain: The Ultimate Guide to Trust, Security, and Growth

Imagine this: You’ve just spent thousands of dollars and countless hours building the perfect website. Your branding is flawless, your copywriting is

03/14/2026

Fill the Class: How Automated Waitlists Recover 30% of Your Lost Revenue

There is a bittersweet moment that every school owner knows well. You launch a new semester of classes—perhaps "Introduction to Pattern Making" or

03/12/2026

Your business plan is gathering dust while your competition is gathering customers. 💨

We see it constantly: Brilliant founders waiting for the "perfect" time, the "perfect" website, or the "flawless" 12-month strategy.

But while you are planning, someone else is shipping.

The truth? You don't need a perfect plan. You need a "good enough" framework that lets you move fast. We call this The Velocity Principle.

We broke down why speed is the only business strategy that truly matters—and how to stop overthinking and start selling.

Read the full breakdown in the comments below. 👇

03/12/2026

The most dangerous years of your business are Year 3 to Year 7. 📉

We all start with the "Hustle Phase." You are the engine. You white-knuckle every problem. You say "yes" to everything.

But what got you to Year 3 is exactly what will kill you by Year 7.

This is the Entrepreneurial Meat Grinder. It’s that messy middle where you have too much work to do yourself, but not enough systems to trust your team.

Most founders burn out here. They can't make the shift from "Doing the Work" to "Designing the Company."

I’ve been through the grinder myself. I wrote about the betrayals, the exhaustion, and the specific mindset shift required to survive it.

Read the survivor's guide below. 👇

03/12/2026

Is your website a poster, or an employee? 📄 vs 🤖

Most companies under $5M have a "Brochure" website. It sits there passively, looking pretty, waiting for someone to call. It is an expense.

Companies over $10M have a "Growth Engine."

A Growth Engine doesn't just sit there. It works while you sleep.

It qualifies leads (so sales doesn't waste time).

It answers questions automatically.

It nurtures prospects for weeks before they ever talk to a human.

If you want to cross the chasm from small business to market leader, you have to stop building posters and start building systems.

See the difference in the comments. 👇

03/10/2026

"Content is King" is a lie. 👑

Marketing gurus love to shout: "Just write more blogs! Feed the beast!"

So you spend thousands on copywriters and ads. Six months later? Traffic is flat. Leads are ghosts.

The hard truth: Content is only King if the Castle is standing.

If your website is slow, broken, or confusing, you are building your empire on quicksand.

I did the math: If you spend $5,000 on ads but your site takes 5 seconds to load, you are paying over $2,000 just to annoy people who leave before the page loads.

Stop feeding the beast until you fix the cage.

Read the full breakdown below. 👇

03/10/2026

Why you can’t push $10M of revenue through a $1M pipe. 🛑

There is a predictable trajectory for every business. You hustle, you launch, and you grow. But then, suddenly, the numbers stop moving.

You hire more sales reps. You double the ad budget. But the needle barely flickers.

At Spade Design, we call this the Glass Ceiling Made of Code.

Your problem isn't the market. It's that your digital infrastructure is too small, too slow, and too fragile to handle the volume you are trying to force through it.

You are like a hermit crab that has outgrown its shell. If you don't find a bigger one, you don't just stop growing—you suffocate.

See how to shatter the ceiling below. 👇