Philosophy

After working with 200+ companies over the last 12 years, I’ve noticed ~80% of them have been burned by digital marketing agencies.

This usually starts by overpaying for a flashy but ineffective website. Then they’re convinced they need to spend hundreds (or even thousands) of dollars per month for additional services to be successful.

Maybe this sounds familiar? Some of these agencies claim to be “doing SEO.” Others manage social media or Google ads – but are you seeing a real return on the dollars invested?

And when you need help, do you get to talk to an expert who understands your unique needs? Or do you have to deal with chatbots and support tickets that get seemingly lost in an abyss of overcommitment?

It shouldn’t be this way.

It shouldn’t take weeks for a simple edit to be made. It shouldn’t cost you hundreds of dollars per month to have a website that doesn’t make you money. And you shouldn’t have to talk to a flashy but useless AI chatbot because there aren’t any humans left that answer the phone.

Let’s do things differently

Instead of $25,000 for a website, my starting price is $2,500.
Instead of months, my build time is typically two weeks.
Instead of bots and tickets, you get to talk to me – an expert who cares.

No crazy monthly fees. No outsourcing to India. No runaround. No gatekeepers. None of that big agency nonsense.

If you want to host your own website – no problem.
If you want to do all your own edits – I’ll teach you.
If you have a complex problem – just schedule a call.

My mission in life is to become the best version of myself so I can help others better. I love working on my craft and I genuinely enjoy working with brilliant people in all sorts of industries.

And honestly, I’m just tired of seeing good companies waste their time and money. I know I can’t help everyone, but perhaps I can help you.

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I’m Mike Hirst – I’ve been building websites since 1999 and founded Exton Web Design in 2013, which rebranded to Hirst Digital in 2026.

As a digital nomad currently based in SW FL, I’ve worked with over 200 companies across the United States in virtually every industry.

Whatever your question, whatever challenge you’re facing, whatever next step you’re planning – I’m always happy to help.

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