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We've helped 1000's of clients process over $50,000,000 in e-commerce sales.  Web design with wonderful aesthetics & functionality to match. Bring your vision to life with custom coded websites that delight.We rigorously AB test every facet of your website to hone in on what really drives conversion & sales to your bottom line.

United States United States
7275 Willowood Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45241
5132582851
$100 - $149/hr
2 - 9
2015

Service Focus

Focus of Web Development
  • Wordpress - 80%
  • Drupal - 20%
Focus of Digital Marketing
  • SEO Services - 30%
  • Content Marketing - 10%
  • PPC - 30%
  • Email Marketing - 10%
  • Local Marketing - 10%
  • Branding - 10%

Industry Focus

  • E-commerce - 50%
  • Consumer Products - 20%
  • Business Services - 10%
  • Manufacturing - 7%
  • Food & Beverages - 7%
  • Advertising & Marketing - 6%

Client Focus

85% Small Business
15% Medium Business

Review Analytics of LanternSol

35
Total Reviews
5.0/5
Overall Rating
4
Recent Reviews

What Users Say

Would not have wanted anyone else to work on our site.
Bill Bishop
Bill Bishop , President at Canadian Workwear Inc.
Great partner for long-term web development needs in Shopify!
Co-Founder at hai
Great company to work with.
Mina Elias
Mina Elias , CEO at Trivium Group
Helpful, thorough and Concise!
Pink Moon Goods
Pink Moon Goods , Owner at Pink Moon Goods
Very happy and would recommend over and over!
Kelsey Dorst
Kelsey Dorst , Client Engagement Manager at Vertz Marketing at Vertz Marketing

What Users Like The Most

  • VERY good at what they do
  • They were efficient and very good at explaining information in a way that made sense to me. They also offered helpful tips.
  • The review title says it all

What Users Like The Least

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  • I don't think this is the fault of Lantern Sol but one thing that is kind of frustrating with having this kind of work done is that you never really know when and how much the business is working on your project. Like if you hire someone to mow your lawn you can see them mowing the lawn and you know how much time they spent doing it. With this type of work its like so much of it is "behind the scenes". It would be great to
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Bill Bishop

Would not have wanted anyone else to work on our site.

Our overall experience with Jay and Lanternsol, has been second to none. Every time we have used Jay, he knows what we are looking for and has always delivered over and above what we expected.

Highly recommend Jay and LanternSol!!

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

Shopify Store Upgrade

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

We had a small project in upgrading our online store and we just needed a little help with it.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Quick and efficient with great attention to detail

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

I can honestly say there are no cons.

Rating Breakdown

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  • Communication
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Project Detail

  • $0 to $10000
  • Completed
  • Retail

Great partner for long-term web development needs in Shopify!

We have worked with the Lantern Sol team over the past few years. They have effectively operated as our web development function and we have been consistently happy with the work and the service the team provides. The team is easy to work with, focused on the best possible outcome for all and are thoughtful + nimble. We look forward to continuing our long-term relationship into the future!

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

Long-term Web Development

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Long-term web development partner.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Flexible and delivered high quality outputs.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

NA

Rating Breakdown

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  • Communication
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Project Detail

  • $10001 to $50000
  • In Progress
  • Consumer Products
Mina Elias

Great company to work with.

Lantern Sol was great to work with for our webflow tracking and analytics. They were able to quickly resolve some items with form tracking and google tag manager. Fast to communicate and resolved our issue.

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

Trivium Group

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Quick turn around time

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

None

Rating Breakdown

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Project Detail

  • $0 to $10000
  • Completed
  • Advertising & Marketing
Pink Moon Goods

Helpful, thorough and Concise!

Lantern Sol was able to get my website started in the right direction to rank higher on google and worked with me to develop some important features on my website. They were always responsive and helpful. They were very good at communicating the relevant information I needed to know what work was being done. I really appreciated the helpful tips they offered me throughout the process. They are very organized and kept an open line of communication throughout the process.

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

Website Development and SEO

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

SEO and Web Development. SEO work was the first time and focused on building backlinks and ranking home page and collections. Design work focused on improving the customer experience.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

They were efficient and very good at explaining information in a way that made sense to me. They also offered helpful tips.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

I don't think this is the fault of Lantern Sol but one thing that is kind of frustrating with having this kind of work done is that you never really know when and how much the business is working on your project. Like if you hire someone to mow your lawn you can see them mowing the lawn and you know how much time they spent doing it. With this type of work its like so much of it is "behind the scenes". It would be great to

Rating Breakdown

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  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $0 to $10000
  • Completed
  • Retail
Kelsey Dorst

Very happy and would recommend over and over!

I wish I could give more than 5 stars! Jay was absolutely incredible to work with—knowledgeable, thorough, and exceptionally patient. He answered every single question I had, both big and small, while helping me upload, update, and convert listings on Walmart's Seller Center platform. His expertise and reassuring presence made me feel confident that everything would be done perfectly. I couldn’t recommend him more highly!

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

Walmart Seller Center

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

I need help getting four listings uploaded and converted into the Walmart e-commerce platform.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

The help, knowledge, and personality.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Nothing.

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Project Detail

  • $0 to $10000
  • Completed
  • Advertising & Marketing

Fast, Efficient, Excellent.

Jay is a fantastic service provider. He has a quick response time and even quicker action time. I am very happy with his service and would highly recommend him to anyone.

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

Shopify Edits

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Shopif Edits.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Accuracey and efficiency.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

N/A

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Project Detail

  • $0 to $10000
  • Completed
  • Food & Beverages

Great work. Very accommodating and easy to work with

They made multiple changes for us to review until we were completely satisfied. End result is better user experience and we're hoping this will greatly improve conversion rates.

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

Product Variations Selection

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Changes to the appearance and functionality of our product variation selection.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Accomodating. Professional service.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Nothing.

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Project Detail

  • $0 to $10000
  • Completed
  • E-commerce
Andi Teggart

Streamlined and Efficient

Their team was easy to work with and every helpful in improving the website experience for my customers! I appreciate how the team is able to be strategic and offer a high-level vision for my website/business, but also willing to go 'in the weeds' with me and provide hands-on support.

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

E-Commerce Website Support

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

I've worked with Lantern Sol for website support for my e-commerce shop and been consistently impressed. Their team is quick to respond, strategic on recommendations for improving my website, and easy to communicate with. 10/10 recommend!

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Strategic recommendations for improvement.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

N/A

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Project Detail

  • $0 to $10000
  • Completed
  • Advertising & Marketing
Jill Durham

Quick and Accurate Service

My company wanted to automatically add a portion of our Shopify orders' notes to a standard invoice email template, but didn't have anyone internal who knew how to make this code modification. We reached out to about 6 companies from Shopify's partner directory, including LanternSol. LanternSol was the only company to ask for further details about the work we requested before providing a quote. Their quote was the lowest price of all the companies we contacted. After my company gave them the needed access to do the work we requested, LanternSol completed the job in 1 business day, to our exact specifications. We are very satisfied with their work!

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

Customize a Shopify email template

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

We wanted to have a specific portion of Shopify orders' notes automatically added to a standard invoice email, but didn't have anyone at the company who knew how to write the necessary code for this. After asking for further details about our company's request, LanternSol quickly provided a reasonable quote for the work. They completed the work in 1 business day, exactly as we requested. They were great to work with!

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

I appreciated that LanternSol asked for more project details BEFORE providing a quote for the work.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

There was nothing to dislike.

Rating Breakdown

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Project Detail

  • $0 to $10000
  • Completed
  • Retail
Antonio Rihan

Amazing Results using Lanternsolf for my Shopify Site

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I cannot recommend Lanternsol highly enough! They did an exceptional job designing and developing my new pickleball shop, Get2Eleven.com. The team, including Jay, Erin, Jose, and everyone else involved, demonstrated unmatched professionalism, creativity, and attention to detail throughout the entire process. Not only did they deliver top-notch work, but they also provided great value for the quality of service received.

What truly sets Lanternsol apart is their ongoing support and assistance even after the launch. They are always ready to lend a helping hand, whether it's addressing post-launch queries or assisting with SEO and marketing efforts. Their dedication to client satisfaction is commendable, and I am thrilled to continue working with them to elevate my online presence.

Thank you, Lanternsol, for your outstanding work and unwavering commitment to excellence!

Tony, CEO of get2Eleven.com Pickleball


Tony

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

get2Eleven.com

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Develop and create an amazing Pickleball e-commerce site

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

The people, jay, Erin and Jose are amazing

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

They need to provide each customer a list of tasks that must be completed by the customer

Rating Breakdown

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Project Detail

  • $10001 to $50000
  • Completed
  • Retail
Samuel Seigle

Lantern Sol Makes Your Project Light

Jay and his team were great to work with. They were able to knock our project out quickly and efficiently. They built a new website, performed data imports, and helped us get our digital storefront operational on the web. Thanks again for all your hard work. We look forward to working with Lantern Sol on future projects.

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

Project Domino

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

eCommerce development

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Communication

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Difficult to find

Rating Breakdown

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  • Schedule & Timing
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Project Detail

  • $10001 to $50000
  • Completed
  • Art, Entertainment & Music
Anne (Mihalyfi) Ristau

Thoughtful planning and execution - subscription offer development

Jay was incredibly valuable to my business as we added a subscription offer. Even more so than doing the work, he was an advisor in selecting the right solution and in weighing the tradeoffs between off the shelf options and custom development, in order to land on a solution that best fit my needs and budget.

Throughout it all, Jay was incredibly patient with me (as a small business owner this was always important to me but never urgent and I never felt rushed in figuring out the right next steps and Jay gave me the confidence to make good decisions).

I would absolutely recommend working with Jay and hope to do so again in the future!
THANK YOU!!

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

Creating a subscription offer

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

LanternSol (Jay) was incredibly valuable to my business as we added a subscription offer. Even more so than doing the work, Jay was an excellent advisor in selecting the right solution and in weighing the tradeoffs between off the shelf options and custom development, in order to land on a solution that best fit my needs and budget.

Throughout the entire process, Jay was incredibly patient with me (as a small business owner this was always important to me but never urgent and I never felt rushed in figuring out the right next steps and Jay gave me the confidence to make good decisions).

I would absolutely recommend working with Jay and hope to do so again in the future. THANK YOU!!!

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Knowledge of Shopify and app plugins, as well as web development expertise (overall user experience)

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

really don't have any!

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Project Detail

  • $0 to $10000
  • Completed
  • Consumer Products

Incredible Experience with Our Website

Lantern Sol did an amazing job creating our website! They described our business perfectly through the overall design and creation. They are incredibly responsive to feedback, requests, and fixes. All were done in a timely manner.

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

Website Design

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

A full website design of our Shopify website

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

How they were able to see our overall vision of our website and executed it perfectly.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Honestly can't think of any!

Rating Breakdown

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Project Detail

  • $10001 to $50000
  • Completed
  • Retail
Drew Lessard

Amazing Shopify Web Development!

Jay and his team are experts in Shopify web development! They quickly got us set up with a unique subscription flow. I'd recommend Lantern Sol to any other ecommerce business looking to build or update their site.

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

Subscription checkout flow

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

The communication and turnaround times were really great.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Honestly, everything was smooth!

Rating Breakdown

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  • Communication
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Project Detail

  • $0 to $10000
  • Completed
  • E-commerce
Christopher Viens

Speed Optimization Project

They were able to get my website greater than 70 on mobile and 90 on desktop in Page Speed Insights. I am impressed with the outcome. Great work!

What was the project name that you have worked with LanternSol?

Speed optimization

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Speed optimization to get passing scores for Page Speed Insights.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Did what they said they'd do in a timely manner.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Nothing

Rating Breakdown

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  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $0 to $10000
  • Completed
  • E-commerce

Client Portfolio of LanternSol

Project Industry

  • E-commerce - 100.0%

Major Industry Focus

E-commerce

Project Cost

  • $100001 to $500000 - 100.0%

Common Project Cost

$100001 to $500000

Project Timeline

  • Not Disclosed - 100.0%

Project Timeline

Not Disclosed

Portfolios: 1

+$25M revenue added in Full 360 Growth Strategy

+$25M revenue added in Full 360 Growth Strategy

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$100001 to $500000
Ongoing
E-commerce

After a year working together with SMRTFT, campaign optimization has been our main goal. We achieved a consistent 5-6x weekly ROAS. 4x-7.5x average ROAs for non-brand search campaigns. Consistent decrease on month-on-month Cost Per Acquisition. Continuous traffic quality improvement based on average page per session (+16.30%) and conversion rate (+121.77%)

Despite iOS 14 Challenges, we helped SMRTFT acquire new customers profitably Average ROAs across campaigns 6.42x in-platform. We were able to scale our initial ad budget by 2.5x per month and maintain ROAs efficiently. Profitably acquiring new customers at scale with average ROAs of 4-6x +33% increase in conversion volume -17% decrease in cost per purchase (CPA) Implementing rapid creative testing to find what angles/messaging and creative formats work in order to scale our ad spend profitably Launching new a/b tests that alone have generated 6 figures in profitable revenue from FB/IG ads.

With a combined approach to tackle on-page technical SEO to improve the way the website “talks” with Google and search engines, as well as shaping content creation, and getting backlinks for wider exposure. After one year of working together, we achieved a 146% increase in referring domains, 174% increase in organic Keywords, 8296.95% increase in organic traffic, Keywords in the top 10 ranking increased by 362.50% and it all lead to a 5.5x increase in Organic Revenue.

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Executive Interview of LanternSol

Jay Neyer
Jay Neyer
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Please introduce your company and give a brief about your role within the organization.
We design, build and optimize eCommerce stores. With over a decade of experience, LanternSol has proudly helped companies do over $100,000,000 in sales with their online businesses. I founded the company in 2015.
What is the story behind starting this company?
It happened very organically!  I started off building websites and eCommerce funnels for myself based on my wants and needs.  This involved a lot of trial and error, and basically picking up every self-starter mistake you can learn along the way.  Over the course of doing this, more and more people and companies started becoming aware of my work— which led to a more continuous pipeline of contacts reaching out who also needed help with their digital marketing presence.
What are your company’s business model–in-house team or third party vendors/ outsourcing?
We do as much as we can in-house and then have some reliable partners we lean on for more complex projects, such as with video animation.  The team has slowly grown to include 6 full-time members.
How does your company differentiate itself from the competition?
By caring more about the customer's needs!  As simple and trite as it may sound, we plain flat just work our butt off for our clients.  We look to first really hone in and understand the unique positioning and stories that surround our favorite brands and partners, and then we utilize that to capture a compelling selling point both on their website and advertising campaigns.
What industries do you generally cater to? Are your customers repetitive? If yes, what ratio of clients has been repetitive to you?
Generally D2C, but not exclusively.  In total, we’ve built 500+ custom sites across a variety of domains: New York real estate, fitness products, food delivery, coffee, chocolate, pet toothpaste & treats, cleaning supplies, custom inflatable obstacle courses and blow up mascots, b2b packaging materials— you name it!
Please share some of the services that you offer for which clients approach you the most for?
About 50% of our work is app and web development, then the other 50% is split between SEO and PPC (Google, Facebook, & Amazon ads).
What is your customer satisfaction rate according to you? What steps do you take to cater to your customer’s needs and requirements?
Our reviews and comments from our customers speak for themselves! We’ve helped companies do over $100,000,000 in online sales and are proud to boast a 98% 5 star and approval rating.
What kind of support system do you offer to your clients for catering to their queries and issues?
It comes down to just being really personable.  “Support system” seems to imply software, but really I find answering and catering to client queries just comes down to being really personable, accessible via phone calls and text/email, etc.
What kind of payment structure do you follow to bill your clients? Is it Pay per Feature, Fixed Cost, Pay per Milestone (could be in phases, months, versions etc.)
It depends on the project scope, but typically we do project-based pricing.  Web development is generally fixed project costs, while SEO/PPC has ongoing mgmt fees associated.
Do you take in projects which meet your basic budget requirement? If yes, what is the minimum requirement? If no, on what minimum budget you have worked for?
For designing and developing a website, these days we generally don't take on projects less than $5k.  Our SEO packages start at $2k/month and increase up to $5k depending on the level of aggression.  Our PPC is based on overall ad spending.
What is the price range (min and max) of the projects that you catered to in 2020?
$500 - $35,000.
Where do you see your company in the next 10 years?
I can say assuredly we’ll be working on the next web3.0 platforms that are in their nascent stages.  Whatever we do (life can be unpredictable!), we’ll bring our full passion, attention, and energy into ensuring to continually assist clients in reaching their goals.