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LanternSol

We Design, Develop and Optimize Websites

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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.

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

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  • Web Development
  • Digital Marketing

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  • Small Business
  • Medium Business

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LanternSol Executive Interview

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.

LanternSol Clients & Portfolios

+$25M revenue added in Full 360 Growth Strategy
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+$25M revenue added in Full 360 Growth Strategy
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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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Piper Gleeson

We will be using LanternSol with future projects for our E-Commerce store

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We had an awesome experience with Jay! He provided a very quick turn around and did exactly what we were asking for. He also gave honest feedback about what could be realistically done with our shop's system. We will absolutely be working with Jay again in the future.

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

Customer Assorted Color Special Requests

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development, Web Designing (UI/UX)

Describe your project in brief

A place for customers to add color requests was needed. The request box needed to be displayed on the product page of only certain products.

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

LanternSol provided a very quick around for the particular project.

Jay communicated very clearly and made adjustments according to what we spoke about.

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

No they did fantastic work. I have nothing bad to say

Aime Schwartz Mason

It was a pleasure working with Jay, he's responsive, savvy and reliable.

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Jay did an excellent job assessing what I needed done and making recommendations for future optimizations to my site. He's budget conscious and very efficient with his work.

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

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

Jay is easy to communicate with and executed the work very quickly.

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

The project was executed well, there isn't anything I would have done differently.

Cameron MacDonald

EXCEPTIONAL. Jay was a rockstar the entire way through the development of my membership portal.

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What a wonderful experience! Jay is an amazing developer that knows how to get the job done! He works fast and the quality is top notch. Jay developed a membership portal that interacts perfectly with my community through my website. The gamification that was developed into the membership portal is key to the long term success! Jay is great at communicating & passionate about seeing your vision through. Jay works with you to develop your design and take your ideas to the next level! He is a vital component to maximize the potential of any successful e-commerce business.

Thanks again Jay!
Happy we've met & glad to have you be a part of the team here at The Cave!

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

The Cave Membership Portal Development

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

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What a wonderful experience! Jay is an amazing developer that knows how to get the job done! He works fast and the quality is top notch. Jay developed a membership portal that interacts perfectly with my community through my website. The gamification that was developed into the membership portal is key to the long term success! Jay is great at communicating & passionate about seeing your vision through. Jay works with you to develop your design and take your ideas to the next level! He is a vital component to maximize the potential of any successful e-commerce business.

Thanks again Jay!
Happy we've met & glad to have you be a part of the team here at The Cave!

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

Honesty in all aspects of the work completed. Excellent experience.

Integrity in all aspects of the work completed. Excellent experience.

Communication in all aspects of the work completed. Excellent experience.

Skill in all aspects of the work completed. Excellent experience.

Speed in all aspects of the work completed. Excellent experience.

Knowledge in all aspects of the work completed. Excellent experience.

Kindness in all aspects of the work completed. Excellent experience.

Understanding in all aspects of the work completed. Excellent experience.

Blockchain knowledge in all aspects of the work completed. Excellent experience.

Web3 knowledge in all aspects of the work completed. Excellent experience.

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

Nothing. Jay was great at everything the entire way. It was perfect.

Jamie Carney

Exceeds expectations while brings Ng fresh problem solving ideas to fruition

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It’s very rare to find someone who can do it all. Jaye has always risen to the challenge that I’ve write to him through my many requests for problem-solving, advertising, workarounds, and more. I could not be more impressed with the lightning fast turnaround time and ability to foresee the domino effect of

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development, App Designing (UI/UX), E-commerce Development

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

Complete honesty and integrity. I never felt that they were not completely on level with me

24 seven response times. Being able to reach someone night or day is priceless

A very fair price. I shopped around and feel his pricing was comparable but the talent far exceeded competition

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

Nothing to say. Great overall experience from our end. Would hire again

Mario Zito

Great service! Jay is really a shopify expert! Fast work and friendly contact!

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Great Service! Fast and perfect work in my store. quick and friendly contact. 5 out of 5 stars! everything great! Jay really knows what he's doing. I recommend him 100%! Thank you for the excellent work in my store.

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

Shopify settings (buttons, colors, and more)

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Change different things in my Shopify store. Buttons, colors, and more. Nice work. I’m very happy with the service of Jay. 5 of 5 stars from my side

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

{"1":"Very friendly and great email contact. Fast answer to my questions.","2":"Perfect work in my store. completed all my wishes perfectly! "}

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

{"1":"Nothing, I\u2019m very happy to found this company. Love the service! "}

Spencer Rascon

Quickly and perfectly executed within 48 hours of sending the request

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I needed a change to a custom coding done on my site by Jay. When I reached out he knew exactly what needed to happen and got the job done very quickly. Very appreciative of the quick and reliable service!

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

Custom code adjustment for product page

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

I craft custom wood jewelry that has an average turn around time of 6 weeks. The project was adding an option on the product page for the customer to request a quicker service for a small fee based on the dates the customer is requesting to have the order shipped by. I needed the time frame adjusted, which triggers the added fee.

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

Timeliness was great. It was also crucial for my particular issue so I was very relived to see it had been done quickly.

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

There is honestly no issue, as long as I am thorough in the services I need done I am confident it can be taken care of.

Stephen Lamb

Consistently does a great job! Last project was for ReCharge / Shopify integration work

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LanternSol has always been good to us. This latest project was for some ReCharge / Shopify integration work. Our guy Jay hops on tasks when needed and always has a solution. It's great to have a Shopify developer who knows how to get things done quickly and with a reasonable cost structure. Thanks, Jay!

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

ReCharge / Shopify integration work

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Jay helped us integrate our purchase widget on Shopify with ReCharge. Edited over multiple rounds of feedback and review. Produced according to design specifications in budget.

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

LanternSol consistently gets the job done regardless of what we ask them to do

Their communication is great. They ask good questions and are easy to work with.

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

Sometimes projects take a bit more time than projected. They're good, but sometimes they get busy.

Adrienne Moore

Great web design experience - Highly recommend!

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Working with Jay on the big switch from Squarespace to Shopify has been wonderful. Jay took the initiative to get the job done ahead of schedule, re-building our content-heavy portfolio and large catalog of shop products in a way that preserved our brand identity and site experience. He was very communicative throughout the process and helped us navigate unforeseen setbacks with a sense of urgency and purpose. Although I don't know much about code, he was able to explain the site transfer process in basic terms and was very transparent about the scope of the project as a whole. Jay accommodated numerous requests for small changes and tweaks once our site was live and customers were able to give us feedback on the new experience. Overall, it's been immensely valuable to us to work with Jay and his team as he's responsible for putting our site on the path to new growth and opportunities that simply were not available with Squarespace. We are continuing to work with Jay as he adds more features to our site and optimizes our Facebook and Instagram shopping integrations. So very happy to have found LanternSol!

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

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

Consistency, Patience, Follow-Through, Results Oriented

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

Nothing comes to mind!

Priya (Ishwar) Mulvihill

You Again Web Development, SEO, and PPC

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Jay is very knowledgeable and experience with SEO & PPC. He maintained a detail spreadsheet to gather keywords, company specific information, press, etc. for SEO backlinking. He created very detailed and specific customer audiences for ad targeting which we appreciated.

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development, E-commerce Development, Maintenance & Support

Benjamin Camerota

Recommended

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Jay provided all the work necessary for a small development project for a new brand we acquired. On-time and communication was top notch.

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

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

Strong communication.

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

N/A

Kerri Bennett

Brilliant. Highly recommmend

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Thrilled that we found Jay. Has helped us with some heavy lifting shopify code tasks that were beyond our skill level. He approached the task with professionalism and I was so impressed that he quickly understood exactly what was required.

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

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

Clear Communication, fast turnaround, skilled.