About Elevation Web Design & SEO
Our mission is to make powerful SEO strategies accessible to local businesses of all sizes. By focusing on clarity, consistency, and measurable impact, we help companies build a stronger digital foundation.
Experience That Goes Beyond Theory
Chase McNaughton, Founder: Elevation Web Design & SEO was founded by Chase McNaughton, a digital marketer with real world experience working inside highly competitive agency environments before launching his own firm.
Experience: Before founding Elevation in 2025, Chase worked in SEO at an agency specializing in medical and professional service businesses operating in high-stakes markets such as New York City and Los Angeles. These are environments where rankings directly impact revenue, trust mattered, and execution had to be flawless. That background is what shapes how Elevation approaches every campaign today.
- SEO experience in medical and professional service industries where compliance, credibility, and communication are crucial
- Hands-on work in highly competitive NYC and LA markets
- Certifications from Google, Semrush, HubSpot, Yoast, and BrightLocal
- Ongoing real world testing through owned and operated local service businesses, not just client sites
- Industry involvement through educational content on Youtube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and X
How That Experience Shapes Campaigns
Hands-on execution: Elevation Web Design & SEO does not rely on outsourced fulfillment, recycled templates, or generic one size fits all strategies.
Many businesses come to Elevation after working with a previous agency where their campaigns were being managed by junior account reps, sales teams, or a project manager. Often, they receive little insight to the work being done and what decisions are being made. Communication becomes filtered, questions go unanswered, and accountability disappears. Elevation was built to avoid that model.
SEO Strategy: All our SEO strategies are developed, executed, and refined by one person, Chase. There are no handoffs between sales, fulfillment, and support. This structure is a direct response to seeing how execution gaps, unclear ownership, and slow feedback loops can undermine performance in competitive environments. By keeping strategy and execution tightly aligned, Elevation ensures every action has a clear purpose, measurable impact, and a direct line of accountability.
Proven Results For Local Service Businesses
Our results: Elevation has produced measurable results across many service-based industries where visibility can have a direct impact on revenue.
Case Study: In one example, Elevation worked with a hairstylist struggling to bring in new clients. She had no website, no GBP, and no online presence. With our help, and a custom tailored solution, we were able to generate her over 50+ clients month over month with meaningful results appearing in as little as 2 months. Over time, the client has already tripled her profit.
A Founder Led Agency
Direct Communication: As we already mentioned, one of the things we pride ourselves on is communication and founder led campaigns. This isn’t some premium feature either, this is the foundation of how Elevation operates, and it’s quite unfortunate that this is not the norm. Clients do not get passed between departments or left wondering who is responsible for their campaign. Chase handles strategy, communication, and execution of campaigns. This structure flips the typical agency model on its head.
In many agency environments, no one individual truly owns performance end to end. Strategy is proposed, execution is delegated, and communication is filtered through multiple layers. When results stall or priorities shift, responsibility becomes unclear, not because of bad intentions, but because ownership is fragmented.
Founder-led campaigns ensure there is always one person accountable for direction, prioritization, and results. Decisions are made with full context. Adjustments happen without delay. And clients never have to wonder who is responsible for their campaign or why certain actions are being taken.
This model is especially important in competitive local markets, where small missteps compound quickly and clarity matters more than volume. Founder-led execution isn’t about control or visibility — it’s about maintaining focus, continuity, and accountability from start to finish.
Based in Longmont, Serving Longmont Businesses
Our office: Elevation Web Design & SEO is based off Main St in Longmont, Colorado, and works with service based businesses throughout the Front Range.
Unique perspective: Because the agency operates locally, strategies account for regional competition, real search behavior, and the nuances of how customers in and around Longmont actually find and evaluate service providers.