We develop beautiful websites, efficient business automations, and creative email marketing.

Web Design & Development

We work closely with your team to first understand your target audience and outline the optimal ‘user journey’ through your site. We then design & develop a bold first impression for your customers & clientele. We develop easy-to-use front-end websites for your users, and we build efficient back-end systems & integrations to help you grow and save you time.


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Business Automations

Save time & resources by automating your processes and reducing manual workload. Connect all of your various apps and tools to ‘talk’ to each other and share information in real-time, automating general admin, registration & onboarding, scheduling & bookings, payments & subscriptions, out-bound marketing, customer engagement & retention, lead generation and more.

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Email Marketing Campaigns

We engage your audience or customers with perfectly timed, beautifully designed email campaigns. We develop a wide range of campaigns, from simple ‘welcome’ emails that automatically send to new newsletter subscribers all the way to intelligently designed ‘drip’ funnels with segmentation and differentiated content to target the right prospective customers, with the right message, at the right time.

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Our Work

Check out a small sample of beautiful sites we’ve built for our clients.

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Hear what our clients have to say…

  • “LightUp Designs took all of the stress off of my shoulders and crafted a beautiful, user-friendly site while explaining the process every step of the way in language that was easy for a layperson to understand. They did an amazing job of translating my abstract vision into gorgeous reality.”

    Cordelia Kingsbridge, Award-Winning Author

  • “Light Up Designs crafted my website perfectly and with proficiency and class. Whenever I want to update something on the site to meet my changing needs as an artist, they get the job done instantly. Their services are efficient, responsive and user friendly and I couldn’t recommend them more highly. In addition to an amazing site, Light Up built me a comprehensive database where I can track sales, compile information and grow my business. I can’t imagine my business without it now that I have it and and I cannot thank Light Up Designs enough!”

    Matthew Hanzman, Miami-based Artist

  • “It is a pleasure to work with the talented people at LightUp Designs. They got to know us and our needs and crafted beautiful websites and automated systems to optimize our performance and image. They are professional, responsive and a joy to work with.”

    Levi Friedman, Miami Jewish Montessori & Chabad Miami

  • “Absolutely incredible working with LightUp Designs. As an author, I want to spend my time writing, not building sites, and they made everything easy! Incredible improvement compared to what I had before - now I have a professional presence online that draws new audiences in.”

    Leo Petracci, Award-Winning Author

  • “When I was first advised to create a website, I was hesitant due to the supposed troubles of what I thought it takes to create a website. I have neither the time nor energy to do so. Was I surprised to find this process a breeze with LightUp Designs! They have a lovely and pleasant way about them that makes working with them a pure pleasure. Not to mention the knowledge and patience to explain to someone non-tech-savvy like me, every detail about my website from edit to scheduling!”

    Relationship Coach Rivka Goldstein

  • “LightUp Designs enabled Points for Patriots to grow from two states to ten in a year. Before LightUp Designs, our digital presence was severely limited. Now, all of our digital tools including social media accounts and program applications are integrated seamlessly. In particular, LightUp Designs made it possible for us to better track, receive, and record donations - an invaluable procedure for nonprofits like us. We cannot thank LightUp Designs enough. More than a thing of beauty, our website is our lifeblood and enables us to better serve veterans and young people in furthering our mission to bridge the military-civlian divide. Thank you so much.”

    Michael Schumer, Founder & President @ Points for Patriots

  • “LightUp Designs was a pleasure to work with on our site. The team helped us from the initial UI / UX to final product and finished the job on time and within budget. Their selection of images and site layout made our job easy. We will definitely use them again!”

    Team at 32Paths.com

  • “Alex and team are amazing. They helped us take a huge amount of data and organize it into easily consumed information with a friendly and welcoming experience for our users. We highly recommend LightUp Designs!”

    Team at TorahMystic.com

  • “We were impressed with LightUp Designs' ability to quickly understand our business model and desired messaging and convert it all into a beautiful website that converts visitors to leads! We will use them again on future websites and have referred them to all of our friends and colleagues.”

    Team at PropTech Advisors

  • “I thought LinkedIn, resume, and business card were sufficient. I was so wrong. Having a website allows for me to most clearly articulate my professional services as well as demonstrate photos of past projects. My business has grown exponentially with the help of the site. I most love the contact form feature which makes prospective clients feel welcome to reach me with anything they might need. LightUp Designs made it so simple because they listen intently and would not deliver the final product until they felt it was finished with integrity and beauty. I felt so heard during the whole process. It was LightUp Design’s keen listening that allowed for them to better position my business in a more strategic and comprehensible manner. Thank you so much for your patience, talent, and invaluable advice. I felt like I had a true partner the whole way through! I was so pleased that I have referred four clients who have gorgeous sites of their own. Thank you again!”

    Michael Schumer, Social Entrepreneur

About LightUp Designs

We got started at the University of Chicago in 2018 to channel our experience from developing our own companies into supporting the digital needs of small/med businesses & organizations. Over the course of launching two successful businesses, we developed a deep expertise in web development, automations, and email marketing, and these have become our three core focus areas.

We are small team, and we never outsource our work, which means you have close contact with our design and development team throughout the entire process. Once you get in touch, we start with an initial consultation to understand your specific project needs, then we develop a full audit/review of your current infrastructure and a roadmap for what we can improve - all completely free of charge. From there, we work closely with your team to develop something beautiful and powerful, and from the start we are invested in the long-term success of your business or organization.

We’re proud that a large percentage of our clients return to us for additional digital services after their initial projects, highlighting the trust and relationships we develop through our work. We hope to hear from you soon.

We’d love to hear from you. 

Get in touch with any questions about your project and how we may be able to work together. We will schedule a free initial consultation call and provide a full site & system review/audit to highlight our ideas and vision for your specific project.