Most agencies sell you a list of services. We build you a system. From our home base in Davidson, we bring brand positioning, websites, search, social, email, and content together as small business marketing services for companies across Lake Norman and Charlotte. Every service carries the same story, drives back to the same hub, and builds on the last.
Free 30-minute call. You’ll leave knowing what to fix first.
You’ve probably tried it. A freelancer for the website. Someone else for social. An SEO package that promised page one. Each piece might be fine on its own, but none of them talk to each other.
The result is a brand that says something different everywhere customers look. Every touchpoint either builds your brand or dilutes it, and disconnected tactics dilute it.
Storyline services are designed to work together. Everything orbits your website, and your story holds it all together, so every channel carries the same message. Without both, even good marketing won’t reach your goals.
These services define what you say and why it matters. They make every other channel work harder.
Get clear on what makes you different, who you serve, and what to say. Your positioning, voice, and messaging become the foundation for everything else.
Best for: businesses whose marketing feels generic or inconsistent, or who struggle to explain why customers should choose them.
Decide what to publish, where, and why. Every piece of content gets a job, a place in the customer journey, and a way to measure it.
Best for: businesses creating content that isn’t going anywhere, or not creating content at all.
Your website is the center of the system. Every search result, social post, and email drives back here. We build websites that tell your story clearly and turn visitors into customers.
Best for: businesses whose website doesn’t match the quality of their work, or gets traffic but doesn’t convert.
These services carry your story to every place your customers look and keep you present between purchases.
Get found on Google, in maps, in directories, and in AI answers from tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity. The first step to being chosen is being found.
Best for: businesses that don’t show up when customers search for exactly what they offer.
Stay consistently present with social content that sounds like you and builds familiarity, not noise.
Best for: businesses that post in bursts, then go quiet for months.
Turn one-time buyers into repeat customers and warm up new leads on their own schedule. Email is the channel you own outright.
Best for: businesses with a customer list they’re not using, or no list at all.
Consistent, on-brand content across your website, social, and email, created for you and built on your story.
Best for: owners who know content matters but don’t have the time to make it.
Storyline works with small businesses that do great work and are ready to be found for it, including:
contractors, home services, and trades that need the phone to ring
studios, salons, clinics, and wellness practices that need full calendars
accounting, legal, and advisory firms ready to grow beyond referrals
online stores that need better conversion and repeat sales
designers, photographers, counselors, and coaches whose expertise is the product
founders in their first year or two who want to start with the right foundation
We’re based in Davidson, NC, and work with businesses across Lake Norman and Charlotte, including Davidson, Cornelius, Huntersville, Mooresville, Kannapolis, Denver, NC, and Charlotte.
Clients can begin with one step, not a full system. The call is free, and we’ll tell you honestly what’s worth doing now and what can wait.
Not sure? That’s exactly what the discovery call is for. We’ll look at where you stand and tell you where to start, even if the answer is smaller than you expected.
We don’t publish set pricing. Every business is different and has different needs, so it wouldn’t be fair to quote a price before we understand yours. Here’s what shapes the cost, and what you’ll know after the call.
You’ll get a ballpark on the free call, and if we’re not a fit for your budget, we’ll tell you right away and point you somewhere that is. If it’s a fit, you’ll get a written proposal with the scope, cost, and terms before you commit to anything.
One-time projects: a brand foundation, a new website, search setup, or an email automation build. Clear scope, clear finish line.
Monthly retainers: ongoing search, social, email, and content. Retainers run month to month or in short terms of 3 to 6 months, depending on the service. Each agreement runs to the end of its term, and then you decide whether to keep going.
Project first, then retainer: clients can start with a project and continue monthly if it makes sense.
Some services show impact faster than others. Email and website improvements can move your numbers within weeks. Search and content build over months, which is why some retainers run in terms long enough to give them room to work.
There are no long-term agreements, and you keep all your accounts and work, always. We take on a limited number of clients at a time so each one gets real attention.
a 30-minute call to understand your goals, audience, and current digital presence.
we assess your website, search presence, messaging, and social, then build your roadmap.
content, campaigns, website updates, and optimized profiles go live.
monthly reporting on traffic, engagement, and conversions, with ongoing refinement.
increase in thought leadership downloads (Sodexo)
landing page conversion lift (Sodexo)
purchase conversion increase after a website rebuild (Combat Flags, after acquisition)
year-over-year growth in email-driven revenue (Combat Flags, after acquisition)
in revenue built from zero (Combat Flags)
These results come from our founder’s own brand, Combat Flags, his strategy work for it after its acquisition, and his in-house role at Sodexo, all before Storyline.
Most small businesses need four things working together: a clear brand message, a website that converts, a way to be found in search, and a channel like email or social that keeps them present between purchases. The right mix depends on where you are today, which is what the audit uncovers.
You work directly with Dan, Storyline’s founder, who leads every engagement. You won’t be handed off to a junior account manager. We take on a limited number of clients at a time so each one gets real attention.
Yes. You can start with one of our digital marketing services, like a website rebuild or brand positioning, and add more as the system grows. Every service is still built to connect with the others, so nothing is wasted when you expand.
We don’t publish set pricing, because every business needs something different. Cost depends on how many services you need, whether a website is involved, and how much ongoing support makes sense. You’ll get a ballpark on the free call, and if we’re not a fit for your budget, we’ll tell you right away and point you somewhere that is. There are no long-term agreements. Retainers run month to month or in short terms of 3 to 6 months, depending on the service. Each agreement runs to the end of its term, and then you decide whether to keep going.
SEO (search engine optimization) helps you rank in traditional search results like Google. GEO (generative engine optimization) helps you get cited in AI-generated answers from tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Storyline does both.
Tell us where you are. We’ll show you what the system could look like for your business.
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