Just By Design

Wishing you a Fourth that actually feels like a day off. Good food, good people, zero notifications. We'll be back next week doing what we do best.

Happy Independence Day from Bend!

Six months ago, AI search had never heard of our client. Now it recommends them right next to Epicor and DMSi, companies many times their size.

RDB Solutions builds ERP software for the lumber industry. Strong product, three decades of expertise, but when buyers asked ChatGPT or Google's AI Overview to recommend lumber software, RDB wasn't in the answer. The bigger names were.

We fixed it with structure, not spend: clean schema on every page, answer-shaped content AI can quote, and one consistent brand identity AI can trust.

Six months later, RDB shows up in about 1 of every 3 AI answers in its category, sometimes first, and ranks #2 for "lumber ERP solutions."

AI visibility is earned by being the clearest, most citable answer, even against competitors ten times your size.

Read the full case study below.

https://justbydesign.com/seo-ai-marketing-resources/ai-search-visibility/rdb-ai-visibility-case-study/

Here's something we see all the time with Central Oregon contractors: the work is excellent, the referrals are steady, but the phone goes quiet the moment a homeowner Googles them and finds a thin or outdated site.

Getting found isn't luck. For contractors it comes down to three things: a complete Google Business Profile, service pages that actually name the towns you work in (Bend, Redmond, Sisters), and a steady stream of real reviews tied to one address.

We just published a plain-English guide on how contractors get found on Google in 2026. No jargon, just what moves the needle.

Read it here: justbydesign.com/seo-ai-marketing-resources/seo-content-strategy/contractors-get-found-on-google/

We've helped service businesses across Bend and Central Oregon get found since 2001. Want a quick read on where you stand? Message us for a Free 30-minute visibility audit.

How Contractors Get Found on Google (Local SEO Guide) How contractors get found on Google: a local SEO and map pack guide for builders and remodelers in Bend, Portland, and Central Oregon.

Amazing project in Seattle! Our client Long Painting Company transformed the Space Needle’s rooftop into a soccer ball for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup! Amazing job! 👏

605 feet up. Hanging from ropes. Just the most skilled crew in the business. ⚽

Long Painting Company just transformed the Space Needle's rooftop into a giant soccer ball — 3,500 square feet of geometrically precise pentagon panels on a curved surface, visible from the sky during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Nobody had ever done this before. We engineered the solution and executed it perfectly.

Check out the video of the project!

https://youtu.be/oot6TltGM5k

The first time a client told me they found me through ChatGPT, I thought it was a one-off.

The second time, I paid attention.

By the fifth, I realized I'd been running a live experiment without intending to.

My last 5 clients, in a row, found Just By Design through AI. Not Google. Not a referral. Not an ad. ChatGPT and Perplexity recommended me when they asked about AI visibility, digital strategy, and web marketing.

And none of them are local. Washington. Georgia. Three Oregon businesses who weren't searching by proximity. Business owners who had a question, opened an AI assistant, and got my name.

That's not an accident. A year ago, I started applying the same AI visibility framework I build for clients to my own business. Structure. Authority. Citability. Distribution. The four signals AI needs to trust you enough to recommend you.

It worked.

And the reason I'm sharing this is simple: if a boutique agency in Bend, Oregon can show up in AI results for people across the country, your service business can too.

AI doesn't care about geography. It cares about whether your business is structured to be found.

If you want to know where you stand, I'll take a look for free. Schedule a consult at justbydesign.com/contact.

Some structures are just meant to make you stop scrolling.

Cascadia Barn Designs builds architect-designed barndominiums, rural barns, and urban ADUs that are equal parts functional and stunning. We had the best time building their brand new website, and it's live now.

Head to cascadiabarndesigns.com to browse their architectural plans.

Today isn't about marketing, design, or business as usual.

It's about the people who gave everything so we could keep dreaming, building, and creating in the country they died to protect.

We're pausing today to remember and honor every service member who made the ultimate sacrifice. Their courage is the reason we get to do the work we love, with the freedom to dream out loud.

Thank you. We will not forget.

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