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Making websites work.

9 Planets Web Design is a small agency, started in 2005. We enjoy working with and promoting small businesses. That focus lets us build close partnerships with the people we serve and really get to know how their businesses work.

Which, in turn, lets us hand back custom solutions that fit their needs and their budgets, not someone else's template.

Founded
2005
Sites shipped
500+
Offices
Eugene · Detroit
Building sites for
20 years
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We love efficiency & learning new things.

We keep on top of trends in the website and online marketing space and make sure your business is taking advantage of the easiest, most cost-effective ways to get in front of your existing and potential clients.

Who we are.

A small team of designers, developers, strategists, and writers, based in Eugene and Detroit. Most of us have been working on the web since before "responsive" was a word.

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01Strategy & Operations

Annie Middleton

Founder

Annie has been working remotely since 1997. Her first “home office” was the dinette of an RV, with an internet connection fueled by a 33k modem. In 2005, after eight years working as a website designer and developer, she started 9 Planets Web Design.

Over the years she's worked with clients across multiple continents: small businesses, local governments, large international organizations. Her current focus is making accessible website design affordable for the people who need it most.

When she's not behind the computer, you can find Annie outdoors or curled up with a good book or podcast.

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02Project Manager

Sara C.

Sara is an experienced project manager who loves bringing teams together to ship great websites. Coordination, timelines, budgets, risk: she keeps the trains on the tracks so everyone else can do their best work.

She's well-versed in accessibility standards and committed to building sites that are inclusive and usable for everyone. When you work with Sara, you're getting a true partner who will go above and beyond to make your project a success.

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03Developer & Tech Support

Paul M.

Since 2005

Paul has been with 9 Planets since 2005. He works in WordPress, PHP, ColdFusion, MySQL, MSSQL, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, Bootstrap, and, in his own words, “all that fun stuff.”

He writes clean, modular, easily maintainable CSS using methodologies like BEM, and is committed to building accessible, mobile-responsive websites that comply with WCAG standards. Quietly opinionated; quietly excellent.

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04Copywriting & SEO

Beth M.

Beth is a copywriter with a talent for crafting content that resonates with the target audience. Her copy strikes the balance between informative and entertaining, capturing attention and inspiring meaningful connections.

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05Local SEO

Jennifer G.

Jennifer manages the online presence and performance of our clients' Google properties: Google Business Profiles, citation-building campaigns, search analytics, and quarterly performance reports.

Her technical chops and analytical approach turn search data into clear opportunities: the kind that move the needle on real, measurable results.

06 · A TrioWebsite Security
Jai B.
Brian B.
Ben M.

The Website
Security Team.

Jai, Brian, and Ben keep our clients' managed websites safe and intact: monitoring for vulnerabilities, applying software and plugin updates the moment they're needed, and putting hardening measures in place against whatever the web throws at us this week.

They're the quiet layer of defense behind the front door. The reason our clients can stop thinking about their site and get back to running their business.

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