Free tools & honest guides.
Everything here is free. No email gate on the calculator. The audit does ask for your email — because I have to send the PDF somewhere — but I don't add you to anything. The idea is: if you find any of it useful, you already know where to reach me.
- 01Free tool
5-Minute Website Audit
Send me your URL. I run PageSpeed, accessibility, SEO, and conversion checks — send back a 1-page PDF with what's broken and what's worth fixing.
Get my audit - 02Free tool
Pricing Calculator
Answer 6 questions. Get a ballpark quote. Anchored to the same Starter / Professional / Premium tiers published on the Services page.
Try the calculator - 03Free tool
Tier recommendation quiz
5 questions. No email required. I recommend Starter, Professional, or Premium based on what you actually need — with the ballpark price for each.
Take the quiz - 04Reference
Plain-English glossary
Fifteen terms small-business owners hear (Lighthouse, Core Web Vitals, schema, CTA, etc.) defined the way they'd be explained at a coffee shop.
Read the glossary - 05Example
Proposal example
A sanitized example of the proposal you'd get after a discovery call. Scope, timeline, deliverables, payment schedule — zero mystery.
See the proposal - 06Example
Kickoff questionnaire preview
The 11 sections I'll ask you about before we build — one sample question each so you know what's coming and aren't surprised.
See what I'll ask - 07Guide
Tech stack & ongoing costs
Astro, Tailwind, Vercel, Formspree, Mailchimp. What we use, why, and what it costs you if you self-host after launch.
See the stack - 08Guide
Referral program
Send a Lynchburg business my way. If they sign, you get paid. $100 for friends, 10% for past clients, 15% for partners.
Refer someone - 09Library
Essays on web design, SEO, performance
Field notes written for owners, not other developers. Categories: design, SEO, performance, business, Lynchburg.
Read the essays - 10Status
What Drake is working on now
Current availability, what's in flight, how long replies are taking this week. Updated monthly.
See what's now - 11Status
Roadmap
What's coming next at Obsidian Web Co. — quarterly plan, shipped work, what's planned but not committed.
See the roadmap
Missing something?
If there's a guide or tool you wish existed, tell me. Most of what's here started as a question a client asked.