Website Designers I Recommend (As A Website Copywriter Who Knows A ZILLION Of Them)

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Looking for a website designer for your next project? Look no further.

Choosing the best designer for your website project is a big deal & can often feel like an impossible choice. It’s a lot of pressure! I get it!

But trust me when I tell you: this list is only the BEST of the best.

As a website copywriter, I know how important great website design is, and there’s nothing I love more than when my clients choose a bomb web designer.

So, here’s my list!

In no particular order, I present to you: website designers I recommend. Let’s get into it!

Sarah Kleist

STYLE: Literally anything you want, because she’s a design magician! (I personally love her bold, colorful, creative designs, just because they really stand out, but she can make ANYTHING look great, even the most minimal sites.)

PLATFORMS: Showit, and she also does Flodesk design days if you need email design, too

WHY YOU SHOULD HIRE KLEIST: Because she’s one of the absolute best Showit designers on the Internet. She’s quick and imaginative, and honestly, she should be charging 10x more for the amazing work she does.

I know I said this post was in no particular order, but… I couldn’t *not* start with my bestie! Kleist and I have been IRL friends for yearssss — and she’s the one who designed my site!

You can stalk all of the (very many) projects we’ve done together right here. Some favorite websites we’ve collaborated on recently (I wrote the copy, she designed the site) are Claire Rifkin Nutrition, Frances House, and The Curious Collective.

Tori Sprankel

STYLE: Elevated, beautiful, captivating, user-friendly

PLATFORMS: Showit and Squarespace

WHY YOU SHOULD HIRE TORI: She’s a champion of eldest daughters, genuinely cares about the success of every project, and makes it her mission to support moms in business (because she really freaking gets it – she knows what it’s like to build online and live a full life as a mom offline, too).

She designs brand, website, and social media templates that make showing up confidently and consistently feel inspiring, easy, and fun.

Essentially, Tori is every mom’s favorite brand and website designer.

I’ve loved every single project I’ve had the opportunity to collaborate with Tori on, but Hey Sleepy Baby and Eat Play Say are by far my favorites.

& if you’re looking for a template shop instead of a done-for-you website design, I also recommend Tori’s studio, Eldest Daughter! You can use code “BTLCOPY” for a fat discount. This is my favorite template.

Nikki from Buzz and Banter Studios

STYLE: Bold, Authentic, Strategic, Playful, Clean, Buzz Worthy

PLATFORMS: Showit and Shopify

WHY YOU SHOULD HIRE NIKKI: She designs bold, high-converting brands and websites for ambitious female service providers who want a digital presence that finally matches the level of their work.

Because Nikki specializes in clean, creative, strategic design with a marketing brain behind — your site doesn’t just look good, it drives real results. She worked in marketing for 10+ years so she knowssss what she’s talking about.

We’re working on a super niche website together right now (our client is a mental performance coach for ski racers) and I can’t WAIT to see what she comes up with.

Da from The Odd Creatives

STYLE: Playful, engaging, tailored-to-you visuals

PLATFORMS: Showit, Squarespace, Kajabi, Framer, Go High Level

WHY YOU SHOULD HIRE DA: Uhhh because everything she makes is literally perfect? Because she works with so many platforms? Because she can do more than *just* website design? (She also offers design for Google Doc workbooks, Flodesk emails, Thrivecart checkouts, Kajabi setups…)

She’s a launch-obsessed designer who plays the whole “creative department” for your next campaign, from sales page to checkout, supporting coaches, and service-based business owners who want fun, on-theme, conversion-friendly design.

I’m actually begging you to hire both me and Da together on a launch project because, as a copywriter who specializes in “the whole ass thing” (aka website copy, of course, then allll the pieces that bring your launch together – sales page, email, etc) I appreciate a designer who also offers the same.

Plus, she’s just so freaking good.

Olivia from Zig Zag Creative

STYLE: Playful, bold, strategic, whimsical, FUN

PLATFORM: Webflow, Squarespace, and Shopify (also WordPress, if you ask nicely)

WHY YOU SHOULD HIRE HER: Because where other designers zig, Olivia zags. She’ll never design you a boring, cookie-cutter site.

Her bread and butter is working with creative service pros who are building brand worlds online! Aka people who aren’t just selling services to make a quick buck, but really lean into the personal/creator brand space.

She’s also a self-proclaimed data girlie who is just as obsessed about learning everything I can about your people as I am building a playful site that will get you noticed! 

Olivia and I first connected when she joined my email marketing course a few years ago, and reconnected recently when she designed a website for a Site Series® student of mine!

Orrrr maybe what you need is a website design template?

As aforementioned, I love Eldest Daughter Studio by Tori Sprankel. I actually wrote all of the demo copy for her templates, AND when you purchase one, you get a Google Doc website copy template that perfectly matches the design itself!

When Tori asked me to create the website copy templates for her website design templates, I believe my exact words were “THANK GOD” — because I’m so! sick! of people messing up their templates by writing the copy right inside them and then getting overwhelmed and not launching them.

Having a website copy template that looks exactly like your design is so0o0o helpful when writing your copy. You’re essentially getting my Wicked Easy Web Copy Guide for free when you buy one of her templates, and it matches your design.

Make sure you use code “BTLCOPY” when you make your purchase!

Another template shop I’ve been loving lately is Northfolk — the same discount code works for them, too.

One of my clients recently used one of Northfolk’s templates & it came out sooo good.

And, of course, with every website design, you’re gonna need website copy.

And, of course, Website Girl should be the one to help you with that! Here are all of my website copywriting resources 🙂 and if you want even MORE, subscribe to my newsletter for weekly website copywriting tips.

Good luck with your new site! xo

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