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One person.
Two hats.

Marketing, so people find you and understand you. Technology, so the business behind it runs without eating your week.

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In short

Derek Packer is a one person technology and marketing consultancy based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, working with small businesses across Palm Beach County, Broward County and the Treasure Coast, and remotely by video. The work falls into two areas: marketing, which covers websites, brand, messaging, search and social; and technology, which covers apps, files, dashboards, automations and the systems a business runs on. Clients have included a food truck, a personal trainer, an artist's online store, a condominium association and a car dealership.

Why I do this

Some people know something is wrong, but not where to start.

I like taking a problem that looks complicated and making it simple to understand. I like working with people who are very good at what they actually do, and who do not want this to become a second job.

I am interested in how the behind the scenes works. I like helping someone get out what they have been trying to say, and watching them feel the relief of finally finding the words.

I like the moment a design makes your mind stop. I like when something works with nothing unnecessary in the way. Organizing a website and organizing a message are the same job.

The two hats

What I am usually hired for

Hat one

Marketing

Getting found, being understood, and turning that into customers.

  • Websites, built or fixed
  • Brand, colors and a clear message
  • Search on Google and in AI
  • Google Business Profile and reviews
  • Social, email and content
  • Copywriting
  • Print, set up correctly for the printer
Hat two

Technology and systems

Your things in one place, and fewer of them to open.

  • Apps set up properly, and used fully
  • Files and storage that stay findable
  • CRM, tracking, invoicing, scheduling
  • Dashboards, so it is one view instead of nine tabs
  • Connecting apps to each other, including API work
  • Finding where you lose time, and removing it

Most jobs turn out to be both.

What it is like

Working together

Fit

Who I do my best work with

People who are excellent at their actual job and do not want this to become a second one. Who ask questions when something is not clear. Who do their part between meetings.

The work goes fastest when someone is present for it. Not expert. Present.

See what a customer sees when they look for you.

Seven searches, screenshotted and dated, sent to you. No charge, and no call needed to get them. Here is exactly what gets checked.

  1. Your business name on Google.Whether what comes up is you, someone else, or nothing.
  2. What you do, plus your town.Typed the way a stranger would type it, not the way you would.
  3. That same search on Google Maps.Three businesses show in a box. Whether one of them is you.
  4. Your Google profile itself.What is actually on it right now. Hours, photos, category, whether it exists.
  5. An AI assistant, asked who does this in your area.Increasingly where people ask first, and it names somebody.
  6. Your service, searched inside Instagram.Whether you turn up where people look before they call.
  7. Yelp and Apple Maps.Whether your phone number and address still match everywhere.

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. In person across Palm Beach County, Broward County and the Treasure Coast. Anywhere by video.

I will search for your business and send you what I find

Free, and there is no call attached to it.

What lands in your inbox
  • Seven searches run on Google, Google Maps and an AI assistant
  • Dated screenshots of every one, so you can see exactly what a customer sees
  • Whether you appeared, where, and who appeared instead
  • Your Google Business Profile as it looks right now, if you have one
  • Anything obviously broken or missing, named in plain English
  • No sales deck, and no obligation

Where else should I look?

Optional. Fill in the ones you have. Handle or link, either is fine.

You get the results either way. The checkbox is separate and it is not required.

Got it.

I will run the searches and send you what comes back, with the dates on them. If anything looks urgent I will say so.

Get a quote

Four lines. I read every one myself.

What is this about?

Pick at least one. More than one is fine.

I reply within one business day.

Got it.

I will look you up before I reply, so the first call is about your situation and not about basics.