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Selected Work · 30 projects

Real projects. Real numbers.

These are the websites, web applications, and custom software we’ve built. Each one is live, built for a real business that hired us. Click any card to see it up close.

150+
Projects shipped
$10M+
Client Deals Sourced
165
Inquiries in 8 months, one client site
5.0/5
Google rating
Tempered steel shading from gold to peacock blue, the refinement and testing behind every project in Upforge's web development portfolio
03Web Development

Web Development

The kinetic-cincinnati.com hero: an editorial serif headline beside a hand-coded wall of chamfered color-block posters reading INERTIA IS THE ENEMY and ENERGY FOLLOWS CLARITY, with a Cincinnati data strip beneath.11 City microsites, one template

Web Development

Kinetic Rebalance

Web DesignNext.js DevelopmentSEO Strategy
SS Oshkosh Apartments website showcase2 Leads captured

Property Management

SS Oshkosh Apartments

Property Website DesignNext.js DevelopmentLead Capture Integration
BD-AEC website showcase277 Pages Built

Architecture, Engineering & Construction

BD-AEC

Custom Website DesignNext.js DevelopmentSEO Foundation
Moore Canine Co website showcase17 Pages Delivered

Dog Training & Canine Services

Moore Canine Co

Squarespace To Next.js MigrationPerformance EngineeringResponsive Web Design
Northbend Compliance website showcase5 Pages Delivered

Compliance Consulting

Northbend Compliance

Website StrategyNext.js DevelopmentResponsive Web Design
Civil Solutions website showcase25 Pages Delivered

Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Civil Solutions

Custom Website DesignNext.js DevelopmentEvent Website Architecture
Reinhart Heating + Cooling website showcase59 Pages Built

HVAC Services

Reinhart Heating + Cooling

Custom Website DesignNext.js DevelopmentLocal SEO Architecture
ENE Contractors website showcase37 pages Pages Built

Residential Construction & Remodeling

ENE Contractors

Custom Website DesignNext.js DevelopmentContractor Lead Generation
Gunning Homes website showcase99/100 Lighthouse Performance

Real Estate

Gunning Homes

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEO
Hometown Mortgage website showcase33 Pages Rebuilt

Real Estate

Hometown Mortgage

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEO
Watson Heating + Cooling website showcase39 Pages Rebuilt

HVAC Services

Watson Heating + Cooling

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEO
The Heinrich Firm website showcase184 Pages Delivered

Legal Services

The Heinrich Firm

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentInformation Architecture
Spade Kreations website showcase528 Pages Delivered

Automotive

Spade Kreations

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEO Implementation
4M Lawn Care website showcase98/100 Lighthouse Performance

Lawn Care & Landscaping

4M Lawn Care

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEO
MDG website showcase26 Pages on the new site

Real Estate

MDG

Wix To Next.js MigrationCustom Website DevelopmentTechnical SEO Implementation
Golden Mile NKY website showcase99/100 Lighthouse Performance

Professional Services

Golden Mile NKY

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEO
Gateway Flats website showcase22 Pages Rebuilt

Real Estate

Gateway Flats

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEO
Chapel View website showcase12 pages Pages Delivered

Event Venue & Hospitality

Chapel View

Website MigrationNext.js DevelopmentTechnical SEO
Cincy Mahjong Club website showcase388 Seats sold through the site

Community & Events

Cincy Mahjong Club

Website StrategyUX/UI DesignNext.js Development
Celebrity Closet Guys website showcase26 Search Impressions

Closet Organization & Wardrobe Services

Celebrity Closet Guys

Website StrategyUX/UI DesignNext.js Development
Abbey Glen website showcase19 Pages Delivered

Property Management

Abbey Glen

Website RedesignNext.js DevelopmentConversion-focused UX

Client privacy and confidentiality

Some of our work isn't on this page. Internal tools and client platforms are often covered by non-disclosure agreements, so we can't show them publicly. We're glad to walk through the scope and how we built them on a call.

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About Our Work

We focus on web development and custom software: marketing and brochure sites, e-commerce, SaaS-style apps, portals, and automation. The portfolio covers tourism, legal, manufacturing, and more. Some case studies include results from when we also ran broader marketing programs. We've since narrowed our focus to engineering, but that marketing experience still shapes how we build.

We track the numbers the business runs on: traffic, conversions, lead flow, performance scores, and revenue where we can tie it to the build. When a client allows it, the case study publishes the actual figures. At Queen City Riverboats the work was mostly about UX, and traffic to queencityriverboats.com is up modestly. Destiny Yacht Charters reached 100 organic clicks from Google in its first 30 days live, with no previous website.

Results depend on your business, but you'd get the same process: learn the product and its users, ship quickly, measure what matters, and keep iterating. We'll look at your current setup and propose a scoped plan instead of promising a copy of someone else's outcome.

A focused landing page might take a few weeks; a full marketing site takes 2 to 8 weeks; larger custom products run longer. Timelines are agreed up front and tied to milestones. We don't treat "marketing campaign phases" as a substitute for a delivery plan.

Yes. We're based in downtown Cincinnati and work with plenty of Ohio and Kentucky businesses, but we take on clients nationwide. Remote projects run on the same process and get the same care as local ones.

We have deep experience in tourism and entertainment, legal, real estate, e-commerce, manufacturing, hospitality, automotive, and SaaS, and the portfolio shows it. Each build is designed around the way that industry actually works.

Start with a free website audit, which runs automatically, or book a short call. On the call we'll go over what you have today, where you want to go, and whether we're the right build partner. There's no hard sell, and you'll leave with a clear next step.

We're a development-led team. We used to run as a full-service marketing and media agency, and that taught us how sites have to perform once they're live. Today we put that experience into code, architecture, and product delivery. You work with one accountable team, and we judge the work by its results.

Your project belongs on this page.

Every case study above started with the same conversation. Tell us what you’re building, or get a free written audit of what you have.