Own the Anchor

Most businesses don’t own their digital presence. They rent it.

Squarespace. Wix. Social platforms. You’re building on someone else’s land, playing by rules that can change overnight. When the algorithm shifts, when pricing increases, when a platform decides to “pivot”—you’re along for the ride.

We think there’s a better way.

Own the Anchor

Your website isn’t a brochure. It’s the anchor of your entire digital presence—the one place algorithms don’t control, platforms can’t take away, and you can extend in any direction your business needs.

Social media matters. SEO matters. But those channels point somewhere. That somewhere should be ground you own.

This isn’t about nostalgia for the “open web.” It’s pragmatic: when you control your foundation, you can build anything on top of it. A quiz that captures leads. A booking system. A members-only area. An API that connects to your other tools. You’re not waiting for a platform to add features—you just build them.

The Quietest Part of Your Business

Here’s what we believe a website should be: the quietest part of your business.

Not something you worry about. Not something that breaks at inconvenient moments. Not something that needs constant attention. Just a foundation that works, that loads fast, that looks professional, and that you can trust to be there when someone searches for you at 2am.

That’s why we built our template on this stack:

• Cloudflare Workers — Your site is deployed to 300+ data centers worldwide. It doesn’t go down. We’ve never had a client call us about downtime.
• Astro — Fast by default. No unnecessary JavaScript slowing things down. But when you need interactivity, it’s there.
• Analytics from day one — Every CTA tracked. Every form measured. Content engagement captured. You’re learning from the moment you launch, not retrofitting later.
• No lock-in — Standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Any developer can work on it. You can host it anywhere. It’s yours.

These aren’t features we’re selling. They’re just how we think things should be built.

Why Give It Away?

Because the template isn’t the product. The foundation is solved.

We’ve deployed this stack for multiple clients now. For Tara’s site, we used the same foundation and added a diagnostic quiz that saves responses to Google Sheets and triggers personalized emails—took an afternoon. For EliteSec, a boutique cybersecurity consultancy, we built an interactive breach timeline simulation and animated security readiness indicators. Same foundation, completely different experience. The template made both trivial because it was designed to be extended, not to lock you in.

Giving this away says something about how we work: we’re not precious about the starting point. The interesting work is what comes next.

What comes next looks different for every business:

• Strategy that actually connects to your goals
• Content that resonates with the people you’re trying to reach
• Systems that convert visitors into clients
• Analytics that tell you what’s working and what isn’t
• A partner who understands your business, not just your website

The template gets you to the starting line. Where you go from there—that’s the conversation we want to have.

Built for the Long Game

We work with professional services firms, consultancies, coaches, and agencies. Businesses where trust matters. Where the work is complex and the relationships are long.

These businesses don’t need flashy websites. They need clear ones. They need to look professional and credible. They need a foundation they don’t have to think about, so they can focus on the work that actually matters.

That’s what this template provides. And if you want to take it further—to build something that truly reflects your value and grows with your business—we should talk.

Get the Template

A clean starting point. Warm, sophisticated, ready to make yours.

Get it on GitHub — MIT licensed, free forever, kept up to date.

Questions? Reach out at engineering@socialtide.ai.

We’d love to see what you build.