About

About Howard Creative Co.

Its founder, Chris K. Howard, has spent 10+ years on in-house web teams at B2B SaaS companies and leads the agency, bringing in vetted specialists for design, content, and development as a project needs them. The agency has published 35 case studies. Every engagement is fixed scope and fixed price, quoted after a short call, and Care runs month to month. The agency is registered as Chris K. Howard, LLC.

published case studies: 35
founded, Houston, Texas: 2011
verified 5-star Google reviews: 7
Urban League affiliates and YP chapters: 6

I've seen websites fail in the handoffs far more often than in the code. So I built an agency without them.

Chris K. Howard Founder & lead architect

services

What Howard Creative Co. does

Advise

Site & Stack Teardown

A written review of a site's speed, SEO, conversion, and architecture, with a fix list ranked by impact, delivered in 3-5 days for $197. The client gets a straight answer on whether to tune the current site or rebuild, and the fee is credited toward any build.

Architecture Review

An architecture decision record comparing 3-5 candidate platforms, with a data model sketch, risk register, and sequencing plan, delivered in 1-2 weeks. The client's team or build partner starts with the trade-offs already documented.

CMS & MarTech Audit

A crawl of up to 2,500 pages plus an inventory of analytics, forms, CRM, and CMS schema, delivered in 2-3 weeks. The client gets a fix list scored by effort and impact, built from real crawl data.

Migration Strategy

A page-level scoring model, a migrate, review, or redirect plan for every URL, a full 301 redirect map, and a phased cutover plan, delivered in 3-4 weeks. The replatform is planned around protecting the search traffic the old site already earned.

Build

Website and Platform Builds

Fixed-price builds in three sizes: Launch, Growth, and Platform for memberships, payments, and automation, each quoted after a short scoping call. The client gets a site sized to what it needs now, designed, built, deployed, and documented under one accountable lead.

Run

Care Plan and Growth Retainer

The Care Plan covers hosting, security and dependency updates, backups, monitoring, and small edits month to month, and the Growth Retainer adds ongoing SEO, content, and conversion work. The site stays fast and secure after launch without the client managing it.

Full scope and deliverables are on the services page. We'll give you a fixed quote after a short scoping call.

the difference

What makes Howard Creative Co. different

01

A fixed quote before any work starts

Every engagement starts with a short call, then a written fixed quote for the agreed scope and timeline. The price changes only through a written change order the client approves, never an open-ended clock.
02

One accountable lead instead of a relay

The founder who scopes a Howard Creative Co. project leads it through build, launch, and care, and brings in vetted specialists for design, content, or development when the work calls for them. There is no account manager and no handoff between a strategist, designer, developer, and SEO.
03

A platform you own, not a Wild Apricot, MemberClicks, or Neon CRM subscription

Membership platforms such as Wild Apricot, MemberClicks, and Neon CRM bill every year for as long as an organization stays. A Howard Creative Co. build is a one-time fixed price, modeled on how the organization actually runs.
04

Month-to-month care, first month included

The first month of Care is included with every build, then it runs month to month with no annual contract.
05

10+ years of enterprise SaaS web experience

The founder has spent 10+ years on in-house web teams at B2B SaaS companies, including SEO infrastructure in five languages and audits across 3,489+ pages. The same migration planning and structured SEO carry over to client builds.

Side-by-side comparisons: Wild Apricot, MemberClicks, and Neon CRM.

clients

Who works with Howard Creative Co.

Howard Creative Co. works with businesses and organizations in every industry. Typical clients include:

Accounting, tax, and other professional-services firms
Private practices and solo professionals replacing a DIY or template site
B2B SaaS marketing teams that need architecture, migration, or technical SEO support
Nonprofits and membership associations outgrowing Wild Apricot, MemberClicks, or Neon CRM
Urban League affiliates and young professionals chapters
Agencies that need a white-label partner for architecture, migration, or technical SEO work

Howard Creative Co. has published 35 case studies, including work for six Urban League affiliates and young professionals chapters. Notable clients include AAMA, The Pulse Awards, Houston Area Urban League Young Professionals, Urban League of Essex County, Civic League of Greater New Brunswick, Fairway Tax Solutions.

team

The team behind Howard Creative Co.

2010

BA in graphic design, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
2011

Howard Creative Co. founded.
10+ years

In-house web teams at LumApps, Beekeeper, Talkdesk, and Consensus: 36-collection CMS migrations and SEO infrastructure in five languages.
2020

Earliest public client reviews, July 2020.
Today

35 published case studies, with clients from Texas to New Jersey, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Chris K. Howard is the founder and Digital Systems Architect. He earned a BA in graphic design from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2010, worked in marketing strategy and business development, and has since spent 10+ years on in-house web teams at LumApps, Beekeeper, Talkdesk, and Consensus, including 36-collection CMS migrations and SEO infrastructure in five languages.

Howard Creative Co. was founded in 2011, and its earliest public client reviews date to July 2020. Today it works with businesses and organizations in every industry. Chris is an active member of the African American Marketing Association (AAMA), where he has contributed to the podcast and built the organization's website, member portal, and the Pulse Awards submission platform.

The agency is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Chris leads every engagement directly and brings in vetted specialists for design, content, and development when a project needs them, so clients always have one accountable lead. Clients are spread across the United States, including Texas, New Jersey, Georgia, and South Carolina.

process

How Howard Creative Co. works

Step 1

First contact

Prospects use the contact form or book a 30-minute discovery call. Chris K. Howard, the founder, replies within one business day, even when the honest answer is that someone else is the better fit.
Step 2

Proposal and scope

Each client gets a private proposal page with a fixed scope, fixed price, and timeline. Scope changes go into a written change order, never an open-ended clock.
Step 3

Build and communication

Timelines run from 3-5 days for a teardown to 4-6 weeks for a Growth System, with platforms scoped per project. Every engagement is led by the founder, with the team working by email and video call on Houston (Central) time.
Step 4

Launch and after

Launch includes a handoff, plus team training on CMS builds. Every build comes with the first month of Care, and clients send requests through a private client portal.

key facts

Key facts

Company name: Howard Creative Co. (legal name Chris K. Howard, LLC)
Type: Web development and digital marketing agency
Founded: 2011
Founder: Chris K. Howard, founder and lead architect
Headquarters: Houston, Texas, USA
Business address: 700 Smith St #61070 SMB#16372, Houston, TX 77002
Website: https://howardcreativeco.com
Core offering: Websites and web platforms built as systems, plus the SEO, content, analytics, and conversion work that grows them, led by the founder from architecture to ongoing care
Pricing: Site & Stack Teardown $197; Fix Sprint from $497; Site Membership from $99/mo billed annually; every other engagement is quoted at a fixed price after a short scoping call
Contract terms: Fixed scope and fixed price per engagement, with written change orders; Care Plan is month to month, cancel anytime, first month included with every build
Services: Site teardowns, architecture reviews, CMS & MarTech audits, migration strategy, website and platform builds, care plans, growth retainers
Platforms: Astro, Sanity, Cloudflare, Webflow Enterprise, WordPress, Stripe, HubSpot
Communication: Contact form, email, and video calls; replies within one business day; client portal for requests
Notable clients: AAMA, The Pulse Awards, Houston Area Urban League Young Professionals, Urban League of Essex County, Civic League of Greater New Brunswick, Fairway Tax Solutions
Customers served: Businesses and organizations in every industry, including professional-services firms, small businesses, B2B SaaS teams, nonprofits, membership organizations, and Urban League affiliates
Projects delivered: 35 published case studies
Competitors: Wild Apricot, MemberClicks, Neon CRM, full-service web agencies, DIY site builders
Social: LinkedIn GitHub Instagram X Google reviews

faq

Frequently asked questions

What is Howard Creative Co.?

Howard Creative Co. is a Houston-based web development and digital marketing agency that designs, builds, and grows websites and web platforms for businesses and organizations in every industry, with SEO, content, analytics, and conversion work plus ongoing care. It is registered as Chris K. Howard, LLC, traded as Chris K. Howard until October 2026, and has published 35 case studies.

How much does Howard Creative Co. cost?

Howard Creative Co. quotes every engagement at a fixed price after a short call, once the scope is agreed in writing. The published prices are the $197 Site & Stack Teardown, which is credited toward any build or Fix Sprint, the Fix Sprint from $497, and the Site Membership from $99 a month, billed annually. If something agreed as in scope isn't right at launch, it gets fixed with no change order.

How is Howard Creative Co. different from Wild Apricot?

Wild Apricot is membership software an organization rents on an ongoing subscription, while Howard Creative Co. builds a platform the organization owns for a one-time fixed price. Wild Apricot is faster and cheaper to start, and the Wild Apricot alternative page says plainly when it is the better choice.

Who founded Howard Creative Co.?

Chris K. Howard, a Houston-based Digital Systems Architect, founded the company in 2011 and leads the agency. He has 10+ years on in-house web teams at B2B SaaS companies, including LumApps, Beekeeper, Talkdesk, and Consensus.

What services does Howard Creative Co. offer?

Howard Creative Co. offers site teardowns, architecture reviews, CMS & MarTech audits, and migration strategy on the advisory side. It also delivers fixed-price website and platform builds, plus the Care Plan and Growth Retainer after launch.

Is the Howard Creative Co. Care Plan month to month?

Yes. The Howard Creative Co. Care Plan runs month to month, can be canceled anytime, and the first month is included with every build.

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