About me

Hey, I'm Trevan (pronounced as if the A were an I). I design and build websites and help local businesses get more leads online. These days I run Hetzel Creative full time, the small consulting business I started back in 2008, where I work with business owners to grow through web design, local SEO, and paid ads.

My focus is simple: get you found and turn more of those visitors into customers. That means building fast, great-looking websites, dialing in your local SEO so you show up when nearby customers search, and running paid ad campaigns that actually pay for themselves. I love working with scrappy teams and owners who care about their craft, and I have a penchant for making sure everything looks and feels really good. I'm always learning new tech, but I have the most fun with JavaScript, React, Astro, CSS, Ruby (especially on Rails), PHP, and WordPress, depending on the occasion.

A bit of background

Before going all in on Hetzel Creative, I spent years building software for fast growing startups and large brands. In 2021, I played a key role in rebuilding Parler after it was deplatformed, and later worked on Truth Social, building software to promote open and free global conversation. Earlier on, I got to write a lot of the code behind brands like Rent Like A Champion, which landed on Shark Tank after their investment from Mark Cuban and Chris Sacca, along with Bloomberg, Zumba, and a Celebrity Cruises responsive redesign. That experience is what I now bring to local businesses.

Currently working with

I'm grateful to partner with a lot of great local businesses and organizations, mostly around southwest Iowa and the Omaha/Council Bluffs area. A few of the folks whose websites and marketing I get to build and look after:

• Affordable Asphalt
• Bluffs Electric
• Buthe's Turf
• Citylight Southwest Iowa
• Clutch Properties
• EZ Politix
• FM Booster Club
• Frank & Lily Insurance
• Glenwood Booster Club
• The Good Life Storage
• Grand Venue
• Greiner Home Improvement
• Iron Fitness Center
• Jim Hughes Real Estate
• Lee Construction
• Leick Construction
• Mills County Chamber of Commerce
• Oak Ridge Park
• Renew Mental Health
• Sarah Collins Photography
• Sell Law
• Silver Springs Subdivision
• Strongwall.ai
• Sydney Evans
• Von Skvely' Haus
• Whitetail Run

I'm always open to discussing how I can help your business grow online. Get in touch if you need a website built, your local SEO improved, or ads that bring in leads, and I'll see what I can do!

Family and fun

While code is fun, it doesn't compare to my love for life, family, and hobbies! I have the coolest wife and two boys and we do a lot of fun things together. We recently acquired the land and home that I grew up in as a child and are working hard to build our own little homestead. I love building things both on the computer and in real life, and recently completed a full barn build on our property.

When I'm not building something or doing chores for our barnyard animals and garden, I enjoy riding dirt bikes with my family, camping, lifting weights, running, reading, promoting races, and hanging around with my wife and boys 😅.