Your next customer is looking for you.
Let's make sure you get found.
I'm Chris Hornak — marketing strategist for business owners who are done guessing and ready to grow. I bring the strategy that makes everything else work.
About
Strategy first. Everything else follows.
Most businesses hire marketers to check boxes. I help them figure out which boxes actually matter.
Track record
- Self-taught — Learned to code, taught myself SEO, ranked on page one against agencies.
- Agency leadership — Director of Ops — led a team of 10+ across SEO, design, and dev.
- Built Blog Hands — Content company serving businesses nationwide.
- Founded Swift Growth — Full-service growth agency for scaling companies.
500+
Businesses helped
20+
Years in marketing
12
Web apps built
3
Companies established
How strategy plays out
Every engagement is different, but the principle is the same: strategy first, then execution that compounds.
It starts with the question nobody asked.
Before touching a single tactic, I figure out what will actually move your business forward. That diagnostic has led to 500% traffic growth and 92% net sales increases — from strategy alone.
Then content earns attention — not just clicks.
Blog Hands clients average 261% year-over-year organic traffic growth. Not from keyword checklists, but from content built around your audience and what they actually need to hear.
Your digital presence becomes a growth engine.
Whether it's your first website or a full rethink, I build what converts. I've done it for brands like Giant Eagle and Hertz, and for hundreds of growing businesses finding their footing online.
And we plan for what's next — including what most agencies haven't caught up to.
GEO, AEO, AI visibility — the way people find businesses is changing fast. I build that into the roadmap from day one, not as an afterthought.
Businesses I've worked with
“Before working with Chris, we had no online presence. He built our website from scratch, helping us define and communicate our brand to investors, partners, and stakeholders. The result supports our future growth.”
David Horell
Benefits and Payroll Coordinator, Speranza Consulting and Investments
“Chris's SEO strategy worked wonders — optimized content, smarter site structure, and the right technical tweaks skyrocketed our rankings and traffic.”
Kerry Veith
Director of Operations, Gamma Light Therapy
“Chris has been an invaluable partner. He's a hands-on problem solver who jumps right in when we face technical challenges. His work is consistently reliable, and the communication is always direct and collaborative.”
Cheryl Cassidy
Marketing Executive, Rehab Essentials
“Chris grasped our strategic objectives quickly and delivered a comprehensive digital strategy that aligned seamlessly with our goals. His approach is professional, responsive, and results-driven.”
John Kleist III
Chief Growth and Alliance Officer, SkillsTX
Connect
Let's figure out what's next.
Whether you need a strategy for growth, a partner to get you online, or just someone to think through a challenge with — I'm up for the conversation.
Conversation
We talk about your business, your goals, and what's not working.
Diagnosis
I dig into the data, your market, and your competition.
Strategy
A clear plan — what to do, why, and in what order.
Execution
Hands-on or with a team. I stay involved until it's working.
How I work
Every project starts with a conversation. Depending on what you need, I work hands-on or bring in the right team through Blog Hands and Swift Growth Marketing. Either way, I stay involved.
Not sure where to start? Check your findability — it's the first step of my diagnostic.
Check your findabilityCommon questions
Everything from local shops getting online for the first time to established companies rethinking their marketing. The common thread is business owners who want a strategy — not just someone to run ads or write blogs.
Agencies sell deliverables. I start with the question most skip: what's actually going to move your business forward? You get a strategist thinking about your business, not a team executing a checklist.
It starts with a conversation. I diagnose what's working and what isn't, build a strategy, then either execute hands-on or bring in the right team. I stay involved either way.
Both. For smaller projects I work hands-on. For larger ones I bring in specialists through Blog Hands and Swift Growth Marketing — companies I built specifically for this. You always work with me directly on strategy.
I can do that. But I'll also ask why — because a website without strategy behind it is just a brochure. Even a simple build benefits from thinking through who you're trying to reach and what you want them to do.
If you know exactly what needs to happen and just need someone to execute, you need a doer. If things aren't working and you're not sure why — or you're growing and don't know what to prioritize — that's where strategy makes the difference.