Websites for Organizations That Don't Fit the Mold
Your Real Business Deserves a Real Website
Custom membership systems, event management, and digital infrastructure for communities that need a web designer who actually gets it.
The Challenge: Modern Digital Infrastructure for a Community That Doesn’t Fit the Norm
Voodoo Leatherworks is Colorado Springs’ BDSM club and community center, a volunteer-led organization focused on education, consent, and creating a safe space for healthy kink community.
They needed a website that could do a lot: membership management, new-member onboarding, event administration, privacy controls, and a volunteer-friendly backend that didn’t require a technical background.
As the Volunteer Web Systems Manager and Developer, I rebuilt the organization’s website and digital infrastructure from the ground up.
Decades of
Digital Firepower
With over two decades of web design and marketing experience, I’ve built everything from high-traffic corporate websites for Fortune 100 brands to donation-driving sites for non-profits.
I’m passionate about translating that big brand experience into branding and websites to organizations and creators who deserve professional work without being asked to sanitize their identity. Sharing your story in ways that make it easier for new customers, clients, and members to find you, trust you, and say yes.
What I Delivered for Voodoo Leatherworks
- Secure membership portal with tiered access
- Integrated events calendar with RSVP and capacity management
- Updated new-member onboarding
- SEO-optimized content for improved local discoverability
- A volunteer-friendly backend that anyone can use
- Mobile-responsive design that works everywhere
- Privacy-first architecture for community protection
Screenshots: homepage, events calendar, event modal, member portal would go here
The Real Challenge:
Finding a Web Designer Who Understands Your Community
If you run a kink organization, LGBTQIA+ center, nonprofit for marginalized communities, burlesque troupe, tattoo studio, or any group that exists outside the mainstream… you already know the struggle:
- Designers who don't understand your culture
- Agencies that want to 'tone you down'
- Templates that erase your personality
- Developers who ghost once they learn what you do
- $50K+ quotes for basic functionality
- Systems that fail on the nights you need them most
You deserve
someone who
- Understands alternative communities
- Builds with discretion, privacy, and consent in mind
- Won't judge your mission or your content
- Respects your identity instead of watering it down
- Creates systems easy to maintain
- Brings enterprise-level knowledge without enterprise pricing
- Shows up, listens, and delivers
Zero judgment. Total discretion. Professional work.
Custom Websites for Complex Community Needs
What I Don't Do vs. What I Do
I Don't
- Build full-scale WooCommerce sites with complex inventory
- Roll-out corporate sites designed to look “safe”
- Require mandatory support contracts*
What I Do
- Custom WordPress builds
- Membership and event systems
- Booking and scheduling integrations
- Content platforms with SEO optimization
- Simple payment integrations (donations, booking deposits, buy buttons)
- Mobile-responsive designs
- Admins built for real humans
*Maintenance contracts are available for those who would like them. You own your site and you control your future.
Ideal Project Size: $2,500–$10,000
Typical Timeline: 6–10 weeks
Organizations
I'm Built to Serve
If traditional designers want to sanitize your identity, we’re not the same. I build sites that let you show up as your full, authentic self.
- Kink & BDSM clubs and educational orgs
- LGBTQIA+ community centers
- Sex worker advocacy and support networks
- Alternative lifestyle communities
- Tattoo and body modification studios
- Nonprofits serving marginalized communities
- Burlesque troupes and art collectives
- Harm reduction and sex education orgs
- Spiritual and metaphysical communities
- Alternative sports leagues (like roller derby)
- Any organization that's been told 'we don't work with groups like yours'
How We'll Work Together
First, we consult and chat about your goals, needs and budget, as well as, align on the look and feel. Then, we’ll follow this process step-by-step.
Proposal & Timeline
Clear scope. Clear deliverables. Clear pricing.
Design & Development
I build. You review. We refine.
Launch & Training
You go live with everything fully functioning. We schedule training so your team learns how to manage the site.
You're Set
No required retainer. No long-term contract. Just a website that works.
Timeline: 6–10 weeks
Investment: $2,500–$10,000 depending on complexity
Let's Talk About Your Project
Whether you need a membership system, event calendar, booking platform, educational hub, or just a site that doesn’t apologize for who you are — let’s talk.
Book a free 30-minute consultation or send me a message—your choice.
Quick chat, no pressure, we’ll figure out if this is the right fit.
Prefer email?
Drop me a note at suzie@emberloomstudio.com and I’ll respond within 24 hours.
Based in Colorado Springs. Serving organizations nationwide.
No corporate templates. No pearl-clutching. No apologies.