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About Risen

A web studio for local businesses, funded by generosity.

Risen is a web design program operated by Majesty International, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We design, build and run websites for trades, contractors, churches and nonprofits across the United States, and instead of an invoice for your website, you make a donation to Majesty's work with young people in Cambodia.

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Risen in one paragraph

Risen (risendesign.app) is a web design program operated by Majesty International, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered in Fishers, Indiana. It serves local businesses and ministries. We design custom websites, host them on Cloudflare, make changes when clients ask through a client portal, set up Google Business Profiles, and run FiveStar, our Google review request tool. Clients don't pay Risen. Instead, they donate an agreed amount to Majesty International, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that trains young people in Cambodia in the trades and hospitality.

What we do

Most local businesses don't need a marketing agency. They need a website that makes the phone ring, shows up on Google, and gets updated when something changes. That's what we do:

  • Custom websites, designed around the business rather than a template, and built to load fast on phones.
  • Hosting, security and backups on Cloudflare's global network, with SSL included.
  • Changes on request. Clients ask in plain words through their client portal and approve the change before it goes live.
  • Google Business Profile setup: hours, services, photos and service areas.
  • FiveStar, our review request tool. It asks every customer for a Google review after the job, the way Google's policies expect.
  • Business email on your own domain, set up so messages land in the inbox, at a set monthly price per mailbox.
  • RisenWrite blog posts, researched and written for the business, and approved by the owner before publishing.

Who operates Risen

Risen is operated by Majesty International, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered in Fishers, Indiana.[1] Risen is Majesty's web design and website services program. Donations for websites, payments for monthly services, and our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy are all with Majesty International. Charges for monthly services appear on your statement under Risen.

You can confirm Majesty's tax-exempt status in the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.[2]

How the donation model works

Risen doesn't send an invoice for your website. Before we start, we agree with you on a donation amount based on the size of your project, and you give it directly to Majesty International, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2022.[1] You can confirm any U.S. charity's status in the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.[2]

Majesty works with young people in Cambodia through trades-based education, entrepreneurial training and Christ-centered mentorship. It rebuilds homes free of charge for the poorest rural families in northwest Cambodia, trains young men in the trades on every build, and runs Khmer Hands, a hospitality-training enterprise in Kep.[1]

A note on taxes: when a donor receives something in return for a contribution, the IRS generally limits the deductible amount to the part that exceeds the value received.[3] Ask your tax advisor how this applies to you.

Optional monthly services, like business email, review requests by text and blog posts, have set prices. See pricing.

Who we work with

Our clients are the kind of businesses that keep a town running:

  • Alpine Cool, heating and air in Spartanburg and Greenville, South Carolina
  • Arizona Residential & Commercial Electric, an electrician in Tucson, Arizona
  • Light of the World Electrical, an electrician in North Charleston, South Carolina
  • Condition Red Tactical, a gun store and gunsmith in Greenfield, Indiana
  • JCZ Residential, remodeling and roofing in Greenwood, Indiana
  • Lewis Bros Inc, heating, cooling and refrigeration in Coleman, Michigan
  • Khmer Hands and Majesty International in Cambodia

We work remotely, by phone, video and the client portal, so we can help businesses anywhere in the United States.

What we believe about websites

  1. You own it. Your domain is registered to your business, and your content is yours. We explain why in Domain names explained.
  2. Fast and simple beats flashy. Most of your visitors are on a phone, often in a hurry. See our website checklist.
  3. Honest marketing only. No fake reviews, no review gating, no keyword-stuffed business names. See getting Google reviews the right way.
  4. Plain English. You'll always know what we're doing and why.

How a project works

  1. Talk. A short call about your business, your customers and what you want the site to do.
  2. Design. We design your site and share a preview link. You tell us what to change.
  3. Launch. We connect your domain, set up Google, and take it live.
  4. Grow. Reviews coming in, updates when you need them, and a site that keeps working for you.

Contact

Email hello@risendesign.app or use the project form. We reply within one business day. Existing clients can sign in to the client portal.

Common questions

Is Risen really free?

Your website is: there's no invoice for it. Instead, you make a donation to Majesty International, a U.S. 501(c)(3), in an amount we agree on before work starts. Optional monthly services, such as business email, review requests by text and blog posts, have set prices on our pricing page.

Is my donation tax-deductible?

Majesty International is a 501(c)(3), so donations to it are generally tax-deductible. Because you receive a website in return, the deductible amount may be reduced by its value. Ask your tax advisor how this applies to your business.

Who runs Risen?

Risen is operated by Majesty International, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered in Fishers, Indiana. Risen is Majesty's web design and website services program.

Where is Risen located?

We work remotely with clients across the United States. Current clients are in South Carolina (Upstate and Charleston), Indiana, Arizona and Michigan, plus Majesty's own work in Cambodia.

Who owns my website and domain?

You do. Your domain is registered in your business's name, and your content is yours to keep if you ever move on.

What kinds of businesses do you work with?

Mostly local service businesses (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, roofing, remodeling, retail) plus churches, ministries and nonprofits.

Sources

  1. Majesty International. About Majesty International
  2. Internal Revenue Service. Tax Exempt Organization Search
  3. Internal Revenue Service. Publication 1771: Charitable contributions, substantiation and disclosure requirements