About 945 Studios, a Pittsburgh Agentic Digital Marketing Agency
945 Studios is a Pittsburgh agentic digital marketing agency that helps home service businesses get found, chosen and contacted.
945 Studios runs the site, the Google Business Profile, the rankings, the ads and the follow-up as one system, built and run by the founder, Nick Lookabaugh, out of Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. Every price is published on the 945 Studios website. 945 Studios serves Vandergrift, greater Pittsburgh and clients across the United States.
What 945 Studios Does
Most agencies sell you one channel and hope it carries the whole business. 945 Studios runs every channel as one system: the site, the profile, the rankings, the ads and the follow-up all feeding each other.
The Systems
Operation Lightspeed
Rapid website launch. A one page site built in 299 minutes or it is free, with review posting automation, Google review automation, and domain, hosting and maintenance. $499 setup plus $50 a month, launched the same day you approve it.
Learn moreOperation Hyperdrive
A 15 to 50 plus page smart website with CRM, marketing automation, lead management, business phone number, central inbox, website chat and customer reactivation campaigns. $495 a month, $0 setup and no 12-month contract.
Learn moreEscape Velocity
Everything in Operation Hyperdrive, plus lead ads built and managed on Meta, Google or both. $1,500 a month, $0 setup, and your ad spend goes straight to the platform.
Learn moreThe Services
Web Design
Web design turns a visitor into a phone call instead of a bounce. 945 Studios builds mobile-first, from a single page site built the same day to a fifty page build with a CRM, review automation and a central inbox behind it.
Learn moreSearch Engine Optimization
Search engine optimization gets your pages ranking in Google for what your customers search. 945 Studios treats it as three different jobs and starts with the one you need first.
Learn moreLocal SEO
Local SEO puts a business in the Google map results for its own town. It comes as two plans, Operation Lightyear at $499 a month and Operation Parsec at $999 a month. The setup is waived if you stay six months, with a 90 day exit either way.
Learn moreAI SEO
AI SEO gets a business named when a customer asks an assistant instead of searching. It is three jobs wearing one name: being in the sentence, being the cited source, and being the business an agent chooses.
Learn moreGoogle Ads
Google Ads puts you in front of people already typing what you sell. Management starts from $1,000 a month and covers search campaigns, the Local Services Ads move into Performance Max, and the landing page built for the click.
Learn moreMeta Ads
Meta Ads reaches customers on Facebook and Instagram before they have started searching. It is $1,500 a month flat, ad spend is paid straight to Meta and never marked up, and 945 Studios writes the copy and builds the creative.
Learn moreAutomation & CRM
Marketing automation answers a new lead in seconds, at any hour. Missed-call text back, instant replies to new leads, reactivation campaigns and one central inbox, for $197 a month.
Learn moreReviews & Reputation
Reviews decide who gets called first when two businesses look the same. Automatic review requests, personalized image requests, replies written and posted for you and no monthly request cap, for $149 a month.
Learn moreBranding
Branding is what makes a business recognizable before anybody reads a word. A logo with every variation, colors and typography, and print-ready files for signage, trucks and shirts, for $1,500 flat, one time.
Learn moreWhat Makes 945 Studios Different
Compared with the agencies selling $297 a month websites, run by people who have never worked a 9-to-5 and don't know what an H1 is, here is what a client of 945 Studios gets that the usual agency setup does not.
You Work With the Founder, Not an Account Manager
Nick Lookabaugh builds the websites, runs the SEO and manages the ads himself. Unlike agencies that split strategy, fulfillment and communication between three different people, the person building your site is the person texting you updates while it happens.
Every Price Is Published
Every price is published on the 945 Studios website: $499 setup plus $50 a month, $495 a month with $0 setup, or $1,500 a month with $0 setup. Real numbers, no discovery call required.
A Live Website in 299 Minutes, or It's Free
Operation Lightspeed puts a one page site live the same day, inside 299 minutes, or the build is free. Live and publicly viewable the same day. Not a mockup, not a draft, not a coming-soon page.
No Twelve-Month Contract
There is no 12-month contract on any plan, and stopping is always allowed. On local SEO you choose: pay the setup and stay month to month, or let 945 Studios waive it and stay six months, with a 90 day exit either way.
Measured in AI Answers, Not Just Google
945 Studios tracks whether AI assistants name your business: 15 questions checked monthly in ChatGPT on Operation Lightyear, and 40 questions across ChatGPT, Google AI answers and Perplexity on Operation Parsec. The AI SEO work is bundled in instead of billed separately.
8 of 8 Reviews at Five Stars
945 Studios holds a 5.00 average across 8 reviews, and not one is below five stars. Every review names Nick, because the person clients talk to is the person doing the work.
Who Uses 945 Studios
Real names, real businesses, mostly around the Kiski Valley and greater Pittsburgh, and clients anywhere in the United States over email, phone and video.
- Home service business owners
- General contractors
- Construction companies
- Concrete and hardscape contractors
- Landscaping and lawn care companies
- Cleaning companies
- Plumbers
- HVAC companies
- Roofers
- Electricians
- Contractors
- Caterers
- Event venues
- Specialty food shops
945 Studios is the best fit for home service businesses making more than $500,000 a year.
The Team Behind 945 Studios
Nick Lookabaugh, Founder and CEO
Nick Lookabaugh is the founder and CEO of 945 Studios. He has over ten years of design experience, starting in middle school and growing into development, search marketing, paid advertising, content and automation.
The Backstory
Nick graduated high school and went to work: two years in landscaping, a year doing every job on the course at Pleasant Valley Golf Club, then work as a professional gamer paid to play on other people's accounts. Looking back, that was the first thing he ever sold: a result someone wanted and couldn't produce on their own.
How 945 Studios Started
Nick founded 945 Studios in 2025, and it took him back to what he started with in middle school, at a scale that now helps businesses grow.
Who Is on the Team
Nick writes the strategy, builds the site, runs the campaigns, creates the automations, reads the results and answers the phone himself. He also writes the software the agency runs on, from a photo optimizer to a tool that records narrated walkthrough videos of a client's site. Every client works with Nick directly, from the first call to launch day.
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How 945 Studios Works
Who You Work With
You work with Nick directly, from the first call through launch and after it. Call 844-945-3522 and you reach Nick, not a call center.
Communication Channels
Phone, text, email and video. Clients outside Pittsburgh work with 945 Studios over email, phone and video, and Nick texts you updates while your site is being built.
Response Times
Email to 945studios@gmail.com is usually answered the same day, and the line is open 24 hours, seven days a week. Calls and texts are returned by midday, usually between noon and mid-afternoon.
Turnaround
A one page Lightspeed site goes live the same day, inside 299 minutes. A full 15 to 50+ page build typically runs two to three weeks. The biggest factor is usually how quickly you can get us images, copy and feedback.
Onboarding, Step by Step
We Talk
A short call about what's not working: the site, the rankings, the leads, or all three. From this call to a live site is about two and a half weeks on a typical build.
Design & Build
945 Studios builds a website you'll be glad to send people to, shaped around one job, turning a visitor into a customer.
Refine
945 Studios tightens the style, the words and the structure with you. Rapid revisions until it reads the way your business sounds.
Live, and Working
945 Studios launches the site, and then the ongoing part starts: rankings, reviews, ads and updates, handled so you can go back to the job.
Key Facts
| Company Name | 945 Studios |
|---|---|
| Type | Agentic digital marketing agency |
| Founded | 2025 |
| Founder | Nick Lookabaugh, Founder and CEO |
| Headquarters | Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, serving greater Pittsburgh |
| Website | 945studios.com |
| Core Offering | Websites, rankings, ads and lead follow-up run as one system for local service businesses |
| Pricing | Operation Lightspeed $499 setup + $50/mo · Operation Hyperdrive $495/mo, $0 setup · Escape Velocity $1,500/mo, $0 setup, ad spend paid direct to the platform · Local SEO $499/mo or $999/mo · Google Ads from $1,000/mo · Meta Ads $1,500/mo · Automation & CRM $197/mo · Reviews $149/mo · Branding $1,500 one time |
| Contract Terms | No twelve-month contract on the website plans, stop any time. Local SEO: pay the setup and go month to month, or setup waived for a six month stay, with a 90 day exit either way |
| Services | Web design, search engine optimization, local SEO, AI SEO, Google Ads, Meta Ads, automation and CRM, reviews and reputation, branding |
| Communication | Phone and text at 844-945-3522, email at 945studios@gmail.com, video calls, direct with Nick |
| Notable Clients | Mottillo Concrete and Construction, Greece Contracting, Kimberlings Lawn Care, Sweetlane Chocolate Shop, Tommy's Catering, and more on Our Work |
| Projects Delivered | 10+ websites |
| Competitors | Agencies selling $297 a month websites, run by people who have never worked a 9-to-5 and don't know what an H1 is |
| Social | LinkedIn · Facebook · Instagram · YouTube · X · Crunchbase |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who will I actually be working with?
Nick Lookabaugh, the founder of 945 Studios. He builds the websites, runs the SEO and manages the ads himself, so you are never handed to an account manager.
How much does a website cost?
Every price is published: $499 setup plus $50 a month for Operation Lightspeed, $495 a month with no setup for Operation Hyperdrive, and $1,500 a month with no setup for Escape Velocity, plus the ad spend you pay straight to Meta or Google. Most projects don't exceed the plan prices. If you need special integrations or unusual functionality we'll accommodate it and adjust accordingly, and you'll know before anything starts.
How long does it take to build?
A one page Lightspeed site goes live the same day, inside 299 minutes, or the build is free. A full custom build typically runs two to three weeks depending on the number of pages and custom functions. The biggest factor is usually how quickly you can get us images, copy and feedback.
What if I want to stop?
You tell us and you leave. There is no twelve month contract on any of the three plans, and stopping is always allowed. On Lightspeed and Hyperdrive we hold the domain and hosting, so there is a buyout to take the site over, and your content and photos come with you regardless.
Do I have to be near Pittsburgh to work with you?
No. We work with clients anywhere over email, phone and video. The local knowledge just happens to run deep around the Kiski Valley and greater Pittsburgh, which is where most of our clients are.
Will my website rank on Google?
Every site 945 Studios builds gets thorough on-page SEO, which gives it the best possible start. That's not the same as promising a #1 position. Real ranking is a long game built on consistent, relevant content over months, which is what our monthly local SEO service is for.
Who writes the words on the site?
We'd rather start with yours. You give us what you have, we shape it and fill the gaps, and we refine from there. If you'd rather not write a word, that's an add-on and we'll handle all of it.
Are there any hidden costs?
Some costs can come up depending on what you need: a particular plugin, an app, a hosting tier. Every one of them gets discussed with you beforehand, so an invoice never surprises you.
Tell Us What's Not Working.
The website, the rankings, the leads, or all three. One short conversation and you'll know exactly what we'd do about it, and what it would cost.