About
Twenty Years Of Building Sites That Sell.
I’m Ian Hart, a marketing consultant, designer, and site owner based near Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Where I Come From
My family ran a metal scrap recycling business in Kentucky for decades. Growing up around steel gave me a feel for the material, the people who buy it, and the people who build with it.
That background is how I got into metal building construction, prefab, and modular buildings online. Sites like Barndominium.org and MetalBuildingHomes.org grew out of real knowledge of the product, and it shows in the content.
How I Work Today
I run Ian Hart Design LLC and operate a portfolio of more than 100 websites of my own. I monetize through affiliate and referral partnerships with manufacturers, plan companies, and service providers, so my sites are built to send them qualified buyers, not just traffic.
Because I’m running my own sites every day, the advice I give partners isn’t theory. I’ve tested it on my own properties first.
Education
Three Degrees, One Discipline.
Good marketing sits where design, technology, and human behavior meet. My formal training covers all three.
Graphic Design
Layout, typography, and visual branding that make a business look established and trustworthy.
Web Design
Building fast, accessible, search-friendly websites from the ground up.
Psychology
Understanding how people research, compare, and decide, and designing for it.
Partners
Who I’ve Worked With.
From national plan marketplaces like HousePlans.com, where I’ve been both an affiliate and a paid consultant, to local service companies and niche publishers.
Let’s Talk
Have A Site That Should Be Earning More?
Tell me where you are and where you want to be. I’ll tell you honestly whether I can help, and what I’d do first.