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Big Red Rustic Barn

Knife making classes, blacksmithing, and custom commissionsMobile ReadyVisit Live Site ↗
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Overview

A local business site promoting classes and custom knife orders, designed to capture inquiries and registrations with clear offerings and forms.

The Challenge

Prospects need clarity on available classes, pricing, and how to request custom work. The site provides structured class info and an order form to capture detailed requirements.

Our Solution

A Next.js site with class listings, registration inputs, a custom knife order form, and local SEO schema; includes robots.txt and sitemap.xml.

Key Features

  • Classes page with tiered offerings and pricing (verified in UI)
  • Registration form area (verified in UI)
  • Custom knife order form with specifications (verified)
  • Contact page with call/text and Facebook link (verified)
  • LocalBusiness structured data with geo coordinates (verified in view-source)
  • robots.txt and sitemap.xml (verified)

Technology Used

Next.js (verified via _next assets in view-source)JSON-LD LocalBusiness schema (verified)Payments: Manual (deposit instructions via Venmo/Cash App visible in UI)Analytics: Not publicly visibleHosting: Undetectable

Marketing Strengths

  • Strong local SEO signals (schema with locality/geo)
  • Clear offer catalog and pricing cues in schema
  • Sitemap published with key routes

Performance Metrics

UX Score
7 (Clear offers; some navigation/scroll behavior feels jumpy)
Conversion Score
7 (Strong lead capture forms; payments are manual)
SEO Score
8 (Schema + sitemap/robots; strong meta/OG tags)

Lightweight Next.js pages with quick perceived load.

Notable Achievements

  • Implemented LocalBusiness schema with geo and offer catalog
  • Built detailed custom order intake form
  • Published robots.txt and sitemap.xml

Growth Opportunities

  • Add integrated payment option for deposits (if desired)
  • Add testimonials/gallery prominence on homepage
  • Add analytics to measure conversion

The Bottom Line

Big Red Rustic Barn is a lead-generation site for a niche local maker, built to turn interest into registrations and custom order requests. It clearly presents class options and pricing, captures detailed custom knife specifications through an order form, and strengthens discoverability with LocalBusiness schema plus a published sitemap and robots file. The result is a practical, conversion-oriented web presence aligned with how small local businesses actually sell.

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