About SharpPages
A performance web studio that competes with agencies on outcomes, not hours. One person, full stack, measurable results.
Rome Thorndike
Founder, SharpPages
Data + Marketing + Engineering
I spent a decade in enterprise SaaS before starting SharpPages. I sold software at Salesforce, ran customer success at Microsoft, and helped scale a data startup (Datajoy) that was acquired by Databricks. Along the way, I earned my MBA at UC Berkeley Haas.
SharpPages grew out of a pattern I kept seeing: businesses paying agencies $150 to $300 per hour for sites that score 70 on PageSpeed, take 8 weeks to deliver, and come with change orders for every revision. Then those same businesses wonder why their site does not rank and their ads do not convert.
I started building sites the way I thought they should be built: static HTML that loads in under a second, programmatic SEO that generates hundreds of targeted pages, and ad campaigns with full attribution from impression to conversion. The results spoke for themselves. A 98 PageSpeed score across 398 pages. 363K impressions in 30 days from programmatic SEO. 2x industry CTR on paid social campaigns.
Agencies staff projects across junior designers, developers, and project managers. Every handoff introduces delay and information loss. SharpPages is one person doing all of it: site architecture, design, development, SEO, content, and ad management. Faster delivery, tighter feedback loops, and zero "let me check with the developer and get back to you."
- UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA)
- Databricks (via Datajoy acquisition)
- Microsoft, Customer Success
- Salesforce, Enterprise Sales
- Snapdocs, GTM Strategy
Why This Approach Wins
Speed Matters More Than Agencies Admit
Google uses Core Web Vitals as a ranking factor. A 98 PageSpeed score means your site loads in under a second. Most agency-built sites on WordPress or Webflow score 60 to 80. The performance gap shows up in search rankings, bounce rates, and conversion rates.
SEO at Scale Requires Engineering
Building 300+ pages of keyword-targeted content requires build scripts, data structures, and template systems. Agencies hire copywriters to produce 4 blog posts per month. We generate hundreds of pages from structured data, each with unique content, schema markup, and internal links.
Flat Fees Align Incentives
Agencies profit from scope creep and change orders. Hourly billing rewards slow work. Flat fees mean I am incentivized to scope correctly, build efficiently, and ship on time. If the scope changes, you get a new quote before any extra work starts.
See the proof in our case studies, review services and pricing, or run a free audit on your current site.
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