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Development

Looking for custom web-based solutions for your toughest problems? Our team will develop and deliver a website or web-based app that serves your business. We don’t just drag and drop. Integrations, leveraging APIs, codifying business logic. Trust Sterner Stuff.

Hosting & Maintenance

We provide comprehensive monthly WordPress hosting and maintenance packages designed for the hands-off business owner. Never worry about security and updates again. Similarly, we offer plans to keep your Laravel app updated, from security patches to major version upgrades. Focus on running your business.

eCommerce

We help brick-and-mortar business owners get online with ease and reach new audiences. We leverage Shopify to help retail businesses bridge the gap between online and point-of-sale. We also support WooCommerce for a variety of eCommerce applications Start selling around the globe.

About Us

The Sterner Stuff team is a digital agency that can do it all. In-house, we provide custom development service, best-in-class hosting and maintenance, and eCommerce consulting services. And with the help of strategic partnerships, we can also provide full-service identity, design, and digital marketing.

Our specialties include WordPress, Laravel, and Shopify.

The Sterner Stuff mission is to provide a return on investment to your business. We want to save you time, attract new customers, and put more money in your pocket.

A Selection of Our World-Class Clients

The Alpaugh Family Economics Center at the University of Cincinnati

Have a project in mind?

Review your problems – and your dreams – with our team. Our discovery process is designed to create hard and fast plans from your big ideas. Let’s talk about what we can build together.

With Sterner Stuff, your business will flourish

Working with Sterner Stuff, you aren’t growing your business alone. We have your back and put our best into helping your entire team and organization grow. If you’re looking for an agency that’ll help you build a lead-generating online presence and increase revenue, look no further than Sterner Stuff.

Your Trusted Partners

A Highly Motivated Team with Innovative Ideas

We’re a small team, and all entrepreneurs at heart. So when we talk to you about your business and your needs, we’re combining our technical expertise with the guts and drive of entrepreneurship. Our work is only as good as the growth it results in for your business online. Surely, your website will be made of Sterner Stuff.


The Sterner Stuff Blog

Running commentary on the problems we solve.

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