Today we’d like to introduce you to Jeff Burkholder.
Hi Jeff, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
BURK Digital’s journey began quite organically when our founder, Jeff Burkholder, agreed to build a website at no cost for a local nonprofit where he served on the board. Another nonprofit came forward with a similar request. The requests kept coming. Jeff decided to start charging for his time under the name Penn Technologies, but the business name was soon changed to BURK Digital in 2020. We started small, focusing on high-performance, cost-effective web design and local SEO. Over time, we realized that for a business to truly lead the pack, it needs an ecosystem where beautiful design, intentional storytelling, and smart traffic generation work together flawlessly. Today, we’ve grown into a tight-knit team of specialized experts—covering everything from senior WordPress development and search engine optimization to graphic branding and lead-generation strategy. BURK has recently transitioned into custom coded websites using agentic/AI platforms.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
From the beginning we have focused on delivering high “value for the dollar” online packages. So getting customers talking about our product and bringing new sales in the door has been the easy part. Where the road has been more difficult is keeping those high standards as we grow, hire more team members, and try to properly train the new team members. That has been a struggle to maintain an excellent experience while more and more work is coming in the door.
As you know, we’re big fans of BURK Digital. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
We are known for offering comprehensive website, SEO, and PPC packages that are easy to understand and deliver value. We are not your large firm that offers “white-glove” service and cost tens of thousands of dollars a month. We are focused on small businesses and nonprofits. We are different from most agencies in how we live out our core value of “thoughtful innovation”. We use the latest tools along with AI and our strategists on our team to keep our pricing down and produce the largest “bang for the buck” possible. It has not always been an easy road. We have stumbled on our commitment of outstanding customer experience, but the important thing we have learned is to apologize and get better. Apathy will not serve you or your business well.
Can you talk to us a bit about happiness and what makes you happy?
I love talking with small business owners that have challenges in their business’. It makes me happy to learn from their experiences and potentially help give some options or solutions to the problem that is bugging them.
Pricing:
- Single Page Website – $1,500
- Basic 5-Page Site – $3,000
- Professional 20-Page Site – $4,500
Contact Info:
- Website: https://burkdigital.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063039190016
