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Acadiana Center for the Arts
A distinctive digital presence for a cornerstone of Acadiana’s creative community.
One team. Plenty of expertise.
The right hat for every part of your website.
Launch something new, improve what you have, or let us take care of the day-to-day. Start with the help you need.
Design & development
WordPress websites built around your brand, your content, and the people you want to reach.
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Managed hosting
Hosting, backups, monitoring, and maintenance with a care plan suited to your website.
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Website support
Help with updates, fixes, and content changes from people who understand WordPress.
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Performance
Find the bottlenecks affecting your visitors and prioritize meaningful improvements to page speed.
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Search optimization
Make your services easier to discover through useful content and sound technical SEO.
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AI search visibility
Clear answers, accurate business information, and structured content for an evolving search landscape.
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Eight Hats AI Smart Hosting
Smarter care.
A human team behind it.
AI-enhanced security and maintenance agents support the work of keeping your website managed, maintained, and ready for what’s next.
AI-enhanced security
Security agents add another layer to your website’s care.
Updates management
Keep website software changes part of a managed process.
Version control
Track changes and keep your website’s development organized.
Maintenance agents
AI-assisted maintenance supports ongoing website upkeep.
A few familiar faces
Real work. Distinct identities.
Acadiana Center for the Arts
Arts & community
Fortress Downhole Tools
Industry & innovation
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For marketing agencies
Your clients.
Your brand.
Our technical team.
Add website expertise to your agency without taking on every technical task yourself.
Eight Hats offers white-label development, hosting, and support for marketing agencies. We work with you to define responsibilities, communication, and a delivery process that fits your client relationships.
A clear path forward
From “we need a website”
to “we’ve got this.”
Stay involved in the decisions that matter. Let us handle the details with a scope and plan built around your needs.
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Understand the goal
Tell us about your business, your audience, and what your website needs to do.
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Shape the plan
We agree on the scope, organize the content, and develop a design direction together.
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Build & launch
We build, review, and prepare your website for launch, including the technical checks.
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Keep it moving
Choose ongoing hosting, maintenance, and support as your website and business evolve.
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Eight Hats Insights
Make informed website decisions.
Explore our articles on website development, hosting, and keeping your site working for your business.
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A little more clarity
Website services, explained.
What is managed WordPress hosting and how does it differ from regular web hosting?
Managed WordPress hosting combines hosting with WordPress-focused maintenance and support. Standard hosting typically leaves more technical work to the site owner. Eight Hats offers managed hosting, website maintenance, security monitoring, backups, and support so businesses can focus on their work. Confirm the scope of updates, backups, and support included in the plan you choose.
How can I improve my website's Core Web Vitals and page speed?
Start with a PageSpeed Insights audit and real-user data. Core Web Vitals measure loading (LCP), responsiveness (INP), and visual stability (CLS). Common fixes include correctly sized images, faster server responses, caching, reducing unnecessary JavaScript, and reserving space for media. Eight Hats can identify site-specific bottlenecks, implement improvements, and check results on mobile and desktop.
What should I look for in a white-label web development partner for my agency?
Look for relevant WordPress experience, clear project scopes, reliable communication, quality assurance, and an agreed process for ongoing support. Confirm how the partner protects your client relationships and represents your agency’s brand. Eight Hats offers white-label website development, hosting, and support for marketing agencies; discuss your requirements, responsibilities, and timelines before starting.
What is AI-enhanced hosting?
AI-enhanced hosting combines managed website hosting with AI-assisted tools that help a team handle security and routine maintenance. Eight Hats AI Smart Hosting includes AI-enhanced security, security agents, update management, version control, and maintenance agents. These tools support our team’s work so website changes and ongoing care follow a managed process.
Ask us which features and support are included in the plan for your website.