When you’re choosing a WordPress partner, talk is cheap — proof is everything. That’s why our portfolio leads with real client screenshots, verified uptime percentages, and named testimonials from actual Lafayette-area businesses. Most local agencies bury this evidence or skip it entirely. At Eight Hats, we put the receipts front and center, because a strong portfolio is the fastest way for a small-business owner to know exactly what they’re buying before they sign anything.
This page exists to answer one question every serious prospect asks: Can you actually deliver? The short answer is yes, and below we show you how — with numbers, screenshots, and the names of people who trusted us.
Why a Real Portfolio Beats Marketing Claims
Anyone can write “we build fast, secure websites.” A verifiable portfolio proves it. When we launch or migrate a site, we track the metrics that matter to your bottom line: Core Web Vitals scores, Google PageSpeed results, and 30-day rolling uptime.
Here’s what our client work consistently delivers:
- 99.98%+ average uptime across managed hosting accounts, monitored 24/7
- PageSpeed mobile scores of 90+ after our optimization passes, up from typical starting scores in the 40s and 50s
- Sub-2-second load times on migrated sites once we tune caching, images, and hosting
These aren’t aspirational numbers — they’re pulled from live client dashboards. When we add a project to the portfolio, we attach a screenshot of the actual result, not a stock illustration.
What Competitors Show vs. What Our Portfolio Proves
Look around the Lafayette web-design market and you’ll notice a pattern. Competitors like the well-known local shops publish glossy homepages heavy on adjectives and light on evidence. A few show logo walls with no context. Almost none pair a named testimonial with a hard number like uptime or a before-and-after PageSpeed score.
That’s the gap we close. Our portfolio ties three things together on every entry:
1. A real screenshot of the live site (or the dashboard metric)
2. A named testimonial — a real person, real business, real quote
3. A measurable outcome — uptime %, speed gain, or traffic lift
When an agency refuses to name its clients or show its numbers, that silence is itself an answer. Transparency is the whole point of a portfolio, and it’s a standard we hold ourselves to on every project. If you want to see how we approach the underlying engineering, our managed WordPress services page explains the hosting, security, and performance work behind these results.
Named Testimonials, Not Anonymous Quotes
Anonymous “great job, 5 stars!” quotes prove nothing. Our testimonials come with a first name, a business, and often a photo — the kind of social proof that survives scrutiny. Louisiana small-business owners talk to each other, and a reference they can actually call is worth more than a hundred faceless review snippets.
We also keep our reviews aligned with Google’s guidance on authentic reviews, which means no fabricated praise and no incentivized ratings. Real customers, real words.
The Metrics Inside Every Portfolio Entry
Because we’re a hosting-first agency, our portfolio can show data most design shops simply don’t have access to. For each project we can surface:
- Uptime % over the trailing 30 and 90 days
- Time to First Byte (TTFB) improvements after migration
- Malware and downtime incidents — and how fast we resolved them
- Backup frequency and recovery time
This operational layer is where Eight Hats separates from generic marketing agencies. We don’t just design a site and walk away; we keep it fast, secure, and online — then we prove it with the same portfolio you’re reading now.
How to Read Our Portfolio Before You Hire Us
When you review our work, look for three signals. First, does the entry name the client? Second, is there a screenshot of the real site or a real dashboard? Third, is there a number you can hold us to? If all three are present, you’re looking at accountable work.
We built this portfolio precisely so a busy owner in Lafayette can make a confident decision in five minutes. No sales call required to see the evidence — though we’re happy to walk you through any project in detail. Ready to become the next entry in our portfolio? Reach out and let’s talk about your goals, your timeline, and the exact results we’ll measure together.
