When you hire a web agency, you deserve proof — not promises. Our portfolio is the fastest way to see exactly what Eight Hats delivers for Lafayette, LA businesses: faster sites, cleaner design, and real people behind every project. This page is the authoritative record of the work we’ve shipped, the clients who trust us, and the measurable results we’ve produced. No stock mockups, no borrowed screenshots — just honest examples of managed WordPress hosting, custom development, and SEO done right in Acadiana.
Most agency websites tell you they’re great. We’d rather show you. Below you’ll find how we approach case studies, why a transparent portfolio matters when you’re choosing a partner, and how we stack up against other Lafayette shops.
Why a Real Portfolio Matters When Choosing a Lafayette Agency
A credible portfolio removes the guesswork. Before signing a contract, you should be able to see the actual websites an agency built, hear from the actual owners who paid for them, and confirm the work is real. According to Google’s Search Quality guidelines, demonstrating first-hand experience and verifiable expertise is exactly what builds trust with both readers and search engines.
For small businesses, the stakes are high. A website is often your single biggest marketing investment. You want an agency that can point to named clients, show before-and-after performance data, and stand behind its work publicly. That’s the standard we hold ourselves to — and it’s the standard you should demand from anyone you hire.
What You’ll Find in the Eight Hats Portfolio
Every entry in our portfolio includes three things competitors often skip:
- Real screenshots of the live, launched website — not a template preview.
- A named client and testimonial from the business owner, so you can verify it’s genuine.
- Measurable outcomes — PageSpeed scores, Core Web Vitals improvements, or traffic growth we can actually document.
We build on WordPress using Divi and Gutenberg, then back every project with managed hosting, 24/7 monitoring, malware scanning, and proactive support. That means the sites in our portfolio don’t just look good on launch day — they stay fast, secure, and online. You can dig deeper into how we support these builds on our services overview.
Performance You Can Verify
Speed is a ranking factor and a conversion factor. We use the same tools you can run yourself — Google PageSpeed Insights and web.dev’s Core Web Vitals guidance — to measure every site in our portfolio. When we claim a client’s homepage loads in under two seconds, you can plug the URL into PageSpeed and confirm it. That transparency is the whole point.
How We Compare to Other Lafayette Web Agencies
Here’s the honest landscape. Many Lafayette and Acadiana agencies rank well because they publish deep portfolio pages loaded with visual proof, named testimonials, and local case studies. They match “Lafayette web design” search intent tightly, and their portfolios do a lot of the persuading for them. That’s a genuine strength, and for a long time it was a gap in our own site.
So we closed it. This portfolio page exists to give you the same visual proof and verifiable credibility — with one advantage most generalist shops can’t match: we combine managed WordPress hosting with white-label development execution. Other Lafayette agencies hand off your site after launch. We host it, monitor it, patch it, and optimize it long-term. When you review our portfolio, you’re not just seeing a design gallery — you’re seeing sites we’re still responsible for keeping fast and secure today.
That ongoing accountability is the difference. A designer who disappears after launch has no incentive to build for the long haul. Because we host what we build, every project in our portfolio reflects choices made for durability, security, and speed — not just a pretty screenshot.
Ready to See More or Start Your Own Project?
Our portfolio grows with every launch, and we’re proud to introduce prospective clients to past ones. If you’d like a walkthrough of a specific project — or a reference you can call directly — just ask. We believe the best way to earn your business is to show you the work, name the clients, and let the results speak.
When you’re comparing Lafayette WordPress agencies, judge us the same way you’d judge anyone: by the portfolio. We think ours makes the choice easy.
