DeKalb, Illinois

I am David. HighEncode is where I put the business work.

I build websites, lead paths, and simple automations for local businesses that already do real work but do not have the online proof to match.

The personal site is where I think out loud. This site is more direct: what I can fix, what I have built, and how someone can start a scoped project without sitting through a giant agency pitch.

Generated local-business lead-flow visual showing public proof, quote path, and follow-up
Operations workspace showing website, lead, and workflow surfaces
Generated digital-front-door workflow visual for restaurant and local-business work

How I work

Plain fixes before fancy language

The work starts with the parts customers actually touch: the homepage, service pages, quote path, photos, Google proof, and follow-up.

I start with the obvious gaps

Can people tell what the business does? Can they call, order, or request a quote without hunting? Does the site show real work?

I keep the scope honest

Some businesses need a full rebuild. A lot of them need a cleanup pass, better photos, a clearer form, and a follow-up path.

I still write the technical notes

The AI/security and automation work is not gone. It just belongs in the notes and case-study lane, not every headline.

Site split

The personal site and business site should not sound the same.

That was the real problem. Everything was drifting into the same polished AI-ish voice, even when the audience was different.

davidtiz.com

Personal notes

This is the notebook: what I am learning, what I am testing, what broke, and how I am thinking through systems. It can be rougher and more personal.

High Encode Learning

Business work

This is the client-facing side: services, examples, scoped work, and the proof someone needs before trusting me with a website or workflow.

The short version

I help local businesses look as real online as they already are in person.