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A regional heavy equipment and agricultural supply company needed a modern, scalable platform to unify multiple product lines, streamline dealer management, and improve online lead generation. Goals included faster site ...
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Civilized Savage
At Civilized Savage, we merge refined design with raw development power. Our team specializes in headless architecture, Next.js, and API-driven builds that give brands speed, scalability, and creative freedom. We believe the web should be fast, fearless, and future-proof - so we strip away bloated systems and rebuild experiences that are both elegant and untamed.
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5 Million in Sales in 14 Months
Our client hired us for an SEO campaign in an extremely competitive market (competing with brands such as John Deere and Kubota). We accepted the challenge and became their leading source of revenue.
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5 Million in Sales in 14 Months
Our client hired us for an SEO campaign in an extremely competitive market (competing with brands such as John Deere and Kubota). We accepted the challenge and became their leading source of revenue.
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Eco-Resort Increases Conversion by 5x
Tranquilo Bay approached Civilized Savage after listing to TJ doing a guest webinar for a consultancy group training their clients on proper SEO tactics and techniques. Site speed was a brief part of the conversation but after Renee (owner of Tranquilo Bay) checked out the Civ Sav website, she quickly understood that headless was potentially a great option for her website.
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5 Million in Sales in 14 Months
Our client hired us for an SEO campaign in an extremely competitive market (competing with brands such as John Deere and Kubota). We accepted the challenge and became their leading source of revenue.
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Eco-Resort Increases Conversion by 5x
Tranquilo Bay approached Civilized Savage after listing to TJ doing a guest webinar for a consultancy group training their clients on proper SEO tactics and techniques. Site speed was a brief part of the conversation but after Renee (owner of Tranquilo Bay) checked out the Civ Sav website, she quickly understood that headless was potentially a great option for her website.
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Hacker Hijacks Wordpress Site
Hackers infiltrated a real estate brokerage's website wreaking havoc on their hard-earned SEO and damaging their credibility with site visitors. Civilized Savage came to the rescue with a headless re-creation of their existing site in under 10 days.
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5 Million in Sales in 14 Months
Our client hired us for an SEO campaign in an extremely competitive market (competing with brands such as John Deere and Kubota). We accepted the challenge and became their leading source of revenue.
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Eco-Resort Increases Conversion by 5x
Tranquilo Bay approached Civilized Savage after listing to TJ doing a guest webinar for a consultancy group training their clients on proper SEO tactics and techniques. Site speed was a brief part of the conversation but after Renee (owner of Tranquilo Bay) checked out the Civ Sav website, she quickly understood that headless was potentially a great option for her website.
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Hacker Hijacks Wordpress Site
Hackers infiltrated a real estate brokerage's website wreaking havoc on their hard-earned SEO and damaging their credibility with site visitors. Civilized Savage came to the rescue with a headless re-creation of their existing site in under 10 days.
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Headless SEO Improvements For A Leading Editor
Nick Wolny is a premiere editor for one of the largest digital publications in the country. With intimate knowledge of how challenging it is to win for nationwide SEO rank positions, he knew he needed to go headless with his own blog if he was going to compete at the top level.
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5 Million in Sales in 14 Months
Our client hired us for an SEO campaign in an extremely competitive market (competing with brands such as John Deere and Kubota). We accepted the challenge and became their leading source of revenue.
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Eco-Resort Increases Conversion by 5x
Tranquilo Bay approached Civilized Savage after listing to TJ doing a guest webinar for a consultancy group training their clients on proper SEO tactics and techniques. Site speed was a brief part of the conversation but after Renee (owner of Tranquilo Bay) checked out the Civ Sav website, she quickly understood that headless was potentially a great option for her website.
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Hacker Hijacks Wordpress Site
Hackers infiltrated a real estate brokerage's website wreaking havoc on their hard-earned SEO and damaging their credibility with site visitors. Civilized Savage came to the rescue with a headless re-creation of their existing site in under 10 days.
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Headless SEO Improvements For A Leading Editor
Nick Wolny is a premiere editor for one of the largest digital publications in the country. With intimate knowledge of how challenging it is to win for nationwide SEO rank positions, he knew he needed to go headless with his own blog if he was going to compete at the top level.
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Headless Move For Celebrity Client
A custom site is an awesome thing but when the site speed suffers and the client is unable to update content on their own, the site becomes more of a burden than an asset. This is where headless wins the day.
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5 Million in Sales in 14 Months
Our client hired us for an SEO campaign in an extremely competitive market (competing with brands such as John Deere and Kubota). We accepted the challenge and became their leading source of revenue.
Read MoreBlog
Eco-Resort Increases Conversion by 5x
Tranquilo Bay approached Civilized Savage after listing to TJ doing a guest webinar for a consultancy group training their clients on proper SEO tactics and techniques. Site speed was a brief part of the conversation but after Renee (owner of Tranquilo Bay) checked out the Civ Sav website, she quickly understood that headless was potentially a great option for her website.
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Hacker Hijacks Wordpress Site
Hackers infiltrated a real estate brokerage's website wreaking havoc on their hard-earned SEO and damaging their credibility with site visitors. Civilized Savage came to the rescue with a headless re-creation of their existing site in under 10 days.
Read MoreBlog
Headless SEO Improvements For A Leading Editor
Nick Wolny is a premiere editor for one of the largest digital publications in the country. With intimate knowledge of how challenging it is to win for nationwide SEO rank positions, he knew he needed to go headless with his own blog if he was going to compete at the top level.
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Headless Move For Celebrity Client
A custom site is an awesome thing but when the site speed suffers and the client is unable to update content on their own, the site becomes more of a burden than an asset. This is where headless wins the day.
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5 Million in Sales in 14 Months
Our client hired us for an SEO campaign in an extremely competitive market (competing with brands such as John Deere and Kubota). We accepted the challenge and became their leading source of revenue.
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Eco-Resort Increases Conversion by 5x
Tranquilo Bay approached Civilized Savage after listing to TJ doing a guest webinar for a consultancy group training their clients on proper SEO tactics and techniques. Site speed was a brief part of the conversation but after Renee (owner of Tranquilo Bay) checked out the Civ Sav website, she quickly understood that headless was potentially a great option for her website.
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Hacker Hijacks Wordpress Site
Hackers infiltrated a real estate brokerage's website wreaking havoc on their hard-earned SEO and damaging their credibility with site visitors. Civilized Savage came to the rescue with a headless re-creation of their existing site in under 10 days.
Read MoreCase Study
Headless SEO Improvements For A Leading Editor
Nick Wolny is a premiere editor for one of the largest digital publications in the country. With intimate knowledge of how challenging it is to win for nationwide SEO rank positions, he knew he needed to go headless with his own blog if he was going to compete at the top level.
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Headless Move For Celebrity Client
A custom site is an awesome thing but when the site speed suffers and the client is unable to update content on their own, the site becomes more of a burden than an asset. This is where headless wins the day.
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What our clients say about us
"I hired TJ Sullivan, owner of Civilized Savage, an SEO and web development agency, to take me through a rebuild. It included the big decision to migrate off of WordPress and onto Sanity, a headless CMS and revolutionary new way to create ultra-fast, content-centric websites."
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Nick Wolny
Content Strategist & SEO Expert
Frequently Asked Questions
Headless development decouples the front-end from the back-end, giving you faster websites, seamless updates, and full creative freedom. Think of it as unchaining your site from traditional CMS limits — performance meets flexibility.
We primarily work with Next.js, React, and API-driven solutions, but our stack is flexible. If it helps your project scale and perform like a beast, we’re on it.
Absolutely. We take legacy or traditional sites and rebuild them headless, improving speed, security, and scalability without sacrificing design.
Project timelines vary depending on scope, but we work fast without cutting corners. A standard headless site usually takes 3 weeks from concept to launch.
Yes. We don’t just hand over a site and disappear. We offer maintenance, updates, and optimization, so your project keeps performing at peak level.
