• Free 14-day pilot, no obligation
  • Direct with the founder, no middlemen
  • Real pricing published, not "request a quote"
  • Cancel anytime, no lock-in
Lead recovery for service businesses

Every call you miss is a job your competitor just took.

Marq Studio builds and runs the system that answers, texts back, and books the customer you'd otherwise have lost — every missed call, every after-hours enquiry, every form nobody replied to in time. Free 14-day pilot on your real phone line. If it doesn't recover work, you owe nothing.

The problem

This is happening to your phone right now, not hypothetically.

Nobody notices a missed call as a loss. It just feels like a quiet evening. The job it was carrying doesn't feel like anything at all — it just goes to whoever picked up next.

62%
of calls to home-service businesses go unanswered
— industry research, compiled by Aira
85%
of callers who don't reach you the first time never call back
— HouseCall Pro
$126k
average yearly loss to missed calls, small service businesses
— industry research, compiled by Aira
What gets built

One system, three jobs, running whether you're on a ladder or asleep.

Missed calls

Instant SMS follow-up

Any call that goes unanswered gets a text within 30 seconds, asking what they need and when works for a callback.

After hours

AI voice answers the phone

Outside working hours, calls get answered by a voice agent trained on your business — not a generic voicemail box.

Every enquiry

One inbox, booked slots

Web form and SMS replies land in one place, qualified, with a booking already offered — nothing sits waiting for you to notice it.

How it starts

Free to try. You only pay once it's proven itself.

STEP 1

14-day free pilot

The system runs live on your actual phone line for two weeks, completely free, no card required to start.

STEP 2

You see the numbers

Calls captured, enquiries answered, bookings recovered — a plain report, not a sales pitch, at the end of the pilot.

STEP 3

Keep it running, or don't

If it recovered work, it becomes a flat monthly fee from day 15. If it didn't, it switches off and costs you nothing.

Also from Marq Studio

The other things a growing studio ends up doing.

Lead recovery is the main focus. These are the branches around it.

Live

Marq Sites

Websites built and kept running for businesses that don't have one yet: design, build, hosting, monitoring, all handled.

See Marq Sites plans →
Coming soon

Marq Social

Social media management for businesses that need a real presence but no time to run it: content, posting, growth.

Register interest →
In research

The next branch

We're figuring out what businesses actually need next: automation, support tools, or something else entirely.

Tell us what you need →
Right now

Exactly where this stands today.

No inflated numbers, no fake "trusted by" logos. Here's the honest, current state of Marq Studio.

Open

Lead recovery pilots

Taking on the first free 14-day pilots now, to build the first real case studies and testimonials.

Live

Marq Sites

Taking on early clients now, including free mockup builds to establish the first real portfolio pieces.

Researching

Marq Social, next branch

Scoping what businesses actually want before committing to how it's built.

Marq Sites

A real website, built and kept running.

The first and currently only live branch of Marq Studio. Design, build, hosting, and monitoring, one flat plan, no surprise costs later.

The standard

This site is the proof.

Marq Studio itself, the site you're reading right now, is the first Marq Sites build. No separate portfolio needed yet: what you see is exactly the quality every client gets, since it's the only standard that exists here.

Pricing

Flat, upfront, no surprises.

Prices in USD, shown in your currency too.

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Starter Build

$150/ one-time
  • Up to 3 pages
  • Mobile-friendly design
  • Contact form
  • 1 round of revisions
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Lead Recovery add-on

from $150/mo
  • Missed-call SMS follow-up
  • After-hours AI voice answering
  • Connected to your existing site
  • Free 14-day pilot first
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Every build includes

Not just a page. A working site.

These aren't upsells. Every plan, including Starter, includes all of this by default.

Mobile-first design

Built for phones first, since that's how most visitors actually arrive, then scaled up cleanly to desktop.

Basic SEO, out of the box

Proper titles, descriptions, and structure so search engines can actually find and understand the site.

Fast by default

No bloated builders or unused plugins dragging load times down. Pages built lean from the start.

SSL & secure hosting

Every site is served over HTTPS with a real certificate, not left on plain HTTP like a lot of DIY sites end up.

Real contact form

Connected to an actual working inbox, tested before launch, not a form that silently fails.

Revision rounds

Real back-and-forth before launch, not a single take-it-or-leave-it draft.

Marq Sites vs. doing it yourself

An honest comparison, not a sales trick.

DIY builders like Wix or Squarespace are genuinely fine tools. This is who each option actually suits.

DIY builder (Wix, Squarespace)

Best if you have time to learn the tool, enjoy designing it yourself, and don't mind being the one who notices when something breaks.

Marq Sites

Best if your time is worth more spent running the business, and you'd rather it just works, with someone accountable when it doesn't.

Neither is "wrong"

If a DIY builder is genuinely working for you already, that's a fine outcome too. Marq Sites exists for businesses that don't have that yet, or are tired of fighting the tool themselves.

Marq Sites, specifically

Questions particular to a build.

Do I need to know anything technical?

No. You provide the business info and content (or say you need help writing it), the technical side is entirely handled.

What's the site actually built with?

Clean, modern code and reliable managed hosting, chosen per project for what's fastest and most stable, not locked to one drag-and-drop platform.

Can I add an online store or booking system later?

Yes, that's exactly the kind of feature the Lead Recovery add-on or a plan upgrade covers as the business grows.

What do I need to provide to get started?

Your business name, what you do, and any existing content (logo, photos, text) if you have it. If you don't have those yet, that's normal too, it gets figured out together.

Founding clients

First 3 clients: free Starter Build.

Marq Sites is early. In exchange for a testimonial and full creative control, the first three businesses get a Starter Build at no cost. That's the honest trade: real portfolio pieces for you, a real working site for them.

Claim a founding spot
About

Built by one person, run like it should outlast that.

Marq Studio is one person, building this from Harare: Tawananyasha Muzondo, who goes by Don Marq. No inflated agency claims, no outsourced work you never hear about. Every project is handled directly, start to finish, with the same standard applied whether it's the first client or the fiftieth.

The plan is simple: get one branch genuinely right before opening the next one. Lead recovery is first, with Marq Sites running alongside it. What comes after depends on what businesses actually ask for.

Background: strong in maths and computer science, self-taught through building (and breaking) real projects rather than theory alone. Marq Studio exists because that same problem-solving gets pointed at something with a clear, immediate use: businesses losing real money to calls nobody answers.

What "done" looks like for Marq Studio

Not a portfolio of one-off builds. The goal is a small number of branches, each genuinely good at one thing, each with real clients who'd recommend it, grown slowly enough that quality never slips to hit a number.

Direct, not outsourced

You work with the person actually building your project, no relay through account managers.

Real pricing, upfront

No "request a quote" games. Every branch publishes its actual prices before you ask.

Proven before billed

Lead recovery runs free for 14 days first. You only pay once you've seen it work.

Grown branch by branch

Each branch has to genuinely work before the next one opens. No spreading thin early.

Global by default

Based in Harare, built for anyone, anywhere. Pricing shown in your currency, work delivered remotely either way.

FAQ

Straight answers, before you ask.

Is this a real, working business?

Yes. Marq Studio is an independent, one-person-run studio. It's early and growing branch by branch, starting with lead recovery and Marq Sites. What you see here is exactly what's being built, no bigger than it actually is.

Who am I actually working with?

You work directly with the founder on every project, no middlemen, no outsourcing to someone you'll never speak to.

What happens to my calls during the free pilot?

The system runs alongside your existing line — missed calls trigger the SMS follow-up, and after-hours calls route to the voice agent. Nothing about your number changes, and it can be switched off instantly if you want to stop.

How do I pay, and is it safe?

Nothing is charged during the 14-day pilot. If you continue after, the monthly fee and any call/SMS usage costs are agreed upfront before anything is billed.

How long does setup actually take?

The pilot can usually go live within a few days of a quick call to understand your business and hours. Full details get confirmed per project, not promised blind.

Do you work with businesses outside Zimbabwe?

Yes. Lead recovery is built specifically for UK and international service businesses. Everything is delivered remotely, and pricing shows in your local currency to make that easier.

What if I want to cancel later?

Cancel any time, no lock-in contract, whether it's the lead recovery system or a Marq Sites maintenance plan.

Get in touch

Tell us about the calls you're missing.

Whether it's lead recovery, a site, or something you don't see listed yet, start here and we'll figure out the right fit together.

What happens next

A reply directly from the founder, not an autoresponder, usually within a day.

No pressure

The 14-day pilot is free and non-binding. Reaching out doesn't commit you to anything.

Not sure what you need?

Say that in the message. Figuring out the right fit is part of the conversation, not something you need to know before you ask.

Your details are used only to reply to you, never sold or shared. Read the full privacy note.

Privacy & terms

Short version, no legal maze.