Jakob Merkel
Founder, More Calls Digital — Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay-based founder. I started in sales, moved into design, and now I run More Calls Digital. I build things when I see a gap — most of it aimed at helping small businesses get more from the web. A few projects behind me, a few still going.
By the numbers
15+
Years of design & sales experience
7-day
Average site launch time
4.68M
Annual reach built for one brand
Top 1%
Verizon sales, President's Cabinet 2022
Ventures
- More Calls Digital ↗Active
Web design & local SEO for service businesses in Tampa Bay that need more booked calls.
your phone should ring more - Personal News ↗Passion project
A passion project I come back to. News aggregation with a voice-first angle — I build new features when the idea pulls me back.
News, but make it yours - The Wandering Buffalo ↗Retired
Brand identity + content system. Scaled from 0 to 4.68M annual reach over 3 years.
#GoBills 🦬 - OMNICIDE ↗Retired
Brand system + ecommerce storefront. 4,000+ followers and 200+ orders from a standing start.
Where it all started