Digital Growth Diagnostic

Maker Partners

Auckland-based early-stage venture fund and technology delivery studio that invests at pre-seed and seed and provides product and systems work to founders and partners.

Strong founder pedigree, but the site mis-signals your fund and loses founders.

Maker Partners has built a high-profile Auckland team featuring Rod Snodgrass, Jonathan Reid, Marko Bogoievski and Hemant Walter-Rao and shows visible public validation with 181 Google reviews. Despite that credibility, the homepage and hero imagery read like a clinical consumer service, so founders and institutional partners misjudge the offer and leave. That gap is turning reputation into noise rather than predictable dealflow.

Your online reputation

3.8

Google star rating

181

Verified reviews

Medium

Reputation strength

Google Business Profile

Your online presence — what the data reveals

AI Visibility

Low

Authority Score

6

out of 100

Organic traffic

1

est. monthly visits

Traffic Trend

%

past 12 months

Organic Keywords

9

ranking terms

Keyword Trend

%

past 12 months

Backlinks

51

total

Paid traffic

0

0 paid campaigns

Digital maturity

Level 1

out of 5

The good news:

Your clearest, hard-to-copy asset is the senior team: four recognised operators with deep early-stage experience that you list by name. You also have tangible public validation with 181 Google reviews and an initial web presence spread across 36 referring domains. If the digital presence catches up, those assets could convert into steady founder enquiries and stronger partner introductions.

How your website scores

Message clarity
3/5
Trust signals
2/5
Conversion design
2/5
Visual maturity
3/5
UX total10 / 20

TECH STACK

CMS
Squarespace
Analytics
Google Search Console

UX OBSERVATIONS

Stylistic hero and sparse copy prioritise atmosphere over substance, so high-intent visitors do not quickly understand the fund’s stage focus, track record or distinct value, increasing bounce risk.

Credibility cues are present in body copy but visually de-emphasised; absence of visible portfolio metrics, clear team bios or endorsements under-signals authority and prevents trust being established at first glance.

No primary CTA or segmented engagement path for founders, investors or partners forces ad hoc contact via footer email, which weakens conversion predictability and raises friction for triaging inbound opportunities.

What this means:

With only 1 monthly organic visitor, an authority score of 6 and a national search rank of 926,463, the market cannot find or trust Maker Partners online. That means the visible founder credibility and 181 public reviews are not turning into predictable inbound deals, so dealflow depends on individual relationships rather than repeatable, visible pathways.

The three gaps holding you back

  • Reputation not fully translated online. The site names experienced principals and shows 181 Google reviews but the body content and visual hierarchy bury credibility: no visible portfolio metrics, sparse team detail and a 3.8 GMB rating that will raise questions for high-intent visitors.
  • No clear next steps for different audiences. There is no primary CTA or segmented path for founders, LPs or commercial partners — contact is effectively a footer email — which means inbound opportunities arrive unqualified and require manual triage.
  • Mixed offering without self-selection. Homepage presents Maker Capital and Maker.Tech but About and Services pages lack depth, so founders and potential investors cannot quickly understand which service fits them or how you differ, increasing bounce and lost opportunities.

What's possible when these gaps are closed

  1. Make the homepage signal your target audience

    Make the hero and visual tone intentionally about founders and investment outcomes rather than a consumer service look; the current imagery reads like a physio clinic and pushes away the right visitors. Replacing that with founder-focused scenes and outcome-led headlines will reduce immediate misclassification and keep visitors on the page long enough to engage with your team names and social proof.

  2. Surface founder outcomes and quantified results

    Turn the listed leadership into quick, concrete outcome statements and one-line stats so visitors immediately see what the team has achieved. Showing even a few quantified wins alongside the names Rod Snodgrass, Jonathan Reid, Marko Bogoievski and Hemant Walter-Rao will make the 181 reviews and leadership credibility meaningful to founders and partners.

  3. Create clear engagement paths for each audience

    Introduce three simple CTAs for founders, investors and partners with short forms or calendar steps so interested visitors know exactly what to do next. With clear next steps, cold visits can become warm introductions and measurable enquiries, which lifts conversion velocity even from your current low organic baseline.

This report was prepared by Redfox Digital using publicly available SEO, UX and reputation data.

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Maker Partners homepage screenshot