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Two partners. Both of us answer the phone.

BreakGround Partners is run by two partners. Shany builds the websites, search work and systems. Luitha runs the projects, the sales conversations and the client relationship.

Luitha Teessen and Shany Bouwer, the two partners at BreakGround Partners, seated at a table

How it started

We kept seeing the same gap.

BreakGround Partners was an idea long before it was a business. We kept seeing the same gap: too many agencies charge a lot, deliver little and treat a client as a monthly invoice.

They sell a standard package and put you in a tier, whether you need all of it or not. We wanted to do it properly, as a partnership, and share what we know with people who are building something they care about.

How we work

A discovery video call between two people with notes
We listen first.
A site map planning every page before it is built
We plan before we build.
Two screens, one showing a website design and one showing results
Then we build and report.

Meet the partners

Why the name is literal.

Shany Bouwer

Shany Bouwer

Founder. Technology and operations

I build and fix. Websites, SEO, ads, CRM systems, automations and the technical set-up that connects them. I can see the problem, the solution and how to build it, and I keep the work honest.

  • Web
  • SEO
  • Ads
  • CRM
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Luitha Teessen

Luitha Teessen

Head of sales and client relationships

I am the person you talk to. I spent more than ten years in telecoms sales and account management, working with small and medium businesses and the partners who serve them. That taught me to listen to what a business actually needs before I suggest anything. Now I run the sales conversation, keep every project moving, and make sure you always know where things stand.

  • Sales
  • Clients
  • Delivery
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What we hold to

Four rules we do not bend.

Understand the business first

We learn how you make money before we propose anything, because a good plan comes from your business and not from a service menu.

Never sell what you do not need

There are no fixed tiers to push you into. If the audit shows a small fix is enough, the report says so, even when it earns us less.

Build for the enquiry

A website is not a showcase of us. It speaks to your customer's problem and shows why they should choose you, and every number we report is tied to enquiries.

Say so when it is not a fit

If the audit shows we are not the right people, or you do not need what we sell, we tell you now and not three months in.

A website form triggers an automation, which creates a record in the CRM and alerts the right person

How we work

We run BreakGround on the systems we build for you.

If our own workflows, automations and processes failed, our business would fail with them. So we use AI to remove repeated work, never to skip judgment, and a person checks everything before it goes live.

What to expect

Working with us, week to week.

  • 1We start with you. What you want, what matters now, and what you are ready to move forward with.
  • 2We plan before we build. Research, visual design, function, and how much we can automate and connect.
  • 3We update you at the milestones. Not after every small step, but as soon as something is ready.
  • 4We test before it goes live. And we will always answer questions, show you and teach you how it works.
  • 5On care and ads plans, you get reports. Ads clients also get a check-in every two weeks, with the numbers explained.

Honest fit check

Who we work best with, and who we do not.

A good fit

You have an idea or a problem you can see clearly, and you are committed to solving it, but you are not sure how to connect the dots technically or in marketing. You want a real partnership, you are willing to invest in your own business, and you are open to learning and working together.

Where we may not be the right team

If you want the cheapest quote whatever it covers, need everything done the moment you ask, or already know exactly what to build and only want someone to carry it out, we are probably not the right fit. We work best in a two-way partnership, and we would rather say so now than start something that will not work.

What we work with

The tools behind the work.

Next.jsShopifySupabaseResendGoogle Search ConsoleGoogle Analytics 4Google AdsMeta AdsCalendly

Beyond the agency

Shany's personal portfolio.

This site is for our agency. Shany's personal portfolio shows the work she has done as an individual, separate from the business.

Visit shany-bouwer.com

Want to see how we would approach your business?

Book a 30-minute call. No pitch, and you leave with a clearer picture either way.