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SOFTWARE. MARKETING. SMALL BUSINESS.PORT HURON, MICHIGAN — EST. 2024

LOCAL ROOTS. BIG POSSIBILITIES.

Your next
chapter.
Built together.

From your first idea to your next stage of growth. We build websites, software, and marketing that help startups and established businesses move forward.

MEET BLUEWATERCODE

Good people.
Useful ideas.
Let’s get to work.

A little closer to the work.
ONE TEAM. FROM IDEA TO EVERYDAY.Made for your next move

APPROVED SERVICE PROVIDER

Eastern Michigan Small Business Network

Practical support for the people building our region.

Find your next step

01 / THE WORK, IN MOTION

Different businesses. Shared ambition.

Explore all 49 projects

Websites, ordering, brands & the businesses behind them.

Access Atlas public map with location cards and access filters

Custom Software / Product & Startup Development

Access Atlas

A software MVP connecting personal access needs, place information, community reviews, search, and an interactive map.

Goalset Global homepage with its illustrated goal and weekly-progress interface

Custom Software / Websites

Goalset Global

Software, product design, branding, and launch support for a goal, habit, and accountability platform.

Port Austin Motel website with its logo and availability search

Custom Software / Websites

Port Austin Motel

A direct-booking website and coordinated launch marketing for Port Austin Motel’s 2026 summer rollout.

NFL Standings Matrix public product website

Custom Software / Websites

NFL Standings Matrix

A product website, investor-facing materials, and companion-app proof of concept for a local inventor.

Dust Shield and Console Cloak pre-launch product website

Websites / Product & Startup Development

Console Cloak

Website, product positioning, and campaign preparation for Geoffrey Williams and Dust Shield LLC.

Rose’s Bookkeeping and Tax Services public website

Websites / Social Media

Rose Accounting & Tax Services

Website development paired with recurring content, reels, graphics, and paid promotion for a Port Huron service business.

Preva Body skincare product presentation from the original storefront

Websites / E-commerce

Preva Body / ESEDA

Shopify improvements grew into creative, social, and strategy support through the brand’s transition to ESEDA.

Bella Bolla

Websites / Online Ordering

Bella Bolla

Precision Roofing & Construction

Advertising / SEO

Precision Roofing & Construction

CJ’s Bar & Grill

Advertising / SEO

CJ’s Bar & Grill

Eastern Michigan Small Business Network

Advertising / SEO

Eastern Michigan Small Business Network

Economic Development Alliance

Advertising / SEO

Economic Development Alliance

Down to Earth Mushroom Co.

E-commerce / SEO

Down to Earth Mushroom Co.

Knapp’s City Garage

Advertising / SEO

Knapp’s City Garage

The Underground

Advertising / SEO

The Underground

Chef Shell’s

Advertising / SEO

Chef Shell’s

Can-am Auto Exchange

Advertising / SEO

Can-am Auto Exchange

Jason Frontczak speaking at a lectern

Training & Consulting / Social Media

Rise 2 Power Coaching

A hands-on marketing and technology masterclass that put practical skills directly in the owner’s hands.

Christ Church Fraser logo

Social Media / Branding & Creative

Christ Church Fraser

Seasonal graphics and promotional assets connecting social posts, email newsletters, and church communications.

The Property Farms and McCallum’s Orchard and Cider Mill logo

Social Media / Branding & Creative

McCallum’s Apple Orchard

Photography, reels, graphics, and seasonal content that brought the orchard experience into its social presence.

Mr. Creole food truck logo and chef portrait

Online Ordering / Restaurants & Hospitality

MrCreole

A temporary online ordering system built around a Detroit food truck’s summer 2025 operation.

Port Steak & Seafood logo

Social Media / Restaurants & Hospitality

Port Steak & Seafood

Restaurant content and branding through a growth period, followed by a handover to the internal team in June 2026.

JJ Knapp’s Tavern

Social Media / Restaurants & Hospitality

JJ Knapp’s Tavern

An on-call content workflow turns the restaurant’s changing specials into branded social posts and stories.

LifeWave X39 product imagery used on the Light Is Life landing page

Websites / E-commerce

Light Is Life — Michelle Kinna

A responsive landing page that connects product presentation, clear next steps, and ongoing website support.

The Wrigley Center

Advertising / SEO

The Wrigley Center

The Colony Club

Social Media / Websites

The Colony Club

Country Style Market

Social Media / Websites

Country Style Market

Señor Tequila · Online ordering

Websites / Online Ordering

Señor Tequila · Online ordering

Online ordering menu with bellabolla.com

Advertising / Social Media

Bella Bolla · A year of ordering

Señor Tequila · Search recovery

Advertising / SEO

Señor Tequila · Search recovery

Señor Tequila · Social media

Advertising / SEO

Señor Tequila · Social media

ZOJE SWIM

Advertising / E-commerce

ZOJE SWIM

The Fieldhouse

Advertising / Social Media

The Fieldhouse

The Wrigley Center Arcade

Advertising / Software & Technology

The Wrigley Center Arcade

The Wrigley Center · LED billboard

Advertising / Software & Technology

The Wrigley Center · LED billboard

The Wrigley Center · Visual experience

Advertising / Software & Technology

The Wrigley Center · Visual experience

The Wrigley Center · Social media

Advertising / E-commerce

The Wrigley Center · Social media

Huron Shores Counseling

Advertising / SEO

Huron Shores Counseling

From Port Huron to the region

Advertising / SEO

From Port Huron to the region

Mannina’s

Advertising / SEO

Mannina’s

Four Star Grille

Advertising

Four Star Grille

Valet Port Huron

Advertising / SEO

Valet Port Huron

The Laundry Room

Advertising / SEO

The Laundry Room

Port Steak & Seafood

Advertising / SEO

Port Steak & Seafood

Tee It Up Golf

Advertising / SEO

Tee It Up Golf

Michigan Plastics Solutions

SEO / Websites

Michigan Plastics Solutions

Take Your Pic Museum

Advertising / SEO

Take Your Pic Museum

Belle River Winery

Advertising / SEO

Belle River Winery

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan

Advertising / SEO

Adoptee Advocates of Michigan

Bluewater CodeROOTED HERE. WORKING TOGETHER.

03 / PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Small business.
A big part of
who we are.

We work closely with downtown Port Huron and the businesses that give it life. That means showing up, sharing what we know, and providing pro-bono work alongside our ongoing client services.

As an approved EMSBN service provider through the Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County, we help new and established businesses take practical steps forward—from getting online to building the tools for what comes next.

Bella Bolla online ordering menu built by bluewaterCODEDIRECT ORDERING IN ACTION / BELLA BOLLA

04 / CLICKPLATE FOR RESTAURANTS

Your restaurant.
Your customers.
Your next order.

Online ordering with social media automation, branding, maintenance, and hands-on support. Keep your menu current and your business in the conversation.

$200–$450 / monthZero commission delivery.
Meet ClickPlate

KEEP SHOWING UP

Good work deserves
to get noticed.

Social media packages from $400/month. Planned content, reels, and a consistent presence for your business.

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IN OUR CLIENT’S WORDS

“We worked with many different teams over the years for the Country Style Market, but Aaron is the guy.”
Steve FernandezOwner, Country Style Market
Aaron Ladd, founder and CEO of bluewaterCODEAARON LADD / FOUNDER & CEO

A PERSON BEHIND THE PARTNERSHIP

Built in Port Huron.
Built on relationships.

Founder Aaron Ladd brings a builder’s mindset to the work: understand the problem, get involved, and make something useful.

From a startup’s first website to an established business’s next big idea, it starts with a conversation.

Meet the founder
2024The year we started
49Projects in our portfolio