Web studio — Huntington Beach, CA
FROGHAUS STUDIOS designs and ships high-performance websites, e-commerce, and AI-powered products for people and companies who refuse to look ordinary.
Move your cursor — it reacts
The view from inside the hausAmazon outside — lab inside
01 / Selected Work
Client builds and working product prototypes — from court-safe communication to payment marketplaces.
A sourced positioning model testing when the ROG Crosshair Hero can defend its premium across four customer personas and four price scenarios.
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A working parent and professional prototype with a genuine SHA-256 record chain, certified exports, and a safety-first production blueprint.
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An in-progress digital home for a boat service company — booking with photo upload, transparent service pricing, a work gallery, and an interactive 3D engine lab.
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Canvas tactical radar — synthetic aviation scenario
A portfolio simulation pairing Canvas 2D wildfire aviation views with DAG orchestration and WebSocket collaboration. All operational data is synthetic.
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Informational and lead-gen sites — Home, About, Services, Contact — hand-built, mobile-responsive, with SEO foundations. No page builders, no templates.
Quote requests, appointment booking, and lead-capture flows that turn visits into jobs — wired straight into your inbox.
Full catalogs with Stripe or Shopify checkout, inventory, and a financial tracking dashboard — built to convert from day one.
Bespoke functionality no template supports — Next.js + Stripe, AI features — plus monthly retainers for hosting, updates, and same-day fixes.
03 / Pricing
Four clear scopes with one visible price each. 50% deposit to start, 50% before final handoff. Larger catalogs, custom AI agents, and complex integrations are quoted before work begins.
Red-Eyed Tree Frog · Agalychnis callidryas
Launch Site
1–2 weeks
Informational / lead-gen site: Home, About, Services, Contact.
Blue Dart Frog · Dendrobates tinctorius azureus
Business + Booking
2–3 weeks
Everything in Launch, plus flows that capture and convert leads.
Strawberry Dart Frog · Oophaga pumilio
E-Commerce
3–4 weeks
A full store — catalog, checkout, and money you can track.
American Bullfrog · Lithobates catesbeianus
Custom Build
4–6 weeks
Bespoke functionality no template supports — Next.js + Stripe.
À la carte add-ons
Extra page
$225
Copywriting
$125/page
Logo / brand kit
$450
Maintenance retainer
From $175/mo
Rush delivery
+25%
04 / The Studio
Nicholas Marnocha — Founder & Lead Developer
Six years guarding Seal Beach as an ocean lifeguard — May 2014 through June 2020 — then CAL FIRE: firefighter and EMT on the ground, aerial firefighting crews in the sky, helicopter and aircraft base manager. Calm isn't a personality trait. It's trained.
I retired from CAL FIRE in 2023 to raise my son as a single dad. JavaScript and AI systems became the next chapter.
FROGHAUS STUDIOS is the result: an AI builder, JavaScript developer, and designer in Huntington Beach, bringing operator discipline to working prototypes and in-progress client builds. Small by choice. Venomous by design.
The Field Record
01 / 19
The ship — rotors turning
The Metamorphosis
May 2014 – Jun 2020
Six years as an ocean lifeguard for Seal Beach — thousands of rescues and preventative saves, reading water, making the call before anyone knows there's a call to make.
6yrs
Ocean lifeguarding — Seal Beach
4yrs
Fire & aerial ops — CAL FIRE
3
Verified credentials — Google, Anthropic & AWS
The Toolkit
Verified Credentials
3 verified
SPECIMEN — 001
Google AI Professional Certificate
Google · Coursera · Aug 11, 2026
Professional certificate
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SPECIMEN — 002
AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations
Anthropic · 2026
Independent course
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SPECIMEN — 003
Getting Started with AWS Generative AI for Developers
Amazon Web Services · Coursera · Aug 26, 2026
Course certificate
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05 / The Habitat
Five species, five philosophies. Run your cursor across the terrarium — each one earns its place in the name.
Red-Eyed Tree Frog
Agalychnis callidryas
Grips any surface
Adaptable to any terrain — Webflow, Shopify, WordPress, or a full custom stack.
Blue Dart Frog
Dendrobates tinctorius azureus
Wears its warning in electric blue
Bold color, zero apology — the studio's design philosophy in amphibian form.
Golden Poison Frog
Phyllobates terribilis
The most potent on Earth
Two inches long and untouchable. Small studio, venom-grade output.
Strawberry Dart Frog
Oophaga pumilio
Fierce beyond its size
Defends territory twice its weight — like a small business out-punching its market.
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
The apex presence
When the project calls for sheer scale — catalogs, checkout, custom platforms.
Frog photography: Wikimedia Commons contributors (CC-licensed)
06 / Contact
Tell us what you're building. Every enquiry lands straight in Nick's inbox — expect a reply within 24 hours, Monday to Saturday.
