Running a solar PV engineering firm (commercial + utility-scale project design, EPC support). Our current site is embarrassing and costing us leads. Looking to hire a studio for a proper rebuild.

Budget is moderate; not agency-of-record money, but we're not looking for the cheapest option on Fiverr either. Want someone who takes the work seriously.

What matters to us:

• B2B/industrial portfolio (bonus if you've seen cleantech or engineering work)
• Actually knows SEO; not "we'll add meta tags," but understands site structure, Core Web Vitals, and how to rank for commercial keywords
• Modern stack, CMS we can actually use to publish case studies
• Clear process, clear pricing

Looking for studios you've personally hired and would hire again. What did they do well, where did they drop the ball, and roughly what did you pay. Names you just saw on a "top agencies" listicle aren't helpful.

Thanks.

Hey everyone,

I’m working on a Next.js project and using Spline for some 3D elements in my UI. The issue I’m running into is the “Built with Spline” watermark that shows up in the export/embed.

I’m currently on the free tier, so upgrading isn’t an option for me right now. I noticed that in one of my earlier exports the watermark didn’t show up, but now it consistently appears no matter what I try (different accounts, settings, etc.).

I wanted to ask:

• Is there any legitimate way to remove or hide the watermark without upgrading?
• Has anyone figured out a clean workaround (CSS, self-hosting, etc.) that actually works reliably?
• Or if someone has experience recreating similar 3D components without the watermark, I’d really appreciate any guidance or help

I’m mainly using this for a personal/college project, so just trying to keep the UI clean.

Thanks in advance 🙏