Compass Point Creative

Where Story Meets Strategy

Story-led branding, website design, and strategic support for authors and creatives.

Build a brand and online presence that feel clear, cohesive, and genuinely your own. Compass Point Creative helps authors and creatives find their direction through thoughtful brand strategy, custom website design, and sustainable marketing support.

Built for Authors, Creatives, and Story-led Brands

Whether you are starting from scratch, refining what already exists, or preparing for your next chapter, Compass Point Creative offers thoughtful support to help you move forward with more clarity and confidence.

Authors

For self-published, indie, and traditionally published authors building a stronger brand, author website, and reader-facing presence.

Creatives

For writers, illustrators, and creative professionals who want a digital presence that feels more polished and intentional.

Small Businesses

For select small businesses and personal brands built on personality, connection, and meaningful storytelling.

You Don’t Need More Pressure. You Need a Clearer Path.

Building a visible online presence as an author or creative can feel overwhelming — especially when your work is deeply personal and your time is already stretched thin.

You are expected to market yourself, show up consistently, and translate creative work into a professional brand, often without enough guidance or support. It is easy to feel scattered, stuck, or unsure which direction will actually move things forward.

You might be here because:

  • your brand feels inconsistent or underdeveloped
  • your website no longer reflects your work
  • your online presence feels pieced together
  • you are unsure where to focus your energy
  • you want thoughtful support without burnout

Compass Point Creative helps authors and creatives build a stronger foundation first, so visibility can grow with more purpose, direction, and ease.

Author marketing strategist working on a laptop, creating digital marketing and branding content for authors and creatives.

Thoughtful Support for Every Stage of Your Journey

Compass Point Creative brings together strategy, design, and storytelling to help authors and creatives build brands and digital presences that feel aligned, polished, and built to last.

Brand Strategy & Messaging

Clarify your voice, positioning, audience, and direction so your brand feels grounded before you try to grow it.

Strategic Visibility Support

Develop a more intentional path for launches, audience growth, and online presence that relies less on constant content churn.

Website Design for Authors & Creatives

Create a polished digital home that reflects your work, builds credibility, and gives readers or clients a clear place to land.

Bespoke Creative Support

Get focused help with refinement, updates, brand expansion, and strategic next steps as your work evolves.

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Guided, Not Generic

Every project begins with your story, your goals, and the kind of presence you actually want to build. Compass Point Creative is rooted in collaboration, clarity, and strategy that fits your creative life.

Story First

Your brand and marketing should support the story, not overpower it.

Clarity Before Visibility

Most clients do not need more platforms or more pressure. They need a stronger foundation and a clearer direction first.

Collaborative Process

You stay part of the process from start to finish, because the best work is built with you, not handed to you from a distance.

Sustainable Growth

The goal is not to chase every trend but to build a presence that fits your work, your capacity, and the path you want to follow.

Choose the Starting Point That Fits Your Season

There is no single right way to begin. Some clients need brand clarity. Some need a stronger website. Some already have the pieces and need a strategy for what comes next.

These are the most common ways clients begin their journey with Compass Point Creative.

Storyline Foundations

For authors and creatives who need brand clarity, messaging, and marketing direction before anything else.

Work in Progress

For clients ready to build a polished, professional online presence through brand refinement and website design.

Novel Narrative

For clients looking for a more immersive, elevated brand and website experience rooted in storytelling and strategy.

Epic Experience

For clients who already have the core pieces in place and need a clear roadmap for launch, visibility, or growth.

Choose Your Own Adventure

For flexible, ongoing creative and strategic support tailored to your goals, timeline, and next steps.

Trusted By Authors and Creative Clients

Compass Point Creative supports authors and creative businesses with strategy, design, and digital direction that feel personal, collaborative, and grounded in long-term growth.

Testimonials

“Whether a debut author is still figuring out their brand or an established author looking to keep up with the ever-changing social media and online community, Compass Point Creative is an absolutely vital tool in any author’s arsenal. Writing and storytelling are very personal; each story, author and reader are different. CPC helps authors hone in on connecting with their readers and enhancing their brand to make it accessible and desirable to the greater community.”
— Bronwyn E.

“I’m no stranger to using social media, but I had never used it to promote myself or my writing. As a new author, I found the internet difficult to navigate and quickly abandoned the idea. Then I met Riley, and she allayed my fears and doubts. Her input was not only strategic, she put plans in place to ensure I continued to be inspired and grow.”
— Karlie P.

“Compass Point Creative’s client-centred approach makes it an enticing offer for authors looking to establish or grow their personal brand, not just market their books. By collaborating with clients to create a bespoke marketing strategy, authors can transform their digital presence while also developing skills that will support sustainable self-promotion in future.”
— Stephanie S.

Hi, I’m Riley

Riley Klabunde Marketing Strategist

I’m a marketer, writer, and the founder of Compass Point Creative — a story-led studio created to help authors and creatives bridge the gap between meaningful work and the online presence needed to support it.

As both a lifelong reader and a brand strategist, I understand how personal creative work can be and how overwhelming visibility can feel when you are expected to build a brand around it. That perspective shapes every project, from brand strategy and messaging to website design and next-step planning.

Compass Point Creative was built to offer a clearer way forward: one rooted in collaboration, thoughtful guidance, and the belief that your online presence should feel like an extension of your story, not a performance of it.

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You Don’t Need to Have it All Figured Out Before You Begin.

Whether you need a clearer brand, a stronger website, or a more strategic next step, Compass Point Creative can help you find your direction and build something more cohesive, intentional, and true to your work.