Does your website work as hard for your company as you do?
Since the World Wide Web first came into public use in the mid-1990s, Lost Highway Media Grand Imagineer and Chief Technologist Brian Burns has been combining visual design and software engineering skills to deliver beautiful, handcrafted websites to clients in McKinney, across Texas, and throughout the U.S. From small, locally-owned businesses to large Fortune 500 companies, LHM has built a track record of excellence and client satisfaction. We proudly partner with our clients to deploy the three-point strategy that consistently produces website success in 2025:
1. Build It...
We design beautiful, handcrafted responsive websites that make our clients stand out from their competitors. We don't use cookie-cutter templates or "WYSIWYG" tools—We. Write. Code. Every website we build is custom-tailored to the client. Quite simply, we will not tie our reputation, nor our clients' expectations, to third-party technologies (such as WordPress) that have proven unreliable time and time again.
2. Launch It...
We provide robust enterprise-level hosting (99.99% uptime—highest on the planet) with ongoing content and technical updates so our clients can focus on running and growing their businesses without worrying whether their websites are up to date and running at peak performance.
3. Draw Traffic...
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is the process of improving a website's visibility and ranking on Google and other search engines to increase organic (unpaid) traffic. SEO helps users find your website when they search for the products or services you offer, making your business more relevant to search engines. We implement local, regional, and national SEO strategies that produce proven results and ongoing ROI.
To augment our web strategies, we deliver a full range of media services, including graphic design, photography, videography, audio production, and compelling copywriting. We stay abreast of the constantly changing landscapes of design and technology to keep our clients ahead of the curve.
We are creative. We are technical. We thrive at the convergence of art and tech, and we are genuinely excited about lifting our clients out of the white noise and into the vista. After all, shouldn't your website work as hard for your company as you do?
"I've been known to equate those who are the best and most dedicated in their field to racehorses. In that respect, I can tell you from experience that Brian Burns is nothing short of a thoroughbred."
Ross Rogers
Systems Development & Consulting - Waco, TX
"Brian does impeccable work; we love his style and how personable he is, going above and beyond to keep the client happy—he just makes it happen. Highly recommended; you won't be disappointed."
Devin Warner
Metro Mobile ElectronicsDalworthington Gardens, TX
We build websites that are...
BEAUTIFUL, & HANDCRAFTED We don't use templates—We. Write. Code.
Beware of McKinney website designers who proudly proclaim, "We are WordPress experts." Lost Highway Media websites are handcrafted and custom-tailored to the client. We listen, we learn, and we deliver websites that work as hard for our clients' businesses as they do. And we do it all at a fraction of the cost of our competitors. LEARN MORE
RESPONSIVE & COMPLIANT We follow the standards, you reap the benefits.
Google and other organizations set the technical standards to which modern websites must adhere to gain visibility and relevance. Our McKinney web design clients reap the benefits of those standards, along with proven best practices, to produce secure websites that load fast, work reliably, and look great on all device screens. LEARN MORE
FLEXIBLE & SCALABLE When business grows, shouldn't your website?
You shouldn't have to build a new website at every milestone of business growth. Many of our McKinney web design clients started out with static "calling card" websites that have grown into dynamic, data-driven powerhouses. We start every project on a solid, scalable foundation built to support growth. LEARN MORE
"Having Brian build our website was one of the best marketing decisions we’ve made. His creativity, experience, and professionalism made working with him a simple process with tremendous value."
Steve Shaffer
Tabor Internal Pipe CoatingMidland, TX
"Brian's product is visually appealing while exceptionally functional and easy to navigate. I've gotten nothing but rave reviews on the site. I set high standards, and Brian's customer service is phenomenal."
Michael Hurshman
ArtBeat GalleryGrand Junction, CO
Lost Highway Media: McKinney Web Design, SEO, and More
McKinney bloomed in 1848 as a genteel cotton town named for Collin McKinney, a firecracker signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and for 150 years it dozed contentedly around a pristine courthouse square where Victorian homes whispered secrets beneath live oak canopies. Then the 21st century hit like a tornado of opportunity, and McKinney exploded into one of America's fastest-growing cities, a place where restored brick storefronts now house artisan coffee roasters and wine bars while silicon prairies sprout corporate campuses faster than wildflowers after a thunderstorm. The historic downtown square remains McKinney's beating heart while its economy rides the rocket of Dallas-Fort Worth expansion, all under skies so blue they make you believe anything's possible. At Lost Highway Media, we are excited about every opportunity to contribute to that expansion.
Our aim is to deliver the highest quality web design in McKinney, across Texas, and throughout the United States, and our clients will tell you we hit the mark. We've designed and developed for the web since it first came to prominence in the mid-1990s. We've been through all of the technological advancements and design trends; we've seen what works and what doesn't. Coming from strong visual design and software engineering backgrounds, we are uniquely positioned to deliver beautiful, modern, responsive, standards-compliant web solutions at a fraction of the cost of our competitors.
We don't use cookie-cutter template-based platforms like WordPress. Our websites are built from scratch. We. Write. Code. And we launch websites that are visually compelling, user-friendly, standards-compliant, and scalable. Many of our McKinney web design clients have started out with static "calling card" websites that have grown into dynamic, data-driven powerhouses. We proudly add the websites we build to our own portfolio so potential clients can see the quality of our work.
We are creative. We are technical. We thrive at the convergence of art and tech, and we are genuinely excited about being your first choice for professional web design/development in McKinney, Texas.
"Still photography, by definition, fixes motion but can still capture a profound impression of movement. Brian’s work crafts this theme throughout our website. His work leaves others in the dust and is a breath of fresh air."
Tom Hines
Architect Tom HinesMobile, AL
"We knew we needed creativity, and Brian delivered on that. He spent a lot of time on details that I wasn't expecting, and they ended up making the difference. The result was a website that was even better than I expected, delivered on time and within budget."
Stephen Abrams
Abrams AssociatesWalnut Creek, CA
Professional Web Design for McKinney, TX and Beyond
At Lost Highway Media, we consider it a privilege to serve valued McKinney clients across a broad range of professions and industries. From small, locally-owned businesses to large Fortune 500 companies, LHM has built a track record of excellence and client satisfaction by delivering a level of quality that meets or exceeds that of national software firms, but a level of service and value expected only from a small, friendly neighborhood business. We are accessible, responsive, and easy to communicate and work with. We go the extra mile. There are no traffic jams there.
Lost Highway Media—What's in a Name?
Our name was chosen to convey a sense of clear vision, sweeping panoramic vistas along an open road that leads to great new heights and destinations. The name signifies our preference for an "off the beaten path" approach: We know how to write the code required to build professional websites, and that's what we bring to web design for McKinney. We believe our clients deserve durable solutions, custom-built for their brands and businesses, rather than the usual "Frankensteined" WordPress template websites everyone else builds—the ones that cause headaches from day one.
We partner with our clients to deploy the three-point strategy that consistently produces website success in 2025: (1) Build a beautiful, responsive website, (2) Launch it on a robust, enterprise-level platform with ongoing care to keep it up-to-date and running at peak performance, and (3) Deploy effective SEO strategies to land it, and keep it, at the top of organic search engine results for maximum visibility and traffic.
Nothing speaks louder than the words of satisfied clients, so we encourage you to browse our work, read our client testimonials, and let us know what we can do to earn your business and become your first choice for beautiful, responsive web design in McKinney, Texas.