style guide, n.

housestyle

/ˈhaʊsˌstaɪl/ · noun

So you always sound like yourselves.

The way an organization writes, so it always sounds like itself—no matter who's holding the pen. Housestyle Co. builds and maintains custom writing style guides for growing organizations—with a specialty in nonprofits and sport organizations.

Sample redline—before your guide exists
Non-Profitnonprofit
e-mail usemail us
Team Membersour team

The guide, in three parts

Numbered the way a real style manual is—each section builds on the last.

§1

Foundations

A content audit, stakeholder interviews, and a first-version guide covering voice, tone, terminology, and formatting—built around how your organization actually communicates.

§2

Overhaul

For organizations with an outdated or inconsistent guide already in place. A gap analysis against current content, then a revised and expanded edition.

§3

Maintenance

Quarterly reviews to keep the guide current as your programs and channels evolve, plus a standing line for ad hoc style questions.

How it works

One engagement, four steps, no guesswork.

01

Discovery

A call to understand your audience, channels, and pain points.

02

Audit

Review of your website, newsletters, social, and key documents.

03

Draft

A working guide delivered for feedback and revision.

04

Rollout

Final delivery, plus an optional team training session.

10+ yrs

in PR and communications, across sport and nonprofit organizations.

4 yrs

developing and maintaining in-house style guides specifically—not a generalist add-on.

Let's put it in writing.

Tell me a bit about your organization and what you're working with today.