We build the websites
that Los Angeles small businesses
get found by.
Custom-coded sites that load in under a second. Local SEO that puts you in the Google map pack. Marketing measured in phone calls, not impressions. No templates, no lock-in, no jargon.
- Sub-1s
- Target page load
- 204+
- Cities served
- 100%
- You own it
aax://audit — sample output
LIVECore Web Vitals — target build
Local rank tracking
90 days- "web design burbank"#34#2
- "seo agency near me"#51#4
- "marketing los angeles"#68#7
Illustrative dashboard — your real numbers come from your own audit.
Three services. One outcome — more customers walking through your door.
Most agencies sell you one piece and leave the rest broken. A fast site with no SEO gets no traffic. Great SEO pointed at a slow site wastes every click. We do all three so they actually work together.
The stuff other agencies hope you never ask.
We are a small studio, which means we compete on craft and straight answers instead of a sales floor. Here is exactly how we differ from the $99-a-month website mill.
Local, not offshore
We are in Burbank. We answer the phone, we know the difference between Sherman Oaks and San Pedro, and we can meet you at your shop.
Custom code, no page builders
Every site is written in Next.js and React. That is why ours load in under a second while template sites crawl.
You own your assets
Domain, hosting, code and analytics stay in your name. No lock-in, no ransom, no mystery logins.
Numbers, not vibes
Rankings, calls, form fills, cost per lead. Reported monthly in plain English, including the months that go sideways.
- How the site is builtDrag-and-drop page builder loaded with pluginsCustom Next.js + React, statically rendered
- Typical load time4–8 seconds on mobileUnder 1 second, benchmarked before and after
- Who owns the domainRegistered to the agencyRegistered to you, always
- What the report saysImpressions, reach, engagementRankings, calls, form fills, cost per lead
- Who you talk toA ticket queue, sometimes offshoreThe person who built your site, in Burbank
- LeavingSite goes dark, you start overFull handoff — code, hosting, analytics
Small businesses across every corner of Los Angeles.
A plumber and a law firm do not need the same website. We start from what your customer is actually trying to do when they land on the page — then build backwards from that.
Home services & trades
Rank for emergency searches, get the call in one tap.
Medical & dental
Book appointments online, look credible before the first visit.
Restaurants & cafés
Menu that loads instantly, reservations and orders that work.
Law firms
Practice-area pages that win expensive, high-intent keywords.
Med spas & beauty
Show the work, take the booking, fill the calendar.
Auto shops & dealers
Local map pack placement plus a quote request that converts.
Real estate
Listings, neighborhood pages and lead capture in one place.
Gyms & studios
Class schedules, trials and memberships without the friction.
Creative & production
A portfolio that loads fast and does not embarrass the reel.
Retail & e-commerce
Storefront that ranks locally and sells nationally.
Construction & contracting
Project galleries and estimate requests that close jobs.
Salons & barbers
Instagram-to-booking pipeline that actually gets used.
Not on the list? We have built for stranger things. Ask.
Five steps. No surprises, no mystery invoices.
You get a written plan with a fixed price before anyone starts building. If we hit a fork in the road, we call you — we do not quietly bill for it.
- 0130 minutes, free
Discovery call
We ask what you sell, who buys it, what a customer is worth to you, and what has failed before. No pitch deck. If we are not the right fit we will say so on the call.
- 02Week 1
Audit & plan
We tear down your current site, Google Business Profile and competitors, then hand you a written plan with scope, timeline and a fixed price. You own that document whether or not you hire us.
- 03Weeks 2–4
Design & build
You see real work in the browser, not mockups in a PDF. We review together at set checkpoints so nothing gets built for three weeks in the wrong direction.
- 04Launch week
Launch
Redirects mapped, analytics verified, schema validated, forms tested end to end, speed benchmarked. We do not launch on a Friday afternoon.
- 05Ongoing
Rank & grow
SEO, content and ads compound from here. You get a monthly report with rankings, leads and cost per lead — and a human on the phone who can explain it.
We serve 204 cities and neighborhoods across Greater Los Angeles.
From Burbank we cover the whole basin — the Valley, the Westside, the South Bay, the San Gabriel Valley, Orange County and out to the Inland Empire. Every market below has its own page, because ranking in Glendale and ranking in Long Beach are not the same job.
San Fernando Valley
31Westside
16South Bay
14Gateway Cities
24San Gabriel Valley
35Conejo Valley
10Santa Clarita Valley
9North Orange County
13Central Orange County
11South Orange County
8Inland Empire
11Questions we get asked every week.
If yours is not here, call us. We answer the phone.
We are based in Burbank and work with small businesses anywhere within about 50 miles of Los Angeles — 204 cities and neighborhoods in total. That covers the San Fernando Valley, Central LA, the Westside, the South Bay, the Harbor Area, the Gateway Cities, the San Gabriel Valley, the Conejo and Santa Clarita valleys, Orange County and the western Inland Empire.
It depends on scope, and we will not pretend otherwise. A focused small-business site is a different project from a multi-location e-commerce build. What we do promise is a fixed written quote before any work starts — no hourly surprises, no change-order games. Book the free audit and you will have a number within a couple of days.
Constantly. Most of our work is rescuing sites that are slow, invisible on Google, or locked inside a platform the owner cannot edit. We audit what you have first and tell you honestly whether it is worth fixing or rebuilding.
We are in Burbank, California. You can call 818-405-2503 and talk to the person who builds the sites. We can meet you at your shop if you are anywhere in the LA basin.
No. Website builds are fixed-scope projects. SEO and marketing retainers run month to month after a 90-day ramp — which is simply the shortest honest window to tell whether the work is producing leads.
Google measures real-world loading, responsiveness and visual stability — Core Web Vitals. Sites built on heavy page-builder templates routinely take four to eight seconds on mobile, and roughly half of visitors leave before that finishes. We write custom code and statically render pages, which is why ours land under a second.
Ready to stop losing customers to a slow website?
Tell us your city and what you do. We will run a free audit on your site, your Google Business Profile and your top three local competitors — and send you the findings whether or not you hire us.
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