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An independent studio in Turlock.

Websites, brand work and practical tools for independent businesses.

A little of the craft

A little character.
A whole new presence.

Good at his craft. Busy chasing the next job. See him go from no website to a place that does his work justice—then try a palette or a smaller screen.

Wide layout · Lagoon

See how the pieces come together
After: a colorful chameleon works on his garden business at a laptop, inside a polished website with garden photography, a clear message and a project invitation. Say hello to see him respond.
A fictional little business story for Side Note’s chameleon.

What Side Note builds

Designed to look the part.
Built to do its job.

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  • Websites

    New sites and redesigns, designed around the business and easy to read on a phone.

    See Websites
  • Brand and content

    A logo, colors and type, the words for your pages, and designs prepared for print.

    See Brand & Content
  • Practical setups

    Follow-up for missed calls and estimates, custom inquiry forms, and online booking.

    See Practical Setups
  • Website Care

    Optional upkeep for a website: hosting and updates, with small content edits in Care Full.

    Compare the Care plans

What the studio pays attention to

  • What a customer needs to know before they call.

    A site should answer the first questions, so the call can be about the job.

  • Whether the important thing is easy to find.

    The hours, the place, the way to ask: where an eye or a thumb lands first.

  • Whether it works on a phone.

    It is looked at there, not only on a desktop.

  • Whether it looks like the business.

    The look comes from the business and its customers, not from a template.

  • Whether everything matches.

    The website, the sign and the printed pieces should look like one business.

  • Whether it can stay current.

    Out-of-date details cost trust. Keeping them right should be simple.

How the studio works

It starts with a conversation about the business.You get a written quote before any work begins.Then the work, a review, and everything handed over, ready to use.For a website, Care afterward, where it fits.

See the full process

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