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Web design and development for the Valley.

WebDevCity offers web design, web development, content management systems, e-commerce, SEO and website maintenance to small businesses and nonprofits in Turlock, Modesto, Merced, Stockton and the rest of California's Central Valley.

Six services, one studio

You can hire us for one piece or for the whole job. Either way you deal with the same people, from the first call to the day the site goes live and after.

Web design & redesign

A web design project gives your business a site built around the people who visit it: what they came to find, and what you want them to do next. A redesign does the same for a site that has gotten old, slow or hard to use.

Redesigns are a big part of what we do in Turlock and across the Central Valley. The business has a site, it no longer fits, and nobody wants to throw out the parts that work. We look at what is on the old site, keep the pages and web addresses that earn their place, and replace the rest. Pages for Modesto, Merced and Stockton cover the towns we work in most.

What is included

  • Page layout and visual design, shown to you and signed off before we build
  • A site that works on phones, tablets and desktops
  • Your logo, colors and photos carried over, or help picking new ones
  • Contact forms and click-to-call phone links where your customers need them
  • Redirects from old web addresses when pages move

Who it is for

Small businesses with a site that looks dated, and new businesses that have never had one. Nonprofits that need clear pages for donors and volunteers.

Web development

Web development is custom-built functionality for the cases where a brochure site is not enough. We build the tools that run behind your pages, shaped around how your business already works.

Our development work includes quote engines that price a job from what the customer enters, MLS listing pages for real estate, auto listings for dealers, classified ads, discussion groups and content tools. If the tool you need is not on that list, describe the job and we will tell you plainly whether it is a good fit for a web app.

What is included

  • Quote engines and calculators
  • MLS listings and auto listings
  • Classified ads and discussion groups
  • Content tools your staff can run themselves
  • Forms that send results to the right person

Who it is for

Businesses that are doing by phone, spreadsheet or email something a web page could do for them, and organizations with a process no off-the-shelf plugin quite covers.

Content management systems

A content management system (CMS) is the dashboard behind your website. It lets you change text, photos, hours and pages yourself, with no code and no waiting on a developer.

We build a custom CMS, so the dashboard shows the parts of your site you actually change and nothing else. When you want to add a news post, swap a photo or fix a phone number, you log in, make the change and save it.

What is included

  • A dashboard built around your pages, not a generic admin panel
  • Editing for text, photos and page content
  • A walk-through so you or your staff know how to use it
  • Support by phone if something looks wrong
  • Updates handled by us if you would rather not touch it

Who it is for

Owners who change their site often: new hours, events, menus, listings or notices. Also nonprofits where several volunteers or staff share the editing.

E-commerce

An e-commerce website is an online store: product pages, a cart, payment and order handling. We build stores for local businesses that want to sell outside opening hours and beyond the county line.

A store has more moving parts than a regular site. Products need photos and descriptions, stock needs to stay accurate, and orders need to reach you in a form you can act on. We set it up with you and keep the buying steps short.

What is included

  • Product pages and a shopping cart
  • Online payments
  • Stock and order management
  • Shipping set-up that matches how you ship
  • Order notifications to your email

Who it is for

Shops, makers and distributors who sell something that can be shipped or picked up, and want orders coming in while the doors are closed.

Search engine optimization

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the work that helps people find your business when they search on Google. For a local business that mostly means being clear about what you do, where you do it, and who you do it for.

SEO starts with how the site is built, so we do it as we build. Pages get plain titles and descriptions, headings in the right order, and content that matches the words your customers use. We set realistic goals with you first. Nobody can promise a ranking, and we will not. See web design in Turlock for how we handle local search for a specific town.

What is included

  • Page titles, descriptions and headings written for your services and your towns
  • A site structure Google can read
  • Local details: your business name, phone, hours and service area, written the same everywhere
  • Sitemap and search-engine set-up at launch
  • A plan for fresh content over time

Who it is for

Local businesses that rely on being found: trades, shops, professional offices and anyone who serves customers in Turlock, Modesto, Merced, Stockton and nearby.

Website maintenance

Website maintenance is ongoing care for a live site: updates, fixes, backups and content changes. It keeps your website working and current after launch day.

Hours change, staff change and software gets old. A site nobody looks after slowly falls behind, and the first sign is usually a customer telling you the contact form does not work. Maintenance means someone is watching, and you have a number to call. Not sure whether you need a new site or just care for the one you have? Ask us and we will say which.

What is included

  • Software and security updates
  • Backups of the site
  • Fixes when something breaks
  • Content changes: text, photos, new pages
  • One person to call for the work, in Turlock

Who it is for

Owners who have a site but no time for it, and anyone who was left without support when a previous web builder moved on.

Service questions

Something else on your mind? Call 209-535-2200.

How much does a website cost?

It depends on how many pages you need and how much custom work is involved, so every project gets a free written quote before anything starts. Tell us what you have in mind and we will price it plainly.

Do I need a content management system?

Only if you want to make your own changes. If your site rarely changes, we can keep it simple and make the updates for you. If you edit it often, a CMS saves you a call every time.

Can you add a quote calculator or listings to my site?

Yes. Custom tools like quote engines, MLS listings, auto listings and classified ads are part of our web development work. Describe what you need and we will tell you how we would build it.

Will I lose my Google rankings if you redesign my site?

We plan a redesign to protect what already works. We keep web addresses that still make sense and redirect the ones that change, so Google can follow. No one can promise rankings, but we will not throw away pages that are doing their job.

Do you work with businesses outside Turlock?

Yes. We are based in Turlock and work with businesses and nonprofits across the Central Valley, including Modesto, Merced, Stockton, Manteca and Tracy, and with clients farther away by phone and email.

Tell us what you need

A free consultation and a written quote come before any work starts. Call or send a few lines about your project.

Get a free quote Call 209-535-2200