Web design in Turlock, from a studio that lives here.
WebDevCity is a web design studio in Turlock, California. We design, build and maintain websites for Turlock small businesses and nonprofits, and we have done it from here for over 25 years. If you want to sit across a table from the person building your site, this is the easy town for it.
Photo (cropped): Alicezeppelin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Why we start with Turlock
Turlock is home base. The studio is here, the phone rings here, and when a Turlock owner wants to go through a page layout on paper, nobody has to plan a trip.
The city's Doing Business in Turlock pages say the city is focused on growing the local economy by supporting existing businesses, and that it wants to position Turlock as a premier destination for industrial and retail growth. For a website, that points at two owners: the established shop or trade whose site has fallen behind, and the newer business that needs strangers to find it.
California State University, Stanislaus has its main campus in Turlock, and has since 1965. Students, staff and visiting families look businesses up on their phones before they walk in, so anything near campus gets judged on a small screen first.
Downtown has its own organization too: the Turlock Downtown Property Owners Association, set up in 1998 together with the City. If your shop sits in that district, your website and the downtown's own promotion should say the same things about you.
What a Turlock website has to do
Four situations we see over and over when a Turlock owner calls, and what we build for each.
The shop people drive to
If customers come to you, the first screen needs where you are, today's hours, a phone number you can tap and a map link. We build those first because they decide whether someone comes through the door.
The trade or industrial company
The city says it wants industrial growth. A company that sells to other businesses needs a site that reads like a spec sheet: what you make or do, what you handle, and a plain way to ask for a quote.
The nonprofit or club
A calendar that someone other than a web developer can update, a clear way to volunteer or give, and a front page that explains in two sentences what the group does for Turlock.
The business near campus
Anything aimed at the university crowd gets opened on a phone. We check every page at phone size before we look at it on a desktop, and we keep the menu, the hours and the call button within one thumb.
Turlock local-SEO checklist
Do these in order. None of them needs a big budget, and you can start on the first two today without us.
- Claim your Google Business Profile for Turlock
Set Turlock as your address or service area, name the nearby towns you really serve, and pick the most specific category on offer. Use your name exactly as it appears on your sign.
- Make the details match everywhere
Business name, phone and hours should read the same on your website, your Google profile and any directory. A mismatch makes you look like two businesses.
- Ask the Turlock Chamber of Commerce what membership includes
A listing on a local organization's website sends real visitors and gives search engines one more sign that you belong here. Ask what a listing looks like before you pay for one.
- Look at the downtown association if you are in the district
Find out how downtown businesses are promoted and whether your shop is listed correctly. Fix the hours there too.
- Give each service its own page
A paragraph on your home page about wedding flowers or brake repair is not enough. One page per service, with Turlock named naturally in the headline and the first paragraph, gives Google something to match.
- Plan around the school calendar
Move-in week, graduation and the holidays change when people search and what they want. Update your hours and offers on the site and the Google profile before those weeks, not during them.
Working with us in Turlock
You will not wait for a call back from someone in another time zone, because we are about as local as a web studio gets.
- Meeting
- In person in Turlock, at a time that fits your day, or by phone if that is easier.
- Phone
- 209-535-2200, Monday to Saturday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. Sunday closed.
- The quote
- Free, written and clear about what is included before any work starts.
- After launch
- We stay on for updates, fixes and backups if you want us to, so you have one number to call when something needs changing.
Own a business in Modesto, Merced or Stockton instead? Those have their own pages. We drive out from here.
Turlock resources worth knowing
Places a Turlock business owner can go for advice, a listing or a license. These are useful on their own, whether or not you ever hire us.
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Turlock Chamber of Commerce
The local business chamber. Its site says it works with Valley Sierra SBDC.
turlockchamber.com (opens in a new tab) -
Turlock Downtown Property Owners Association
The downtown property improvement district, formed in 1998 with the City.
turlockdowntown.com (opens in a new tab) -
Doing Business in Turlock
The city's business page, including a no-cost Business Assistance Drop-In Program.
Open the city business page (opens in a new tab) -
Turlock business licenses
How the city handles business licenses for a new or moving business.
Open the license page (opens in a new tab) -
Valley Sierra SBDC
Small business advising for Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties.
valleysierrasbdc.com (opens in a new tab) -
California State University, Stanislaus
The main campus is in Turlock, with a second campus in Stockton.
csustan.edu/about (opens in a new tab)
WebDevCity is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of these organizations. We list them because they help local owners.
Sites we built
We built the websites for Automotive Collision Repair, PLT Limos and Repair and Maintenance Co. All three are live, and all three still carry our name in the footer. Open them on your phone and judge for yourself. The full list, with screenshots, is on the our work page, and what we offer is on the services page.
Turlock questions, answered
Something else on your mind? Call 209-535-2200.
Can I meet with you in person in Turlock?
Yes. Turlock is where we are based, so meeting in person is the normal way to start. We can also begin by phone at 209-535-2200 if you would rather talk first.
I run a small shop near campus. What should my website do first?
Show your hours, location and phone number on the first screen, and make sure it works well on a phone. Students and visitors usually look you up on their phone, often on the way over.
Do I need a downtown listing and a Google profile?
They do different jobs. The Google profile is how most people find your hours and directions. A listing with a local organization is one more place that points to your website. Start with the profile, then add the rest.
Can you take over a website someone else built for my Turlock business?
Usually, yes. We look at what is there, keep the content and web address that are working, and fix or replace the rest. We will tell you honestly if a fresh start makes more sense.
Do you only do websites for Turlock?
No. Turlock is home, but we also work with businesses in Modesto, Merced and Stockton and further along Highway 99.
Ready to talk about your Turlock website?
Call or send a note. We will set up a time to meet in Turlock and give you a free, written quote.
Get a free quote
- 209-535-2200
- info@webdevcity.com
- Mon–Sat 8:00am–5:00pm · Sunday closed