Web Design & Development Studio

We build websites
local businesses
deserve.

Hand-coded, performance-first digital experiences for restaurants, clinics, and independent businesses. We replace bloated templates with websites that actually earn their keep.

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48hrs First mockup delivery
99 Avg. PageSpeed score
More leads vs. templates
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Most small businesses are handed off-the-shelf themes and called it a day. We think that's a missed opportunity.

SiteForge is a boutique web design studio focused exclusively on independent local businesses. Every restaurant, dental practice, and real estate agency we work with gets a fully custom site — written by hand, optimised for Google, and measured by results like reservations, appointment bookings, and inbound calls.

We're not a marketplace. We don't resell templates. We build relationships with owners who want their site to be a real business asset — not just a digital brochure.

Hand-coded HTML & CSS No page builders SEO-first architecture Local search experts Mobile performance < 1s load time

Projects built for
real results

01 Restaurant

L'Asiatique Bistro

Full-stack redesign for a San Francisco fusion restaurant. Online reservations via Resy integration, a custom menu editor, and a local SEO overhaul that lifted organic foot traffic by 40% within 90 days.

+40% Weekend bookings
0.8s Load time
#1 Google Maps rank
02 Healthcare

BrightSmile Dental

New patient pipeline website for a growing dental clinic. Custom scheduling portal, patient testimonials system, insurance FAQ, and a blog architecture targeting high-value search keywords.

+65% New patients/mo
99 PageSpeed score
03 Real Estate

Apex Living Properties

Luxury property portal with MLS feed integration, interactive listing maps, mortgage estimator widget, and an agent CRM backend. Built to rank for high-value location keywords in a competitive market.

Inquiry rate
Top 3 Local search results

What we
deliver

Custom Web Design

Every site starts from a blank canvas. We design for your brand, your customers, and your business goals — not a template library.

  • Custom visual identity & typography
  • Mobile-first responsive layouts
  • Interactive UI components
  • Branded imagery direction

Front-End Engineering

Semantic, hand-written HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. No WordPress vulnerabilities, no plugin conflicts — just fast, secure, standards-compliant code.

  • Sub-1s load time performance
  • Core Web Vitals optimisation
  • Booking & calendar integrations
  • Stripe e-commerce checkout

Local SEO Architecture

We build every site with local search built in from line one. Schema markup, Google Business alignment, and keyword-targeted copywriting are standard.

  • Google Maps pack targeting
  • Structured data & schema markup
  • Location-specific keyword copy
  • Review generation strategy

Managed Hosting & Care

We keep your site live, fast, and up-to-date. CDN hosting, SSL management, monthly content updates, and priority support are all included.

  • 99.9% uptime SLA guarantee
  • SSL certificate & CDN delivery
  • Monthly content & copy edits
  • Priority email support

We specialize in the sectors where a well-built website has the clearest, most measurable impact on walk-ins, calls, and bookings.

01 Restaurants & Cafés Menus, reservations, event bookings, Google Food ordering
02 Dental & Medical Clinics New patient funnels, appointment scheduling, insurance FAQ
03 Real Estate Agents MLS integrations, listing portals, lead capture, CRM hooks
04 Salon & Wellness Studios Service menus, booking widgets, loyalty program integration
05 Legal & Professional Services Consultation funnels, attorney bios, case study content
06 Gyms & Fitness Studios Class timetables, membership signup, trainer profiles

From brief to
live in weeks

01

Discovery Call

A focused 30-minute conversation about your business, your goals, and who you're trying to reach. We ask the right questions before we write a single line of code.

Day 1
02

Design Mockup

Within 48 hours, you receive a full visual mockup of your homepage. We iterate until you love it — before development begins, so there are no surprises.

Days 2–5
03

Build & Integrate

We hand-code your site, integrate your booking system, payment tools, and any custom features. Every page is built for performance and search from the ground up.

Weeks 1–3
04

Review & Launch

You review the completed site on a staging link. We address all feedback, run final performance checks, and then go live — with zero downtime.

Week 4

"Moving away from WordPress to a handcrafted site cut our loading speeds to under a second. Weekend reservation rates rose by 40% because mobile navigation is now completely fluid."

Marcus Vance Owner, L'Asiatique Bistro · San Francisco, CA

"Flat-rate hosting and monthly content updates means I don't have to think about my website at all. I focus on selling homes — SiteForge handles everything else. Highly recommend."

Built different, by design.

We're not a marketplace that assigns random freelancers. We're a focused studio that takes on a handful of projects at a time — which means your business gets our full attention, not a ticket number.

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No templates, ever

Every site is built from scratch for your brand specifically.

Transparent process

You see every design decision before a single line of code is written.

Performance-first engineering

We target 99+ PageSpeed scores and sub-1s load times on every project.

Ongoing partnership

We stay on after launch. You get a real team, not a hand-off and goodbye.

Let's build something worth showing.

Tell us about your business. We'll come back within 24 hours with a project outline, timeline, and a no-commitment mockup concept.

Inquiry received.

We'll review your project and be in touch within 24 hours with a proposed approach and mockup concept.