Websites
that work
for you
Riverside Digital Studio designs and builds fast, accessible, search-ready websites for small businesses across Northern California. Riva, our assistant, can run a free live site check while you look around.
What can we help you with?
Pick a starting point - or just ask Riva. Every project can combine as many as you need.
Websites & Apps
Look credible, load fast, and work on every phone.
- Web Design & Development
- Bilingual Websites
- Web & Mobile Apps
Get Found
Show up where your customers are already looking - including inside AI answers.
- SEO & Local SEO
- AI Discovery (GEO)
- Reviews & Local Listings
- Content & Copywriting
Book & Automate
Catch the lead the moment it lands, then follow up without lifting a finger.
- Online Booking & Scheduling
- CRM & Automation
- Lead Forms & AI Chat
Branding & Design
An identity that looks like it belongs to a real company.
- Logos & Branding
- Style guides & collateral
Sell Online
Take orders around the clock, without babysitting the checkout.
- E-Commerce Stores
- Inventory & subscriptions
Care & Support
Stay fast, secure and current long after launch day.
- Care Plans & Maintenance
- Updates, backups & security
- Analytics & Reporting
Simple, packaged pricing.
No hidden fees - pick the tier that matches where your business is today. Every project starts with a free audit and a fixed quote before any work begins.
Starter Site
- Web & Mobile Apps
- Up to 5 pages
- Basic on-page SEO
- Contact / lead form
Growth Site
- Everything in Starter
- Local SEO landing pages
- AI discovery (GEO) setup
- E-commerce setup (optional)
- Online booking setup (optional)
- CRM & automation setup (optional)
- Bilingual toggle (optional)
- 3 months of care included
Brand & Reputation
- Logos & branding
- Style guide & collateral
- Reviews & local listings setup
- Inventory & subscription billing
- Add to any tier, or buy on its own
Full-Service Care Plan
- Ongoing updates & security
- Monthly SEO, GEO & content support
- Priority turnaround
- Quarterly performance report
- Month-to-month, cancel anytime
How it works
Chat With Riva
Run a free live site check, then talk goals, timeline, and budget.
Design & Build
You review drafts at every milestone - no surprises.
Launch & Grow
We stay on for care, SEO, and updates after launch.
Work built for real businesses.
A sample of recent projects - from local service contractors to independent ed-tech and campus tools.
Leon's Roofing & Repairs
Bilingual (EN/ES) roofing contractor site with a free-estimate lead form and click-to-call mobile bar.
LoomLearn
One free account unlocking seven learning games - History, Geography, Economics, Science, Math, English & Philosophy Threads.
PathwayCSU
A degree-planning engine helping CSU students map the fastest path to graduation.
FoodAps
Food ordering / discovery web app, currently in development.
Who you are actually hiring.
Riverside Digital Studio is a small web studio in Auburn, California, working with local service and product businesses across Northern California - Tahoe to Fairfield, Stockton to Chico. Small enough that the person who quotes your project is the person who builds it. No account manager in the middle, no ticket queue.
A fixed number, up front
Every project starts with a free audit and a written scope. You approve the price before any work begins, and it does not move unless you ask for something new.
You own everything
The domain, the hosting account, the files. If you ever want to move the site elsewhere or hire someone else, nothing is locked up and nothing is held hostage.
Close enough to meet
We work with businesses we can drive to. Call the number at the bottom of this page and you reach the person who built your site.
Three businesses show up on the map. Make sure one of them is you.
Someone a few miles away pulls out their phone and types what you do. Google shows a small map with three businesses, their star ratings and a call button - and most people pick one of those three without ever scrolling further. Being in that group is not luck. It comes down to how your Google listing is set up, how recent your reviews are, and whether your website makes it obvious which towns you actually serve. We handle all three, from Tahoe to Fairfield, Stockton to Chico.
- Your Google listing, done rightThe map result people actually tap - correct categories, hours, service area and real photos, plus fresh reviews arriving steadily because we build the ask into your job handoff.
- Backed up everywhere elseA page for each town you serve, and your name, address and phone matching on every directory Google checks. When those disagree, you quietly drop down the results.
Your next customer may never see a search results page.
More people now ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot or Google's AI Overviews for a recommendation instead of scrolling ten blue links. Those answers name a handful of businesses - and if yours is not one of them, you are invisible to that customer. We structure your site, content and listings so AI assistants can read you, trust you, and cite you by name.
- Written to get quotedYour pages answer real questions in the shape AI repeats back, with your name, work, towns, hours and prices labeled so machines cannot misread them - plus the listings they check.
- You see who gets namedWe track which assistants mention you, and which are still naming your competitors instead.
Stop losing jobs to whoever answered first.
If your crew drives to the job, one badly placed appointment can wreck the day. We set up booking that checks drive time before it ever offers a time slot - so customers only see appointments that keep your route tight, and they book in seconds instead of four days of phone tag.
- They book themselves, on your routeOne link for your site, texts and social. It only offers times that fit your route, service area and the work you take - wrong-fit jobs never reach your calendar.
- It all lands in one placeEvery booking, lead and follow-up lands in one place. We set up a system that handles it all. Already have tools you like? We connect those for you.
Free download: The 10-Point Website Health Checklist
The exact checklist we use before every project kickoff - or just ask Riva for the same answers, faster.
One email with the PDF attached. No list, no follow-up sequence, and you can download it directly if you would rather not hand over an address.