Websites that load fast and read like a human wrote them.
Custom builds, headless CMS, and design systems that scale — no templates, no compromises.
Most small-business websites fail in one of three ways. They take eight seconds to load. The copy reads like a press release. The contact form goes to an inbox nobody checks. Orange County Design fixes all three.
Fifteen-plus years of in-house operations, ad-agency creative, and independent builds — three hundred-plus domains through the workflow — landed on a simple pattern: start with the copy, design around the words, build for the people who’ll actually maintain it. Lighthouse 90+ on mobile or it doesn’t ship.
What’s included
- Discovery call and sitemap — one call, not eight. No 40-slide deck.
- Copy written or rewritten in the brand’s actual voice. Direct. Specific. Not stock.
- Mobile-first design, reviewed on real phones — not just a desktop emulator.
- Built on the platform that fits the team — WordPress, Webflow, Astro, or Next.js. Chosen for the project and the people running it, not for OC Design’s preferred toolkit.
- Lighthouse 90+ on mobile or it doesn’t ship. Performance is part of the deliverable, not a bonus.
- One round of revisions included. Further rounds billed at the published hourly rate.
- Form-to-CRM wiring — HubSpot, Mailchimp, ConvertKit, custom Helios relay. Whichever fits.
- 30 days of post-launch fixes included free. Bugs found during the first month are on Orange County Design.
LocalBusinessJSON-LD wired in so Google understands the listing on day one.
Pricing tiers
Two tiers: Template-based (customized, not custom-developed) and Custom-developed. The price gap between them is deliberate — they’re different categories of work, not different sizes of the same work.
| Tier | Pages | Starts at | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template Website | 1–3 | $2,500 | ~2 weeks |
| Custom Website | 5–7 | Starting at $9,000 | 3–4 weeks |
| Custom Website (extended) | 8+ | Starting at $15,000 | 4–8 weeks |
Care plans
Every site ships with the option to roll into a care plan. The site doesn’t break — and when it does, it gets fixed the same day. Backups run nightly. Security patches weekly. Copy and image swaps land whenever the menu changes.
Care plans start at $99/mo (Essential), with Plus ($349/mo) and Pro ($849/mo) tiers for businesses that need monthly content updates, more edit hours, or priority response.
A note on engagement type
Website work is fixed-fee. For advisory sessions, audits, and time-boxed consulting, the rate is $225/hr.