# Coast Creative

> Coast Creative is a Los Angeles web design studio building custom WordPress, Shopify, and AI-built websites for businesses across the country. 20+ years in business, 1,000+ websites launched, 5.0-star client reviews.

Coast Creative (https://coastcreative.studio) is a founder-led web design studio in Los Angeles, CA. 20+ years in business, 1000+ custom websites launched, 5.0-star average client rating. Contact: hello@coastcreative.studio · 310.800.2748. Standard terms: 50% deposit to start, balance at launch. Every project is quoted flat before work begins; typical business site takes 4–8 weeks.

## Services

- [AI Website Design](https://coastcreative.studio/services/ai-website-design): AI-assisted design and development that shortens build time by up to 40% while keeping every site fully custom.
- [WordPress Website Design](https://coastcreative.studio/services/wordpress-website-design): Fully custom WordPress websites, designed and built from scratch around your business goals.
- [Shopify Website Design](https://coastcreative.studio/services/shopify-website-design): Custom Shopify stores designed to turn browsers into buyers, from product pages to checkout.
- [Brand & Identity Design](https://coastcreative.studio/services/branding): Logo design, brand systems, and visual identity that give your business a face people remember.
- [Online Reputation Management](https://coastcreative.studio/services/reputation-management): Review strategy, search cleanup, and reputation monitoring that make your first impression online your best one.
- [Social Media Ad Design](https://coastcreative.studio/services/social-media-ads): Ad creative for Meta, Instagram, and beyond — designed to stop the scroll and drive clicks that convert.

## Industries We Serve

- [Business & Professional Services](https://coastcreative.studio/web-design-for/professional-services): Custom websites for agencies, security firms, consultancies, and B2B service companies — positioning, proof, and a design that signals you're the sharpest, safest choice in the room.
- [Real Estate](https://coastcreative.studio/web-design-for/real-estate): Custom websites for agents, teams, and brokerages — property search, IDX, lead capture, and design that makes sellers want to sign with you.
- [Home & Local Services](https://coastcreative.studio/web-design-for/home-services): Custom websites for water treatment, home organization, detailing, and local service businesses — one clear offer, one clear next step, built to book jobs.
- [Contractors & Trades](https://coastcreative.studio/web-design-for/contractors): Custom websites for plumbing, paving, concrete, and trade companies — service architecture, estimate flows, and design that outclasses every competitor in your market.
- [Hospitality & Travel](https://coastcreative.studio/web-design-for/hospitality-travel): Custom websites for RV parks, rentals, venues, and destination businesses — atmosphere-first design with booking paths that convert lookers into guests.
- [Media & Entertainment](https://coastcreative.studio/web-design-for/media-entertainment): Custom websites for media personalities, shows, podcasts, and festivals — cinematic design, episode and event hubs, and the credibility check your industry runs on.
- [Art & Design Studios](https://coastcreative.studio/web-design-for/art-and-design-studios): Custom portfolio websites for artists, photographers, and design studios — quiet frames, immersive galleries, and the restraint that lets the work earn the commission.

## Apps We've Built

- [App Development](https://coastcreative.studio/app-development): Native iOS and macOS app design and development.
- [TREKR](https://coastcreative.studio/apps/trekr): iOS — A native iOS app that replaces the group chat and the spreadsheet for friends traveling together — live map, shared plans, and expense splitting in one place.
- [MOTHER](https://coastcreative.studio/apps/mother): macOS — A terminal built around Claude Code instead of merely running it — launching sessions, resuming them, and telling you when they need you.
- [FATHER](https://coastcreative.studio/apps/father): macOS — A mission-control dashboard for teams shipping on Vercel — connect your account and the deploys, uptime, and speed metrics fill in live, so you know a site's down before your clients do.
- [BISHOP](https://coastcreative.studio/apps/bishop): macOS — A fast, keyboard-friendly Finder replacement — up to four panes, saved workspaces, fourteen themes. With MOTHER installed, it becomes a file manager with an AI in it.
- [ASH](https://coastcreative.studio/apps/ash): macOS — A small menu-bar panel that keeps the whole suite in step — one APPLY restyles every app at once. The master switch, not a cage.
- [THE FULL SUITE](https://coastcreative.studio/apps/suite): macOS — All four Mac apps — BISHOP, MOTHER, FATHER, and ASH — in one bundle. Use one or all four; they're excellent alone and something else entirely together.

## Case Studies

- [Infinite Concierge](https://coastcreative.studio/work/infinite-concierge): Luxury Hospitality, Los Angeles, CA — Private villa access and bespoke concierge services for LA's luxury market — discretion, rendered in pixels.
- [Dave Thomas](https://coastcreative.studio/work/dave-thomas): Entertainment & Personal Brand, Los Angeles, CA — A personal brand site for the SCTV legend and Bob & Doug McKenzie co-creator — six decades of comedy, organized like a filmography.
- [Liu Creative](https://coastcreative.studio/work/liu-creative): Branding & Video Production, Grand Junction, CO — "Growth looks better in cinematic." A branding and film studio's own site — as cinematic and story-driven as the work they make.
- [TZ Scandal](https://coastcreative.studio/work/tz-scandal): Media & Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA — A cinematic personal media brand for veteran broadcaster Tom Zenner and his fast-growing Scandal channel.
- [Somewhere Up in Space](https://coastcreative.studio/work/somewhere-up-in-space): Photography & Fine Art, Woodside, CA — "Capturing the universe, one frame at a time." A cinematic portfolio for an astrophotographer — the kind of dark, quiet site that lets the night sky do the talking.
- [Meyer Group](https://coastcreative.studio/work/meyer-group): Real Estate, Scottsdale, AZ — Arizona's trusted real estate experts — a luxury-dark design for a top-five-percent Scottsdale team.
- [Hamilton International Film Festival](https://coastcreative.studio/work/the-hiff): Film & Events, Hamilton, NY — The digital marquee for an award-winning film festival — 18 years running, ranked a Top 100 festival worldwide.
- [Kajor Group](https://coastcreative.studio/work/kajor-group): Executive Protection & Security, Nashville, TN — "Protection without compromise." A global executive-protection firm trusted to protect government bodies and principals — presented with the discretion the work demands.
- [San Juan Solutions](https://coastcreative.studio/work/san-juan-solutions): Home Organization, Colorado — Colorado's partner for elevated home organization — a site as calm and ordered as the closets it sells.
- [Madden's Premier Detailing](https://coastcreative.studio/work/maddens-premier-detailing): Auto Detailing, Denham Springs, LA — Ceramic coatings and paint correction presented like a performance brand — because the work deserves it.
- [Nashville Furnished Homes](https://coastcreative.studio/work/nashville-furnished-homes): Furnished Rentals, Nashville, TN — A booking platform for Middle Tennessee's relocation experts — search, browse, and book fully furnished homes.
- [B&B Plumbing & Heating](https://coastcreative.studio/work/bb-plumbing): Plumbing & HVAC, Rifle, CO — A family plumbing and heating business since 1974 — seven trades, one phone number, and a site that finally shows their scale.
- [Smart Living Water](https://coastcreative.studio/work/smart-living-water): Water Filtration, Grand Junction, CO — A clean, conversion-focused site for Colorado's whole-home water filtration experts — built around one CTA: the free water test.
- [Marr Floor](https://coastcreative.studio/work/marr-floor): Concrete & Epoxy Coatings, Western Slope, CO — "Concrete, brought to life." A dark, premium trade site that makes floor coatings look like architecture.
- [Dunn Group Real Estate](https://coastcreative.studio/work/dunn-group): Real Estate, Denver, CO — A boutique real estate site for a Denver broker with 23+ years and $120M+ in sales — editorial design meets live property search.
- [TimothyJohnLA](https://coastcreative.studio/work/timothy-john-la): Landscape Architecture, Los Angeles, CA — A portfolio site for an LA landscape architecture studio featured in Architectural Digest — quiet design that lets the gardens speak.
- [WindingStair Company](https://coastcreative.studio/work/winding-stair-company): Real Estate Investment — Cash home buying, investor solutions, and coaching — a trust-first site for a faith-driven real estate company.
- [Omni Security](https://coastcreative.studio/work/omni-security): Security Services, Southern California — "Southern California's premier security force." Event, hotel, and residential security plus armed transport — presented with the authority the field runs on.
- [Lion Paving](https://coastcreative.studio/work/lion-paving): Asphalt & Paving, Colorado — "Precision Asphalt." — a bold, type-driven site for a paving contractor with its own asphalt plant.
- [Wild West Travel Stop](https://coastcreative.studio/work/wild-west-travel-stop): Travel & Hospitality, Montrose, CO — An RV park, deli, and 24-hour fuel stop on US-550 — western hospitality with a modern booking path.

## Articles

- [Why Tech Company Websites Live or Die on UX, UI, and One Clear Call to Action](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/tech-company-ux-ui-and-cta): Why a tech company's website is the first proof of product quality, and how UX, UI, and a single clear call to action turn visitors into signups.
- [Contractor Website Design: What Actually Turns Visitors Into Booked Jobs](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/contractor-website-design): What homeowners actually look for on a contractor's website, and the fixes that turn more visitors into booked jobs.
- [What Actually Drives the Cost of a Custom Website](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/what-drives-website-cost): Website quotes vary wildly, and it's rarely obvious why. The six factors that actually move the number, and the questions to ask before you sign anything.
- [Realtor Website Design: What Top Producers Do Differently](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/realtor-website-design): Most agent websites are digital business cards. Top producers treat theirs like a listing machine. The five differences, from positioning to proof.
- [How Long Does a Website Take to Build? An Honest Timeline](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/how-long-does-a-website-take): The real schedule of a custom website project, week by week — and the one thing that delays most launches (it isn't the designer).
- [Hiring a Web Designer vs. DIY Builders: The Honest Comparison](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/web-designer-vs-website-builder): Squarespace and Wix are genuinely good at what they do. So when is DIY the right call, and when does it quietly cost you customers?
- [IDX Explained: Adding Live Listings Without the Widget Look](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/idx-integration-explained): What IDX actually is, why most IDX websites look like a widget got glued onto a template, and how to integrate live listings that feel native.
- [How to Make Your Website Visible to AI Assistants and Agents](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/make-your-website-visible-to-ai): ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity now answer the questions your customers used to Google. Here's how to make sure your business shows up in those answers.
- [Local SEO Basics: How Small Businesses Get Found in Their Own Town](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/local-seo-basics): The unglamorous local search checklist that actually works: Google Business Profile, reviews, service pages, and consistency.
- [What Is llms.txt? The New File That Makes Your Site AI-Readable](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/what-is-llms-txt): A plain-English explainer of llms.txt — what it is, how it works, whether it matters, and how to add one to your website.
- [Do Real Estate Agents Need Their Own Website?](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/do-agents-need-their-own-website): You have a brokerage profile page and a strong Instagram. Is a personal website worth it? An honest breakdown of when it is — and when it isn't.
- [AI Website Design: What It Actually Is (and What It Isn't)](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/ai-website-design-explained): AI-built doesn't mean template. How generative design cuts build time by 40% while a human makes every call that matters.
- [Your Website Is the Listing Presentation: Winning Sellers Before the Appointment](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/listing-presentation-website): Sellers research agents before the appointment is ever booked. How to design an agent site that wins the listing while you sleep.
- [WordPress vs Shopify: Which Platform Fits Your Business?](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/wordpress-vs-shopify): After 1,000+ builds on both platforms, here's the honest breakdown of when WordPress wins, when Shopify wins, and when it doesn't matter.
- [Real Estate SEO: How Agents Actually Rank in Their Own Market](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/real-estate-seo): Ranking against portals feels impossible — but agents don't have to beat Zillow to win. The local search playbook that works in 2026.
- [The Website Redesign Checklist: 12 Things to Get Right](https://coastcreative.studio/learn/website-redesign-checklist): Redesigns fail in predictable ways. Twelve checkpoints — from SEO preservation to conversion paths — that separate a glow-up from a setback.

## Key Pages

- [About](https://coastcreative.studio/about): Studio background, values, and process
- [Start a Project](https://coastcreative.studio/start-a-project): Project inquiries — replies within one business day
- [Contact](https://coastcreative.studio/contact): General contact
- [Full content for LLMs](https://coastcreative.studio/llms-full.txt): Complete site content in one file

## Legal

- [Terms of Service](https://coastcreative.studio/terms): Terms for the website, apps, and services
- [Privacy Policy](https://coastcreative.studio/privacy): What we collect; the apps keep your keys and site data on your own Mac
- [Refund Policy](https://coastcreative.studio/refund-policy): 3-day money-back guarantee on the macOS apps