Fresno web design and development for local businesses.

Throttle Up Media designs and builds websites for Fresno and Clovis businesses, from a studio that has worked here since 2000. A website has one job: turn a visitor into a call, a booking or a visit. We plan around that, write the words, take the photos, build it and keep it working.

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Is it time for a new website?

  • It looks dated, or it's hard to use on a phone.
  • You can't change it yourself, and the person who built it is gone.
  • Customers call to ask things the website should answer.
  • You pay for ads that send people to a page that doesn't convince them.
  • It doesn't show up when people search for what you do in Fresno.

What you get

  • Words that answer customers' questions

    We write the pages: what you do, where you do it, how to get started and how to reach you.

  • Real photos of your business

    We photograph your space, your work and your people.

  • Built for phones first

    Every page loads fast and reads clearly on a phone.

  • Set up to be found

    A page for each service you sell, page titles written for real searches, and your business details in a form Google can read.

  • Easy for everyone to use

    We build toward the WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standard and check keyboard use, contrast and screen readers by hand before launch.

  • Looked after once it launches, if you want

    An optional care plan checks links, speed, uptime and accessibility every month, fixes what breaks and sends you a plain report.

How a website gets built

  1. 1

    Plan and quote

    We agree what the site must do, which pages it needs, the price and the timeline, in writing.

  2. 2

    Write, shoot and build

    We write the words, take the photos and build the pages. You review a private preview and ask for changes.

  3. 3

    Launch and look after

    We launch it, tell Google about it, and keep it working if you choose a care plan.

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more restaurant sales a year than in 2022.

2022 against the 12 months ending May 2026. Not typical and not guaranteed.

What one client's numbers show

We run marketing for a family-owned restaurant, including its website, Google listing, social media, email and ads. We started there in early 2023, and our work grew over time, so not all of it ran for the whole period.

Food, staff, prices, the season and the economy all move a restaurant's sales, so we can't say how much of that rise came from marketing. These results are not typical and not guaranteed.

Read the full results and how we measured them.

What a website costs, and what moves the price

A new website is usually quoted as a project, with an optional monthly care plan after launch.

  • How many pages you need
  • Whether we write the words and take the photos, or you supply them
  • Whether it connects to booking, ordering, payments or a signup form
  • How much needs moving from your old site
  • Whether you want the monthly care plan

Questions to ask any web designer or developer

  1. Who owns the site when it's done? You own your content and the site files, and we hand over everything needed if you ever move it.
  2. Can I update it myself? Tell us how often you'll change it. If you post often, we'll talk about a site you can edit. If not, a simple site has less to break.
  3. Who does the work, and where? The two people who run our studio in Fresno write, photograph and build it. Nothing is handed to an out-of-town team.

Before you ask.

How much does a website cost in Fresno?
Every website gets its own quote, in writing before any work starts. A small site for a service business and a site with booking and a menu are different jobs.
How long does a website take?
We give you a timeline in writing with the quote. Waiting on words, photos and approvals is what usually stretches a project, so we write and shoot it ourselves.
Do you use WordPress?
Not by default. Most small business sites don't need one, and a system you never log into is mostly a security risk. If you'll publish often, we'll talk about the right tool for that.
Can you fix a site somebody else built?
Often, yes. Send us the link, and we'll tell you whether it's worth repairing or whether a rebuild would cost less.
Who handles hosting, the domain and updates after launch?
We can host the site on our hosting account. Your domain should be registered in your business's name, and if it isn't, we'll help you move it. With a care plan we keep the site working and report monthly or quarterly, depending on your plan. Content changes are quoted as they come unless your plan includes them.
Will my site track my visitors?
Only if you ask. When you need analytics or an advertising pixel, we set it up behind a consent banner and tell you plainly what it collects. We aren't lawyers, and this isn't legal advice.
Do you only work in Fresno?
No. We work across Fresno County and the Central Valley, and some of our clients are elsewhere in the US and abroad. Tell us where you sell and we'll say whether we're the right fit.

More from the studio.

Send us your current site.

Email your business name, your current site if you have one, and what you need it to do. We'll tell you whether it needs a rebuild, a few repairs or a first site.

Email us your site

Or call (559) 274-8082, or write to andrew@throttleupmedia.com.