What do Santa Cruz web studios charge?
Local studios that publish prices start web builds at about $5,000 to $10,000. One Santa Cruz studio lists web and system builds from $10,000 and brand identity kits from $5,000. Agencies that bill by the hour are listed at about $150 to $200 an hour on directory sites. A fully custom build with strategy, copywriting and photography often runs past $15,000.
Ranges from local studios' own published pricing and agency directory listings (DesignRush, GoodFirms), checked October 2026. Prices change; ask each studio for a current quote.
What makes a redesign cost more or less?
- Pages. A five-page service site costs less than a 30-page site with a blog and locations.
- Motion. Scroll-driven and cinematic motion takes design and engineering time. It is also what makes a site memorable.
- Content. Reusing words and photos that still work lowers the price. New copywriting or a photo shoot raises it.
- Tools. Booking, payments, menus and e-commerce add setup and testing.
What does a Local/Current motion makeover cost?
A Motion Refresh is $2,500 for up to 3 pages and takes about 2 weeks. A Motion Site is $5,000 for up to 6 pages and takes 3 to 4 weeks. A Signature site starts at $7,500 for up to 12 pages with custom scroll or 3D motion, in 5 to 6 weeks. Optional care plans are $175, $350 or $600 a month. Projects start with a 50% deposit, and extra hours are $125.
| Option | Typical price | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Template site (DIY or assisted) | A few hundred to a few thousand dollars | A new business that needs something live this week |
| Local/Current Motion Refresh | $2,500, up to 3 pages | A small site that needs to look and work like today |
| Local/Current Motion Site | $5,000, up to 6 pages | A full site with motion on every page |
| Local/Current Signature | From $7,500, up to 12 pages | A business where the site is the showroom |
| Full agency build | $10,000 to $15,000+ | A brand overhaul with strategy, photography and many pages |
Is a redesign worth it?
A redesign is worth it when the current site costs you customers: it breaks on a phone, it looks closed or out of date, people call to ask what the site should answer, or nobody books from it. If the site works on a phone and answers the common questions, spend the money elsewhere first.
See what a motion makeover includes, whether motion slows a site down, or when a rebuild makes sense.
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Thirty minutes, no charge. We look at your current site together, talk through what it has to do, and you leave knowing whether a makeover or a new build fits. A fixed quote follows.