At E. Curtis Designs, we take the time to understand your business, your industry, and your brand so your website engages visitors and supports your goals.

Every design is fully responsive for easy viewing on any device and is built to current development standards for performance and security, with accessibility in mind.

Small businesses are our specialty. Most of our projects are portfolio and brochure websites: small to medium sized sites that show people who you are, what you offer, and why they should choose you.

Yoga classes website
Pool and spa construction website
golf sales, rental, and repair website
Attorney website
Plastic lumber sales website
Commercial landscaper website
Physical therapy website
Fire protection district website
Truss manufacturing website
Architect website
Website developed for Sacramento Bariatric Medical Associates
Van conversions website
Landscape construction website
Website developed for for A Better Fence Company
Law schools website
Mason contractors association website
Wagon train association website
Horse drawn carriage website
Phone systems for business website
File past taxes website
Greenhouse builders website
Website developed for Couzens Criminal Defense

With over two decades of front-end development experience in Sacramento, we work with everything from early HTML sites to today’s WordPress platforms. We’re fluent in widely used scripting languages. For WordPress, we build with premium commercial themes, which typically offer more features and flexibility than free themes, and we use the page builder that best fits your project, including WPBakery, Elementor, and Avada’s Fusion Builder.

Web Development Options:

Our traditional web development service is ideal for clients who need a new custom HTML5 website or a full redevelopment of an existing site. Choose a responsive multi-page layout or a streamlined landing page, both designed to adjust to all screen sizes with mobile-friendly menus.

Your site is built to current coding standards with a search-engine-friendly structure and accessibility practices such as readable text contrast and descriptive image ALT text. Options can include professional graphics, organized content, text copy assistance, dynamic slideshows, custom forms with auto-response, image galleries, portfolios, and more.

Static websites don’t rely on a database or a CMS, so there is no platform to keep updated. Content changes are handled by us rather than through an admin dashboard, which makes this a good fit for sites that don’t change often.

Pricing depends on layout complexity, number of pages, and advanced scripting needs. See our website pricing page for more.

Our dynamic CMS web development service is built for clients who want the flexibility of a WordPress-powered site. Choose a responsive multi-page layout or a landing page, each designed for easy viewing on any device.

Your site is built with a premium commercial theme configured to your needs, using the page builder that suits the project. We design with accessibility in mind, including text contrast and image ALT text, and can add accessibility plugins for sites that need them. Options include graphic creation and editing, interactive slideshows, custom forms, image galleries, content organization, and text assistance.

With WordPress, you get an administrative dashboard to manage your content without hiring a developer. A WordPress site can also include a blog and extended features through plugins.

When your project calls for it, we install and configure top-rated plugins for SEO, security and firewall protection, malware scanning, spam protection, and reliable email delivery. Because we bill hourly, the cost of your site reflects what it actually needs.

A CMS is “dynamic,” meaning the header, body, and footer are assembled on-the-fly while text content is stored in a database. Hosting requires PHP-compatible Linux with a MySQL database, and we can help with hosting and domain setup or transfer. See our website pricing page for more on estimates.

Online stores aren’t our main focus, but we can help. When a store is needed, we typically recommend WooCommerce for its flexibility and seamless WordPress integration. We can also provide general assistance with hosted platforms such as Squarespace, Wix, GoDaddy, and Shopify.

Development pricing depends on layout complexity, number of pages, number of products, degree of image editing, plugin and cart setup, and payment and shipping configurations.

We offer temporary hosting while your new website is in development, typically for up to one year. When you’re ready to launch, we can help with hosting and domain setup or transfer, and ongoing hosting management is part of our administrative updates.

We also handle email setup for your domain and configure your website’s forms with SMTP so messages reliably reach your inbox.

To keep your website performing its best, we offer edits and updates for both new and existing clients at $45/hr. This includes work on traditional and CMS websites, graphic design changes, and general SEO improvements.

Common requests include: adding content to pages or blogs, copywriting, document conversions, image editing, video inclusion, newsletters, brochures, logo updates, business cards, fillable forms, QR codes, privacy policy updates, and Google Analytics (GA4) setup. We also handle backups, malware removal, and security fixes.

Most general edits are completed within 24 hours of your request. Learn more on our updates and support page.

Our CMS maintenance and support service, also known as administrative updates, assists WordPress clients with database and file backups, platform upgrades, theme and plugin updates, firewall setup, virus and malware removal, and hosting management.

We monitor security daily and perform updates weekly. Service is typically $10 to $20 per month, billed quarterly.

Learn more on our website updating page.

All of our websites include:

  • Assessment of current website (if applicable)
  • Industry and competitor keyword review
  • Hosting and domain setup or transfer support
  • Professional responsive design built to current coding standards
  • Custom layout matched to your brand
  • Content suggestions and copy assistance
  • Image cropping, optimization, and sizing
  • Strategic content placement using your chosen layout’s best features
  • SEO optimization for titles, descriptions, and heading tags
  • Accessibility practices, including text and background contrast and image ALT text
  • Contact form with validation and auto-response
  • Favicon creation and social media links (when available)
  • Tracking code setup
  • Google Search Console setup and sitemap submission to Google and Bing

In addition to our standard services, WordPress CMS estimates also include the following, installed as your site needs them:

  • WordPress settings configuration
  • Premium theme setup and customization
  • SEO plugin setup, such as Yoast SEO or All in One SEO, including sitemap generation
  • Security and firewall plugin, such as Wordfence Security or Kadence Security
  • Spam protection, such as Akismet Anti-Spam, Google reCAPTCHA, or Cloudflare Turnstile
  • SMTP plugin for reliable email delivery
  • Backup management tool
  • Cache management
  • WordPress and theme documentation

Additional services available at our hourly rate:

  • WordPress training for content management
  • Email setup and hosting configuration
  • Google Analytics (GA4) setup
  • Privacy policy updates
  • Advanced SEO and digital marketing, including schema markup and Google Search Console reporting
  • Content writing and editing, including blog posts
  • Fillable PDF forms
  • Logo, newsletter, brochure, and business card design
  • Stock photo sourcing and licensing
  • Advanced custom web forms
  • Ecommerce setup and support
  • Social media setup and management