Concept Law firm · Website
Ashby & Rourke
An injury firm site built on freeway signs, with a four-step free case review that a lawyer reads.
Services
Website Design · San Diego, CA
Website design in San Diego, CA
Custom website design for San Diego businesses — founder-led, locally grounded, and built to convert. San Diego is a center for biotech, tourism, and craft brands, and your site should reflect that. No templates, no junior handoffs — you work with me directly.
Prefer email? hello@bushe.co · or get a free audit first
- Free fixed-scope quote in 48h
- No sales calls
- Usually reply within 24h
What you get
San Diego-focused work
Built for the San Diego market with real local SEO — not an out-of-state agency guessing at your customers.
Founder-led
You work with me directly on design and development. No account managers, no offshore handoffs.
Custom design
Every site designed in Figma for your brand. No templates, no cookie-cutter themes.
Local SEO built in
Schema, fast load, and on-page SEO so San Diego customers actually find you.
Brands I’ve designed and built for
Work
Concept sites you can click through
Working sites I designed and built for made-up businesses, so you can try the real thing before you hire me. Each one has a case study. See all 26
Concept Contractor · Website
Studwell Builders
A remodeler’s site with a live rough estimate and the week-by-week schedule every client gets.
Concept Medical clinic · Website
Kinfield Family Medicine
A family clinic site where five colored lines run in under the header and lead to booking in under a minute.
Who I build for
Built for San Diego businesses
Biotech & healthcare
Credible, compliant sites for San Diego biotech, life-science, and healthcare companies.
Tourism & hospitality
Booking-focused sites for San Diego hospitality, tourism, and restaurant brands.
Craft & consumer brands
Shopify storefronts for San Diego craft, beverage, and consumer product brands.
What's included
Every project includes
Custom design, not templates
Every site designed in Figma for your brand — no drag-and-drop themes or cookie-cutter layouts.
Mobile-first & accessible
Designed mobile-first and built to WCAG accessibility standards, where most local traffic actually is.
Performance & local SEO
Core Web Vitals, schema markup, and local SEO baked into every San Diego build so customers actually find you.
Optional add-on
Add an AI assistant to your new site
A better site brings in more inquiries. An AI add-on makes sure none of them wait. I build it alongside your site, so it launches with everything else.
AI website chatbot
Answers visitor questions from your site’s content around the clock, and captures the lead when they’re ready to talk.
AI receptionist
Answers your phone, books appointments, and takes messages when nobody can pick up.
Instant lead follow-up
Replies to every contact form within seconds, asks your qualifying questions, and books a call.
Ask about the AI add-on
Priced into the same fixed quote as your site: one project, one launch. Curious what it would save? Try the AI ROI calculator.
Process
From first call to launch
- 11
Discovery
A real conversation about your San Diego business, customers, and goals.
- 22
Design
2–4 weeks of custom Figma design. You approve every screen before development.
- 33
Build
4–8 weeks of development with weekly check-ins and real working URLs to review.
- 44
Launch + 30 days
QA, launch, training, and 30 days of post-launch support included.
Investment
San Diego website design pricing
$5,000+
Custom San Diego website design projects from $5,000. Larger sites, ecommerce, and ongoing work quoted per project — always fixed-scope, never surprise hourly billing.
Every project includes discovery, design iterations, development, launch, and 30 days of post-launch support. Fixed scope, no surprise billing.
Get a fixed quote
Founder · Lead designer & developer
Patrick Bushe
I design and build websites, ecommerce stores, and digital products from Los Angeles. Every project is founder-led — when you hire bushe.co, you're working with me directly, not a junior team or an offshore handoff.
Past clients include Rob Dyrdek, Peels, Street League Skateboarding, DTA Posse, Pasadena Bar Association, and SpringClick. I use AI tools throughout the process to ship faster — without making the work generic.
Testimonials
What clients say
Patrick delivered exactly what he promised — a custom Shopify store that actually converts. No templates, no junior handoffs, just clean design and solid development. The fixed quote in 48 hours was a breath of fresh air.
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Sarah K.
Ecommerce Founder
We needed a serious WordPress rebuild for our marketing site. Patrick handled discovery, design, and build himself. Weekly check-ins, zero scope creep, and 30 days of support after launch. Highly recommend.
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Michael R.
Agency Owner
Best Shopify SEO work we’ve had. Technical audit, schema, speed improvements — all done by the founder. Our organic traffic started climbing within weeks.
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Jessica L.
DTC Brand
Working with Bushe felt like having a senior partner instead of an agency. Patrick designed and built our custom WordPress site from scratch. It looks premium and performs even better.
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David T.
Professional Services Firm
From discovery call to launch in under two months. Fixed scope, clear deadlines, and real AI-augmented efficiency without the generic AI look. Exactly what we needed.
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Amanda P.
Lifestyle Brand
Patrick took over our half-finished Shopify store and turned it into something we’re proud of. Design iterations until it was right, clean handoff, and post-launch support included. Outstanding.
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Chris M.
Apparel Brand
FAQ
Questions buyers ask
How much does website design cost in San Diego?
Most custom San Diego website projects start at $5,000 and go up for ecommerce, integrations, or larger content sites. Every quote is fixed-scope after a free discovery call — no surprise hourly billing.
Do you work with small businesses in San Diego?
Yes — San Diego and Southern California small businesses, professional practices, and local brands are most of the work. You get a credible, conversion-focused site without enterprise complexity or agency overhead.
Do you design for San Diego biotech and hospitality brands?
Yes. San Diego spans biotech, tourism, and craft brands — each needs a different site, whether that is a compliant, credible life-science presence or a booking-driven hospitality build.
Are you a San Diego web design agency or a freelancer?
Neither, exactly. It is founder-led: you work directly with me (Patrick) on design and development, with the process and portfolio of an agency — past work includes Adobe, Toyota, Lyft, Virgin, and Rob Dyrdek — but without the layers or the markup.
Do you build on WordPress, Shopify, or custom?
All three, chosen to fit the project. WordPress for content-driven sites, Shopify for ecommerce, and custom builds where they make sense. I help you pick the right platform during discovery rather than defaulting to one.
Can you help my San Diego business rank locally?
Yes. Every build includes local SEO foundations — LocalBusiness schema, fast Core Web Vitals, clean on-page structure, and content aimed at how San Diego customers actually search.
Patrick Bushe
Designer and developer, Los Angeles
Ready to build something good?
Tell me what you're building. I read every message myself and send a fixed-scope quote within 48 hours. No decks, no sales calls, no pressure.
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