MichelMichel

Chico Designs has been building websites in Chico since 2009, working with small and medium-sized businesses, individuals, and non-profits rather than exclusively large corporate accounts. The shop counts more than 100 website launches and holds a 5.0 customer rating. Recent projects include Chico Spa Repair, Website Carbon Calculator, Personal Health Reflections, and Catnip Wine, spanning service businesses, informational tools, and personal brands.

Most builds run on WordPress, where the team describes itself as expert, and eCommerce projects typically use WooCommerce as the platform of choice. SEO work is backed by SEMrush Fundamentals certification and covers both global and local search, alongside app development and management of online advertising campaigns. Every website ships with a year of web hosting, free domain registration in .com, .net, or .org, and a Comodo SSL certificate, bundling the infrastructure a site needs to go live without separate vendors.

Ongoing site changes are handled through a front-end markup tool that gives clients a link to write text and draw directly on their own web pages, flagging edits before they're made live. Updates and maintenance are priced with a minimum edit cost of $45, keeping small content changes accessible after launch. The combination of design, hosting, SEO, and low-cost maintenance is built around businesses that need a website built once by WordPress specialists and kept current afterward without hiring in-house staff.