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Web design and digital marketing in Santa Monica

Telling Marketing delivers web design and digital marketing in Santa Monica for startups, restaurants, hotels and wellness brands. We build fast, modern websites and grow them with SEO, social media and paid ads, so both locals and visitors find you first.

  • Modern websites and landing pages
  • SEO for locals and visitors
  • Social media and paid ads
  • Conversion tracking

The challenge

What Santa Monica businesses need from a website

Santa Monica businesses serve two audiences at once: residents and tech workers who live nearby, and visitors searching on their phones near the Pier and Third Street Promenade.

  • Mobile-first sites for people searching nearby
  • Standing out among startups and established brands
  • Bookings, reservations and sign-ups, not just visits
  • Content that works for both locals and tourists

What we deliver

  • Fast, mobile-first website design
  • Landing pages for launches and campaigns
  • Local SEO and Google Business Profile
  • Social media content and ads
  • Booking and reservation integrations
  • Analytics that track sign-ups and sales

Our process

How we work with Santa Monica businesses

1. Understand your audience

We map who your customers are, locals, commuters or visitors, and what they search for before they choose you.

2. Launch a site that converts

We design a fast, mobile-first site with clear booking, reservation or sign-up paths.

3. Keep growing

We run SEO, social and ads together and show you which channels bring customers.

Every project starts with a fixed-price proposal. See our process and pricing, or start with a free website and SEO audit.

Local

Marketing for Santa Monica businesses

Santa Monica's economy mixes technology companies from the Silicon Beach scene with hospitality, retail and health and wellness businesses. A startup needs a site that impresses investors and early customers; a restaurant needs reservations from someone walking down Main Street. We plan each site around the action that matters most.

Our Los Angeles team works with Santa Monica clients by phone, Zoom or in person when a project calls for it.

Areas we serve near Santa Monica

  • Downtown Santa Monica
  • Main Street
  • Montana Avenue
  • Ocean Park
  • Venice
  • Pacific Palisades

Call: 310-461-4123
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 6 PM Pacific

What clients say

Clients on working with Telling Marketing

Real feedback from businesses we have worked with, shared with their permission.

We finally knew the total price before we committed.

“We’d gotten vague estimates from other agencies and had no idea what the project would actually cost. Telling Marketing sent a written proposal with scope, timeline and a fixed price within two days.”

Emily JohnsonOwner, Professional Services

They explained the plan before touching the design.

“What stood out was that they agreed on the page plan and keywords in writing before any design started. We weren’t guessing about what we were getting.”

Ashley DavisOperations Director, Retail

We own our site and accounts, and that matters.

“Knowing our domain, website and ad accounts stay in our name has been a relief. We’re not locked in, and that changed how we felt about the whole decision.”

Christopher MillerManaging Partner, Legal Services

Sources

Standards and sources we follow

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Santa Monica web design FAQs

Do you build websites for startups in Santa Monica?

Yes. We build marketing sites and landing pages for early-stage companies, with fast launches, clear messaging and analytics so you can test what works.

Can you help a restaurant or hotel get more bookings?

Yes. We connect your site to your reservation or booking platform, optimize your Google Business Profile and run local campaigns that drive bookings.

How do you market to tourists and locals at the same time?

We create content and campaigns for each audience, such as neighborhood pages for locals and visitor-focused pages and ads for people planning a trip.

Do you manage social media for Santa Monica brands?

Yes. We plan, create and publish content and run paid social campaigns, with monthly reporting on reach and results.

Will my site work well on phones?

Yes. Every site we build is designed mobile-first and tested on phones, since most local searches happen on mobile.

Ready to grow your Santa Monica business?

Schedule a free consultation, or tell us about your project and get a clear, fixed-price proposal within two business days.

Prefer to talk?

Call Telling Marketing

Speak with our team Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 6 PM Pacific.

310-461-4123

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