Web Design & Local SEO — Southern Oregon
The internet is full of bland, confusing websites.
Yours won’t be one of them.
Discover how smart businesses are using local SEO and sharp websites to get found online.
Get Your Free Website ReviewMost business websites are either forgettable or invisible. Often both.
We’ve all experienced it. You find a local business, click their website, and it’s cluttered, confusing, and impossible to navigate. So naturally, you leave.
But those are the lucky ones, at least they showed up.
Most business websites never get that far. Buried past page 3 of Google, they exist technically, but for all practical purposes? They’re invisible.
Could your website be one of them?
Maybe it’s outdated. Maybe the message isn’t quite right. Maybe you’ve been meaning to fix it for two years.
Or maybe you don’t have a website at all; in which case, for most of your potential customers, you simply don’t exist.
Either way, you’re leaving real business on the table. And that’s worth doing something about.
Your website doesn’t have to be bland, confusing or invisible.
It can be clear, sharp, and speak directly to the people you want to serve. And with the right foundation and a little ongoing elbow grease, we can get Google (and yes, even ChatGPT) sending people your way.
Imagine for a moment…
You’re proud to send someone to your website, not embarrassed by it.
Your phone rings with new inquiries from people who found you on Google.
You’re not bouncing between tactics or wondering if your marketing is working. You have a system, and it’s working quietly in the background while you focus on your clients.
And when someone asks how you’ve been growing your business, you actually have an answer.
That’s what the right website and the right strategy can do.
Matt Stern has given me the gift of an incredibly beautiful website. But what is even more profound is that he has given me the gift of a capacious and broad perspective of my business and myself as a business owner. Before working with Matt, I struggled hard with gaining any real birds eye view of my business as a whole and where my business is going.
Through Matt’s creation of my website and the many incisive questions and inquiries he has had for me I have been able to finally get a clear view of where I want to take this enterprise and how I want to show up as a business owner. I had no idea that hiring Matt would be so much more than simply building a website. For the first time, I actually feel like a legitimate business owner. I thank you a thousand times Matt.”
Owens Ryon
Phoenix Sun Tree Care
Our Four Pillar Approach
visibility
Show up where it counts.
When someone in your area searches for what you do, your business should be one of the first things they see, on Google, on Maps, and increasingly, in AI-powered search results.
How You Get Visibility
GBP Optimization · Reputation Management · On-Page SEO · Off-Page SEO
authority
Be the obvious choice.
Showing up gets you seen. Your reviews, your copy, your design: those get you hired. All of it should communicate that you’re the real deal before a prospect ever contacts you.
How You Get Authority
Social Proof · Professional Design · Quality Writing
conversion
Turn visitors into clients.
A website that doesn’t generate leads is just an expensive brochure. Everything we design and write has one goal: getting the right people to take action.
How You Get Conversions
Professional Design · Copywriting · User Experience · Lead Magnets
retention
Keep the clients you earned.
The best new client is often an old one. A smart email strategy and a little ongoing attention turns one-time customers into repeat business and referrals.
How You Get Retention
Email Marketing · Subscriptions · Memberships · Referral Programs
Our Primary Services
The Turn-Key Partnership
Website + Local SEO — 12 months
A complete done-with-you system. We build your site, optimize it for search, and keep improving it month after month.
Website Design
Custom builds for service businesses
A sharp, clear website built to convert visitors into clients. Designed around your business and the people you want to reach.
Local SEO
Standalone monthly retainer
Already have a site you like? We’ll focus on getting it found. Ongoing optimization, Google Business Profile management, and steady progress every month. No contracts.
Local SEO Audit
$199 — a great first step
Not sure you need? We’ll do a thorough review of your online presence — your site, your search visibility, your reviews — and hand you a clear, prioritized action plan.
Credit applies toward any project or retainer if we work together.
Featured Work
Orchard Park Child Neurology
When Dr. Gossett opened his pediatric neurology practice in Dallas, he had patients, experience, and a vision. What he didn’t have was a website.
Today, Orchard Park ranks in the top 3 on Google for pediatric neurologist Dallas, alongside the region’s largest hospital systems.
Revitalign Wellness
After eighteen months with another agency, Dr. Gurbacki saw no real traction and no meaningful results. We rebuilt the Revitalign website from scratch, with a new direction and strategy.
The results have been steady and measurable. Impressions and clicks have climbed steadily since launch. And in her words, she’s had the busiest month of her practice.
Working with Matt Stern has been been one of the best decisions I have made in setting up my medical practice. I initially approached him to set up my website, and he worked step by step to ensure that the site mirrored the clinic and the feel of our practice.
As my medical practice appeals to an upscale clientele, the first impression has to be excellent. What Matt built does exactly that. More than six months in, I regularly get compliments on our web presence.
In addition, Matt has been very easy to work with. He listens to my vision, offers feedback, and offers examples of several builds to pick between. He also takes creative feedback well and is quick to change direction when something is not working.
Overall, working with Matt Stern has been one of the high points in building my new office. Highly recommended!”
Dr. Daniel Gossett
Orchard Park Child Neurology
More Recent Work
Living in Motion PT
Phoenix Sun Tree Care
The Neurology Collective
Matt’s work is so solid! He showed me his last site, and it made me want to sign up for PT services I don’t even need! Great layouts, beautiful images and typography, well-done copy that sells the reader. This is how you make a website”
Erik D. Kennedy
Founder, Learn UI Design
About Matt
One thing to know about me: I’m the kind of person who notices bad spacing on a restaurant menu. I’m also the kind of person who knows that obsessing over spacing can be a trap.
Done well is almost always better than agonizing over perfection and never launching. I work hard to keep that tension in balance.
Most of my clients come to me because they want more leads, a better first impression, or to finally show up on Google.
What surprises many of them is that the process itself — the questions, the digging into what makes their business different — ends up clarifying things they hadn’t been able to put into words before.
I work with a small number of clients at a time. You get my full attention, not a project manager and a revolving door of contractors.
If any of this resonates, I’d love to hear what you’re working on. Let’s talk →
Proudly Based in Southern Oregon
My clients come from across the country, but some of my favorite work has been right here at home in the Rogue Valley. If you’re in Grants Pass, Medford, Ashland, Jacksonville, the Applegate Valley, or the surrounding area — let’s talk. There’s something genuinely satisfying about helping a neighbor grow their business.
Find out more?
Book a free website review to find out what opportunities are lurking on your website.
Get Your Free Website ReviewIs This For You?
This probably isn’t for everyone. Let’s find out if it’s for you.
This work is a good fit if you’re a service-based business with a local customer base: a doctor, chiropractor, contractor, lawyer, landscaper, arborist or anyone else whose clients need to be within driving distance.
It’s also a good fit if you understand that results take time. Good SEO isn’t a switch you flip, it’s a foundation you build. The clients I work best with are in it for the long game.
It’s probably not a good fit if you’re looking for the cheapest option, need something done yesterday, or want a hands-off relationship where you never have to think about your business’s online presence. This work requires some of your time and input. I make it as painless as possible, but I can’t do it entirely without you.
If you provide genuinely good service and you’re ready to invest in a real online presence, we should talk.
One exception: I also take on select LMS and online course projects for educators and practitioners ready to bring their programs online. If that’s you, reach out.
Good Fit If:
✓ You serve local customers
✓ You’re ready to invest in long-term growth
✓ You respond promptly to new leads
✓ You provide genuinely good service
✓ You want one person who knows your business, not a revolving door
Poor Fit If:
✗ You need something done yesterday
✗ You’re looking for the cheapest option
✗ You run an e-commerce or online-only business
Ready to stop being invisible?
If you’ve read this far, you already know something needs to change. Our Local SEO Audit is a great first step. You’ll get a thorough look at where you stand, a clear plan for what to do next, and a conversation about whether working together makes sense.
Explore Our Local SEO Audit ($199) →
(The $199 credits toward any project or retainer if we move forward together.)
Not ready to commit? No sweat.
Our free Website Review is a no-pressure starting point. Send me your website and I’ll take a quick look. You’ll get a short video with the two or three most important things holding you back online.
I love that I can send Matt a very simple request that I cannot even fully articulate and he produces something way beyond what I expected.
This has been perfect for our small business. It has allowed us to focus on what we do best.
Darcy Linderman
Sid’s Pharmacy
Over the years I’ve hired Matt a few times for different projects and will always keep coming back. He’s responsive, responsible, highly competent and frankly just a nice guy to deal with. His fees are always reasonable and the work is always completed timely and perfectly. I strongly recommend Matt and Stern Design Company for any website needs that one might have.
Greg Artim
Artim Law