Where we work
A local, freelance web designer for Marin County and beyond.
San Rafael Sites is based in San Rafael and builds websites for small businesses across Marin County and Sonoma County — close enough to meet in person, and familiar with what really helps a local business get found.
Why local matters
A website built by someone who knows the difference between downtown San Rafael and downtown San Anselmo — who your customers really are, and how they search for you.
Being local also means an in-person meeting is catching up over coffee instead of a Zoom call with a stranger.
Areas served
San Rafael, Marin County & Sonoma
San Rafael
Home base. As the Marin County seat, San Rafael has a mix of downtown retail, professional offices, medical practices, and contractors — businesses that need a site that reads as established and easy to find, whether someone's searching on Fourth Street or on Google.
San Anselmo
San Anselmo's Hub and Red Hill Shopping Center are full of independent boutiques, salons, and restaurants — businesses that compete on character as much as convenience. A site here needs to carry that same personality through.
Fairfax
Fairfax businesses tend to be small, independent, and close to their customers — cafes, outdoor and bike shops, wellness practices. Sites for Fairfax clients are built to be easy for an owner to update themselves, without needing to call a developer for every menu or hours change.
Novato
Novato covers more ground and a wider mix of businesses — from home services and contractors to community organizations and medical offices. A Novato site usually needs to work harder on local SEO, since the area spans more neighborhoods and search intent.
Southern Marin
Mill Valley, Larkspur, and Corte Madera are dense with high-expectation customers used to polished brands. Sites here need to hold up visually against that bar, while staying fast and easy to run day to day.
Sonoma County
Wineries, breweries, restaurants, and hospitality businesses in Sonoma County — like Pond Farm Brewing Co. — need sites built around real photography and a menu or events calendar that's simple to keep current, not a static brochure.
Every San Rafael Sites project draws on the same approach that built Pond Farm Brewing Co.'s site from the ground up — plus 15 years in product design for Calm, Dialpad and Zynga and 20 years working with advertisers and marketers.
Common questions
Serving Marin & Sonoma, answered
Do you only build websites for businesses in San Rafael?
No. San Rafael Sites is based in San Rafael, but works with small businesses across Marin County — San Anselmo, Fairfax, Novato, Larkspur, Corte Madera, Mill Valley — and into Sonoma County and the wider Bay Area.
Can you meet in person if my business is in Marin County?
Yes. Being based locally means an in-person meeting or site visit is easy to arrange for businesses in San Rafael and neighboring Marin towns, in addition to calls and video meetings for anyone further out.
Do you work with businesses in Sonoma County?
Yes. Sonoma County businesses — wineries, restaurants, and local service providers — are a regular part of the work, alongside Marin and the broader North Bay.
Do you only build websites on one platform?
No. Sites are built on whichever platform actually fits the business — most often Wix or Framer. The goal is a site that works well for you and is easy to run day to day, not a specific piece of software.
Let's talk about your business, wherever it is.
Tell us where you're based and what the site needs to do — we'll take it from there.
Get in touch