Your business needs more than a website.
I build online systems for local service businesses — estimates, booking, repair tracking — the stuff that actually brings in work.
01 / Recent work
Try them yourself.
Systems, not just websites.
The same mockup-first approach, for businesses that run on a system every day.
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Contractor System
Estimates, approvals, change orders, schedule, selections, invoices, and a client portal for remodeling contractors.
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HVAC System
Dispatch, equipment quotes, service history, maintenance plans, invoices, and a homeowner portal.
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Pawfect Day Grooming
Online booking, day schedule, pet records, ready-for-pickup texts, and pay-at-pickup invoices for pet groomers.
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02 / The process
How it works.
I build you a free mockup.
Tell me about your business. I build a working mockup of your online system — no cost, no commitment.
You approve it.
Click through it, show your staff, and tell me what to change.
I build the real thing.
Launched on your domain, with the real flows wired up.
What your system can do.
- 01Online estimates with instant planning prices
- 02Service requests sent straight to the owner’s phone
- 03Customer self-serve repair tracking
- 04Digital estimate approval
- 05Automatic review collection
- 06An owner dashboard with jobs, estimates, and requests in one place
03 / Pricing
Clear starting prices.
Launch
A professional starter website.
System
A website with online booking or appointments and an owner dashboard.
Care plan
Hosting, updates, and keeping everything running.
Every project is quoted individually after a quick conversation.
Who you’re hiring.
I’ve spent 20+ years building for the web, including booking engines for the travel industry that handled real money and real customers.
Now I’m building for local businesses, one shop at a time. I’m based in La Crescenta, California — you talk to me, not a sales team.
Earlier work
Selected systems and community work.
HiltonHonors Car Rental
Booking system · 2012
HotelClub booking engine
Travel industry
Dunsmore Elementary
Volunteer website redesign
04 / Start a project
Tell me what your business needs.
Don’t want to fill out a form? Just email hello@michaelsoriano.com
05 / Latest notes
Notes from real client work.
November 12, 2026
Benefits of Owning Your Own Software
A website shows your business. A system runs it every day.
November 11, 2026
Training Is Settled. Retention, Residency, and Deletion Aren't.
Both say they do not train on your meetings. The difference is what happens next.
November 6, 2026
Do AI Notetakers Train on Your Meeting Data? I Checked 8 Privacy Policies
Three of the eight train by default, four say they do not, and one is clean with a qualification.