Web Design, Custom Software & Business Technology · Petaluma & North Bay
LearnCenter is a founder-led web and software practice in Petaluma. Work directly with Ryan Swanson to replace an outdated website, build a focused web application or workflow automation, or solve practical office technology and network problems.
Already have a website? Send the URL for a complimentary personal review—no sales pitch, with a reply from Ryan within 1–2 business days.
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Client website · North Bay
Clearer paths for lumber-yard and hardware-store customers, real yard photography in place of stock images, and a repaired mobile experience—all on the business’s existing Wix platform.
Website redesign / Existing platform / Client identity withheld
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Owned product · LearnCenter.app
A software product that connects uploaded notes, AI-assisted flashcards, and spaced-repetition review in one learning workflow.
Product design / Web application / Ongoing operation
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How we can help
A website that has fallen behind. A process spread across too many tools. A technical decision that needs a second perspective. There is a place to start.
Your website should reflect the business you run today.
Design, content, development, and search foundations that help customers understand your services and get in touch.
Request a Website ReviewBuild a tool around the way people actually work.
Web applications, internal tools, and connected systems. Automation and AI where they serve a clear purpose, with appropriate human review.
Discuss a Software ProjectMake the next technical decision with a clearer picture.
Compare options, plan a project, or untangle an existing setup. Practical guidance, with on-site office and network help in the North Bay.
Get Technology AdviceThe working relationship
You do not need a finished brief or a technology list. We work out the right scope together, then keep the work understandable as it develops.
Start with the people, the problem, and what a useful result would look like.
Agree on scope, responsibilities, timing, and price before project work begins.
Work through early directions and usable iterations, with your feedback along the way.
Test the result, explain how to use it, and agree on handoff and ongoing support.
Ryan Swanson
Founder · LearnCenter
Based in Petaluma, serving the North Bay and beyond.
I created LearnCenter to help businesses work through technology decisions and turn useful ideas into things people can use.
More than five years building websites, software products, and business systems in the Bay Area. Direct involvement from planning and design through launch and follow-up.
Meet the person behind the workIn-House Software & Engineering Proof
Alongside client websites and business software, LearnCenter designs, ships, and maintains its own web, iOS, Apple Watch, and macOS applications. We bring that same production engineering discipline to every client project.
Explore our productsEngagements & starting points
A brief website review and a 30-minute introduction are complimentary. Paid work is scoped in writing, with responsibilities, timing, and costs agreed before it begins.
From $200
A comprehensive written review with specific recommendations, followed by a discussion of the findings and priorities.
From $1,000
A defined round of work to improve messaging, structure, usability, search foundations, or the inquiry path on an existing website.
From $2,000
A new website planned around your services, customer questions, trust, and a clear way to contact or inquire.
Custom software and consulting are quoted around the problem, complexity, and level of involvement. We start by understanding what you need.
Discuss the right scopeBefore we talk
LearnCenter is founder-led, so you work directly with the person responsible for the project from the first conversation through planning, design, testing, launch, and follow-up.
We build focused web applications, client portals, internal tools, and dashboards. Each project begins with the people who will use it, the work it should make easier, and the information it needs to handle.
No. We first look at what is already working, what is making the site harder to use or maintain, and whether the current platform can support the next version. The right answer may be a focused redesign, a phased rebuild, or targeted improvements to content and performance.
AI is most useful when it saves meaningful time and a person can still review important results. Good uses can include research support, sorting and classification, drafting, internal assistance, and search. We help you evaluate whether AI is actually the right tool before building it into the business.
Let’s find a place to start
An existing website, a software idea, or a technical question. A rough description is enough to begin.
