HelloARI design

San Francisco, United States

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Telephone:
+1 415-621-4268
Website:
www.helloari.com
Address:
16 Abbey St, San Francisco, CA, 94114
b/t 17th St & Chula Ln
Castro
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
580 ftChurch & 16th St‎
920 ftRight of Way & 18th St‎
0.3 miChurch & Market St‎
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Today 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Open now
Local time (San Francisco) 16:13 Tuesday, 3 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday –
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

HelloARI is a full service boutique design studio focusing primarily on web design. The primary Content Management System I use is WordPress — I am a WordPress expert and have built more than 100 small business websites for companies in San Francisco and around the world.

«Turnkey» small business solutions include branding, signage and print collateral as well as customized training on Search Engine Optimization and Marketing.

Arts-​related, environmental and other non-​profits welcome.

Use My Imagination.

History

Established in 1995.

Based in San Francisco, I have created original websites for a wide range of online brands, small businesses and non-​profits. No gimmicks, no tricks — just common sense and a sound knowledge of what it takes to turn good content into an outstanding user experience.

The diversity of my projects demonstrate my ability to understand the needs of my clients and adapt accordingly. The result is a well-​balanced final product providing creativity in both visual and technical design tempered by the specific context of the project. My imagination is at your disposal. Use it.

Meet the Business Owner

Ari S.

Business Owner

Ari Salomon was born in Israel, raised in San Diego and now is based in San Francisco. He received a B.A. with honors from U.C. Santa Cruz in 1993 in Art History with a focus on contemporary art theory and studio photography. He is a photographer and graphic designer focusing on building easy-​to-​use websites that solve communication challenges for his clients.

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20 reviews of HelloARI design

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Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I have now been working with Ari Salomon for nearly two years, creating the website for a new online magazine called Craftsmanship (
). Ari’s attention to detail, his eye for design, and the depth of his knowledge and skill with WordPress are unparalleled. As proof, consider what another web developer who has been helping market the magazine told me: «The stuff that Ari has been doing for you we would never let you ask for, and we couldn’t do it even if you did.» Anyone interested in Ari’s services should also know this: He is uncommonly patient about discussing every technological possibility there is in what you’re planning. If you are impatient (or technologically challenged) and you just want the job done, this can be frustrating, as it was sometimes for me. So be forewarned. But I eventually learned that the benefits of his methodical approach far outweighed its demerits. First, it ensures a job done extremely carefully, with all options duly considered. And second, it amounts to a very good deal financially. Ari typically charges by the job, on a contract basis, not by the hour. So any meetings you have (and you are likely to have many) are not racking up the clock. All in all, given the outrageous prices that many website developers charge today, you can be sure you will get what you pay for with HelloARI design – and then some.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Ari is an absolute pro — creative and insightful, technically accomplished, thorough and responsive. Highest recommendation.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Great guys! Very professional, prompt and smart. Highly recommended for all services you might need for your website.
Place rating: 5
Berkeley, CA
I am a first-​time author and needed to build a website for my book. I needed to do it quickly, I needed to do it cheaply, and I needed it to be excellent. I solicited four bids, and decided to go with Ari, although I was nervous that we could quickly exhaust my budget at his hourly rate, which is pretty standard — not as low as you can get from some less experienced freelancers who are looking to build their portfolios. But I loved Ari’s work. And he told me that if I gave him a detailed plan of what I wanted and all the content up front, we could work very efficiently. Was he ever right! I delivered the plan and the content, and in our first two-​hour meeting at his studio, we had already built the core of the site — and it was looking great. It’s very easy for me to use and update the site in WordPress, but it looks like a custom job, and I’ve gotten nothing but rave reviews on it. Both my agent and my publicist at Penguin Random House told me it’s one of the best book websites they’ve ever seen. There are few things more pleasant than working with someone who is really, really well-​suited to their job. Ari is one of those people. He has a gift for understanding what you want and delivering it to you, and at least in my case, this involved pretty much zero back and forth. He just got it. So if you need to build a site, my advice would be to start by looking at other sites, gathering your content, and planning out in as much detail as possible what you would like. Then ask Ari to build it for you!
Place rating: 5
Santa Cruz, CA
I am really enjoying working with Ari. He is very patient and methodical and keeps me on task while providing some education to me along the way that is really necessary for me to understand the importance of website presence. Good suggestions and has provided links to help me to easily and quickly get to other sites and content I need to consider. Looking forward to working with him in the future!
Jeannie
Place rating: 5
Berkeley, CA
Ari has been so incredibly helpful and efficient throughout the process of building my website. He is quick to answer my emails, really dedicated to teaching me how to use and maintain my website, and he is also very good at what he does. I have worked with other website designers in the past, and Ari really goes above and beyond for his clients. He pays such close attention to detail, and always has new ideas for how to improve my site. He is so knowledgable and is definitely the person I will go back to when I need more help with my site. I highly recommend him.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
As a nonprofit with a limited staff and tight budget, we were looking for an efficient way to manage our website — Wordpress was the answer, but we didn’t have the tools, design aesthetic, or resources to get it underway.
Ari was the perfect solution. He worked WITH us, was extremely accommodating, has a keen attention to detail, made suggestions based on his expertise (and our lack thereof), answered any and all questions efficiently, and was easy to work with the whole way through.
Our website is up and looks GREAT. We’re excited to be able to update content on our end, while knowing that Ari is there on the back end for any additional support.
Thanks for the great partnership, Ari!
Place rating: 5
Richmond, CA
Ari made our organization’s website 3 years ago and continues to work with us on various improvements. We couldn’t be happier with him. He’s a good listener and very smart. I’m always amazed how he comes up with ways to quickly execute the things we’re imagining. He provides good training so a lot of the day-​to-​day website stuff I’m able to handle on my own now. I highly recommend working with him.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Ari is one of those people who has turned out to be a total Unilocal score. He had amazing reviews so I tried him out. All the good reviews turned out to be totally spot on. Honestly the web project that I had for him was very involved. I feel like I gave him a pretty big project that needed lots of custom details. I am totally blown away by the finished product. I think Ari has so many positive reviews because it is very difficult to find someone as well rounded as he is. It is not easy to find someone who is a great coder, but also a great designer, who also has strong business/​customer service skills! He is a rare find. Thank you so much Ari for what you did for my company, and I look forward to a long business relationship with you.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
ari was responsible for executing our website. we solicited several bids on the job, and ari’s bid stood out head and shoulders from the rest.
reading through his bid it became abundantly clear that he had taken the time and energy to think thoroughly and clearly through the entire project in an effort to understand its scope and potential problems. none of the other vendors had combed through it in such detail nor had thought through and prepared for the myriad issues that could complicate the project. it was a no brainer to hire him.
his attention to detail did not end there. he handled the entire job with the same level of care and detail as the original bid. his competence afforded us trust in the process and allowed us to focus on the important aspects of the project that we needed to, making everything proceed much more smoothly. things went without a hitch.
i highly recommend ari. he is conscientious, fair, smart, creative, professional and just plain fun to work with. what more could you ask for?
thanks ari!
dav
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Ari was extremely patient and helpful with my frantic last minute request for vinyl lettering. I always hesitate to write reviews about last minute things – one hates to encourage that…
But Ari exceeded my deadline by days, and the work was perfect. Thank you so much! I will definitely be going back and reccommending HelloAri!
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
Ari (with Peter McDowell) designed and maintains professional web pages for myself and my wife. His work from the beginning has been fully professional, his design imaginative and flexible, and the maintenance attentive and responsive to our needs. We recommend him highly.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
If you are looking for a great web designer you have come to the right place. Ari really knows his stuff! He was able to put into easy to understand terms simple things that I could do to update my website with tremendous results. He turned my old outdated website into a stellar web presence which accurately depicts the growth of my business. As a bonus, he even checks my growing site for bugs and glitches along the way! Working with Ari has truly
been one of the best things I have done for my business. The new web site he has created has had an amazing domino effect that has really contributed to the success of my company. I highly recommend working with Ari. It’s a smart move to make.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Ari is awesome!
I originally contacted him about 2.5 years ago because I needed a new website page for my business. He listened to my needs and quickly designed a website not only tasteful, extremely functional, and suits perfectly to what I needed. Since then, he has been maintaining my practice’s website as well as my business’ email account.
He always responded to my questions and concerns extremely and solved extremely promptly. Whenever I contacted him for any IT/​website-​related questions, he would always try his best to help me out. He is a talented professional with a lot of integrity. Better yet, his fees are very reasonable. I would definitely recommend his service to anyone!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Ari created my husband’s website
. Ari delivered the production and development on time, and my husband had nothing but good things to say about his experience. It is truly amazing what Ari did using wordpress. No ‘template’ look or feel, just a professional and clean design. Since the experience was so good we’re using him to host our website as well.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Ari rebuilt our website in Wordpress and did a fantastic job! He suggested excellent improvements and has been super supportive through the whole process. I recommend him highly for web hosting, websites and more – the guy is super knowledgeable and gets the job done – which is incredibly helpful to a small business person who is juggling a million things.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
Ari is brilliant. He’s created vinyl signage for me for many places and then he installs and it’s always pixel perfect and installed perfectly even. He knows a lot about a lot of things so sometimes I ask him for advice about something just because he might know the answer or know someone who knows the answer.
Place rating: 5
Vancouver, Canada
Ari has been a great help to me over the years. I continue to hire his services based on consistent high-​quality work and broad expertise. He adapts quickly and works well with various internal teams, from marketing to design and engineering. I always feel relieved when I have Ari on a project!
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
I started my search for a local web designer on Unilocal — I didn’t want some out-​of-​town conglomerate. Oddly, I noticed they all had 5-​star reviews. Then I noticed Ari had *fifteen* five-​star reviews. Still I figured okay let’s not be hasty, and I picked three or four others to visit anyway.
There was no need. Some were only into doing the design themselves (I had my own idea). One was great but cost close to 9 times more than Ari. Then there was this woman Veronica who didn’t tell me she was billing $ 75 for the initial meeting till after we had it!
Ari, you’ve probably read in the preceding reviews, is great with web novices. But he’s also great coordinating with others specialized in web arcana, as I needed in working out one of my pages with a custom java applet (
).
Hire Ari Salomon. He’s good. He’s honest. He’s fast. And he doesn’t even bill for all his hours.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
We reviewed 5 different designers, looking for someone who would be a good fit to build our nonprofit a website with:
—Elegant and professional design, including a revisit of our nonprofit’s logo
—Robust architecture, preferably open source and growing
—three different levels of password privilege for members and committees having confidential posted discussions
—Responsive support when we had questions
—Excellent compatibility with Explorer (boo hiss), Firefox and Safari
—Several neat bells and whistles
4 of them winnowed themselves out during the interview process; Ari, however, managed to impress the technical and the completely non-​technical people on the selection committee.
And Ari did it all — on schedule, on budget (in the thousands) and with high praise from a group of notoriously difficult to impress characters at the website roll out. He exceeded our expectations.
Extremely professional, pleasure to work with, would work with him again in a minute.