STUDIO website design agency – see your site with CMS and SEO in place first

When STUDIO is a good fit – and when to choose another tool

STUDIO lets you design pages visually in the browser and publish them on its own hosting, with no server to manage. It is popular in Japan for design-led sites. Before hiring a STUDIO website design agency, check that your project plays to the tool's strengths.

• Good fit: brand sites, company sites, shop or school sites, recruiting sites and service landing pages
• Good fit: sites that rely on photography, white space and scroll animations to make an impression
• Good fit: news, blogs or case pages that your own staff add in a fixed format
• Consider alternatives: online stores with a cart – Shopify or BASE are the usual choice
• Consider alternatives: membership areas, booking systems or complex search that need custom logic

Many brands combine the two: STUDIO tells the brand story, and a Shopify or BASE store handles checkout. For a wider comparison, see no-code website production and how to choose a CMS.

What to check before hiring a STUDIO agency

Because anyone can open STUDIO, quality and long-term usability depend heavily on who sets it up. When comparing studios or freelancers, look beyond the portfolio and ask about these points.

• Project ownership: is the STUDIO project and paid plan under your own account? If it sits in the builder's account, managing it later gets difficult
• Custom domain: is the domain registered in your name and connected to STUDIO?
• Editable content: is a CMS in place so your team can add news and cases without help?
• Mobile layout: is the phone version designed properly? STUDIO lets you adjust the layout for each screen width
• Handover: do you get a walkthrough of what to edit and what to leave alone?

If you are moving an existing site to STUDIO, you also need URL redirects and a content plan. Our guide to migrating to STUDIO walks through the steps.

Setting up STUDIO CMS so it stays easy to update

STUDIO's CMS lets you add pages with the same structure – articles, news, cases – just by filling in fields. A well-planned setup means anyone on your team can publish without breaking the design.

• One collection per use: news, blog, cases, team profiles, FAQ
• Fixed fields: title, date, thumbnail, body, category – the information every entry needs
• Connected lists: new entries appear automatically on the home page and list pages
• Categories and tags: readers find what they need even as content grows
• SEO fields: a title, description and share image for each entry

The number of CMS items and available features depend on the STUDIO plan, so share how much content you expect to publish early. Check the latest plan details on STUDIO's official site.

STUDIO SEO basics to set before launch

STUDIO handles the core SEO settings – page titles, descriptions and social sharing – from its editor. Run through this checklist before going live:

• A unique title and description on every page that match its content and keywords
• A heading hierarchy (h1, h2, h3) that follows the structure of the content
• Descriptive alt text on images, and no oversized images slowing pages down
• An OGP image and title for social sharing
• Google Search Console registered and GA4 or other tracking installed
• Short, readable URLs in English letters and numbers

After launch, the most effective routine is to check which queries appear in Search Console, then add CMS articles or refine descriptions. Rankings are decided by search engines, so steady work on these basics is what keeps your site easy to find.

How a STUDIO landing page or website build runs

A landing page packs everything into one page, so structure and copy shape the result. A full website follows similar steps; a small site typically takes one to two months.

• Goal: choose the one action you want – an inquiry, a booking, a download
• Structure and copy: problem, solution, why you, process, FAQ
• Design: settle the first view, and design the phone layout alongside
• CMS and forms: put changing content in the CMS and connect inquiry forms
• Pre-launch checks: custom domain, SEO settings, tracking tags, form tests

It helps to have ready: logo files, photos, a short note on your strengths, two or three sites you like and your domain details. No copy yet? We can build the outline with you first.

How UNANOBO builds on STUDIO: a free demo first

Before you commit, UNANOBO builds a free demo based on your logo, brand colors and current content. Seeing it also tells you whether STUDIO suits your needs; if another platform such as Shopify or WordPress fits better, we say so and explain why.

The process is free demo, feedback, launch, growth. At launch you get a walkthrough of the CMS, and the project and domain stay in your name. The founder handles every project personally, from the first demo to SEO and ads after launch, and everything runs by message in Japanese or English.