What PJ makes
- A living photo of your place, $49. Your own storefront, sign or view, brought to life: palms moving, a flag in the wind, the light on the water. One short silent loop sized for your website and your Google Business Profile, with the still photo for anyone who turns motion off.
- A page built for you, $75 to $150. One clean page for your business, an event or a menu, in plain words, fast on a phone, with your photos and a way to text you.
- A page that keeps itself current. The kind this site runs on: it reads free official data every morning (weather, tides, beach water, events, City Hall) and rebuilds itself. Scoped with you, priced by what it reads.
- Share images for every page. The preview people see when a link is texted or posted, made from your photos.
See it working: Encinitas Today
Every piece of this page is the work: PJ's living photo of the sign at the top, eight live tiles (the high, sunset, the next low tide, beach water at the County's Encinitas sites, bus and Coaster notices, power, air quality and wildfire), this week's events, the next City Council meeting with its agenda, and fix-it steps that go from free to official help to a person. It rebuilds itself through the day.
The rules PJ works by
- Real photos only. The living photo starts from your photo and only moves what was already there. Every clip is checked frame by frame; if the tool adds a car, a person or a cloud that wasn't in your shot, it doesn't ship.
- Faces and plates stay private. They're blurred, never edited away.
- You own it. The files are yours to use anywhere.
- Facts from the source. Anything a page says about your hours, prices or the town comes from you or an official page.
The tool behind the living photos, and which model keeps a real photo honest: our ArtCraft review.
How it works
- 1. Text PJ a photo and one line about what you want.
- 2. PJ sends a preview, usually the same day.
- 3. You say yes, or what to change.
- 4. It goes live on your site and your Google profile.
Need a human?
This page is built every morning from public data by SideGuy, run by PJ, a local in Solana Beach. If something looks off, or you want a hand with your plans, text PJ at 858-461-8054. A real person answers.
Local help, free to read: make your fix plan · senior benefits checkup · lower your SDG&E bill · Medicare Extra Help · every 2027 Medicare plan · is my medication recalled? · the next 90 days. Plans start as low as $25. Your parent lives here and you don't? The Parent Check-In Plan, $25 a month.
Questions people ask
What is a living photo?
Your own photo brought to life as a short silent loop: trees moving, water shimmering, a flag in the wind. PJ makes it from your real photo and checks every frame so nothing is invented. $49 each, sized for your website and Google Business Profile.
Can you make up a picture of my business?
No. Every image starts from a real photo of your place. PJ won't invent a storefront, a crowd or a view you don't have.
How much does a page cost?
A page built for you is $75 to $150. A page that refreshes itself from live data is scoped with you.
Where do I start?
Text PJ a photo and one line about what you want; he sends a preview, usually the same day.
Know someone who needs this?
Got a question about this? Ask PJ a question. A real person in Solana Beach texts you back.
Something changed here? Text PJ the fix: if it changes this page, you get $5. How it works.
Spotted something new around town? Text it in. What do you want to see here? Ask PJ for a page. No login, a real person reads it.
More free local tools: the North County toolkit.