We specialize in creative design with a crisp clean look that will
convey the professional nature of your business through the web.
See for yourself by visiting our portfolio page.
We walk you through the process every step of the way. Over the years we have completed more than 50 major websites
for professional companies and individuals. This has given us the
experience to put you on the path to where you want to go with your
online presence. We have everything you need to get your website
up and going and to maintain it for the long run.
Important Things to Think About:
Where will your website live?
You need a domain name. That’s the www.YourBusinessName.com address. It’s also called a URL in the web business. If you don’t already have one start thinking about it now. Chances are, what you want is probably taken so you need to consider alternatives. Here are a few guidelines for picking a domain name.
- It should to be directly related to your business, and preferably contain the business name
- It should be short, easy to spell and thus easy to remember
- It should not contain any dashes or underlines if at all avoidable. People tend not to remember that
- It should not be closely related to another popular domain or very similar to a competitor’s domain name
- It’s usually a good idea to register multiple domain names to account for people who try to find you and miss-spell the domain
We recommend you go and look on your own for a domain name that you are interested in. You can look up your ideas on a domain registrar to see if your idea is already taken. We can also help with picking out a domain. Look, but don’t buy a domain until you talk to us. There are other factors to consider and we don’t want you to make a mistake.
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How will your site get updated over time?
The last thing people (your clients) want to see is an outdated website. You, as the ultimate owner of a website, need to consider how you will maintain the content on your site over time.
Unless you plan on incurring an ongoing expense to pay a designer to update the content of your website you should plan on having someone in your office with a healthy amount of computer experience as the primary manager of the site. This person will be responsible for making changes/updates to the site. We can train this person on making basic edits. Otherwise consider one of our premium package plans that include site maintenance / updates at a discounted rate.
Do some research on the competition.
Put together a list of websites that you like and write down the address along with notes about what you like about the site. If the site owner happens to be a friend of yours you might also ask them if they mind if you use some of their content on your site. Also look for any features like online forms, picture galleries or other features you might like to have on your site as well. Also make note of how they have their site divided into sections/pages. You may want to use a similar structure on your site.
Leverage what you already have.
Begin gathering any advertisements, pamphlets, flyers, logos or other ad media you’ve used for your business. These items can give us an idea of how you like to represent your business and can make the design process much easier.
Begin gathering any photos, pictures, images or other graphics that will be useful in creating the website. Electronic format is best. There is a per-picture surcharge for scanning photos.
Start planning the structure of your site NOW!
On a sheet of paper or in a Word document begin drafting the sections you imagine your website containing. You will be responsible for writing 99.9% of the text on your website. We are designers and technical folks, not experts in on your business. You are the only ones that know how to tell the world what you do and how you do it. The text on the website has to come from you! Begin drafting this content immediately.
In the vast majority of our projects the only reason a website is not launched on time is because we are waiting on content from the site owners. The sooner you get started on this, the better.
Save yourself some trouble, Type everything you can in Microsoft Word or an electronic text document so you don’t have to pay for us to re-type your paper copy.
Example of what a site structure might look like:
A funeral home website might have the following sections:
Package Deals – specials on pricing and package deals
Caskets & Urns – Online selection of caskets & Urns
Flowers – Popular flower arrangements or instructions on how to get custom flowers.
Cars – Cars available for transportation
Service Types – Various types of viewing and religious services available
Locations Served – What towns and locations served
Other Questions – Frequently asked questions
Payment Options – Forms of payment accepted and payment plans
Resources for Family & Friends – General resources clients may find useful
About us / Mission Statement – About your business and staff
Contact Us / Ask a Question - Online form so that customers can ask questions
What sections will your website need? Once you get this basic site structure you can begin to write what you want your clients to see under each section and begin drafting text.
Also see my page on CONTENT IS KING
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