Services:

Custom Web Site Design & Building

Whether you need a basic web site or a more elaborate site, I can

design

a site to meets your needs. Services include developing and designing

your

site, from beginning to the end which is finally being published. Your

web

site's "look and feel" is something I will work on from your input or

based

on other sites that you like the look and feel of.

Content Writing for Web Sites

One of the most difficult aspects of putting a small business web site

together can be writing the content. For many people, writing about themselves or their business is difficult. Web site content should be

presented not only in a way that is easy to read, but search engine

friendly.

 
Domain name registration

The web site's domain name is what most people refer to as a

"web site address", such as "www.yourcompanyname.com".

Web site domain names are registered through separate companies

known as domain registrars. I can assist you in registering a domain

name with the proper organization, and also help you choose a name

that will help customers find your web site.

I strongly suggest using a reputable registrar such as  GoDaddy.com .

I do not recommend a site I do not use myself.

You will pay a few dollars more per year (about $35), but it is worth

it in the long run by saving you downtime.

Search engine placement and web site promotion

Registering your web site with the search engines (Google, MSN,

Yahoo, etc.) is an optional extra step, although highly recommended

step. Fee for this service is $100 and covers resubmitting for 90 days.

Web site hosting

Web site files reside on special computers known as "servers"

that are

hooked into the internet 24/7. These servers are maintained by

hosting companies and you will need a hosting site so your site will

be visible.

I can arrange this for you by using the company that I personally

use for

over 8 years.

Avoiding using the "free" or reduced fee services, since these are

often unreliable and they do include pop-up ads that distract from

your own site.

E-mail set-up

Confused about how to set up and retrieve your e-mail? Need more

than

one e-mail address for your company? I can arrange this service for

you,

as well as teach you how to access and reply to your e-mails from the

office or while on the road.

Guest Book Log

A Guest Book module adds a very convenient way for visitors to leave

you feedback about your site and it's a fantastic way to compile a

valuable email mailing list. The Guest Book System will notify you of

who sent the email and what were their comments.

You do need to collecting information about your visitors  as this is a

critical part of developing your web site. You can choose where to

receive these emails and they even can be put directly into a special

folder just for them. You are able to cut and paste positive comments

of your choice to a special Comments page or a Testimonial page.

Installation fee of $85 applies, to cover the cost of installing and

configuring the script, and customizing the look of the guest book

pages to match your site.

Web site visitor statistics

To find out how well your site is working for you, I can arrange a

web site tracking service that records your visitors, what pages

they read and for how long, and many other useful stats. I highly

recommend this service to find out just how well your site is doing

and why.

Web site maintenance

It's possible that you to make updates to your site after it's finished.

For those who would prefer not to I am able to make simple changes. Modification of a few lines of text are usually done at no charge.

For more involved changes, such as adding new pages, complete

revisions of pages, the fee is $90 per hour and depending on the

amount of work involved, I can arrange billing on a monthly or

quarterly basis.

If you think that your web site will need updates on a frequent basis,

you may enter into a maintenance contract which is $300 per quarter.

This gives you unlimited changes to already established and published

pages.

This page was last updated on 09/28/08.