Services

The Internet is a wild, wild place. If you are looking for a trustworthy guide who will cover all the bases to give you a solid start or help you take the next step with your Internet presence, I can help.

I specialize in helping entrepreneurs and medium-sized businesses who need to add an online presence to their business operations without adding an entire web designer to their payroll.

To this end, I offer the following services:

Wordpress (business website or blog) publishing

How to use Wordpress for a simple business website that you can maintain yourself
Development of a customized Wordpress website for your business
Wordpress installation
Adjusting an existing Wordpress theme for your use
Initial setup and configuration for bloggers new to Wordpress
Transfer of existing website into Wordpress for content management
Tutorial sessions for learning to use Wordpress to update your site

Website design and re-design

Web design has both tried-and-true and continually evolving principles. I don't re-invent the design wheel without reason, and often start with a well-developed base theme or template that is already tested for cross-browser compatibility and mobile responsiveness (i.e., it looks good on smartphones and tablets, as well as desktop machines). My design services include every step of the process, as needed:

Registering your domain
Assist in selection of web hosting provider
Designing the layout and/or customizing layouts
Creating supporting graphics
Assisting in selection of stock photography
Recommending, installing and customizing software solutions (plugins, etc.)
Basic web programming (Javascript, PHP)

New websites are a lot of fun, however, I also have a great deal of experience with re-design projects. Many, many businesses who launched their first websites a few years ago could benefit from updating their Internet presence.

Website planning and advice

Discussion of your business (or business idea) and development of website plan
Review of current Web presence and development of plan for improvement or growth
How to get more people finding your website from the search engines (search engine optimization or "SEO")

Search engine optimization (SEO)

Basic SEO services for existing websites
SEO included on all website creation projects
Review of current placement in search engine results and plans for better placement

Internet marketing consulting

Development of an Internet marketing plan for your business
How to use email marketing for your business goals
How to leverage your Web presence to meet business goals
Advice about how social media sites fit with your business (Twitter, Facebook, etc, etc)
And other aspects of using the Internet for your business

Web-optimized marketing copy (writing)

Editing copy you have written
Interviewing you or your employees to develop content for your site
Developing strategies for what website content best suits your business goals

The big question: Prices

Wondering what this might cost? Good question. While I cannot offer an estimate without hearing about your project, I hope the following general rates will help you decide whether or not to contact me:

New website: $5,000+
Wordpress re-design projects (taking existing content and moving into fresh design): $3,000+
HTML site move into Wordpress: $5,000+
Monthly retainer (ongoing site maintenance/improvement) starting from $500/month
Hourly consulting rate: $125/hour

Not sure what you need?

Go ahead and contact me, and we'll talk it over!

One of my top priorities when you come to me is to determine whether I can provide what you need.

It is in some part due to this "client selection process" that I have such GREAT experiences working with my clients. If I don't believe I can meet your needs, I'll tell you up front and send you on your way with my warmest regards. And if you engage my services, you can be assured I will do whatever necessary on my part to fulfill everything specified in our agreement.

To my great delight, I now have clients who have become good friends (and good friends who have become clients) who are excited to share their thoughts with you here.