Services
- Hosting & Domain Names
- Web Design
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- E-Commerce
- Flash
- Website Implementation
- Ongoing Maintenance & Support
- Graphic Design
Hosting & Domain Names
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Due to the nature of my work, I see the control panels for many website hosting services around the web. I get to see first-hand which hosts are good, which are bad, and which will take you for a ride. For example: I’ve seen a very popular host that should be avoided at all cost. They charge five times more than other hosts; they don’t give you all the features they promised until you manually call and have them enabled; they constantly send you promotional email spam; their control panel is full of promotional banners and links; and on top of that, if you ever do a search for a domain name on their site, they will lock it and charge you five times more (per year!) than other companies would have charged you. Wouldn’t you like to avoid every coming into contact with a host like that? My insight is your sigh of relief.
If you don’t have a domain name or host, I can help you choose a good provider. If you already have a host, I can help you verify that it’s up to par with the competition, and even help you move your site to a better server if it will gain you features and save you money.
Web Design
Is web design the “look and feel” of a site or is it the “ease of use” of a site?
It’s both. Your site is your first impression of you and your company. Giving a site a beautiful polished look is only half of the battle. Accessibility is the other half. I’ll help you identify what it is you are trying to present with your website and make sure the visitors to the site see you in the best light.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
What is SEO? It’s quite simply a list of do’s and don’ts that should be considered and implemented to help search engines see and understand your site to the best of their ability. Many regard SEO as some form of “black magic” -it’s not. I can help make sure search engines see as many unique pages on your site as possible and I’m happy to explain why/how it works to you.
E-Commerce
There are many types of E-Commerce software out there. Many of them cost a considerable amount of money up front and then also charge a monthly fee!
The e-commerce package I use has been around for four years, is used by millions, has a support network/community, and is free. Aside from what it takes for me to install, configure, upgrade, and customize it for you, it’s has no other costs. Plus it works with Paypal and Google Checkout, so you will never be liable for keeping your customer’s private financial information secure. One less thing to worry about.
Flash
Flash, like any tool, needs to be treated with respect. Flash can bring life to your site, but when not used correctly, it can also cause you to fall off the radar on all the search engines. For example: Consider an image slideshow that has links to various pages on your site attached to each image. When Google’s search-bots look at the site, all they see is a big black box called “FlashSlideShow.swf”. They have no idea that your site has more pages to see. So rather than see your slideshow and see “ten images and ten pages” they sees nothing at all.
I use Flash to liven up sites but I’ll shield your site from the negatives.
On the flip-side, I’m and experienced game developer who can be commissioned to design and implement Flash games.
Website Implementation
Anyone can use a few snazzy applications to build a website, but what happens when the program they’re using doesn’t have a checkbox for the feature you want on your site?
I’m an experience software engineer who’s been attracted to the rewarding feeling of directly helping people make the websites they have been dreaming of. When something goes wrong, I’ve got the skills to dive into the code and fix it. My list of languages don’t end with HTML and CSS. I have experience writing/fixing PHP, Javascript, Perl, ActionScript, and mySQL.
For example, rather than give you a slideshow created with Flash -which is a file that search engines can’t see inside and is a file you’d need to buy an expensive application in order to edit; I can build you a Javascript based slideshow that search engines will be able to read and you will be able to update by simply changing a few images on your site.
Ongoing Maintenance & Support
Whether I built your site or someone else did, I can help you maintain and update it.
Every situation is unique, some clients want to be taught how to update their own site and some would rather leave it up to me so they can focus their time and energy on what it is they do best. Whatever your needs, I can help you.
Graphic Design
Beautiful custom websites don’t fall out of the sky, they come from the synergy of working together with a web designer that wants to realize your vision. I create a series of concept images to help capture and organize the ideas for your websites. As a result, you’ll be able to see what your site will look like long before it’s constructed. This ensures the site that gets built will reflect the original vision. No surprises, just results.
Designing or touching-up a logo are often part of a website’s construction process. So if you don’t have a perfect logo, don’t worry, I’ll help fix it. If you do have a perfect logo that’s already being used for name branding, don’t worry, I’ll respect it.
I also offer my services for business card design that may or may not echo the website itself, depending on your tastes and needs.