Pulling back the curtain…

This overview of affordable website design solutions may help reveal the wizard behind the curtain when it comes to getting your dream project online.

To keep things simple, from our point of view there are two types of websites — brochures and search engine magnets.

Brochure Web Sites

Many small businesses, artists and other creatives need a website as an extension of their business card. They have traditional marketing approaches — handing out flyers in person, passing out business cards in social situations, etc. Their website is just an extension of that communication… something their clients and contacts can look up to get more information about their services, sign up for a newsletter or find additional contact details.

Sometimes brochure sites can be pretty splashy too — flash portfolios or galleries that have slick polish to impress future job prospects. Or they can be simple designs that get straight to the point. Either way, the emphasis is mainly on one to one communication.

Then there is the…

Search Engine Magnet Web Design

This type of site is designed for maximum search potential. It is never a Flash site, because Google and other search engines can’t index Flash sites properly. This kind of site can still have a luscious design, but its usually better to keep things simple. When it comes to information or product-driven sites, less is more.

An example of a search engine friendly, easy-to-use site can be found with our Site Sparker service.

It’s designed as a DIY system where we

• set up the content management system
• provide unlimited hosting – free for 1 year!
• 5 email addresses (more available)
• customize and brand a template for you
• set up dozens of plugins designed to grow your site

The added value that comes with Site Sparker is provided in the form of tailored advice about how to present your content, build traffic and engage your visitors.

We’ve found that 8 out of 10 new clients want sites that they can edit themselves, are easy to use (both for themselves and visitors) and are affordable to build.

That’s Site Sparker!

If you think this sounds like the kind of site you need, then check out our happy clients to see if one of these sites looks like the solution you’re looking for.

Unsure? Time For Web Design Consulting

We understand. Not all solutions fit into a box. If you have some raw, gooey creative idea that hasn’t quite taken form, or simply a project that requires a higher degree of specialization, then we’re ready for that too.

Custom projects require more advanced website development solutions and we’re ready to help solve any problem you can throw at us.

If you’re short on time, you can always fill out this short survey to help find the exact solution that’s right for you!