WordPress website design, care, and consultation services
The full-service website package includes strategy sessions for content, design, UX/UI, and messaging/branding planning if needed.
We will sit down and map out your site based on your needs, your audience/users, your budget, timetable, and your existing content. We will discuss the options you need: e-commerce, video or photo galleries, information architecture, client logins, blogs, membership directories, e-learning ideas, booking or calendars, subscription content, and so on. I’ve got a number of tools to help find a look and feel for the design that reflects you and/or your business goals.
We will talk about what content you want to regularly update yourself and how to accomplish that. Your site will be build on a robust platform and, of course, all sites will look great on small screens and mobile devices. Contact me to talk more about the process.
Website facelift
Like a fresh coat of paint, a WordPress facelift can give your older site an up-to-date look with curb appeal! We’ll also make sure you’re using the best theme and plug-ins for your needs now.
Do you have a WordPress site that is five, six, maybe seven years old? Though that site may be a perfectly fine, well-functioning website, it could be hurting your business or organization without you even realizing it. A site that does not conform to Google’s specifications for mobile readiness and security will appear lower in search engine rankings. People looking for you on the web may never find you! In most cases, a change of theme will fix many of these issues and improve your SEO ranking.
Get in touch to find out how we can give your site a facelift that will not only revive the look and feel of your site, but will update its responsiveness and modernize the functionality. It’s probably less expensive and far less painful than you might think!
WordPress website care, support, and maintenance plans
You know in the back of your mind — between scrambling for grants or keeping track of customers — that you should be doing something about your website. But what? Update your plugins? Write a blog post? Check your analytics? A website maintenance plan can take some of that load off your shoulders, but I can work with you to customize a plan to make your website content work harder for you and your goals.
Check out my Support Packages
On top of maintenance tasks, I can also take content updates or small fixes off your plate, either on an hourly or monthly retainer basis. Contact me to create a customized plan for streamlining your website health.
Take the headache out of keeping your website secure and up-to-date! Basic or bespoke plans to meet your specific needs.
You may not need a full re-design or even a facelift: an audit can pinpoint issues that are affecting your site’s performance without the need for a full-blown overhaul.
We offer low-cost audits for website performance, on-page SEO, e-commerce, or for your Google Business Profile. Any or all of these can affect your business success. You’ll receive a report covering your User Experience, Online Visibility, Performance and Security, Content Format and Copy, and a Technical Assessment. Or request a specialized SEO report. After the report, we can craft a strategy for improvement based on your goals.
Website/Branding Starter Packages
A quick and inexpensive package for small businesses or non-profits just getting off the ground. A maximum of ten pages, with the emphasis on the home page; getting your content front and center in an attractive layout, so your visitors can get what they need easily.
You provide the text content (e.g. your mission statement or bio, location info, services list, reviews, etc.) , I’ll provide 3-4 stock images, social media links, a contact form, a simple logo (if you need one) and other basic content editing and proofreading. I’ll also provide basic security, accessibility, and SEO features.
Cost: $1200
See special packages for Musicians and Authors
Contact me to learn the details and other terms.
E-commerce
Do you have just a couple of products you want to get out into the world? Or hundreds of items for shipping or for downloading? Do you want to start small and build a customer base? Do you already have hundreds of existing clients or a huge mailing list? Do you have an idea for video courses you want to sell? Have you tried building your own Shopify store and ended up tearing out your hair?
WordPress’s ecommerce solution, Woocommerce, is a robust, scalable shopping cart plugin with literally endless configurations. The initial software is free, though most online stores require a few add-ons to tweak things to perfection.
Let’s talk about your e-commerce needs to see if a WordPress-based store will work for you. Or fill out my comprehensive e-commerce intake form. I’ve build dozens of small-to-medium Woocommerce sites for both physical products and downloadables. I’ve also built smaller (non-Woo) shopping and membership sites with WordPress as well as Shopify stores, so chances are, I can help you get your store up and running.
SEO
Search Engine Optimization is an important part of any business or organizational strategy. Its ultimate objective is to increase site traffic and sales and raise brand awareness. You’ve probably received spam emails that promise to shoot you to the top of the Google rankings above your competitors, but like most things, it’s not that simple.
SEO demands a strategy that involves both technical effort and some less concrete thinking about increasing your rankings. We start with an SEO audit of your site, then discuss ways to move forward with the technical SEO, your content and user experience, and your off-site tools like social media and inbound links. It’s an ongoing process with a lot of moving parts, but we can build a solid foundation for your SEO strategy.
Branding services
Your “brand” is more than just a nice logo: it’s a tool to communicate who you are with clarity and authenticity. A brand guide can simplify and streamline everything you do going forward.
We’ll work together to craft a look and feel that you can live with for years to come; with a color palette, a versatile logo that works in many formats, typography that expresses who you are. At the end, you’ll have a “brand book” that you can use across all your on- and off-line materials.
Consulting and Troubleshooting
I am available for coaching or consultation on website issues you may be having – whether you need advice about moving forward on a new site, a site re-design, making a current site responsive (mobile-friendly), bouncing back after a hack, or just solving that nagging widget problem. For you DIYers, I can train you on the WordPress dashboard tasks you would most like to accomplish with (hopefully) a minimum of that “eyes-glazing-over” situation. If I can’t solve your problem, I can recommend someone who can!
Click here to buy an hour of my consultation time.
Print Design
Call me to discuss your print project: flyers, posters, packaging, business cards, bookmarks, postcards, letterhead, logos, etc.
And have a look at some of my print designs here.