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Too busy to design and maintain your web site?
I can set up a package for you that includes design, hosting, email account and maintenance. DOWdb will build your site, put it online and make updates for you. Sites are created using exclusive designs and color combinations. Each plan comes with one hour of maintenance and updates per month at no additional charge!
Website Planning
A successful web project begins with planning and strategy.
Defining what the project is (and isn't) and setting objectives are the most important parts of any strategy. As your web design company, we evaluate current online and offline marketing efforts, what your competitors are doing and where your industry is headed. All these factors come in to play as we set out to define the website's objectives, themes, content and page organization.
Website Architecture
From there it is important to determine the pages for the site, what content goes on each page and how they should be organized. Defining what information needs to be on the site and understanding how to logically order this information can make or break the final website. If users can't find the information they want, don't understand your ordering process or get lost because the navigation isn't intuitive they will most likely click away rather than hunt around.
Website Design
Once the site's pages, navigation and content have been decided it is time for the look of the site to come alive. The design for the site must reflect your brand (i.e. logo, color palette, font. etc.), work for the type of functionality and content you will have on your site and be useful for your audiences. We develop the visual designs of your site to include colors, navigation placement and content areas so that the designs portray the look and feel of the finished website.
Website Content
The content for the web also needs to be written. This is often the most difficult and time consuming part of developing a website as it involves compiling information on your company and your products. All this information must be written so it is in the same tense, tone and voice. And since your website is a marketing and sales tool, the messages need to be consistent with your other efforts.
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