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Our Mission...   
Our main focus and goal is to provide you with the best of personal service while we create a quality web presence you'll be proud of, and one that meets your needs.  We'll be happy to explain anything you are unclear about, will be realistic in setting goals and achieving them in relation to preparing your site and/or maintaining it for you; will keep you apprised of progress, and will work with you closely to make sure your web site is a true reflection of you and your business.

How it relates to you...
Our desire to provide you with all you need to make this transition smoothly is just the first step.  Some business owners are unfamiliar with the process involved in presenting their business to the wide customer audience available on the Internet.  Some business owners have had an unhappy or unprofessional experience in attempting to make this transition.  There are many “web design” businesses advertised today, not all of whom are successful in their efforts.  Of those who are, some do not have the business experience to make a commitment and follow through in a professional and timely manner.  This often happens because they take on more work than they have time for and the result is they are unable to provide the personal service you need.  We want the opportunity to show you just how easy it can be!  Be sure you check out our portfolio to see what we're doing with other businesses.

Basics of the process...
Here are the basics of what we can provide.  Full details are listed on the "Our Rates" page. 

  • We will provide a web page that meets your approval, and one designed for success in Internet marketing; we'll provide basic hand-registration with the most-used search engines, and can keep them updated for you every six months.  The marketing of your site is a very important component of the successful internet sales and marketing of your products or services. 

  • We'll arrange for host server space, and get it on the Internet for you.

  • We'll maintain it for you if you wish.  Maintenance includes checking all the links periodically to make sure they are still working, making sure the entire site stays functional, and making any changes or updates you would like.  Note... there is a separate fee for maintenance of the site.  This is an important aspect of a business site.  You want to keep your business (and your website) in the forefront of your clients' minds.  The best way to accomplish that with a web site is to make your site interactive.  Presentations  of  special offers, coupons and contests gives them an opportunity to "interact" with you through the website.  It keeps their interest, and keeps them coming back to YOU instead of someone else.  A web site that just sits there, never-changing, will not produce much business while it waits for someone to wander in.  Do you have customer files or a database that includes email addresses?  Well, if you don't, you'll want to get started with that!  What's the best way to get your current customers to visit your new website and take advantage of your special offers?  Why, by email, of course!  Your very first special offer should be for something in exchange for your customers'/clients' and website visitors' email addresses!

We are not able to offer hosting "space" for your website at this time, but will work with you to arrange for dependable hosting of your site.  Fees for this will be directly paid by you to the host server.

A Domain Name...
If you haven't already, you should give serious consideration to registering a domain name.  We highly recommend it, for the following reasons: It provides a professional image, and perhaps more importantly, with its own domain name your site can be moved from server to server without a change of URL, or address.  The price of a domain name is $35 per year, and the first two years must be paid in advance.  This fee is paid directly by you to Internic, the issuing organization, and is in addition to the fees in your web design contract with High Desert Web Design.  We will help you in choosing your domain name, and search to find out if it is available for you, free.

What kind of site?   
There are several types of business web sites, but they generally fall into the following categories.  You should decide which of these types fits your goal: 

  • A basic page; an overview of your company with contact information

  • A site that provides enough detail of your products and/or service(s), to generate interest in them, including schedules, menus, tour dates, etc., and contact information

  • A detailed catalog of illustrated products/ services with pricing and full information on ordering.   

In most cases, the first type listed above is frustrating for an Internet customer, and we do not recommend them.  The Internet public expects more from a website than from an advertisement that would appear in the newspaper, a magazine or the telephone book. They expect to find more detailed  information on the Internet, and when presented with a site that provides it, they respond to that.  The more detail and interaction you can provide, the better they will like it, and the greater the response for your business.

The next step...
Contact us and we'll get started with planning. You will be responsible for providing clear photos, or logos (if you have them).  If you can provide them in a digital format it will be a cost savings.  You will be expected to provide written copy for the text for a straight design contract.  This can also be submitted digitally or in hard copy.

A Special Feature...
We can offer writing services to prepare the text for your web site.  Our experience covers a wide range of published writing and preparation of professional advertising copy in a variety of formats including display ads, brochures, postcards, flyers, reports, catalogs and instruction manuals.  We'll work closely with you in this area, getting your input and approval so the copy meets your needs and reflects your style.

 Personal Home Pages

What a personal homepage can do for you...
A personal web page can be an excellent way to keep in touch with family members or friends who are far away, and let them see how, where, and what you are doing.  It can be a showcase for your hobbies or your work.  It can be a chronicle of a journey, a journal, or an outlet for your talent.  It can be very rewarding, and the interaction you have with those who visit your site can provide a lot of pleasure.

How we can help...
If you want a personal web page but don't want to do it yourself, we will be happy to work with you so that your goal for the website will be realized.  All you have to provide is the photos and copy for what you want, and a clear idea of the goal you have for your site, and we'll do the work.  We'll help you by finding a design that suits you and fits your personality, we'll put it all together, and put it on the internet for you.  We'll even maintain it for you if that's what you'd like.

Where do you start...
If you need ideas for your homepage so you can get a clearer idea of what you want to present to the public, or how you want to present it, just email us or call and we'll be happy to provide you with some resources that will be appropriate for you.  You are also welcome to go through our site.  It has many pages in a wide variety of styles that may help you form your own ideas.  To access our personal site, go to: http://www.marciesalaskaweb.com

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 Page updated November 2, 2006