{ strategy / design / development / project management / support }
Web Services
Design
New visual design for businesses in various industries including publishing, music, real-estate, law, entertainment, furniture, and venture capital. Re-design and improvement of a current site to bring it up to date with design trends (even within a voice - classic or trendy for example). Design of additional sections/business units within a larger site. Custom craigslist and ebay templates for differentiation from competition. Focus on the visual aspect with output of layered composite files, production-ready templates, and/or simple framework sites.
Review selected design work [PDF 3.16mb]
Development
Programming of a visual design into a working website. Site complexity ranging from simple brochure-style sites up to full e-commerce stores. Open-source frameworks preferred for cost savings and security. Integration with content management and databases.
Search Engine Optimization
Basic code and content review of current sites to recommend any clean up and refinement required. Detailed analysis and planning of a long-term SEO strategy. Management of full SEO process relative to budget constraints and client goals.
Maintenance and Updating
Coding, troubleshooting, improving and maintaining a legacy code base in a production environment. Cleaning up code and/or rewriting for faster load times and browser compatibility
Rates
Most projects are billed at a per project price.
Proposals are presented in written form and goals and constraints are agreed upon before commencement.
Maintenance/Updating can be worked on either on an hourly or on a monthly contract basis.
Basic SEO consulting is best served by an hourly rate basis so that the client can use as much as necessary to fill their need. Larger SEO management projects are moved to per project price