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Web Design
 According
to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, fewer than one in seven
Americans were online in 1995.... Today, Pew says, two out of every three
Americans spend time online. --CNN.com, The
Internet Transforms Modern Life
This is the major reason every business should have at least a "Business
Card" Website, a simple site that gets their information out where
people can find it.
Isn't Web Design Expensive?
Web site design doesn't have to cost a huge amount of
money. A single page site with a few images and some textual content can
be designed for as little as $100, plus domain registration and hosting.
Please note that you do NOT have to host with us in order to have us do
your website design, but we
can provide this service for you if you need it. We are pleased to work with
the hosting service you already use, as long as they provide the services one
should reasonably expect of a web hosting company. We do recommend using our
hosting services, however, as we know they offer everything needed for creating
almost any kind of website and running that website successfully.
What about E-Commerce?
Larger sites like e-commerce sites cost more money because they require a great
deal more labor and knowledge, but they do not have to cost thousands of dollars.
We will estimate the cost of your website for you so you know what it will cost. And if you find
a professional designer who can do it for less, we will make every attempt to
meet their price.
I'm a start-up and I'm on a tight budget.
How can I keep my cost down?
The better prepared you are before we meet with you, the more you will be able
to keep your costs down. Click here for help in
planning you plan your site.
We can give you our hourly rate, but truthfully
this is very misleading in web design. We have found that it's not the hourly
rate that truly determines the cost but the speed at which the company contracted,
or the person working on your website, actually completes the task. We have
found that our years of experience have made a big difference.
Example: A customer came to us to maintain their website. They
gave us the hours for which they were being charged at a much lower rate by anothe
rlocal company. In reviewing the monthly changes to be made, we found we could
do the work in less than a third of the time the other company took, and it was
actually going to cost the client less even though our rate was higher. Our
rates are very competitive in the industry and perhaps a bit low compared to
many, but that's because we don't have large offices and staff to maintain.
We do offer
discounts to non-profits and first-time customersas well as discounts for referrals
upon request.
Call us to get more information
on how we may be of assistance to you: 828-891-2563.
I don't know much about the Web and creating
a website. Can you help?
We are here to help you in any way we can. It is an important part of our process
that our customers become comfortable dealing with the Internet and learn how
to cope well with it.
Designing your company's website should be an exciting and positive experience.
And it should do more than just look good. It should enhance your business, reflect
your company's mission and goals, and provide you and your customers with a user-friendly
method of contact and sales. Professional business web site
design can accomplish
these goals.
Good planning is an essential part of the design process. Remember
that a website is available to your customers 24 hours, 7 days a week--it's working
for you even when your brick-and-mortar business is closed. Taking the time to
plan it out and make sure that you've covered everything you want to cover will
pay off in the long run.
Each project we handle is carefully planned to offer not only visual appeal,
but also good "information architecture" that makes it easy to use
and navigate AND will work well with the search engines. It should load fast,
even at 28.8 connection speeds, so that your customers are not spending a lot
of time waiting. If new visitors have to wait more than a few seconds for your
website to load, you're going to lose them...and they won't be back.
What about search engines?
Once your site has been created, we help you optimize
it for the search engines.
It is essential that you be involved in the process, as no one knows your business
better than you. If your time is too short we can handle this alone, but it won't
be quite as successful—it's always better when the client is involved in this
process.
Toner Design offers you the following website services:
- Website Design or Web Site Redesign
- Website Hosting
- Domain Registration
- Custom Graphics to enhance your site, as required
- Flash Animations
- Streaming Video or Audio on your site, converted into a Flash movie for greater compatibility with most browsers (video must be provided in digital format).
- Scanning and optimization (for the Web) of your images.
- Custom Writing/Editing of web page content from materials you supply, if you don't have time for this task.
- Search Engine Optimization (seo web design, included with
website design or redesign).
- Free Search Engine Registration with the major search engines upon completion of site, we will then give you resources to use for registering your own site in future months.
- Training to manage and maintain your site, if you prefer to do your own maintenance.
- Website maintenance for those who prefer we handle changes and updates.
- ...and more! Call or use our contact form and ask for the specific services
you require.
Last updated 8/30/2008.
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