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MonsterWebz | Web Design

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Web Design, CMS, eCommerce and Blogs

Web Design

There are many different kinds of websites to choose from, self-managed, ecommerce, blogs, CMS, static ... but no matter what type of website you choose, you need a good web design. Professional websites are what will separate you from your competitors.

Good Web Design doesn't mean Flashy!!

People aren't coming to your website to be impressed by graphics, flash or special affects. Normally, they are there for a reason, a solution to a problem, a product they are trying to find. Your website should be as obvious as possible, if they are searching for "shoes" then somewhere big and bold your website needs to say "Shoes Sold Here" or something similar.

In other words, you can get all the traffic you want, but once a visitor gets there, if they can't find what they are looking for easily - then they will click away. Clicking away from your website is termed "bounce rate". It means just that - a potential customers "bounces" in and out of your website within seconds. If you have a high "bounce rate" then even though you may have lots of visitors, they aren't finding what they want so they are moving on to your competitors.

Professional web designers know how to advise you on how to attract visitors to stick around and look over your site. A good web design shows your visitor just what your website offers, right away, no tricks, gimmicks or extra clicks to get there.

Don't make your customers wait!!!

You know the basics of good sales, don't make your customer wait around, give them what they want or at least help them find it! Your website should either obviously show them what they want or give them a means of getting there. You would be surprised how just the simple words "click here" can do to get your visitor to click on an order page.

Clean, simple and professional

People want to be shown what they are looking for and not distracted by graphics, flash or wordy content. I like to design sites with that in mind. I use lots of articles on my home page that link to the bigger articles with a "read more" tag. That way, it's not just about one thing. My home page has lots to offer, all in bold type, all with links to that particular information, but everything follows a general theme. for me, it's website services - what is your theme?

I will help you edit down your copy, help you to strategically place keywords, and then create links throughout the page and navigation bars so your potential customers can cruise through your site easily.

Contact me about your web design needs. I work closely with you from the convenience of your own office or home. I service clients all over the country from New York to Oregon. With fax, email and phone, we can accomplish a beautiful and professional website within a reasonable amount of time. (usually 2-3 week turnaround). Call me (530) 370-5122) or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it me today! Also, download my quick website checklist to help organizing what you need to get your website started.

To some of you these 'types' of sites may make no sense. What I offer is the knowledge for all of these programs to be fully customized to the look and feel of your business. They are a combination of open source programs that there are no hidden costs for, other than the initial design fee, you only pay for hosting. When there's updates to the programs you can hire anyone to take care of it, although my flat rate is $79 per upgrade (if I've designed it).

Static Content Sites

These are sites that change very little and the owner does not need to be able to update the site often. When the owner want changes they can email/call me and I will update their site at the current rate.

Content Management Sites (CMS)

The nice thing about CMS sites is that they can be updated as often as you like. You have the ability to add, edit and delete pages anytime, and the number of pages you can have is unlimited.

The initial design fee includes:

Full, complete design, links, text, pictures and up to 5 pages for you.
One hour training to teach you how to update the site yourself.
I'm on call whenever you have questions or concerns.

List Features Included in the basic CMS:

Unlimited pages and categories
Easy user interface enables you to add, edit and delete pages and categories
Can add extensions such as blogs, shopping carts, etc.
Email-a-friend
Easy upload images features onto pages
Polls/Surveys - Can put a different one on each page
Banner management
Newsfeeds

Extra Features you can add:

Galleries
Classified Ads
Directories
and more.

Samples of CMS sites I've designed:

Blogs

What is a blog? It is simply a very interactive site that one or more people write articles for and let others comment about. Usually it's updated daily, sometimes several times a day. Blogs can be used for personal insights and thoughts, or become very professional and targeted to make money.

Samples of blogs I've designed:

hqhqblog.com (wordpress)

Features Included:

Password Protected posts
Cross-blog communication tools: trackbacks and pingbacks
Comments
Spam protection
Easy importing
Multiple authors
Intelligent text formatting
Full user registration
Unlimited categories and depth

Extra Features:

Hundreds of additional plugins for extra features such as newsletters, all in one SEO, automatic upgrades, Google XML sitemaps, RSS includes, and so much more.

eCommerce Sites

State of the art eCommerce, custom designed for easy navigation, product display and purchasing. Works with most payment gateways, authorize.net, paypal and more. You can configure shipping, quantity discounts and different attributes for products such as T-shirt sizes and colors.

Features included: