The time it takes to get your website done depends on you. The things that normally “hold up” a website is content, what the site says, pictures from the client and domain transfers. I will ask for these items in the beginning or will ask that you get them ready.

Depending on the size of the site the process could take 3 days to 6 weeks or longer depending on the size of the site..

The Lighthouse Web Designs team is experienced in the following programming languages and applications: HTML, JavaScript, DHTML, XML, PHP, .NET, ASP and others. If we can’t do something (which we doubt), we will tell you where you can get what you are looking for.

The cost of your website will depend on your needs. Each site is designed specific to your specific needs..

Example: Our starter 3 page sites usually consist of (Home, Services, Contact) that includes a basic contact form that is emailed to you. Coded for search engines, analytics installed, privacy policy/terms of use, Graphics, buttons are included but we can also include your pictures and up to 5 stock photos if needed. The cost of the site would vary depending on the elements included on the pages. These elements may include photo galleries, additional forms, Flash/JQuert Elements etc.

Many clients start with this type of base site and then add additional features to their site as needed. We offer many different features specific to your company’s specific needs.

Request a specific quote for your company!

The best way to explain this is to describe the typical scenario.

First meeting

We meet, usually face – to – face, we review your needs and goals for the website. If at all possible I try to give you a quote during our first visit. If so, I put together the contract, site specification and we put together your care-words (keywords) listings. I also get any and all graphics, images and content that you would like to include on your site.

Design Work

I take the images, graphics and content and put together a “mock up” design. This is an image of what your site could look like. I will send 1 – 3 different looks for you to review. We tear them apart picking and choosing the elements that you like, colors, layout etc.

Coding

Once you have a look that you are happy with I go to work building the site, creating the pages and placing your content on the pages. During this time I will send you links with updated information for you to review as I go. If I am missing content or there is an area that I feel content is needed for effectiveness I will place filler text this is usually in Latin.

During the coding phase I will keep the site on my host. Once you approve the site and pay the final payment, I upload the site to your hosting account, set up analytics, meta tags and register the site with Google, yahoo, bing and others.

We then implement online marketing to help drive traffic to your new website.

This depends on your needs. We do NOT charge a monthly fee unless you require regular updates and maintenance to your website. Together, we put together an idea of the hours involved and bill on a retainer basis.

This depends on your needs. We do install CMS “Content Management Systems” for clients that want to maintain their own website. This allows you to make simple edits to the content, add pictures and video and in some cases pages and further customizations.

We try to encourage our client’s to take an active role in keeping their website up-to-date but we also appreciate that some do not have time. For those clients we recommend a monthly maintenance plan.

It is important to keep your site updated and fresh with new information. Depending on your individual needs we can set up a monthly update plan for you. This is hourly based and depends on the work involved. If you do not need consistent updates we will do these based on a per hour rate.

Don’t want to pay for updates? We understand, if you have the time to keep your website updated ask about our Content Management Systems. These simple to use systems allow you to manage the content on your site as well as add pictures, videos and more.

There are different types of online marketing that we can use to market your business. E-Mail marketing is sending a custom e mail to a list of people. This permission based list might have been created by collecting addresses from your site or from networking events that you attend. We can customize a campaign for you to market your products or services.

Search Engine Marketing is often the CPC (Cost per Click) option on search engines. Google calls this Google AdWords. Together we come up with your ideal list of carewords (keywords), a budget, a goal, and most importantly a way of tracking our progress for your company and implement the campaign. Online marketing is the placement of buttons, banners, text ads on other sites that would have visitors that would be interested in your product of service.

Local Online Marketing Most business still relies entirely on local traffic. For this reason we provide local marketing campaign research, setup and a way for you to track results. Online marketing entails graphic and text link ads on other websites that will accomplish two goals; get more local traffic to your website as well as increasing your site’s web rankings.

Yes! We install a reliable tracking system on your site. Shortly after your site is launched you will receive a report, usually delivered monthly, in your inbox. This report will tell you how many visitors your site has had, where they came from, how long they stayed, what pages they went to and more.

If you have a monthly maintenance plan, we use these reports to increase the conversions on your website after it is built.