Consulting

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Website Audits

Already have a website? I can audit your site's findability, usability, and overall performance. I'll identify anything that's getting in the way of you meeting your website goals, and anything that's missing.

Collaboration – I Can't Do It Without You

Successful website projects are collaborative by nature. Creating effective websites requires your involvement. It’s as simple as that.

We’re the content strategists, the architects and the information designers; I'll guide and advise, analyze and recommend, design and build, but I need your help to turn your vision into a reality.

"A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there."

—H. Stanley Judd

Planning Your Website

Careful and thoughtful website planning lays the groundwork for creating a meaningful user experience, and that's what makes a website successful.

Your audience and business goals, your resources, and an understanding of how people will find you on the web all drive our decisions.

First – Your Audience & Business Goals

People use the internet to screen potential services and products before they make buying decisions.

• You are unique. Your story is unique. What are you business goals and objectives?
• Who do you want to attract? What are your customers and potential customers looking for?
• What problems can you solve for them. How can you engage them?
• What action do you want people to take when they visit your website? Contact you? Sign up? Purchase? Register?
• If you have an existing website, what's working and what isn't?
• How will you know if your website is succeeding in meeting your customers needs and your business objectives?

Next – Your Resources & Expectations

Your resources include not only your budget, but your time, manpower and materials. Simply put, I need to know your financial commitment to the project (money is not a 4-letter word), how much time you have to devote to the project, and what other resources you have available. This will determine the scope of your project. I call it “managing expectations.”

And of Course – How Will People Find You

In order for people to find you on the internet, you must consider how they search for your products or services; what words and phrases do they “Google” to find you? I use keyword tools and a healthy dose of common sense to determine what's right for you. These keywords and phrases then become an integral part of your content strategy.