Website Design & Development Services Overview
The “Tiny Web Ninja” offers web design, website development, website maintenance as well as website hosting and domain name management services. Though I do business from my office in Chatham County, North Carolina I can easily work for businesses in other geographic locations throughout NC or beyond.
Basic Website Design (static HTML)
If you have a small budget and just need a website to serve as an online business brochure (a simple ‘who you are, what you do, where you are, and how to contact you’), then a basic html website will be a good start. Basic static HTML websites are faster to set up and are easier to for a web developer to maintain. The yearly hosting fee is also cheaper.
Most site owners will opt to have the developer continue to make changes, additions or updates to these basic website (since updating them requires editing and FTP software, knowledge of their use along with some basic coding knowledge and backup practices). This isn’t difficult however. Website owners can submit additions or changes via email, and will get billed by the minute for actual work done.
WordPress Website Development
WordPress is a ‘content management system’ (CMS) that allows a user to control the content (the text and images) of the website. Editing content is done through an administrative panel using a modern computer with an internet connection and a web browser (no other specialized software is needed).
For the website owner (or their staff) WordPress has a slight learning curve, but if you have a website with frequently updated content (restaurants or churches for example) it is worth it.
WordPress websites take a bit longer to create and do involve more upkeep time (WordPress and its ‘plugins’, or app, are updated frequently, like a cell phone and it’s apps), but again, the effort is worth it if you’ll be constantly adding to or updating the information on your website.
Graphic Design & Editing
The Tiny Web Ninja can work on the complete look of a website, converting a print copy of your logo to a clean digital copy for use on your website, or modifying a design template you’ve purchased. I can also edit photographs for use on your website or social media.
Unfortunately I’m not artistically creative enough to offer business branding or logo design. I’m just being honest. 😉
SEO & Content Writing
Search Engine Optimization (or ‘SEO’) is the combination of writing code and web page content that affects a website’s (or individual web page’s) placing in search engine’s (unpaid) search results.
Most business owners are good at what they do, but that may not include WRITING about what they do. If you find you are having a hard time coming up with the wording to woo potential customers, and the search engines, I can help you out.
Social Media Management
If you don’t have the patience or manpower to manage a social media presence (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, etc.) I can make those kinds of posts for you whenever you send news worthy updates for your website.
I can also get you set up with business listings (Google Places for Business, Bing Places for Business, etc.).
At this time I do not offer consulting on social media advertising campaigns. I’m currently taking a course so hopefully this will be something I can offer in the future.
Website Project Development
I work through 3 basic phases in website development:
- What you need the website to do for you
(act as an online business card, take orders, show samples & testimonials of your work, etc.). - Building the actual website.
- Content population (putting in your wording and images).
Website Launch
Once all the content (the text and images) are in place the website will be made ‘live’ at your domain with an announcement notice on our website.