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E-Blasts Vs. Newsletters - What's the difference?
Typically a Newsletter is a communication to a defined list of subscribers that have agreed to receive your information. They are regularly scheduled notifications of products, services, and events or calendars. They also include multiple topics that you want to showcase to your audience.
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Having an online store is a great way for businesses to sell their products to an unlimited audience. We can develop a shopping cart solution that is affordable and efficient. There are my facets involved to provide your business with a layout and easy to navigate the site. Search engine friendly layouts are also critical to competing with other online stores.
We will work with you to design and develop a process that keeps your online business running smoothly. From consultation and development to maintaining your e-commerce machine we have the skills and expertise to get your store online quickly!
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The Benefits of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
You may not know how important online marketing is and how it can greatly benefit your website's visibility on the internet. The importance of online marketing for small businesses really can’t be overstated. More people than ever are turning to online searches for the products and services they’re looking for and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the best method to reach those potential customers.
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The website planning checklist is designed to improve your online plan, describe your products or services, offer online transactions, customer service, and support.
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Website design and website development services from our experienced web designers are dedicated to providing quality local and national website design and website development. We are located in the Illinois Valley, Starved Rock Country in north-central Illinois, and provide nationwide services.
Our web design and web development services give your business a professional online identity. We create visually appealing, easy to navigate, and functional websites that will effectively promote your products and/or services to your target audience. Web hosting is provided by our division company IV Net, LLP.
We design and develop websites of all sizes that can include:
- photos galleries and graphics
- database management
- special effects
- interactive features
- forms processing
- e-commerce
- document library
We work with award-winning Content Management Systems tools like Joomla! and WordPress. These are the most popular platforms powering the internet.
Corporate website design or portals- Website Design Services
- E-Commerce website design and development
- Small business website design and development
- Non-profit website design and development
- Organizational website design and development
- Government website design and development
- Corporate intranets and extranets design and development
- School and church website design and development
- Personal or family website design and development
- Community-based portals
- Magazines and newspaper website design and development
The possibilities are limitless…
Content Management Systems for website design and development services like Joomla! and WordPress can be used to easily manage every aspect of your website, from adding content and images to updating a product catalog or taking online reservations.
Once the CMS is installed and running, it is simple for even non-technical users to add or edit content, update images, and manage the critical data that makes your company or organization go. Anybody with basic word processing skills can easily learn to manage a CMS site. We can provide training to your end-users or can provide documentation and video for those who choose to learn on their own
Traditional HTML website development services with Dreamweaver or custom pages can also be developed.
Graphic design includes the creation of print-ready logos which can also be used on your letterheads, banners, buttons, menus, photo alterations/touch-ups, animated images, backgrounds, etc.
Special effects can be created which are tailored to your individual website such as mouse-over button effects, flash design, moving text/hyperlinks, image maps, highlight links effects, page fade/split, and many more.
Interactive features can include site search, database query, interactive maps, games, online polls/quizzes, music features, file downloads, calendar of events, etc.
Form Design and Development allow you to put a variety of services like a classified ad area for buying and selling goods, personal ads, etc. It also allows your visitors the opportunity to contact you using specific subject categories and to process credit card data online. We have designed online employment applications for many local businesses providing them with electronic form data and signatures along with history and tracking information about those applications.
Search Engine Registration and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Services ensure that your website is found by the top engines and directories.
Encryption with SSL certificates assures your visitors that every care has been taken to safeguard their data from possible fraud. Today especially, the web is looking at those sites that have SSL encryption as a trusted and certified site and prefer to rank those sites higher than non-SSL encrypted websites.
The Plan
The first step in successful website building is planning.
Choose an experienced web design team that looks to the future. Our web designers bring experience to your project. We are also dedicated to research projects that explore ground-breaking technologies and proven marketing strategies. It is essential to stay on top of emerging developments.
Make your vision a reality
Throughout the process of developing your website, we adhere to your vision. We've worked with business people from all walks of life - people that are familiar with emerging technologies and people that need guidance through each phase of development. Whatever level you are at, we make the effort to make you feel comfortable. Our relationship with you is the most significant aspect of our success.
Call us today at 815-223-1052 to schedule a website consultation
We take the time to analyze your business. We want to know where you've been and where you intend to go. The combination of your vision and our experience will help us create a plan for your website development needs.
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