Over 85% of your customers will get to know you by researching you online, making your website one of the most critical elements of your business.
Good website design services will allow you to reach a wider audience, build a more extensive customer base and increase your revenue. An inadequate or nonexistent
website, on the other hand, can make it impossible for potential customers to find you – or even drive people away. When you need a professional website, many camp owners think that all they need is the help of an experienced programmer. Well no. Designing a great website requires a team of variety of skills: a graphic designer, copywriter, programmer, navigation expert, and marketing specialist to work together.
DESIGNING YOUR CUSTOM WEBSITE – WE MAKE IT SIMPLE TO MANAGE
Many camps tell us they like being able to make their own changes whenever they want. However, if you want no part of making your changes … give us a call – we will take care of it in hours, not days! We create your website so that the things you want to change can be done without tutorials – quickly and efficiently.
How much does it cost to design a website?
The cheapest possible option would be to design the website yourself. Do-it-yourself options can range anywhere from ZERO to $3,000 or more. Companies like Wix offer a free builder, or you could even use a single Facebook page if your budget is zero. Overseas companies and small local shops, using a pre-made theme with little room for customization, can run anywhere from $500 to $5,000+. A simple custom website from a website design agency can range from $15,000 to $60,000. This option would include a custom theme, content writing, image selection, lead capture, and specific SEO options. Keep in mind that there are many drawbacks to an ultra-low-budget site…we will discuss them below in more detail.
LOW-COST WEB DESIGN AND FREE OPTIONS
Website builders – website design ideas that are easy to use
There are many free website builders around today. Wix, WordPress, Joomla, Blogger, to name a few. Each of these services has its pluses and minuses. Essentially, each of these platforms is a CMS (Content Management System); all are pretty user-friendly versus creating a website from scratch using HTML, PHP, or some other coding language. The good thing is that all of them are either free or very inexpensive. Each of these platforms will normally have a wide assortment of pre-made themes, most of which are mobile responsive. Almost all of these platforms will also have “how-to” tutorials to help you get started. Not saying that it will be easy, but it can definitely be done.
Developing content for your website
Professional content writers can charge between $100-$450 per page. However, if you want to build low-budget website, you do not want to pay for someone to write your
website’s content. At this level, we would suggest that you “keep it simple” what you want to write, just like you are writing a brochure describing your business and services. Be sure to run your content through a grammar and spell checker.
Finding great images
Hundreds of websites sell images. Most have millions of images. Royalty-Free 123 (123rf.com) is a great place to start. They have a decent search feature to help narrow down the number of images and offer various licenses and image sizes to meet the needs of your average website. Keep in mind that your visitors tend to link image quality with the quality of your goods and services. Visitors to your website will notice the difference between blurry, grainy, or bitmapped images, so make sure you purchase images that are correctly sized for your template.
WEB DESIGN AGENCY – CAMP FIZZ HAS BEEN PROVIDING WEB DESIGN SERVICES FOR DECADES
Camp Fizz’s creative team has been providing a wide range of digital marketing services, consulting, PPC management, search engine optimization (SEO), and web design services across the country for over decades. So whether you are a new camp or an established one, we can get the job done – and exceed expectations – in record time.
What makes our website design services different?
Building a good website isn’t as simple as creating a page with your company’s contact information. Several key components need to be present, and we can help you make sure that your company’s site is not missing any of these things.
- Aesthetically Pleasing Design. First and foremost, your site needs to look good. All the visual elements need to fit together nicely, and you also need to consider the colors used and even the white space. Different colors convey different meanings, so it is essential to choose colors that are pleasing to the eye, fit your industry, and match your messaging.
- Useful Content. Visitors to your website need to be able to find content that is relevant to their needs. In addition to basic content information, there also needs to be valuable information that encourages your readers to learn more and use your product or service.
- Navigation. The best content in the world does no good if visitors cannot find it. Good websites include navigation that is simple and allows visitors to find exactly what they are looking for with ease.
- The Business. Overlaying solid business principles and projecting the culture of your business is critical in converting potential customers into clients. Combining this with your unique selling proposition creates a virtual extension of your office online.
When setting up your company’s website, you also need to consider the importance of a mobile site. People are increasingly accessing the information on the go with their phones and tablets. If your site is not optimized for mobile users, you are missing out on this growing demographic. To make sure your website will be effective in reaching new potential customers, trust a professional. Camp Fizz’s team will help you with every stage of the development of your site.
HOW TO DESIGN A WEBSITE – CAMP FIZZ STYLE – IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PROCESS
If you want an effective and eye-pleasing website design – here is how we do it.
Our website design services process is straightforward. We begin by creating a complete business assessment. This assessment aims to develop a deep understanding of your camp and provide the foundation to start researching your competition. Additionally, this information helps define the content, general flow of the website, and required technology. This information is distilled down to a document called a sitemap.
Writing great website content.
If needed, our experienced writing team will begin writing your copy. Your website copy is a critical aspect of the overall effort. Not only is it an opportunity to engage with your customers, but it also conveys your brand, connects to your customer base, and allows you to control the brand narrative shared through your number one salesperson: your website. Your website’s content is also essential for your Internet presence, search engine optimization, and other technical aspects.
Graphic artist
Graphic designers, AKA graphic artists or communication designers, combine art and technology to help your website communicate ideas through images and the layout. Our talented team uses a variety of design elements to achieve artistic or decorative effects while impressing your business model onto your website. Working with both text and images, our graphic artists will select the type, font, size, color, and line length of headlines, headings, and text. Their goal is to make complex ideas more accessible, engage your key audience and have your corporate culture shine through. The first job they have is to create a mock-up or “comp” of your website. Web design comps are used before actually coding the site so we have a clear consensus of how the site should look.
Once you are delighted with the look and feel, our developer will take over. At this point, our writers and clients have likely reviewed and approved the content and graphics.
Programming
Our programmers are tech-savvy with a rich knowledge of web programming languages and e-commerce solutions. They are all proficient in HTML, the code that determines how headlines, content, images, and videos look on a published website. CSS, which signals to internet browsers how the color, font, and backgrounds of pages should appear. In addition, they have a deep understanding of JavaScript to develop interactive web features, PHP to make websites (especially WordPress) functional, Python for creating server-side applications, and other commonly used languages including SQL, C++, Ruby, Go, Swift, and Scala. Once in the hands of our development team, things move pretty quickly; generally, within ten days your site is nearly ready for you to “test drive.”
Getting ready to launch
When the developers are done with your BETA site, we migrate the site to our pre-launch server. You can now take it for a test drive, make sure the images look great, no errors in the content, links function as expected, and technologies like click to chat, contact forms, and similar collect data properly.
The final phase includes securing your site from malware, installing a web application firewall, installation of Google Analytics and Google Webmaster Tools. Your site is then moved onto our live servers or to your current hosting provider. Your URL is submitted to all major search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo, and AOL). Finally, we hand over all of your usernames and passwords, application licenses, and a backup of your site for future reference. If you are looking for the best website design, you have come to the right place.
