What's Involved in Creating a Web Site?

A few things to consider:

1. Why You Need A Web Site

2. Choosing A Web Site Designer / Developer

3. What Heavenly Web Design Do For You

4. How Much Will It Cost?

5. What To Expect If You Choose To Do It Yourself

Why You Need a Web Site [Top]

A web presence will assist others in locating your business, church or ministry, contacting clergy, finding spiritual truth, and providing hope to those in search of a relationship with God.  It also does the following:

• Provides immediate accessibility 24/7 in the privacy of people's own homes or offices from anywhere in the world.

• Provides information about your business or ministry.

• Free access via emails or forms thereby eliminating or reducing costs associated with postage, paper and printing costs, and telephone calls.

• Keeps current members abreast of recent or upcoming events.

• Gather information electronically via surveys and polls.

• Can be used as an evangelism tool.

• An Internet presence increases exposure to your community adding prestige to your image and increasing your credibility.

• Serves as a link to potential contacts.

• Increases the value of your advertising.

• Can be used as a means for receiving tithes and/or donations.

Choosing A Website Designer / Developer [Top]

• Search the Internet or your local area for web designers or design firms.

• Compare their services, prices, and availability.

• Review their portfolios.

• Request references and be sure to check them out.

• Once you've narrowed down your search, request a consultation and finally, a quote.

What Heavenly Web Design Can Do For You  [Top]

• Whether you need a website redesign or a newly created website we can offer affordable, professional, easy to navigate, Christian front-end (what you see) and back-end (what you don't see) design services.

• Since we operate a small business, we are able to give clients our undivided personalized attention.

• Create an exciting, unique design that is representative of how you want the whole world to see you.

• Provide site maintenance with regular updates to reflect new or changing contents, scheduled events, link repairs, and design improvements.

• Offer free, courteous consultations during the entire design process.  Have a question or a concern?  Just call or write us an email.

• Create beautiful images using your photographs or ours. We have access to a library of nearly 1,000,000 graphics and photos with access to 300 new images each month! 

• Edit your existing copy or have a professional copy writer do it for you.

• Research your competitor's websites so that yours will stand out.

• Submit your website to search engines.

• Include Meta tags to provide the best information for search engines.

• Test your design across multiple browsers.

• Work with you until you are 100% satisfied with your website.

• Give you a complete refund if we don't meet your expectations for up to 30 days after your web site is completed.

How Much Will it Cost?  [Top]

• First, you will need to register your domain name (www.yourname.com) with a registrar such as Internic.  They charge an initial fee to register your domain then an annual fee for you to keep your domain name.    We can take care of this for you for as low as $5.88 per year

• Secondly, you'll need web hosting services. Our service is excellent and we provide a variety of hosting packages starting as low as $9.99 a month. We can also assist you with transfering your domain name.  More importantly, we are Christian-owned business.

• Thirdly, the cost options listed on our Design Rates page will give you an idea of the cost involved for designing your website.  

We will not sell you anything you don't need so when we quote a price it will specify the base package that will include everything you need to have a web site.  Additional options will be given based on your selections on the Client Profile Questionnaire and one or two other options we feel would most benefit your web presence or business.

We are able to keep our rates low, but our quality high because we have virtually no overhead.  We work out of our home offices and have everything we need at our fingertips.  No fancy cars, no fancy clothes and expensive dry-cleaning bills, we wear jeans and tee shirts, and sometimes our robes!  No expensive luncheons or meetings to pay for.  We have our desks, computer equipment, a chair, and a file cabinet.  We have our phones, fax machines, and fast access Internet service.  Other than our love for web design, that's it!  We'll never become millionaires, but our reward comes from an honest job well-done and a satisfied client.

If you choose to do it yourself...   [Top]

• Ask yourself... why have a web site?

• What will be your mission or goal?

• What are your expectations?

• What will be the domain name?

• What type of website will you have...informational, image, service, portal, support, e-commerce?

• Who is your target audience?

• Who will do any research needed?

• Does the church or organization have the necessary equipment, editing software, connections to the Internet?

• How will the website be funded?

• What web hosting service will you use?

• Who will design the website? Prepare the graphics, write the html?

• Who will write or edit the copy (text)?

• Will you use photos? Digital camera? Scanner?

• Who and how will you promote the website?

• How often does the content need to change?

• Who will be responsible for maintenance and updates?

Sound overwhelming?  Not to us.  This is what we do for a living.  Of course, the questions above are meant to get you thinking about what is involved with such an endeavor, but If you choose us to develop your web presence we are confident we can assist you in every step of the process with as little stress on you as possible.

 

So if you are looking for a Professional Designs with a Personal Touch Contact us today!  [Top]