Website Design

We can not only create your website, we can manage it, optimize it, host it and market it, as well.

hpdDesign has the people and resources to completely design and implement your website, no matter what the size or complexity. From a basic brochure site to initiate your presence on the Internet to a full-blown e-commerce site. We can meet your needs and exceed your expectations.

When we design your website, we carefully match your business or individual needs with the capabilities of the site. We're not in the business of selling add-on features for the sake of the feature, only when they are part of giving your website the functionality that will meet your visitor's needs. We specialize in making your site easy to use so that no one needs to experience the frustration of visiting your site and trying to figure out how to get to important webpages.

Content management systems have become increasingly poplar for new designs because of the upscale, Web 2.0 look that is easily achievable and the capability for web site owners to quickly make changes to site content. Drupal is one of the most flexible and powerful systems in the market. The cost to develop a Drupal framework website can be far less than custom programming, with upgrade features that are easy to implement. A number of the sites listed in our portfolio use this framework.

Website Design Process

When creating a new website design, we work very closely with the client to assess both their needs and the needs of their site visitors.  The approval process has multiple steps to make sure that your website is exactly the way you wanted and what you paid for.  The amount of time that it takes to get a new website online varies tremendously with the complexity of the site, but a simple website can be completed within several days.

  The first step is to hold a conversation about what you want your website to be.  This includes how it fits into your business or personal goals, what you would like to say, what features are necessary (photo galleries, ecommerce, blog, calendar, etc.), the principal pages for the website (Contact Us, About the Company, Our Products, etc.), review of existing printed materials or logos for a branding match, content that might need to be written, selection of a domain name, and even a discussion of the best colors to use to appeal to your prospective demographic.

  After the fact gathering, we put together a static image of what your site will look like.  Most clients will share this image with others and solicit their feedback.  We'll tweak this image until everyone is satisfied.

  After creating the site "look," the shell of the site will be built on a temporary site not available to the public.  The client will have approval points throughout this process.

  Site content starts getting filled in, with content written (either by us or by the client), photos and demonstrative graphics are selected and the navigation framework is fully fleshed out.  During this process, we evaluate all the content for its potential for search engine keywords.  Optimizing your website for keyword searches on search engines like Google, Yahoo, Ask and Bing is an ongoing process that plays a role in each development step.

  After the site has enough preliminary content to feel complete, we setup a hosting account, upload the website and point the domain name to the site.  Email accounts are setup at this point.  We will also set up Google Analytics, Google Webmaster and Bing Webmaster accounts.

  The website is submitted to the major search engines.

  The rest of the full site content is now uploaded and added to the site to fully flesh it out.

  After the site is complete, we recommend sending out email notices to the client's contacts, including the website address on all correspondence and printed material and using every other opportunity to let people know that the website design is now complete and live.

If you have any questions about this process, or would like to discuss having hpdDesign create or manage your website, we would welcome the opportunity to  discuss your needs and provide a free, no-obligation quotation.