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We exist to bring affordable web design to those on a budget. We love working alongside our clients and helping them develop a website that’s representative of who THEY are and what THEY  do.  And we whole-heartedly believe that it doesn’t have to cost a fortune to achieve. From basic blogs to full-blown eCommerce sites, we offer affordable website solutions for all.

Leading with WordPress – The SEO Content, and Blogging Machine

WordPress has been around since 2003 and is the most popular blogging software on the market. Over the last few years, WordPress has also become the content management software of choice for non-blogging websites. Here are the top 10 reasons why WordPress is so popular and why you might want to consider switching to a WordPress platform for your company’s website.

Our Favorite Theme, DIVI, by Elegant Themes.

1. Ease of Use


2. Manage Your Website from Any Computer


3. No HTML Editing or FTP Software Required


4. Search Engines Love WordPress Sites


5. You Have Control of Your Site


6. The Design of Your Website is 100% Customizable


7. A Blog is Built-in and Ready to Go


8. Extend the Functionality of Your Site with Plugins


9. Your Site Can Grow as Your Business Grows


10. Have Multiple Users


Responsive websites that auto-adjust to fit perfectly on any device.

What is Responsive Web design?
Responsive Web design is the approach that suggests that design and development should respond to the user’s behavior and environment based on screen size, platform, and orientation.
The practice consists of a mix of flexible grids and layouts, images and an intelligent use of CSS media queries. As the user switches from their laptop to iPad, the website should automatically switch to accommodate for resolution, image size, and scripting abilities. In other words, the website should have the technology to automatically respond to the user’s preferences. This would eliminate the need for a different design and development phase for each new gadget on the market.
With Divi, each website looks great on every device. Your website is useless if it only looks good on a large 27″ monitor, and squishes up on the mobile. Never a problem.

BLOGGING!  That’s what WordPress was created for.

If you’re not blogging, you are missing out on a lot of free traffic;

Over the last few years, WordPress has also become the content management software of choice for non-blogging websites. Here are just a FEW reasons why WordPress is so popular and why you might want to consider switching to a WordPress platform for your company’s website.

1. Ease of Use: WordPress is very easy to use and has an intuitive interface. Adding new pages, blog posts, images, etc. on a regular basis is a breeze and can be done quickly. Because the technology is so simple, time spent on formatting is greatly reduced.

2. Manage Your Website from Any Computer: WordPress is browser-based. You can log in from any Internet-connected computer and manage your site.  Read more….

The benefits of hiring us

This is what sets us apart from other designers you’ll come across. Unlike a lot of them, we don’t believe you have to design and develop everything from scratch in order to have a successful website. We use existing frameworks, created by the best designers & developers around the world. This provides us with a great foundation for building your website, saving us time and saving you money in the process. But before you ever spend a dime and before we ever lift a finger, we start with the most simple, yet most overlooked process of all…

 

 

Whether your site is brand new, or we are doing a re-design, we always go through the same process:

 

WE LISTEN
We start by listening to you. It’s the simplest and most important step in the entire process. By listening and gathering information, we’ll be able to create a website that’s uniquely yours.

    • Who is your target audience?
    • Do you have an existing website?
    • What are your goals & objectives for your website?
    • What do you want your site to look like?

WE PLAN
Once we’ve honed in on your vision for the site, we’ll collect all the key elements & features that will make up your website and present it to you in a simple, easy-to-understand package.

We offer several affordable website packages, based on the features you need or want.

    • Establish hosting & domain
    • Design discovery & decision
    • Content & functionality planning

 

WE DESIGN
Now it’s time to get to work! Based on what we learn in the previous steps, we’ll implement your design and build out the site. Throughout this phase, we’ll be in constant communication with you to ensure you’re on board with the direction.

 

    • Implement the design
    • Develop & customize the site
    • Add your content
    • Optimize usability

 

 

WE DELIVER
The design is complete, now it’s time for launch! Before your site ever goes live, it’ll be subjected to a rigorous audit and usability test to ensure everything is ready to go. We have a keen eye for detail and like to have all of our I’s dotted and T’s crossed before your site ever goes public.

    • Usability testing
    • Analytics setup
    • Optimization
    • Review & approval

 

Creating Teams

Esther L. Warda

Web Design, Graphics, and Print
209-669-1119

Esther L. Warda, Designer

I started working on the internet in 1996. I instantly saw the endless possibilities of choosing almost any career relating to on-line design, marketing, and sales.

I began with a website for a group of friends that was a collection of everyone’s favorite recipes.  It was a freebie, hence the perfect job to learn on.  I learned as I built.  I would watch tutorials along the way whenever it was time to go to the next step.  Then the need came to create artwork.  Logos, graphics, etc.  Enter Photoshop and a ton of tutorials.

I was in love.  It quickly became all I wanted to do.  It was challenging and so much fun.  Easy to do from home, so I was still able to be a ‘stay at home’ mom, which is what I wanted all along.

The first four or so websites were for fun, family, and friends.  No stress.  Then my first request from a “real” client came along, and since then (20 years ago) I haven’t had the need to look for work nor advertise.  It was one client referral to the next.

As the internet grew, I had the need to start building teams.  There were many jobs that I had to turn down because as online marketing evolved, the need for specialists grew.  A one-man-band was no longer able to satisfy all client needs.  We needed specialists in each field.  People that were good at video editing, coding, social media marketing, etc.  I have since established teams so I am able to take on any website project without having to “know it all” or do it all on my own.  Everyone is good at something and I’ve been fortunate enough to bring a great team of people together..

We specialize in WordPress, from simple landing pages to full e-commerce websites custom built for our clients.  I also specialize in all the Adobe programs from Photoshop to Illustrator and all in between.

I also do a lot of print work such as business cards, brochures, banners, etc.  That includes the creation of the client’s branding.  Basically, all the print and web work needed to have an on-line presence and/or business.

We pride ourselves on our customer service and retention.  Please tell free to look through our testimonials as our clients share their experiences.

Thanks for reading this far.  🙂  I’m passionate about what I do and would love the opportunity to connect with you and give you a free quote.  Please don’t hesitate to call or write with any questions you have.

Cheers,
Esther