Web Services

From website design, to website management; from building a website from the ground up, to complete overhauls of existing sites; from simple brochure-style websites, to complex ecommerce, or not-for-profit, donation-enabled websites – I can do it all. With over 10 years of website creation experience, you can trust me to take you through the discovery process (finding out requirements and nice-to-haves), right the way through to launch.

Take a look at my past work on the home page, or request a quote for your next project.

Website Management

Are you looking for a new web designer? Someone to take on the management of your domain name(s), hosting, current database and content updates? Someone to post new images, add some new small pieces of functionality, or just help you move from one host to another? You’ve come to the right place. I will work quickly and efficiently to ensure your site is running just the way you want it.

These services are billed at the hourly rate of $55* / hour (subject to taxes), rounded to the closest 5 minute interval. Hours will be billed at the interval you choose: when the commissioned work is complete, monthly, quarterly – whatever works best for you.

Mobile-Friendly Web Design

Mobile is the hottest topic online these days. Most people now browse websites on a mobile phone or tablet – which means that the likelihood of someone hitting your site while on something other than a desktop or laptop computer, is very high. While all websites I design for my clients are accessible on mobile platforms because I use standardised HTML and CSS, you can choose to take your website one step further and provide your current and potential customers with a mobile-optimised design that strips away the bells and whistles, while maintaining your brand fidelity and focusing on the key drivers for your business when they visit using a mobile phone or tablet. Just make sure to mention mobile-friendly / mobile-optimised design when requesting a quote, and I’ll build that option into it for you.

Website Design or Re-design

Building a website from scratch, or redesigning a website, is a time-consuming endeavour. From the initial discovery of your needs for the final site, to the development of the look-and-feel of the site, to coding, to content integration – the process can be lengthy and involved. Request a quote to get a detailed analysis of the costs and time it will take to build you a reliable, beautiful website that gets attention from the people who matter most – your clients and customers.

The website design process involves the following steps:

  • Initial requirements discovery process
  • Design of a website template incorporating your current branding, with unlimited revisions until you’re happy with the look and feel (if you don’t yet have branding, or need a new logo, I can provide this service as well)
  • Coding of the template into standards-based XHTML/CSS for the best search engine results
  • Optional installation of a content management system (CMS), which will allow you to update the website’s content yourselves, or will make updates by your webmaster faster
    • insertion of the template into the CMS
    • setup of the initial content into the template / CMS
  • Testing / launch of the site

I can also help you with:

  • Website hosting
  • Domain name registration

Additional, optional features you may wish to inquire about:

  • Photo gallery: installation of a photo gallery management plugin, and initial uploads of photos
  • Podcasting: installation, setup and testing of a podcasting plugin
  • Flash intro, or animation
  • Video: most times this can be hosted on YouTube and embedded directly from there for free within the content. Further video capabilities can be scoped out separately
  • Ecommerce capabilities
  • New logo design or re-branding: if you’re looking to re-fit your business with a logo, or you need a logo designed to begin with, you can choose this option. For logo design only, check out my Graphic Design services.
  • Bilingual capabilities – any language (I can provide English-French translation; other languages can be supported as long as the translation is provided)

* Taxes

Please see this table of taxes for provincial tax rates to find out which tax rate you will be charged.