• It’s search-engine friendly.
• It’s easy for your visitors to find what they’re looking for.
• It’s easily updated by you, wherever possible.
• It’s secure and won’t be easily hacked.
• It’s fast and responds quickly to user-interaction.

Let’s get started.

We work hard to understand your business and your clients.  Every project begins with a discovery process, resulting in a document loaded with information about you, your goals and intents, your marketing initiatives, competitors and industry.  We can’t build a website without this knowledge – so we make a concerted effort to dig it up.

Development Specifics

We know you might need the nitty-gritty, so here it is:

• Languages we work in:  PHP using Code Igniter, Cake or Kohana. Ruby on Rails. A bit of Python. Objective C when we have to . . . the list goes on.  This is all to say that we can probably work on your project.  Let’s talk.
• Platforms we love:  WordPress, Shopify and did we say WordPress? (We heart WordPress as a CMS.)  We also have experience with Drupal, Expression Engine, Magento and just about any other off-the-shelf open-source platform you can name.
• Tools we use: we know your site doesn’t exist in a vaccuum, and we can connect you with the outside world.  We have plenty of experience utilizing many payment gateways (Authorize.net, Swipe, PayPal, FirstData, etc.) and just about any API under the sun, from Google to Facebook to YouTube – and the list goes on.

iPhone / iPad Development

Our iOS apps couple our award-winning interface design and thorough user-experience research with the talented architecture of Aubrey Goodman.

• Native and web-based applications
• Integration into existing data and site infrastructure
• Secure, robust solutions
• Cohesive brand identity throughout your media

Mobile Web  Development

Our talented team of  developers manipulate HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript to achieve native-like mobile browsing experiences.

• Near-native functionality
• Remote testing across devices, platforms, and operating systems
• Integration into existing infrastructure

We’ve got that nuance down pat because we’ve been on both sides of the debate – we’re social media marketers, but we’re also bloggers and members of strong, passionate communities.  We know when to shout loud and when to back down – and we know how to make that call for your business.

As a business owner, you likely don’t have the time to keep up all of the social media accounts you know you should be using – so turn to us.  We’ll manage your social media presence with grace and integrity, helping you foster those vital (and profitable) relationships that earn you admiration and loyalty from your customers.

WordPress Blog Design

Creating a business or personal blog can be confusing and cumbersome – let us help.  We can bend WordPress at will – and create your unique space on the web.

• Custom themes to match your website
• Customization of an existing theme for your personal blog
• Custom headers, addition of plugins and custom coding for special features
• Editorial calendars and blog strategy consulting

Facebook & Twitter Design

These are the little bells and whistles that make your page or profile stand out – the details that let your visitors know that you take it seriously.  We can create custom Facebook landing screens, avatars and Twitter backgrounds that help you build and strengthen your brand identity.

• Fully supports your business objectives.
• Engages your customers.
• Increases conversions.
• Is targeted, measurable and inspires action.
• Tells your story.
• Creates a website that works.

Content strategy can help create measurable ROI.  Relevant and informative content is what your visitors want; content strategy assesses the content you have and creates a plan for what you need and how you’ll get it.

You’ll save money in the long run, too.  Clearly defining your goals and a strategy up front – then designing a website to meet those goals – saves time in reworking design iterations that don’t quite hit the mark.

1. First, we establish clearly defined goals. What do you want your website to do for your business?
2. Then, we start with a content audit.  Before we can build a website, we need to know what we’re working with.  We’ll review what’s there now and evaluate whether it’s relevant and useful.  After we understand what we have, we’ll know what we need to create.
3. We put together wireframes and sitemaps for the new website or for your existing site. With predefined structure for the site, we can start writing content that fits the goals outlined above and fills in the missing pieces.
4. We start writing! As the designers are working on the imagery, we work with them to provide the voice of your business on the web.  The visual aesthetics and copy will fit within the wireframes and support the content strategy.
5. We help you plan for the future and additional content creation, including syndicating your content across social media platforms where appropriate.

Content strategy is more than copywriting – it’s a plan for user experience.

If you’re ready for your website to really start working for you, contact us.  We’ll get coffee and talk about your goals.