Santa Cruz web design, User Friendly Websites, Book Web Design, Nonprofit, Small Business

“Lynn gave me a beautiful, informative website, easy on the eyes and graceful to behold!” – Beverly Donofrio, author, “Riding in Cars with Boys”

Santa Cruz Web Design Services

WordPress Blogs
WordPress Websites
User Friendly Websites
Affordable Web Design:
Website Maintenance

User Friendly Websites

User Friendly Websites make your site easier for your potential customers. They:

have clean layouts
offer easy–to–use navigation systems
load fast
are easy to read using the appropriate fonts and sizes
are Google friendly

Complicated navigation systems, multiple changes in format, and Flash technology are more artistic and fun, but they often lose the customer quickly. User Friendly Websites help to keep customers on your site–away from your competition. Most small businesses need only a simple website to be found by potential customers or as a place to refer clients for more information.

User Friendly Websites help to keep customers on your site, away from your competition.

Because User Friendly Websites is so essential to the success of your website, I automatically build it into your web design or redesign.

Santa Cruz Web Developers

If you are a web designer, you are invited to meet with the Santa Cruz Web Developers. We meet once each month at The Satellite Telework Center. Presenters speak on a variety of subjects such as Content Management Systems (CMS), typography, etc. We also meet for coffee to catch up on each others' lives, both professional and personal. If you are interested check out the Santa Cruz Web Developer website to get more info about the group and contact information.

Quick References

Santa Cruz SCORE Website Suggestions

Santa Cruz SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) has written a couple of helpful articles that include pricing and professional–looking websites.

What You Need to Know About Web Design. See “Design within your budget” just below the middle of the page.

10 Ways To Make Your Web Site Work Harder For You. This is about professionalism, user–friendly websites, and basic SEO (Search Engine Optimization).

Websites Costs

Many people think web development is as easy as creating a Word document. There are free and cheap wysiwygs (what you see is what you get) software programs, or their brother/aunt/friend will do it for free. Non–coders think that their graphic design or computer programming skills qualify them for the job. I have fixed many a site that was created by well–meaning, yet inexperienced friends and family.

My clients are keeping me busy these days, so until I have a chance to spell it out for you directly, here are a couple of articles ont he subject for your perusal:

10 Questions to Ask a Web Designer/Developer

Although my Santa Cruz clients are keeping me too busy to blog often, I felt it essential to give small business persons a list of some questions to ask before you hire a web designer. I hope this helps you save money and time. 10 Questions to Ask

Stock Photo Websites

Here are some great web sites to find just the right photos for your project. You can usually get away with the medium size image, but I suggest you consult with your web designer before purchasing, to make sure you get an image large enough for your custom web design.

IStockphoto
Stock Photos at Can Stock Photo
Dreamstime
Crestock
Fotolia