I’ve got a reputation for building drool-worthy websites that work. And by “work”, I mean allow you to build a community of raving fans, create your dream job, and finally live life on your own terms. My ideas may not be the traditional ones you’ve heard all your life, but you can bet they’re going to be game-changing.

Where LiteSites are customized pre-built websites, from-the-ground-up sites are designed and developed completely from scratch.

We start with a jamming session to get your ideas and mine all mixed up together, sketch out the content that will be most effective for your goals, build out a wireframe for the site’s architecture, design the main page and any additional page-types, code it all up into a test site, knock out the kinks and jitters, and launch hard.

Most of my clients need one of the following types of websites. If you need something different, get in touch, and I’ll give you a quote.

Content-driven site where the design is the same on the front page and sub-pages

In other words, a site like this one where the pages and sub-pages have the same design. (Imitation is the highest form of flattery, you know.)

• Jamming session
  This is where you and I sit down and define what online success looks like for you. We’ll take all of your plans, ideas, and dreams, and we’ll turn them into something that is real and concrete. We’ll look at images and talk about what inspires you to do what you do. And we’ll figure out how to translate that to the world.
• Information architecture plan
  This is where I come up with your site’s information structure. That means I jot down every piece of information that is going to be on your site, and then I figure out the best place for it. That way, your visitors can find what they need quickly without wanting to throw their keyboard at the screen. It also means that we put your most important stuff front and center so that they won’t miss it.
• Front page design
  This is where I rock out your vision in the form of concepts and revisions. A total of three, in fact (for example, one concept with two revisions; two concepts with one revision). That’s usually enough for us to make it spot-on perfect. If not, you can purchase additional concepts or revisions.
• Ninja XHTML and CSS coding (with maybe a little jQuery thrown in)
  On to the code! Of course I like this part, so I don’t actually envy you sitting back on your couch while I go do nerdy things. Your code is going to be clean, scalable, fully browser compliant, and well-documented (in case someone else needs to work with it later.) It’s all hand-written using the very best known techniques. And it will work for all who use it.
• Up to 15 content pages
  You can always add pages later on if you like, but I’ll implement up to 15 pages of content into your design.
• Testing and bug-squashing
  In which I get to say “I hate you, Internet Explorer!” And you get to sit happily by and chase butterflies. I’ll put all of your code into a test site so that we can squash, tweak, and modify before the site goes live to the world.
• Launch!
  And here we are to my favorite part…launch day! We’ll already have poked and prodded and tested and re-tested, so there should be no surprises here. All you’ve got to do is spread the word.
• I want to hold your hand
  You never know what’s going to pop up in the next couple of months, so I offer an hour of support that you can use in the next 60 days. You can use that time to learn more about WordPress (the system that we usually use that allows you to do most of your maintenance yourself) or to get help with some other issue that you’re having. Go wild.

  Total: $3,900

Content-driven site where the front page is different from the sub-pages

Magazine-style sites are in this category (though I have my own, much more user-friendly take on that type of site). The home page still changes with your new content, but it serves as more of a portal to other sections of the site.

• Jamming session
  This is where you and I sit down and define what online success looks like for you. We’ll take all of your plans, ideas, and dreams, and we’ll turn them into something that is real and concrete. We’ll look at images and talk about what inspires you to do what you do. And we’ll figure out how to translate that to the world.
• Information architecture plan
  This is where I come up with your site’s information structure. That means I jot down every piece of information that is going to be on your site, and then I figure out the best place for it. That way, your visitors can find what they need quickly without wanting to throw their keyboard at the screen. It also means that we put your most important stuff front and center so that they won’t miss it.
• Front page design
  This is where I rock out your homepage in the form of concepts and revisions. A total of three, in fact (for example, one concept with two revisions; two concepts with one revision). That’s usually enough for us to make it spot-on perfect. If not, you can purchase additional concepts or revisions.
• Secondary page design
  This is where I put together your secondary page design, based on the design of the home page. You’ll get up to two concepts and/or revisions on this design. You can purchase designs of additional page-types for more complex sites.
• Ninja XHTML and CSS coding (with maybe a little jQuery thrown in)
  On to the code! Of course I like this part, so I don’t actually envy you sitting back on your couch while I go do nerdy things. Your code is going to be clean, scalable, fully browser compliant, and well-documented (in case someone else needs to work with it later.) It’s all hand-written using the very best known techniques. And it will work for all who use it.
• Up to 30 content pages
  You can always add more pages as needed, but I’ll implement up to 30 of them into your design.
• Testing and bug-squashing
  In which I get to say “I hate you, Internet Explorer!” And you get to sit happily by and chase butterflies. I’ll put all of your code into a test site so that we can squash, tweak, and modify before the site goes live to the world.
• Launch!
  And here we are to my favorite part…launch day! We’ll already have poked and prodded and tested and re-tested, so there should be no surprises here. All you’ve got to do is spread the word.
• I want to hold your hand
  You never know what’s going to pop up in the next couple of months, so I offer an hour of support that you can use in the next 60 days. You can use that time to learn more about WordPress (the system that we usually use that allows you to do most of your maintenance yourself) or to get help with some other issue that you’re having. Go wild.

  Total: $4,900

E-commerce site with a home page and up to 7 secondary page designs

If you’re going to sell something, you’ve got a few additional things going on. A shopping cart, a payment gateway, and different page-types that need to be designed (for example, your category page, your sub-category page, your log-in page, etc.)

• Jamming session
  This is where you and I sit down and define what online success looks like for you. We’ll take all of your plans, ideas, and dreams, and we’ll turn them into something that is real and concrete. We’ll look at images and talk about what inspires you to do what you do. And we’ll figure out how to translate that to the world.
• Information architecture plan
  This is where I come up with your site’s information structure. That means I jot down every piece of information that is going to be on your site, and then I figure out the best place for it. That way, your visitors can find what they need quickly without wanting to throw their keyboard at the screen. It also means that we put your most important stuff front and center so that they won’t miss it.
• Front page design
  This is where I rock out your homepage in the form of concepts and revisions. A total of three, in fact (for example, one concept with two revisions; two concepts with one revision). That’s usually enough for us to make it spot-on perfect. If not, you can purchase additional concepts or revisions.
• Up to 7 secondary page designs
  This is where I put together your secondary page designs, based on the design of the home page. You’ll get up to two concepts and/or revisions on each secondary page design. You can purchase designs of additional pages if needed.
• Ninja XHTML and CSS coding (with maybe a little jQuery thrown in)
  On to the code! Of course I like this part, so I don’t actually envy you sitting back on your couch while I go do nerdy things. Your code is going to be clean, scalable, fully browser compliant, and well-documented (in case someone else needs to work with it later.) It’s all hand-written using the very best known techniques. And it will work for all who use it.
• Shopping cart and payment gateway integration
  You’ll need a shopping cart and a secure payment gateway so that people can shop online with confidence. Depending on which ones you choose, there may be additional costs related to their use.
• Up to 30 content pages/products
  You can always add more pages and products as needed, but I’ll implement up to a total of 30 into your design.
• Testing and bug-squashing
  In which I get to say “I hate you, Internet Explorer!” And you get to sit happily by and chase butterflies. I’ll put all of your code into a test site so that we can squash, tweak, and modify before the site goes live to the world.
• Launch!
  And here we are to my favorite part…launch day! We’ll already have poked and prodded and tested and re-tested, so there should be no surprises here. All you’ve got to do is spread the word.
• I want to hold your hand
  You never know what’s going to pop up in the next couple of months, so I offer an hour of support that you can use in the next 60 days. You can use that time to learn more about WordPress (the system that we usually use that allows you to do most of your maintenance yourself) or to get help with some other issue that you’re having. Go wild.

  Total: $6,900

Other stuff that I do

You might have other ideas in mind, and I’ll happily get you a price on anything you need. Just ask. Some of the things I do include:

• A members-only premium content area
• An ad management system
• Flash components
• Digital asset design (aka: eBooks, sales pages)
• Custom video player/video streaming capability (if you want to host the video yourself, instead of using YouTube or Vimeo)
• Community forum
• Custom newsletter functionality (if you want to host your newsletter yourself, rather than using Constant Contact or another newsletter service)

Got questions?

Get in touch with me, and I’ll help you figure out the best set-up for your situation.

Not at this stage of your business yet?

If you’re still in the shoestring budget stage, I hear you. I launched Lite Sites specifically with you in mind. High-style websites at less than half the cost, customized for your business and launched in a matter of weeks. Seriously.

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