What are LiteSites?

LiteSites are gorgeous, customized pre-built websites that are packed with functionality and are built for you in a matter of weeks instead of months.

Eye-dropping

Or jaw-dropping. Or name-dropping. Whatever. One of the problems with templates and themes is that they are decidedly un-interesting. In order to make something that will appeal to everyone, designers end up making bland decisions that effectively un-brand you. I designed LiteSites as if I were designing a website for myself. I rocked these out. You can’t find sites like ‘em anywhere.

Heavy on functionality

The “lite” in LiteSites refers to a cost-effective, simple process with a faster turn-around. The sites themselves have just as much functionality and capability as any other site I’ve developed. We can also add features a la carte if you’re into that sort of thing (such as PayPal integration or extra pages).

Strategic design

I’ve designed each of these LiteSites to be content-driven. In other words, you will be supplying valuable information to your audience that keeps them coming back for more. Traditional “websites with a blog attached” are less effective. The blog ends up getting the traffic, and your website is the sideshow that most people don’t bother to look at.

Instead, your content is front-and-center along with your products and services. You increase your credibility, value, and reach all in one swoop.

Beautifully engineered for simple upkeep

Every site is built with a WordPress back-end so that you can do all of your maintenance and content-creation yourself. Uploading photos, videos, and other digital media is easy for anyone who’s familiar with text-editing programs like Microsoft Word. You can create as many pages as you desire.

If you’re a little more tech-savvy, WordPress has hundreds of plugins that can enhance the functionality of your site. (I always feel like a kid in a candy store browsing through them all.) It’s crazy what you can do with a WordPress-driven site.

Quick turn-around

Mind-blowing design takes time. My normal design process is between 2 and 3 months. But since I’ve spent the last several months doing the legwork, that process is boiled down to 3-4 weeks from the time you send back my simple checklist. Almost inconceivable.

Always fresh

These designs are limited edition. At a certain point, I’m going to pull them off the shelf, and they will no longer be available. This isn’t a “Buy now before they’re gone” marketing ploy. From the beginning, I decided that these designs are not going to become over-used.

To further that goal, every site is custom-fit. We’ll go through a detailed design process from the very beginning. After getting a feel for you and your company, I’ll tailor the features, colors, fonts, and physical layout until we have a completely original site that will heighten your credibility and become the wireframe for your brand.

Cost-effective geekiness

Here’s what is included (if your eyes glaze over, I completely understand):

• Ordering your hosting and domain name for you, if needed (credit card authorization required)
• Domain and hosting configuration, if needed
• Database creation and configuration
• WordPress installation and configuration
• LiteSite customization and installation
• Content integration (up to ten pages)
• Content migration from your old blog or site, if WordPress compatible
• Google analytics statistics tracking installation and configuration
• An hour of hand-holding within the 60 days following your launch

The cost: $1,500 (And I promise not to say “installation” or “configuration” anymore. At least on this page.)

And finally…the sites

For these designs, I’ve focused on giving you maximum credibility and high style. Combine that with the tailored custom look that I’ll be creating just for you, and you’ve got yourself a high value site that will launch you on your way to fulfilling your vision.

Pow: Website kung-fu for high impact personality

This site makes me happy. I chose to showcase two of the brightest color palettes because that’s what it reminds me of: bright, open, spacious, trustworthy. (Click on the sample for a closer look. This is just one of the hundreds of color palettes/font combinations that I have in my arsenal.)

Pathos: Leading-edge style for standing out in a crowd

I love how sticky this site is. All of the things you want your readers to do have extremely high visibility for growing the readership quickly. Plus, it’s simply gorgeous. (Click on the sample for a closer look. We’ll rock it with a custom color palette, font selections, and other just-for-you goodness.)

Verbatim: Typographical gorgeousness to reflect simplicity and style

I almost left the sample completely gray-scale, because it is so understatedly beautiful. Sophisticated and full of credibility with a twist of refreshing honesty. (Click on the sample for a closer look. Your site will have a completely unique feel, but this is one possibility.)

Got questions?

I’m happy to help you figure out if a LiteSite would work for what you’re dreaming up. Get in touch, and I’ll get back to you lickety-split.