There are several steps to getting your Web site from conceptualization to implementation.

The first step is meeting with you (either in person or virtually via email and telephone) so that I can"steep" in your business, getting a multidimensional feel for what your represent, what you are trying to convey and the people you wish to reach with you site. It's very important that you've developed some sort of business plan with a strong mission statement, because if your business lacks focus, your site will too. I will also develop a wish list, including colors, graphic style, what you like/dislike about various Web sites, etc. From there, I can build a tactical outline and I can quote you a price. Since every site is different and we specialize in custom-tailoring each site, there are no set prices, only a general range.

Second, I work up a rough template based on the tactical outline and load the draft in a demo directory for you to view and note changes/edits. This usually happens 2-3 weeks after signing a contract with me.

Next, I flesh out the site, adding content and graphics. Because this will be done in an online demo directory, the client will be able to view the process and continue to comment on their likes and dislikes. This process takes about two weeks. Once complete, the client "signs off" on the site and we ready it for initial search-engine registration. We will work together to carefully craft keywords and a description relevent to your industry.

Finally, I launch the site and do an initial submission to the major search engines and relevent directories. (We can also offer press release services as well as print advertising, special events, etc. complement the site launch. Click here for more information.). It is recommended that you continue to resubmit your site on a quarterly basis to better your chances that it will stay listed. Also important is to update your site with fresh content on a regular basis. Ask me for a quote...

Pricing:

As noted above, I offer no set prices for sites as I custom-tailor for each client. However, to give you a vague idea, our sites start at $500 for a bare-bones "flyer" site, to $1000 for a "brochure" site, to around $3,500 for a more complex, database driven site. E-Commerce sites start at $5000. I also offer hosting.

Maggie Duval, of maggiedot.com, bundles over sixteen years of experience in computer, electronic design, and multimedia related sales, marketing, administration, Internet, World Wide Web and technical know-how. Equally comfortable in the Unix, Windows, and Macintosh environments, she offers a flexibility and adaptability to current and new technology that is somewhat rare.

Maggie began her technology career in 1989 at CompuCom Systems, a firm specializing in computer sales to Fortune 500 accounts. While at CompuCom, she won an award from IBM for top branch sales for 1991. She broadened her technical knowledge base while with Exemplar Logic (San Jose, CA), a computer chip software design company, handling customer support, software licensing, and database management during the start up years. In 1995 (her last year at Exemplar) she collaborated with marketing as headquarters sales manager and Japanese and Pacific Rim liaison and also began working as a "closet" Web designer

In addition to Web development work, she virtually collaborated from 1995-1997 with Pearce Communications of Albany, California, a "boutique" PR firm with a focus on Mac-related software and Internet start-ups, as tactical implementer of online promotional activities. With Pearce, she also co-facilitated media relations for the 1996 Burning Man Festival in Nevada.

Maggie is currently enjoying a successful career as an Internet, Web development and marketing consultant in Austin, Texas. She has been a consultant in the field since 1995 when she formed maggiedot.com while living in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. There she did extensive work for the local tourism board, Travel Berkeley Springs, as well as for numerous B&Bs, restaurants, artists, galleries, real estate firms, Coolfont Resort, Berkeley Springs Walking Tour, Washington Archives Writings on Berkeley Springs, Washington Heritage Trail National Scenic Byway (Morgan County Section).

Maggie is also an ordained minister of Spiritual Science (the science of individual spiritual growth and service to humanity and the planet) performing weddings and other ceremonies.

SUITE OF TOOLS:

Internet/Web: Dreamweaver; Fireworks, Flash; BBEdit; Homesite; GoLive; Photoshop; Illustrator; Corel Draw and PhotoPaint; PHP/mySQL; Javascript; Miva.
DTP/Graphics: Quark; PageMaker; Photoshop; Illustrator; InDesign; Acrobat; Corel Draw.
Video: Final Cut Express; Quicktime; Helix.
Office Automation: MS Office - Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint; WordPerfect.