Capabilities

The markup you use is one of the most important part of your website, hands down. Bringing your site up to standard, valid XHTML will allow for cross-browser cross-browser compatability, faster loading pages, and will give you a good start on SEO as well. There are many ways to accomplish relatively the same thing, but using semantics and valid code is increasingly more important.

Your website is your web presence, it must make a lasting impression, and must stick in your viewers minds. There is usually only a few seconds to make that first imporession. In the fast-paced world of the Inernet, you get one chance with each visitor, and your logo can play a major role on if they will stay around. I will design you a logo that will give you a lasting impression on your viewers, and can help with the all around identity of your site.

Your print creative can play a major factor in all aspects of marketing and if you are driving traffic to your website from print, design is a key player to that success. Lets talk about what creative you are looking for and I will help build you a campaign that will succeed.

Flash can be exciting, capturing and intuitive. Flash can also distract and be a real time hog. Don’t let your visitors slip away because you have don’t capture them with fast-loading, intriguing animations. I will help you add optimized flash to your website and or banners for advertising. Let me know what you have in mind, and I will it in motion.

Sell your widgets online with little upfront cost. I will create an online store for you with the latest and greatest open-source software available. A huge range of modules and customization to fit ANY need. Selling internationally? No problem. Downloadable products? No problem. In a brick and mortar also? No problem. Contact me to discuss your needs, and be prepared to be amazed at how much you can save in time and money with an open-source solution.

Increase your traffic, sales and branding with less expense. There are many marketing streams to venture into, and they altogether can be overwhelming. Let me help with new ideas and efforts in driving traffic and ROI upwards with your current and new efforts. Let me know how I can help you with marketing your site and business.

Search engine optimization can be a real big hassle, and can be overwhelming in competitive markets. The key to SEO is to have a well-rounded presence on and offline. I can help you to move up in the search results on Google, Yahoo, Live, Ask and the dozens of other engines. Making simple but effective changes in your code, new copy, along with link building and marketing are the ways I will help you increase your website’s potential. Start today by contacting me to begin.

Content management systems come in many shapes, sizes… and cost. You’ll be suprised what I can fix up for you for a price tag of zero. I will use the best open source software and create a dynamic site for you. Whether you want to build an informational site or a full-fledged community website, I can help. Joomla is my cms of choice, but I will build you a site with Drupal and others as well.

Blogging can build traffic to an existing site, and of course run an entire site from top to bottom if you choose. This site is built with the open-source blog platform Wordpress, and handles many different tasks very well. The best part about blogs are they are very low cost, and can jump start a new business, and drive traffic to existing ventures very quickly. Let me know your needs, and I will work with you to implement your blog, set up any needed plugins, or build a custom plugin, and design a template/theme for you if needed.

Of course I will help you with email, hosting, acquiring a domain name and any other upfront needs you may have. I won’t be charging monthly fees and extra charges for these things, just for the time it takes to set them up. I have been very frugal in my own ventures online, and I take pride passing on my knowledge of finding the best solutions at the best prices to my clients.

Castelar Design & Code