Annapolis, MD Web Design Services

Our Annapolis Website Services

We are a one-stop web design company with a large group of onsite web developers and ecommerce developers. Our website design firm is separated into two teams, each working on either template or custom web design services.

1.) Template-Based Web Designs

Looking for a low-cost website? Your Annapolis business might be interested in a template website!

Rather than creating design mockups and building a custom theme for your website, we can find and share several website templates that closely align with the look and feel you want.

Don't worry though, you'll be able to select your desired template for us to install on your development site.

From there, we'll customize the theme to match your color scheme and then set up your web pages.

The starting cost for a template-based website design is $3,750, and it can be completed in as little as a few weeks. For template-based ecommerce developments, the price and turnaround will be higher.

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2.) Custom Website Designs

As a custom web development agency, we love to begin every Annapolis website design service from scratch.

By utilizing this approach, our team can produce customized mockups that align with your brand guidelines. This will give you a glimpse into your website's look and feel prior to the start of web development work. In addition, these mockups can undergo modifications until you're pleased with the design concept, enabling you to advance with certainty.

Following your approval of the design mockup, our web development team will integrate it into a custom template. Opting for a custom theme can provide several benefits, including a simplified codebase that usually delivers enhanced website speed and usability, as it was tailored specifically for your Annapolis organization.

The starting price for a custom website design is about $9,500, and it can be ready in just a few weeks. For custom ecommerce website developments, the cost and turnaround will be higher.

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3.) Website Maintenance

After the launch of your website, or if you have one, you might be interested in web maintenance services.

Web maintenance is a reactive support service that connects you with a website developer or ecommerce web developer on our team who can fix nearly any website issue.

Here are a few examples of website requests that might need Annapolis web maintenance services:

• Upgrading your website platform to the latest version.
• Installing app, theme or plugin updates.
• Adding new web pages as you release new products or services.
• Staying fresh with new blog content.
• Rearranging your Annapolis site's navigation menu.
• Making your pages faster to pass Google Core Web Vitals.
• Making backups of your website's files and databases.
• Changing the look and feel of your site.
• Troubleshooting Google Search Console coverage glitches.
• Enhancing technical SEO with structured data, open graph tags, etc.
• Providing solutions to other website problems.
• Importing / exporting ecommerce product data.

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Set Goals for Your Annapolis, MD Website

It's important to understand what your goals are before picking a template or custom web development agency for your Annapolis small business. Here are some of the most common website development and ecommerce web development goals we've seen for Annapolis websites:

1. To create a website or online store for a new Annapolis organization.
2. To redesign an existing website or storefront into a modern web design to give a better first impression to visitors.
3. To improve UX, bounce rates, and/or conversion metrics.
4. To increase website performance for a passing score in Google Core Web Vitals.
5. To fix website accessibility problems, or perhaps receive a web accessibility certificate.
6. To improve lead generation from the website.
7. To get more sales from their ecommerce store.

Let's figure out what you want from your Annapolis website design project!

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Picking a Platform for Your Annapolis, MD Website

Your Annapolis site is likely powered by a content management system, or CMS. Our website designers and ecommerce website designers are well-versed in multiple platforms, but we provide our best website development services in WordPress. We also develop ecommerce sites in Shopify and WooCommerce.

1.) WordPress

With more than 40% market share in Maryland and the country, WordPress is simply the most popular open-source website platform.

We specialize in WordPress not just because it's the most popular CMS platform in Annapolis, but just because it's the best for a customized website design service. While there are dozens of content management systems to consider, we've found WordPress to be the most scalable platform for designing websites.

• WordPress has thousands of third-party plugins available that can provide additional functionality for your website.
• WordPress has a large community of contributors helping to improve the platform's functionality, stability, and security.
• With WordPress, you should easily be able to find a local Annapolis web designer to help you with your project.

2.) WooCommerce

We help Annapolis startups and ecommerce businesses build and launch awesome stores with WooCommerce.

These are some of the reasons our ecommerce web designers like WooCommerce:

• If you need a custom theme with complex functionality, but have a limited budget, we often recommend WooCommerce. This is mostly due to custom theme and functionality work being cheaper in WooCommerce.
• If your Annapolis company website runs on WordPress, we typically recommend WooCommerce. When you like the look and feel of your content-based website, why spend time and money rebuilding it just to add ecommerce?
• We often recommend WooCommerce for Annapolis organizations who prefer open-source software. There are no monthly fees to use WordPress or WooCommerce. Alternatively, Shopify has monthly fees to use the platform and their apps are often more expensive than WordPress or WooCommerce plugins.
• WooCommerce is great if you're in an industry that's not accepted by Shopify.

3.) Shopify

Shopify is the most popular SaaS ecommerce platform. If you want to run an ecommerce website in Annapolis, you'll probably need a Shopify web developer.

Our Shopify developers have experience designing websites for online companies in and around Maryland.

Here are some reasons our ecommerce web designers like Shopify:

• For Annapolis merchants interested in a hosted ecommerce system, we often recommend Shopify. With Shopify, you can run an ecommerce business in Annapolis without worrying about hosting setups or platform updates.
• For Annapolis web companies that don't need a lot of custom features, we often recommend Shopify. It's typically more expensive to develop custom functionality in Shopify than WordPress. Additionally, Shopify apps often have monthly fees versus WooCommerce plugins that are more affordable.
• We often recommend Shopify for Annapolis ecommerce businesses that rely heavily on fast turnaround times for development and marketing initiatives. It is often faster with Shopify to test out new products, themes, apps, or ideas.

Questions to Ask a Annapolis, MD Website Developer

You should ask a few questions of your prospective Annapolis web design or ecommerce website development firm before starting a project. Here are some we get asked before starting a custom web design or ecommerce web development project:

• Does the web developer outsource the website project? Because we have our own internal team of USA web designers, we don't outsource custom website development or ecommerce web development projects to other companies.
• Will the website designers create 301 redirects to help search rankings? We always create 301 redirects because we understand how important they are for Annapolis SEO.
• Does the web designer plan to create a mockup, or provide template samples, before starting the website? We create design mockups for Annapolis businesses that choose a custom web design service, and provide template samples for clients that choose a template-based web design service.
• What CMS platforms is your Annapolis website designer experienced in? Due to its ease of use, popularity, and scalability, we love WordPress. For ecommerce sites, we recommend WooCommerce or Shopify.
• How fast can your Annapolis web development team turn things around? Most of our custom web design projects are ready in two to three months, but template websites are closer to three to four weeks. Ecommerce projects usually require more time.
• Does the website design firm provide creative solutions? As a comprehensive web development agency, we enjoy a design or functionality challenge! Simply reach out to set up a phone call to discuss your needs!

Other Services for Your Annapolis, MD Website

A successful template or custom web development project for your Annapolis business is just getting started! Let's look at some additional services to help your Annapolis website:

• Page Content Writing: Do you have trouble expressing yourself in writing? We'll help your Annapolis company write content that describes your products or services on its website or blog.
• Search Engine Optimization Campaigns: Do you want to improve organic traffic in Annapolis, or elsewhere? We have our own team of SEO professionals to help with off-page, technical, and on-page search engine optimization.
• Conversion Rate Optimization: Looking to boost the conversion rates for your lead forms? Allow our custom web designers and digital advertisers to team up and create an improved, higher converting landing pages for your organic and paid ads traffic.
• Web Maintenance: After your template or custom Annapolis website goes live, do you want to make changes? If you need help updating your website, ask about our website maintenance plans.
• ADA Website Accessibility: Not sure whether your Annapolis, MD website needs to be accessible? Our solutions use artificial intelligence to fix accessibility problems on your website.
• Designing Logos: Getting ready to start a business in Annapolis, but still need a logo? Our graphic designers can come up with good logo ideas for your organization.
• Web Hosting Strategies: After your website launches, do you need a place to host it? Our WordPress hosting is fast and easy thanks to the caching systems set up by our server admins and website designers!

Whatever your business needs from its website, our comprehensive website development agency has your solution!

Why Choose Us for Your Annapolis, MD Web Services

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We've been designing websites for over 19 years. We help large corporations, and even small businesses, with all types of website projects. You can trust our experts, who are just 915.7 miles away, to handle your professional website design.

• We don't outsource Annapolis web development services. Browse our web design portfolio to see past content websites or ecommerce sites we've worked on.
• We've got our own team of leading web designers.
• We have experience in multiple CSS frameworks, including Bootstrap and Tailwind.
• We are highly experienced in search engine optimization, UX, and website speed.
• We have free web development tools like color scheme pickers and password generators.
• Our digital marketing team is experienced in Annapolis search engine optimization services to help you improve search placements and organic traffic.
• Our website designers are knowledgeable within WooCommerce and Shopify for any Annapolis ecommerce website design project you need completed.
• You can reach us by phone, live chat, or email.
• We have a website team to help with Annapolis web maintenance when you need website updates.
• To broaden your digital marketing service, we can include our Annapolis PPC management and Annapolis social media services to help you target a bigger audience.

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