Bismarck, ND Web Design Services

Our Bismarck Web Services

We are a complete web design company with a large team of in-house web developers and ecommerce developers. Our website design team is separated into two groups, each focusing on either template or custom web development services.

1.) Template-Based Website Designs

Looking for a low-cost website? Your Bismarck company might be interested in a template website!

Rather than creating design mockups and building a custom template 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 theme for us to install on your development site.

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

The starting price for a templated web design is about $3,750, and it can be ready in just a few weeks. For templated ecommerce website designs, the cost and turnaround will be higher.

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2.) Custom Web Designs

As a custom website design firm, we love to begin every Bismarck web design service from scratch.

This approach allows our team to design custom mockups specific to your branding requirements. You'll appreciate seeing the look and feel of your future website before our web developers start building the site. In addition, these mockups can undergo modifications until you're pleased with the design concept, enabling you to advance with certainty.

After you approve the design mockup, our web development team will integrate it into a completely custom template. There are many benefits to a custom theme, including a simplified codebase that often has better website speed and usability since it was developed specifically for your Bismarck organization.

The starting price for a custom website design is around $9,500, and it can be finished in as little as 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 require service from Bismarck web maintenance companies, including:

• Upgrading your site platform to the latest version.
• Keeping apps, themes and plugins updated.
• Adding new web pages as you release new information.
• Freshening your blog with new content.
• Rearranging the navigation menu of your Bismarck website.
• Making your pages faster to pass Google Core Web Vitals.
• Taking backups of your website's files and databases.
• Modifying the look and feel of your website's design.
• Fixing Google Search Console coverage errors.
• Adding structured data, open graph tags, etc.
• Providing a solution to any other website problem.
• Importing / exporting ecommerce product data.

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Set Goals for Your Bismarck, ND Website

Before proceeding with the selection of a template or custom website design firm for your Bismarck business, it is important to understand what the goals are for your website project. The most common goals we've seen for Bismarck website design and ecommerce development projects include:

1. To build a website or online store for a new business in Bismarck.
2. To revamp an existing website or storefront into a modern website design to give a better first impression to visitors.
3. To improve UX, bounce rates, and/or conversion metrics.
4. To increase site speed for a passing score in Google Core Web Vitals.
5. To fix website accessibility errors, or perhaps receive a web accessibility certificate.
6. To improve lead generation through design improvements.
7. To improve online orders from their ecommerce storefront.

Let's figure out what you want from your Bismarck website development project!

In addition to designing Bismarck-area websites, our agency also provides website design services to those in and Fargo.

Picking a Platform for Your Bismarck, ND Website

The foundation of your Bismarck website is the content management system you choose for the design project. While our top website designers and ecommerce website developers are well-versed in multiple platforms, we prefer to only provide web design services in WordPress, and ecommerce development services in Shopify or WooCommerce.

1.) WordPress

With more than 40% market share in North Dakota 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 Bismarck, but just because it's the best for a customized website development 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.
• There's a huge community of WordPress contributors helping to make the platform more stable, secure, and scalable.
• WordPress is popular among professional website design firms and freelance web designers, making it possible to find a local Bismarck website designer to work with you.

2.) WooCommerce

Our WooCommerce web development team has experience helping startups and existing ecommerce businesses in Bismarck build amazing stores with WooCommerce.

Here are some of the reasons our ecommerce developers tend to recommend WooCommerce:

• We often recommend WooCommerce for Bismarck web design projects that need a custom template with complex functionality, but are on a budget. This is mostly due to custom theme and functionality work being cheaper in WooCommerce.
• If your Bismarck organization website runs on WordPress, we typically recommend WooCommerce. If you are happy with the look and feel of your content-based website, why invest the time and money into rebuilding that site just to add ecommerce?
• We often recommend WooCommerce for Bismarck businesses who prefer open-source software. You don't have to pay a monthly fee for WordPress or WooCommerce. As an alternative, Shopify has monthly fees and their apps are often more expensive than WooCommerce or WordPress plugins.
• If you're in an industry that's not supported by Shopify, try WooCommerce.

3.) Shopify

Shopify is the most popular SaaS ecommerce platform. To run an ecommerce website using Shopify you will likely be looking for a Shopify web developer in Bismarck.

Our Shopify website development team has experience designing websites for online stores around North Dakota within the Shopify platform.

Our ecommerce web designers love Shopify for these reasons:

• Bismarck merchants searching for a hosted ecommerce platform should check out Shopify. With Shopify, you don't have to worry about hosting configuration or platform updates.
• We often recommend Shopify for Bismarck web companies without a lot of custom functionality requirements. It is often more expensive to develop custom functionality within Shopify than WordPress. Additionally, Shopify apps often have monthly fees that really add up, in comparison to the less expensive WordPress plugin options.
• The best ecommerce platform for Bismarck small businesses that rely heavily on fast turnaround times for development and marketing is Shopify. It is often faster with Shopify to test out new products, themes, apps, or ideas.

Questions to Ask a Bismarck, ND Website Designer

There are several important questions to ask your prospective Bismarck website design or ecommerce development agency before proceeding with your project. Let's go over some of the most common ones we get asked before starting a custom website design or ecommerce web design project:

• Does the web designer outsource the work? Because we have our own internal team of USA website designers, we don't outsource custom web development or ecommerce web design projects to other companies.
• Will the web designers create 301 redirects to help search rankings? We always create 301 redirects because we understand how important they are for Bismarck search engine optimization.
• Does the web designer plan to create a mockup, or provide template samples, before starting the website? We find it is easier to create a design mockup for Bismarck website projects to help everyone understand the design direction before the website build gets too far along. However, that is only possible if you choose a custom web development service. If you opt for a template-based website, we'll provide several template samples for you to review instead.
• Which CMS platform does your Bismarck web designer plan to use on your website project? Due to its popularity, scalability, and ease of use, we love WordPress. For ecommerce sites, we recommend WooCommerce or Shopify.
• How quick is the turnaround time for your Bismarck website design service? Most of our custom web development 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 web design company have experience with original solutions? As a full-service website design firm, we love a challenge! Let us know what you have for unique needs and we will be happy to assist!

Other Services for Your Bismarck, ND Website

There is more to a successful template or custom website design project for your Bismarck, ND organization than you might realize. Let's explore some additional services, which are completely optional, to help you get the most out of your Bismarck website:

• Writing Content: Don't feel comfortable writing about yourself or your company? We'll help your Bismarck business write content that describes your products or services on its website or blog.
• Search Engine Optimization Game Plans: Do you want to improve organic traffic in Bismarck, or elsewhere? We have our own team of search engine optimization experts to help with technical, on-page, and off-page search engine optimization.
• Conversion Rate Optimization: Looking to boost the conversion rates for your lead forms? Let us create effective landing pages for your organic and paid traffic.
• Web Maintenance & Support: Do you want help with your template or custom Bismarck website after it launches? If you need help updating your website, ask about our website maintenance services.
• Website Accessibility: Not sure if your Bismarck, ND website needs to be accessible to people with disabilities? Our solutions use artificial intelligence to fix accessibility glitches on your website.
• Logo Design: Are you starting a new business in Bismarck, ND, but haven't settled on a logo? Allow our graphic designers to provide you with logo design concepts for your small business.
• Website Hosting: Looking for a place to host your website? To ensure fast hosting, our server admins teamed up with our web development team to configure fast caching systems for WordPress.

Whatever your business needs from its website, our full-service website design firm has your solution!

Why Choose Us for Your Bismarck, ND Web Services

Because we love Bismarck as much as you do! There are so many exciting things to do in Bismarck, like visit popular destinations of The Dakota Zoo, North Dakota State Capitol Building, Laughing Sun Brewing Co., and others. For more fun ideas around Bismarck, check out this website!

We have more than 19 years of experience designing attractive, high-converting websites for small businesses and large corporations! We'll take care of your professional web development quickly and efficiently.

• We don't outsource Bismarck web design services. Browse our website design portfolio to see past content websites or ecommerce sites we've worked on.
• We've got our own team of leading web developers.
• We have experience in multiple CSS frameworks, including Bootstrap and Tailwind.
• We're specialists in SEO, UX, and site performance.
• We've made free website tools like password generators, Hex to RGB converters, and secure password generators.
• Our website advertising team is experienced in Bismarck SEO services to help you improve search placements and organic traffic.
• Our website designers are knowledgeable within WooCommerce and Shopify for any Bismarck ecommerce website development project you need completed.
• We are easy to reach on the phone, through live chat, or by email.
• We help with Bismarck website maintenance requests to keep your website updated and looking great!
• For an expanded online advertising campaign, check out our Bismarck PPC management and Bismarck social media services to target a broader audience.

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