Des Moines, IA Web Design Services

Our Des Moines Web Services

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

1.) Template-Based Website Developments

Searching for an affordable website option? Your Des Moines small business might be interested in a template website!

Rather than designing mockups and developing a custom theme for your website, we can search for a few website templates that match the look and feel you want in your next site or online store.

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

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2.) Custom Web Designs

As a custom website design firm, we like to start every Des Moines web 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 edits until you're pleased with the design concept, enabling you to advance with certainty.

Once you've given your approval for the design mockup, our web development team will merge it into a custom template. Opting for a custom theme can provide several benefits, including a simplified codebase that usually delivers enhanced page speed and usability, as it was tailored specifically for your Des Moines small business.

The starting price for a custom web design is about $9,500, and it can be ready in just a few weeks. For custom ecommerce website designs, 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 support services.

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

Here are some examples of website requests that Des Moines web support agencies might help with:

• Updating your website platform.
• Installing app, theme or plugin updates.
• Adding new web pages as you release new products or services.
• Freshening your blog with new content.
• Rearranging your Des Moines site's navigation menu.
• Improve your site performance to pass Google Core Web Vitals.
• Making backups of your website's files and databases.
• Changing the look and feel of your website.
• Fixing Google Search Console coverage concerns.
• 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 Des Moines, IA Website

It's important to understand what your goals are before picking a template or custom web design company for your Des Moines organization. Here are some of the most common web design and ecommerce web development goals we've seen for Des Moines websites:

1. To build a site or online store for a new business in Des Moines.
2. To give an old website or storefront a fresh look and feel to improve branding and functionality.
3. To improve user experience (UX), reduce bounces, increase time on site, and/or improve conversions.
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 through design improvements.
7. To improve online orders from their ecommerce storefront.

Let us help plan your Des Moines website design project!

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Picking a Platform for Your Des Moines, IA Website

Your Des Moines 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

More than 40% of websites in Iowa and the rest of the country are powered by WordPress.

WordPress is the most popular CMS in Des Moines, but it's also the best in terms of overall performance and scalability of a customized web design. 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 web development agencies and freelance website designers, making it possible to find a local Des Moines web developer to work with you.

2.) WooCommerce

We've helped startups and existing ecommerce companies develop great WooCommerce stores in Des Moines or other parts of United States.

These are some of the reasons our ecommerce developers 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 Des Moines small business website runs on WordPress, we typically recommend WooCommerce. It doesn't make sense to spend a lot of time and money redesigning your content-based website just to add ecommerce.
• Most organizations in Des Moines who prefer open-source software use WooCommerce. 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.
• If you're in an industry that's not supported by Shopify, try WooCommerce.

3.) Shopify

Shopify is the most popular hosted ecommerce platform. If you want to run an ecommerce website in Des Moines, you'll probably need a Shopify web designer.

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

Our ecommerce developers love Shopify for these reasons:

• For Des Moines merchants interested in a hosted ecommerce system, we often recommend Shopify. With Shopify, you can run an ecommerce business in Des Moines without worrying about hosting setups or platform updates.
• When Des Moines web companies don't need a lot of custom functionality, we often recommend Shopify. It's typically more expensive to develop custom functionality in 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 Des Moines businesses that rely heavily on fast delivery 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 Des Moines, IA Web Developer

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

• Does the website developer outsource the work? Because we've got our own team of USA web designers and ecommerce website developers, we don't outsource.
• Will the web developers make 301 redirects to help preserve search placements? We always create 301 redirects because we understand how important they are for Des Moines search engine optimization.
• Does the web developer plan to create a mockup, or provide template samples, before starting the website? We find it is easier to create a design mockup for Des Moines website projects to help everyone understand the design direction before the website build gets too far along. However, that is only viable if you choose a custom website design service. If you opt for a theme-based website, we'll provide several template samples for you to review instead.
• Which CMS platform does your Des Moines web designer plan to use on your website project? Because of its ease of use, popularity, and scalability, we prefer WordPress. For ecommerce sites, we recommend WooCommerce or Shopify.
• How fast can your Des Moines website 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 have examples of 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 Des Moines, IA Website

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

• Writing Content: Don't feel comfortable writing about yourself or your company? Let us write content about your products or services for your Des Moines website or blog.
• SEO Game Plans: Want to improve organic traffic in or around Des Moines? We have our own team of SEO specialists to help with on-page, off-page, and technical 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 Des Moines website after it launches? We can help you install updates or make changes to your website.
• ADA Website Accessibility: Not sure whether your Des Moines, IA site needs to be accessible? Our solutions use artificial intelligence to fix accessibility glitches on your website.
• Logo Design: Have you decided on a logo for your new Des Moines company yet? Our graphic designers can come up with great logo ideas for your small business.
• Web Hosting Strategies: After your website launches, do you need a place to host it? Our WordPress hosting is fast and basic thanks to the caching systems set up by our server admins and web developers!

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

Why Choose Us for Your Des Moines, IA 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. We'll take care of your professional web development quickly and efficiently.

• You won't find us outsourcing Des Moines web design projects. Head over to our website design portfolio or ecommerce development portfolio to see example websites we've worked on.
• We have our own in-house team of skilled 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 highly experienced in Des Moines nearby SEO plans to help you rank higher in search results.
• Our web developers are knowledgeable within WooCommerce and Shopify for any Des Moines ecommerce web design project you need completed.
• We're easy to reach by phone, live chat, or email.
• We have a website team to help with Des Moines website maintenance when you need website updates.
• To broaden your website advertising service, we can include our Des Moines paid ads management and Des Moines social media services to help you target a bigger audience.

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