Halifax, NS Web Design Services

Our Halifax Website Services

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

1.) Template-Based Web Designs

Looking for an affordable website? Your Halifax organization might be interested in a template website!

Instead of creating design mockups and developing your website in a custom theme, we can hand-pick several website templates to share with you that closely match your desired look and feel.

But don't worry - you'll have the option to choose your favorite 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 development is about $3,750, and it can be ready in just a few weeks. For templated ecommerce developments, the cost and turnaround will be higher.

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2.) Custom Web Developments

As a custom web design company, we prefer to start every Halifax website development 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. Best of all, those mockups can be revised until you're happy with the design concept and are ready to move forward.

Once you've given your approval for the design mockup, our website development team will merge it into a custom theme. 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 Halifax organization.

The starting cost for a custom website design is $9,500, and it can be completed in as little as a few months. For custom ecommerce developments, the price 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 website support services.

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

Here are a few examples of site requests that might require service from Halifax website support companies, including:

• Updating your website platform.
• Keeping apps, themes and plugins updated.
• Adding new web pages as you release new products or services.
• Freshening your blog with new content.
• Rearranging the navigation menu of your Halifax website.
• Improve your website speed 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 website scan problems or Google Search Console coverage concerns.
• Adding structured data, open graph tags, etc.
• Investigating and solving any other website issue.
• Importing / exporting ecommerce product data.

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Set Goals for Your Halifax, NS Website

Before proceeding with the selection of a template or custom web development agency for your Halifax business, it is important to understand what the goals are for your website project. The following are the most common goals we see for Halifax web development and ecommerce web design projects:

1. To create a website or online store for a new business in Halifax.
2. To refresh an existing website or storefront with a cutting edge, professional look and feel.
3. To improve UX, reduce bounce rates, and/or improve conversion rates.
4. To pass 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 you figure out the goals of your Halifax web development project to ensure everyone is happy with the finished website!

Picking a Platform for Your Halifax, NS Website

The foundation of your Halifax website is the content management system you choose for the design project. Even though our top website developers and ecommerce web developers are well-versed in multiple platforms, we only use WordPress for new content-based website projects. For ecommerce websites we use Shopify or WooCommerce.

1.) WordPress

WordPress is simply the most popular open-source website platform, with more than 40% market share throughout Halifax and the greater Nova Scotia area.

Our web design company chooses to specialize in WordPress not only because it is the most popular CMS platform in Halifax, but also because it is simply the best overall. Although there are dozens of content management systems to choose from, we've found WordPress to be the most scalable for designing websites.

• WordPress has thousands of third-party plugins available that can provide additional functionality for your site.
• There's a huge community of WordPress contributors helping to make the platform more stable, secure, and scalable.
• WordPress is popular among professional web design companies and freelance website developers, making it possible to find a local Halifax web designer to work with you.

2.) WooCommerce

We've helped startups and existing ecommerce companies develop great WooCommerce stores in Halifax or other parts of Canada.

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

• We often recommend WooCommerce for Halifax web development projects that require a custom designed template with complex functionality, but are working on a limited budget. This is mostly due to custom theme and functionality work being cheaper in WooCommerce.
• If your Halifax small business 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 redesigning that website just to add ecommerce?
• Most organizations in Halifax who prefer open-source software use WooCommerce. You don't have to pay a monthly fee for 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. To run an ecommerce website using Shopify you will likely be looking for a Shopify web developer in Halifax.

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

Here are some of the reasons our ecommerce website designers often recommend Shopify:

• Halifax merchants looking for a hosted ecommerce platform should check out Shopify. Shopify allows you to run an ecommerce business in Halifax without the hassle of hosting configurations or platform updates.
• When Halifax web companies don't need a lot of custom functionality, we often recommend Shopify. The cost of developing custom functionality within Shopify is often higher than in WordPress. Additionally, Shopify apps often have monthly fees versus WooCommerce plugins that are more affordable.
• The best ecommerce platform for Halifax 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 Halifax, NS Web Developer

There are several important questions to ask your prospective Halifax web design or ecommerce web development firm before proceeding with your project. Here are some of the most common ones we get asked before starting a custom web design or ecommerce website design project:

• Does the website developer outsource the project? We do not outsource custom web design or ecommerce website development projects for Halifax organizations. We have our own internal team of expert website designers.
• Do the web developers plan to create 301 redirects to help with SEO? For any Halifax web design project that will replace an existing website, we plan out 301 redirects early in the project.
• 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 Halifax website projects to help everyone understand the design direction before the website build gets too far along. However, that is only feasible if you choose a custom web design 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 Halifax web developer plan to use on your website project? We prefer WordPress because of its scalability, ease of use, and popularity. For ecommerce sites, we recommend WooCommerce or Shopify.
• How fast can your Halifax website design team turn things around? We typically finish custom web design projects in 2-3 months, and template website projects in 3-4 weeks. Ecommerce website projects typically take longer to finish.
• Does the website design firm have examples of creative solutions? As a comprehensive website development agency, we love a challenge! Let us know what you have for unique needs and we will be happy to assist!

Other Services for Your Halifax, NS Website

There is more to a successful template or custom web development project for your Halifax, NS business than you might realize. Here are some additional services to help make the most of your Halifax website:

• Content Writing: Not sure how to express yourself in writing? Let our content writers help your Halifax small business write web page or blog content to describe your company and its products or services.
• SEO: Interested in improving organic traffic within Halifax, or beyond? To help with technical, on-page, and off-page SEO, we have our own team of search engine optimization experts.
• 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 Halifax website after it launches? Ask about our website maintenance packages to receive help installing updates or making website updates.
• ADA Website Accessibility: Not sure whether your Halifax, NS website needs to be accessible? We have an affordable solution that continuously scans your website and uses artificial intelligence to fix accessibility concerns.
• Logo Design: Have you decided on a logo for your new Halifax business yet? Allow our graphic designers to provide you with logo design concepts for your small business.
• Web Hosting: Need somewhere to host your site after it launches? Our server administration and web design team work together to ensure fast WordPress hosting services!

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

Why Choose Us for Your Halifax, NS Web Services

Because we love Halifax as much as you do! There are so many exciting things to do in Halifax, like visit popular destinations of Long Lake, Glen Arbour Golf Club, Granite Springs Golf Club, and others. For more fun ideas around Halifax, check out this website!

We've been designing high-converting websites for 19 years. We help small businesses and even large corporations with their website projects. You can trust our experts, who are only 2727.9 kilometers away, to handle your professional website design quickly and efficiently.

• We do not outsource Halifax web development projects. Check out our web design portfolio to see example content websites or ecommerce stores we've built.
• We have our own in-house team of top web designers.
• We have experience in multiple CSS frameworks, including Bootstrap and Tailwind.
• We're professionals in SEO, UX, and website speed.
• We've made free website tools like password generators, Hex to RGB converters, and secure password generators.
• Our digital marketing professionals are very familiar with Halifax SEO services to help you rank higher in Google.
• We are very familiar with WooCommerce and Shopify. This is good if you are searching for a talented Halifax ecommerce developer.
• We're easy to reach by phone, live chat, or email.
• We help with routine Halifax web maintenance services to help you keep your website fresh.
• To really expand upon your digital marketing, we can offer Halifax PPC management and Halifax social media management to help you target potential customers outside of organic search results.

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