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Sampling of Services

Digital Mouse Designs offers just about any kind of web design services you could need or want. We simply can't list them all. What you see below is just a sampling of those most requested. If you don't see what you're looking for - Ask Us! Chances are we can help you.

New Web Sites and Redesigns
Search Engine Optimization
Logos and Banners
Blogs
Calendars
Classified Ads
Content Management Systems
Maintenance and Updates
Domain Name Services
Low Cost Web Hosting
Shopping Carts & eCommerce
Photo Galleries
Print Design
Message Boards
PHP & Database Services
FLASH Design
Consulting & Sub-Contracting
Business, Non-Profit & Personal Web Sites

Web Designer Resources

When it comes to sharing resources, tips and tricks of the trade - I'm convinced that web designers are among the best! If a designer needs something, another designer is right there with the answer. It's one of the things we do best. We don't consider one another as "the competition" but rather as a team working together towards the same goal and that goal is doing the best we can do for our clients.

I honestly believe that if weren't for my fellow web designers, I would not be where I am today. I owe them all a lot! For that I'm grateful and decided to dedicate a portion of this web site to providing resources for web designers.

Web Design

It's to your advantage to have your site developed by a professional web designer. Digital Mouse Design's experience and dedication to keeping up with the current design and search engine standards can help your Internet business succeed!

While we do what we do best, which is to create your web site - you're free to do what you do best. While your web site is being developed you have the time and availability to keep your business and personal life running smoothly. You also have the peace of mind in knowing that your web site is in the hands of professional web designers who's ultimate goal is to provide you with a winning web site!

Digital Mouse Designs has the ability to develop that "distinctively yours" website which includes search engine optimization and web hosting services. Everything you need is affordably priced and conveniently located in one place! What more could you ask for?

More About Web Design

Planning Your Web Site

The most frequently asked question we get is "how much does it cost?" Our initial answer is "We don't know until we find out what you want and compare that with what is best for your project." The two are often not the same!

What a client visualizes for their site is not necessarily what is best for success. In order to help you succeed, we've developed a Web Site Planner to help guide you in selecting the components for your project. But before you proceed to complete the planner, I strongly suggest you review my article on Preparing for Your Web Site and also the introduction to the planner. Both of these discuss some very important information about client preparation and participation in the development of your web site. Taking the time to read these steps will help you know more about what you're getting yourself into before beginning the process and help to eliminate some of the surprises that come with the territory.

Completing and submitting the planner will allow us to provide you with an estimate of costs to complete your project. Think of it this way, when you purchase a new car, the options you want contribute to the final price. Some features you want may require other services that you're not aware of to make your selected option function.

The same principal applies to a web site. Until we know what your wants, needs and goals are, it just wouldn't be fair to you to provide and estimate of cost. An overall picture gives us the opportunity to save you money! Instead of giving you a total price based on a flat rate cost for each component, we are able to roll it all into a package. This means lower costs because we are able to research the most affordable way to complete your project.

Web Hosting

Looking for affordable web site hosting for your web site? We offer the very best in Virtual Private Servers with an average a 99% up-time. Our VPS servers are the closest thing you can get to a dedicated server minus the high cost!

Our low cost web hosting plans are configured realistically with a variety of plans to choose from. We serve up quality and service for your money! If you don't see a plan that suits you, simply contact us and we'll work with you to meet your needs. We offer affordable web hosting services all across the Internet.

Our research shows that the average personal or small to medium business web site does not need excessive amounts of server space or bandwidth. Some webhosting services attract clients by offering huge amounts of both these amenities, most of which goes unused. We've found that what the average user needs are more tools to work with than disk space. We provide these tools with an allotment of server space that's reasonable and allows for growth but doesn't sit 3/4 empty. This avoids server space "over-kill."

For example: the average personal or small to medium business site uses under 50 megabytes of server space. So, why go with 100 megabytes of server space, when you can instead have a more realistic server alottment, better tools (and more of them) with which to run your web site?

Our pre-set web hosting packages are geared to the personal and small to medium business size sites. Less space, but more goodies! We offer custom plans for larger sites or special needs, which means we will custom tailor an affordable hosting account to suit the needs of your site. Please ask if you need something you don't see. Register for one of our web hosting plans today and get some reality for your money! Account setup is FREE!

Now that you are familiar with our web hosting services, we invite you to review our hosting plans, select the one that best suits your needs and then register for an account! You can add one of our search engine optimization plans to your hosting account during the registration process. Don't forget ... learn how you can take advantage of our FREE hosting program!

Memberships & Affiliates

SEO Services

A simplified explanation of Search Engine Optimization (also referred to as SEO) is that it is a process of steps applied to your web site to assist in achieving good search engine ranking and positive indexing results. Proper search engine optimization helps your web site to be found on the Internet and being found is the key to increasing your site visitors and sales.

Some people believe that finding your site on the Internet means typing your domain name into the browser address field. It just doesn't work that way. Why not? Because unless your name is Pepsi or Nike or something else equally well known as a common name in the real world they aren't going to find you. Why not? If they don't know you or your business by name you must be able to be found by other means such as your product or product description or other related topics.

There are those that truly believe "if you build it, they will come." This is so far from the truth! There are those out there that will mislead you into believing not only this, but other myths that will only take you down the road to certain web site disaster!

Building a web site and uploading it to the Internet is not all that it takes for success! In order to help you get a bit of basic understanding we have enlisted the help of our good friend Janice Kalyniuk and her well thought out explanation of "Why Isn't My Web Site Showing in the Search Engines?" A quick read of Janice's easy to understand article will give you some fantastic insight to understanding SEO!

If you're interested in reading a little more about SEO you can also review articles written by Keli Etscorn of Bear Canyon SEO.

If you'd like even more information, we invite you review the following articles:

More About SEO

A skilled web designer has the ability to create an eye appealing web site with great functionality, but is not necessarily trained in search engine optimization.

It's to your benefit to inquire as to whether or not your designer is also trained in SEO. If they're not, this by no means takes away from their qualifications. It does mean that they should have resources to sub-contract this portion of your web site work with an SEO Specialist and be willing to take advantage of these resources.

If your designer does not offer these services, either ask them to contact us or you may elect to have your web site evaluated for search engine needs and/or purchase one of our SEO Plans on your own. Please make sure to check with your designer before purchase. We will coordinate with them if they do not provide the service.

Want to know more? Need a little proof that Digital Mouse Designs does what we say we're going to do? Well, here's your opportunity to read what our clients have to say about our services!