napa website design

St. Apollinaris

admin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:30:31 +0000

A local private school.

Andrew’s Limousine

admin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:25:49 +0000

A local limousine company.

Napatopia

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:12:33 +0000

A site featuring information about the Napa Valley.

LindyLu Cakes

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:08:15 +0000

A local cake maker.

Deployment Services

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:19:35 +0000

We are able to setup and build your website for a very reasonable rate. You can make a payment for your services below.

For basic website development and deployment services you can make your payment of $500 here using paypal, which allows for payment directly through paypal or by credit card.

For more advanced projects you can make your payment of $1200 here using paypal, which allows for payment directly through paypal or by credit card.

Hosting Services Available in Napa

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:11:19 +0000

If you are looking for a reliable local web host, look no further. NapaWebHosting.com offers a full line of hosting products and domain name management for all your internet service needs.

Adding a social element to your website

admin — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:45:17 +0000

Web 1.0 is the old way about thinking of the Internet, where there are pages produced by one person or a company, and users come to find the information. The new Internet is all about Web 2.0, which means that many people interact and contribute on a site, so much infact that the social interaction between all the users becomes the content that users seek.

Now you could develop your own social network, like Facebook, but centered around your industry, but this is a major undertaking. Most would recommend for businesses to, at very least, incorporate a blog into their website.

A corporate blog could be used to introduce new products and developments within the company, or it could be on the lighter side and have a more social tone. The point is to encourage users to comment and participate on your site.

Search engines like blogs, because the constant fresh content means that the information is current and viable.

Static versus Dynamic

admin — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:37:56 +0000

Deconstructing the differences between static and dynamic websites.

Many websites are static, meaning that they always stay the same. The information doesn’t change. People looking for this information expect to find it, but once they have what they were looking for there is no need to further explore the website, because it is always the same.

A dynamic site is one that is constantly changing, being updated with fresh content. This draws more people looking for information to your site and makes people who have visited your site in the past want to return to your site and visit regularly to get the latest content. Search engines also like dynamic sites better than static ones and rank dynamic sites better.

What to include on your site

admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:55:35 +0000

What you include on your website is partially dependant on your business, and what you would like to achieve. However, there are some things that every website should have. Here is a list of some items that you should consider including on your site. You should also prepare these items so that your web developer can incorporate them into the design of your site.

Logo and name of business

A catch phrase to describe your business

Address and phone number

An interactive map

Hours of operation

Pictures of your office

A mission statement or paragraph description of your business

Information about your staff (training/credentials/associations)

Frequently asked questions and answers

Forms that need to be filled out by clients

Office policies

Billing policies

All product descriptions with images

All service descriptions with images

Links to helpful related websites

A way to contact you through the website.

Why you need a website

admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:55:14 +0000

Websites for businesses are more than just another way for selling products. A website is a 24 hour information hub about your business.
In the past people would search the phone book to find your business, and if you had paid extra, additional information about your business like your address and hours of operation might be available. More and more people are choosing the internet to find information about local businesses. If you do not have a website then the information found about your business is not in your control. If the information is incorrect and/or incomplete you won’t be able to update it. Having a website for your customers is a curteousy, providing at least basic information about your business.

In addition to basic information your website is a place to expand on information about your industry. If people are interested in more information they should be able to find it on your website, but if they have further questions your website can have a form to fill out and submit electronically so that you can get back to them when your business is open.

Local businesses should have a website so that locals and tourists can easily find the address, phone number, map or directions, information about your business, information about your products and services, and pictures or even video.

Without a website people will end up finding information from a competitor’s website, and you may lose potential customers, or at the very least you’ll frustrate your current dedicated customers.

You need a website if your business is located in Napa. The tourist industry in Napa is expanding. Visitors search the web before they visit the area so that they can plan out their trip ahead of time. Now with the rise of mobile phones ability to access the web, more tourists are looking to the web while they are on vacation. Tourists are certainly drawn to vacation related businesses, but may need other products or services when they are away from home. Any business could capitalize on visitors to the Napa Valley, as well as the locals.

Consider all the benefits of having a website, and contact us today.