coastline creative services

Website Design

With the tools today website design and development can be done be almost anybody. But for your website to be truly effective it must look professional and be well designed. Most website's are NOT well designed and the businesses suffer because of them. You may have the nicest Inn or best restaurant in town, but if your website doesn't reflect the what your business market truly is you could actually be driving away business. A well designed website takes skill, and with that skill we can put together your vision creating order and beauty, a visually exciting landscape and reflects the image you want your business to reflect.

When we go about creating your website we get the feel of you business, through your words and seeing your business we take information given to us and create a lasting vision. We also think about your website as being something that may need to grow with your business, so as we design it we are always thinking about how the users will navigate it, and how it can grow to fit your needs for the future. We organize your content to make sure the user gets good information so your website gets real results. Getting your message across clearly is very important and we want your message to be understood as soon as they first see you site.

If you are looking into an online store, our developers will find the solutions that's right for your business, We can also integrate website authoring tools so you can update the site yourself, or any other interactive features you desire for your website.

Website Hosting & Domain Registration

For many businesses a website can be a necessary evil. With Domain, hosting, design, email and all the other worries that go along with. That is why at Coastline Creative we stand by our clients with a full set of services. Web hosting is just one of our many services designed to make dealing with your website hassle free and easy.

Our hosting plans start at just $5 a month ($60/year) and all plans come features this:

• Full Statistics
• Hundred's of Email Accounts
• 500MB of Web space
• Anti-Spam Software
• 24/7 Technical Support
• Complete Back-Up's
• Ready for E-Commerce Applications

Domain Registration

Coastline Creative can register your domain for you. We also maintain your registration on an annual basis, so you don't have to worry about it expiring

. Your domain is your legal property. When we register your domain, you are the owner of the domain. We can be the administrative and technical contact for this domain.

Depending on how long you would like to register your domain our prices start as low as $10 a year. If you already have your domain we can move it for you or you can just keep it at your present register. If you choose to register your own domain or choose to manage it at a third party register, COastline Creative can not be held responsible you the loss of your domain. Moving your domain under our management does not change ownership of that domain to us, we prefer to move your domain to us solely to better manage you account. That way we can make sure all aspects of you website are always up to date and running smoothly.

Website Maintenance and Redesign

If you already have a website and need some quick updates or a major overhaul Coastline Creative offer affordable solutions for getting your website up to date. We work with all types of businesses from real estate to hotels making sure there updates are done in a timely manor. We also add applications like email forms, online reservations and webcams to your website. Whatever the project we can integrate most anything into your existing website while keeping your look and feel intact.

Our hourly rate is $50/hr, but depending on the project Coastline Creative is happy to negotiate a flat rate for some website projects and overhauls. Give us a call and we can discuss it with you.

Search Engine Optimization

Search engine Optimization is one of the big mysteries of the web. There are many search companies out there all using different technologies to index and rank the website's they have listed. At Coastline Creative part of something we do for all of our clients is submit there website's to many different search engines and build there website to be search engine "friendly". Unfortunately this is only part of what needs to be done to optimize your site. Getting your site linked on other website (especially website's relevant to your business) updating your content, changing your keywords and staying on top of the latest search engine trends all help. It is the combination of all of these things that will drive up traffic and help your website with search engine placement.

Unfortunately nothing guarantees success, but there are many companies out there who seem to think they have the magic solution (fact is most don't). At Coastline Creative we keep up to date with the latest information and will work with you to improve your rankings. In the end all website want to improve there search rankings, so updating your website regularly and working to best optimize your website's search friendly code should be something done at least once a year. \

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By Brad Stone
Dec 19, 2005