"HOLDSTILL!" Productions Small Business Website Design Services http://www.holdstillproductions.com/WebsiteDesignHSP.htm
Serving the small business community with Friendly communication & artistic options for a Search Engine ready website of 1 to 10 or more pages no matter what your service or product. PayPal friendly! Form Mail, your or original logo design. Budget conscious! Let us put your business on Page One!
After Designing our Own Websites
since 2001,
we offer Our Services to the Small Business Owner who would like a Web Presence
for a reasonable price, updated daily, weekly or monthly, with the ability to
provide image editing for sharp & fast loading pictures, Logo Design, writing
copy, helping you all the way to design a web presence that reflects Your
Business and making sure all the S.E.O. (search engine optimization) tags are
included so you Will be found.
How Important Is A Web Presence?
ANSWER: VERY IMPORTANT!
Here is a quote from a UPI article:
"Soon, it will not be an option for a small business to have an online
presence, if they want to be in business," Joel Kocher, chairman and CEO of
Interland, told UPI. "It's that binary."
By Gene J. Koprowski United Press International
Published 6/30/2004 12:45 PM
If you already have a Computer at home & are Online to get email, wouldn't you Search for a Business nearby? When you go on a trip, don't you Search the Location & Attractions Online? When you want to know where a Business is Located because Your City Map has no Street Numbers on it, don't you go to MapQuest or Business Locator or other Map sites?
We want you to have a Web Presence, even if it is only One (1) page to tell your Customers and Future Customers YOU ARE THEIR CHOICE, You Sell those Items, You Provide Those Services, You are the Answer to their Search!
Fees: We base our Fees on the Total Package you can Afford now. If you want to expand your site, then we go in and Update. We require a
Deposit of $85.00 to start. Send us a check to: "HOLDSTILL!" Productions, P. O.
Box 1718, Mechanicsville, VA. 23116 or Pay with PayPal:
We will work with you on Time Payments by using a weekly amount or you can use your Credit Card thru PAYPAL. All Our Sites Are Search Engine Friendly on Every Page of Your Site for All the Services You Offer.
EXAMPLES:
Jr. Sisk Tree Expert:
http://www.jrsisktreeexpert.com located in Haywood, VA. First
published 2/25/2009 - our complete design & logo. Client serves the northern VA
area & cities locally plus the Washington D.C. area. In business since 1976, he
has expanded to include many other services. We continue to provide services to
this satisfied client.
Black Creek Country Store & Cafe':
http://www.blackcreekcountrystore.com located in the Black
Creek area of Mechanicsville, VA, this 100+ yr old country store is filled
w/beautiful antiques & furniture plus home decor & gifts in the one-of variety.
It was a pleasure to photograph the store & all those beautiful items for this
owner. The website reflects the feel of this store which is very friendly &
welcoming. 1st publish 1/14/2008 & updates ongoing. Please visit this unique
store, plus their southern lunch....tasty!
Waterloo-Minis.com: (DOMAIN NAME FOR
SALE 3/31/09) - new 4/6/07. Vendor for resin figures painted & unpainted from Battlefield, Dixon,
Flames of War. Opened retail shop: Waterloo Minis in Ashland, VA, we redesigned
this site 4 times per his request plus our photography, photo galleries, more product pages, etc.
This client has downsized his operation - we now have this Domain Name for sale.
The website serves as a Sample of our Design capabilities
Dr. Stephen
S. Jennings, O. D. two locations: Richmond
& Mechanicsville, VA:
http://www.drstephenjenningsod.comThis
medical eye doctor has been in business since 1971. He is now trained in the use
of the new GDxVCC glaucoma detection machine which is located in his Lakeside
Office. This GDxVCC machine is non-intrusive and is now the very best detection
available with almost 95% or more rate of detection including other eye
diseases. We are happy to be of service to this fine optometrist.
2008 Beaver-Lawrence
Historical Railroad Society (was Beaver Valley Junction Chapter of the NHRS)
redesign Jan 2008
in Conway, PA:
(http://www.beavervalleyjunction.org) is a complete redesign - 08/07/06
- with a new domain name & many upgrades including a photo gallery. We continue
to serve this happy client. 2009 - we upgrade this site as necessary for
restoration projects, news, events, meetings schedules & upload additional fixed photos
to their galleries.
Kahndog Publications
http://www.kahndog.com This was a
complete redesign & upgrade as of 02/23/06. Since we have taken it over, the
number of visitors has jumped 300% ! The owner is an Author of Railroad Books &
develops historical photos with captions for this website which I enhance or
restore & then optimize for the web. This client is very satisfied with our
services & prompt daily & weekly updates. We continue to provide
services to this client in 2009 including a new logo. 2008 update: we redesigned
this site by request omitting some of the extensive photo galleries, news, etc.
Got Stump?
http://www.gotstump.com was
completely designed by us including the logo & all the icons 02/06/06. We
continue to provide service to this happy client in 2009.
Antique Village
-
http://www.antiquevillageva.com Central Virginias Oldest Antique &
Collectible Complex (Mall): published Dec. 2005 we still add Dealer
pages & photo galleries as requested - 2009 many pages & updates for their events,
sales, shows, photos added.
Tim Corbin's Tree Service
- entire site style, all text & logo, Forms customized to suit, Pages Keyworded & Tagged according to Service Provided.
In Feb 2006 we did a complete redesign of this entire website to give it a fresh
new look. Redesign of Logo update & added new service information Jan 2008. 9/29/04 Tim says: "Hi, I doing job #2 from the site, the customer said I was number 3 on the first page. When they typed tree service in the search box. That made me happy, to make the first page, I'm all smiles."
"We really appreciate your services! Love the Form Mail you set up. Thanks
for helping us with all our questions, updates & everything else & being
so nice."
Tim continues to provide excellent service to his many clients & really likes
the new 2006 redesign. Mr. Corbin continues to love our service 2009. We have
provided many contacts thru community links for this client & continue to search
for advertising avenues.
T & M Antique Toys & Dolls, Inc. -
a local retail antique toy dealer with a fantastic inventory.
Update: the store owner has closed his shop entirely. His website is not online anymore. Recent illness has
changed his occupation. We are sorry this site is no longer online.
Hanover Homemades VA Specialty Jams & Preserves -
1 page with PayPal Buy it Now Buttons - my site. 2008 we have
decided to make this page into a Healthy Food site so have been adding
information on research of ingredients.
100 Tons Of Stuff To Sell
Estate of Antiques Dealer - this is also our site converted
from a personal page site of over 50 pages of items w/images & complete
descriptions, some Excel tables, etc. - my site. We now have special galleries
of our antiques & a real resource links page. We update this site frequently to
add photos of the antiques, individual pages for items, etc. We sell with PayPal,
personal checks & money orders & we ship USA & International.. This site
hosted by Thinkhost - see ad below.
SERVICES WE PROVIDE:
1. We will walk you thru buying a Domain Name & choosing a Hosting Package. This can be easily accomplished together using the phone. We
love iPowerWeb for their ease of use, friendly customer service & lots of space
& extras. Pay for 2 years for $166.80 that includes your domain name or transfer
domain name.
We recommend IPowerWeb a real find: Only $6.95 per mo if you buy 2
years = $166.80 & includes your Domain Name
We also highly recommend THINKHOST - a Green
hosting company
If you already have a Domain Name with
another host we will not ask you to transfer unless it is a hosting company
located outside of the USA.
2. We will ask you to provide your normal business details. We will not ask you for your credit card number. We respect your privacy so the information you provide that will not get published will not be given or shared with anyone else. All Design is a Give & Take with your ideas implemented with ours for a pleasing eye-catching site. We expect you to provide a LOGO, if not we will try to Design one for you (extra charge for this).
3. You will need to provide any images which must be sharp or be able to be sharpened by us. We prefer Digital images but can scan your Negatives or Slides
or prints . Your Images recommend You & Your Business, make each one count. If you need images you do not have on hand to illustrate a particular idea, our Stock Image Library may have the image you need
or if you are in our area we will provide our professional photography services. Web Use Fees will apply on a yearly basis. Other images, such as Clip Art can be found for Free on the Microsoft Office Clip Gallery by topic. They can become instant information to your visitor as well as linking to one of your service pages.
Or if need be we can photograph your store and/or products for you for an hourly
fee.
4. We are doing Shopping Cart sites at this time on
a small scale, by using PayPal to provide Buy Now and View Cart for
your product sales pages. If you take other credit cards you should let us know. Please state plainly the forms of payment you do take. Please advise your Refund and Return Policy. We ARE familiar with PAYPAL.
If you intend to use PayPal, please sign up for a Premium Business Account - see
Sign Up Logo Link Below. Please get a business checking account & a credit
card for your business - using your personal checking & credit cards is not
advised.
5. All our Sites are Search Engine Ready. We will submit for you or provide sites so you can do the Submits yourself. Our Fee Includes a One-time Submit when the site is finished.
6. Forms: Feedback, Solicit Services, Guestbook, Register, etc - all require you to have an Email Host that will accept a Forwarded POP3 mail. If you are an AOL Customer you cannot use this service and will have to sign up for another Email address with another provider like Yahoo
or Hotmail or Gmail for instance. If you sign up with iPowerweb for your hosting you will
be able to view your email online on their site (for AOL users) or have it
forwarded to you if you use Outlook / Outlook Express or other provider.
7. We will sign you up for as many sites that will list your site
Link for free as we can find for the kind of business you run. This is in addition to Submits. We also recommend
MerchantCircle.com.
OUR FEES 2009: Basic website = home,
about us, (1) services and/or (1) products, contact us, search, payment page,
links page for $365.00; additional pages added for $20.00 per hour, small
updates $6.00 to $10.00, shopping cart pages at $16.00 to $20.00 per hour
depending on what has to be done. Logo creation: $100.00 to $150.00.
Professional photography services at your location: $50.00 per hour actual
photography time. Editing, retouching etc $20.00 per hour. Consultation - advice
for your business setup or shipping or any other consultation at $16.00 per
hour. Submit to Search Engines $50.00 to $100.00 flat fee - includes hand
submits, confirmations, corrections etc. Will also do other placements for you
to vendor sites and/or directories.
Recommended for Business Cards: VISTAPRINT we can also help you with setup on these or do them for you.
Thank you for Considering my Website Design Services.