Why Choose Dayton Web Design

We know that you have many options to choose from when deciding which design company you should hire for your website. Below is a brief outline to help you understand our philosophy, why we are different, and what that means to you!

Modern design:

We incorporate modern design standards into every website. Many local websites have poorly designed sites, meaning that you can steal your competitions business. In today's world a modern, simple, easy to navigate website is key.

We are very good at what we do and use the most modern design techniques that means more visitors will visit and stay on your website. We use only the best and most expensive web design programs and know: XML, HTML, XHTML, CSS, and many other forms of web programming. What does this mean to you? More visitors. Our websites not only look good on your computer, but they are optimized for: Handheld devices, mobile phones, and are world wide compliant. Any browser, country, language, or device will display your website consistently in the best possible light.

Its really simple: Do the eyeball test. Look at this website design and where it ranks in search engines. Compare it to the other design firm websites you are looking at. Does their website look as good as their claims (if it did their design website would look better)? Does their website rank higher than mine in search engines? Do these designers have as much experience as I do? Do they have many real world experiences selling their own goods or services and driving traffic to a website? I sure do. And I know exactly what it takes to dominate. I put this into action for every website I design. Better yet, I just proved it to you!

Professional websites:

The worst possible thing a business can do is have an outdated or unprofessional website. You may know of someone who claims they can build your website. I can tell you from experience this is usually a problem that will end up costing you more money to have it redesigned. Many webmasters who claim they can design sites usually incorporate sloppy code, use templates (meaning your website looks like many others), and just don't understand the ins and outs of web design. I cannot tell you how many times I have had to redesign someone else's work. And this cost you a lot more money. If you decide to use us for your design, you can rest assured you have an original, one of a kind website, built from the ground up. Furthermore, you won't have to worry about many future issues. Our designs stand the test of time longer than most websites.

Search engine optimization:

Each and every website we design comes search engine optimized for free. This means that you can maximize local search engine traffic and dominate for your keywords. The bottom line is that you get more traffic and business. Very few webmasters offer this into the design structure for free. Not only do we incorporate on page optimization for free, but we do keyword research to make sure you dominate your competition. If you neglect to incorporate this into your initial design, in many cases you will have to pay much more in the future, to have your sight optimized and in some cases redesigned.

We go way beyond traditional on page optimization. I will do keyword research, check out all of your competitors, pull up their websites and analyze them with sophisticated expensive keyword and optimization tools. Then implement a design into your website that will dominate your competition.

What you don't see can hurt you:

In my many years developing websites, it's what you don't see that can cost you the most money. Webmasters in general are only interested in the design look of your website (After all that's all you know). Why should a webmaster take extra steps that you don't know are helping you? After all they get paid for their time. As far as they are concerned they are only getting paid to design your website. I personally think this is a bad strategy. That's why I take many extra steps (whether you know about them or not) to make sure your website is the best that it can be.

There are other factors in making a website successful. Search engine optimization, clean and simple navigation, a modern design that will be in style for many years, browser and language standards, checking your competitors website, and making sure your services and strengths are highlighted better, etc. If you don't incorporate these ideas into your website, you will just have a plain old boring website that will leave your clientele scratching their head. We take great pride in setting up each and every website for success. After all if your website is successful then in essence our business becomes more successful!

Flash or no flash. That is the question:

We do not build flash websites. If you want a flash website please check elsewhere. Here are the reasons we don't use flash:

• Flash websites are annoying. An intro flash page is the number one cause of early departure for your guests. Having a flash intro page is a major cause of loss of business (regardless of how nice the flash presentation may be).
• Although flash is a very common program there are still a large percentage of viewers who do not have flash enabled. Meaning your website is completely invisible to these viewers. Instead of visitors installing flash to view your website, they just leave and don't come back.
• Flash is invisible to search engines. If you build an all flash website, you will not get any search engine traffic unless lots of links point to your website. Even then your competitors will dominate you for keywords. Putting your website traffic in a very peculiar position.
• Many PDA, and handheld devices still do not have flash enabled. Once again this is a lot of traffic that your website is not able to reach. And this  number is growing rapidly.
• Look at any very popular website. There are very few that use all flash. There is a reason for this.

In many cases flash can be used to interact with a standardized website. Meaning there can be flash components like a banner. This is not a bad idea, but still does take away from your search engine optimization strength (You may suffer from slightly less traffic). For all the reasons above we do not use flash (except for picture galleries). There are other methods that look as good, but won't hurt your traffic.

Cost:

We charge less than almost all other professional design companies (local or global). In most cases we charge a flat rate instead of an hourly rate. This saves you money. A basic website like this one usually cost around $800. In most cases we charge around $800 - $1500. When you factor in all the extra features we provide we are not only cheaper, but we save you redesign fees, search engine optimization fees, keyword research, etc. Even if you hire someone for a few hundred dollars we are almost always more cost effective. We will actually do much more work than almost all other designers period. Since it will stand the test of time, you will also save money on other items that don't come standard with other designers. And you won't need to have your site redesigned next year.

Most of our clients recoup this cost in their first year of doing business. Remember your website will make your business more money if it's designed right. If not, you are throwing your hard earned money away. I cannot stress this enough, be very careful who you get to design your website, and what you will receive in return for your dollars.

I dare you to look around the web and even see if you can find rates on any designers website. They don't post their costs. We tell you up front. We are the best option for the lowest price any way you look at it!

I care about your website:

It is important for me to give the client exactly what they want and then more. I care about each and every website, and I don't cut corners to get your job out of the way. Once again if you like my work, my price, and your website is successful, then I become more successful. Word of mouth keeps me very busy. I will in all cases take a lot of extra time to make sure your website is right. That means that I work overtime for the same rate. Try and find that from any website designer. What they tell you up front, and what you receive after they take your money are two different things. Even if they deliver upon their promise, I can assure you that their time is valuable. And if they take the extra time, you will pay more for this additional service. I provide great value, outstanding work, and a long standing relationship with my clients because I care.

Why choose us?

Building a nice looking website is one thing, but building a nice looking website that successfully promotes your goods and services is another. When choosing a website designer it's imperative that you know what it takes to run a successful website online. Just having a website floating in cyberspace is good, but how are you going to get free visitors in front of your business? Once these visitors come are they being correctly targeted? Will your website be better than your competitors? Will your offerings be promoted appropriately? These are questions that we at Dayton Web Design ask and implement into every single website design. I personally own many websites and promote my own products online. I know what it takes to sell products and services successfully. Whatever your business we can dominate your competition and make you proud of your website for the lowest possible price.