Web Design in Los Angeles

Chernick Consulting have been designing web sites for since 1996; most of the web sites and pages are on proprietary intranets and are not available to the World Wide Web. Our web site is one example of our work. Some additional examples of web sites we have designed are listed below:

If you know exactly what you want we can publish your web site very quickly. The Kathryn Ballsun Photography Artist web site took a total of 9 hours to complete. The 9 hours included 4 hours of meeting with the artist; 2 hours to get her requirements and 2 hours to perfect the web. The artist knew what she wanted and had her domain name already. All her images were already in digital format. In addition to doing the web site design for her, we walked her through the process of getting web hosting and advised her on which web hosting package to get from her web provider. Her web site qualified as a Basic Starter Web Site and the work was done for $500.

If you are planning to have a web site for your business or charity you should do some preparation work before you contact any web designers. We can provide free advice on what you need to do before you start spending your money. We will tell you if your expectations for your web site are realistic or if you need to spend more time developing the concept before spending money.

Things to consider before spending money on a domain name, web hosting, web design, a security certificate and possibly advertising:

  1. What are your goals for the web site? You should be clear on what you want the web site to do for you. :
    1. Are you just advertising your business or are you selling products from your web site?
    2. Is your web site an addition to your already existing business or are you starting your business by putting a web site on the internet?
    3. Are you using the web site to communicate activities with members of your organization?
    4. Are you using the web site primarily to communication with your employees?
      1. This is primarily a private Intranet activity rather than an Internet activity.
      2. Internet email
      3. Is this a training web site for employees?
  2. What are your expectations of your web site?
  3. You need to have a clear message that you want to present to people that visit your web site.
  4. What will differentiate your web site from every other web site out there?
  5. How will you drive customers to your web site?
    1. Are you willing to spend money on advertising on the internet?
      1. Pay Per Click
      2. Local Directory Visibility
    2. Who will be linking to your web site for free?
    3. Will you be contacting a Search Engine Optimization expert?
  6. Does your web site require additional programming or is it simply a presentation of information?
    1. Is your web site accessible to everyone on the internet or do you need to log into the web site?
    2. Do you need a web form to gather information about your visitors?
    3. Are you selling products directly from your web site? Do you need a shopping cart or some other form of selecting and paying for products?
    4. Do you need search capability on your web site?
    5. Will your web site contain data that changes depending on the context?
    6. Will your web site present video and/or music?
    7. Will your web site present information that will change periodically? This would include ads that flow from one product to another after 15 to 30 seconds.
    8. Will your web site be data driven?
      1. Will you be using an existing database or are you creating the database explicitly for the web site?
  7. Does your web site require a secure connection (Do you need to buy a security certificate)?
  8. Are you hosting your web site or will you be purchasing web hosting?