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Website Planning Service

Pittsburgh Internet Consulting

Website Design Planning Service

There is an old saying that warns, "Fail to plan; plan to fail." Sayings like this one regularly pop up in conversation because they are so often true in everyday life. Fail to define a detailed plan for your website design, or re-design, and you are planning to fail online. Without a well defined plan, you may not achieve your online marketing goals and; you can waste a lot of time and money. The internet may be a world of virtual reality but, you cannot leave real world truth behind. You need to define your internet marketing goals and create a detailed website design plan to reach them. You need a "blueprint for success".

How do you create a website plan when you don't know anything about building websites? You contact experts who do know how to turn your goals into reality. You contact the website design planners at Pittsburgh Internet Consutling.

Define your Website's Blueprint for Success with a
FREE Website Planning Consultation
from Pittsburgh Internet Consulting.

Build Your Website Right the First Time

Most people will build or remodel a house in their lifetime. Most of them will know nothing about how to build their own home but, they manage to complete the project and benefit from the results. They accomplish this goal by following some simple steps. They will:

Define their needs and decide to build
Define their budget
Buy blueprints for the project that meets their needs within their budget
Select a building site
Select a qualified contractor
Provide the contractor with the blueprints.
Have the contractor build the project according to the blueprints
Go about their life while the contractor finishes the project on time and within budget
Move in and live happily ever after

The steps are straight forward, progress logically and, the results are worth the effort. Building a house is a great model for a successfull website design project. However, most website projects go something like this:

SEO Website Design

You select a project - well, sort of. You have never done this before. You don't even know what all of the options are.
You can't define a budget because you haven't fully defined the project.
You know you want your website "located" on the Internet but, you don't know how it gets there.
You call your nephew because he knows a lot about computers.
Your sister answers. She says your nephew met a girl online last month. They left yesterday to hike the Appalachian Trail. They will be gone for months.

Time for Plan B:

You open the local phone book and call a few advertising agencies and website design companies.
You find a design company that can meet with you on short notice. You make an appointment for the next day.
At your meeting, you tell them a little bit about your website ideas.

"Oh, Yes!" They assure you they understand your project completely. To prove this, they quickly pick up where you left off.

They show you their website design portfolio filled with client websites labeled: "cool"; "really cool" and; "totally awesome".
They define a "really cool" website design for you.
They tell you how much your "really cool" website will cost. (No longer interested in a "totally awesome" website, you wonder if it is too late for a quote on just a "cool" website.)
They tell you when your "really cool" website will launch.
They say, "really cool" websites are creative projects- no "blueprints" allowed!
You are now convinced they know more about your project than you do so; you sign a single page contract.
They begin to build your "cool" website. (What happened to, "really cool"?)
Finally, they complete the website - you think - but, you are not sure. What does a "really cool" website include?
They launch your website on a Friday afternoon. It's late and way over budget but, you're glad to finally get in online.
Over the weekend, you notice that your company contact information is incorrect on the "Contact Us" page. You call the design firm. A recorded message tells you to call back Monday - Friday during regular business hours.
Several weeks later, your contact information is finally correct but, no one notices. Even your best friend hasn't taken the time to download those high resolution graphics and "really cool" Flash animations. You doubt anyone, other than you, has even seen the "Contact Us" page!
A short time later, your web design firm goes out of business.
You learn too late the value of owning - and possessing - your source code.
You wonder if your nephew has returned home yet.

without a
"Blueprint for Success" from Pittsburgh Internet Consulting

Web Site Planning with Built in SEO

Create your website's "Blueprint for Success" with expert assistance from the Website Planning Consultants at Pittsburgh Internet Consulting. We have been creating website blueprints for clients for years. As a result, our clients get the successful websites they want; delivered on time and within budget. With our help, creating your website blueprint is easy:

We start by listening to you in a free, one hour consultation. We ask questions about your products and services as well as, questions about your business and your competitors. This step helps to define your website's target visitor(s), goals and objectives.
Throughout the process, we speak plain English not, "geek speak". You will understand every discussion and our recommendations for your website.
Because we are search engine optimization experts, your website blueprint will have the 5 SEO Techniques built in; not added as an after thought.
We help you organize your website's information and define a visitor friendly navigation structure.
Based on your website's architecture, we define your programming options, budget estimates and content needs.
If you are ready for e-commerce, we will review your e-commerce options and explain any SEO related implementation issues as well as how to resolve them.
Your "take away" is a detailed blueprint that can be handed over to in-house developers or; used to shop around for development quotes.
We can also help you follow through with website project managment services and internet marketing strategies for online success.