Q: What's a 'Dub' ?
A: While a name isn't everything in business, first impressions are undeniably important. In that spirit, 3 Dub Design wants to be recognized as a new, young, and fresh company. There are thousands of web development companies in this country, but so many are stuck in designs and styling that is a decade old. We combine contemporary design and cutting edge technology, while maintaining class and style.
More specifically, the name of our company comes from a bit of slang. So often, in an effort to get things done faster, our society likes to abbreviate words or just slur them together. Well we noticed that when people refer to the beginning "www" of a web site, it ends up coming out "dubdubdub". That is where the "3 'Dub' Design" comes from. So if you want a "dubdubdub" of your own, please contact us!
Q: Why do I need a Web site?
A: "Almost overnight, the Internet's gone from a technical wonder to a business must". - Bill Schrader, CEO of PSINet. Wired For Profit: The Growing Company's Guide to On-Line Success, Inc. Magazine, January 1996.
If you do it right, a web site can enhance your company's image, build customer loyalty, and get information to customers and potential customers quickly and cheaply. "If you have a web site, it makes your small business look big", said Natalie Sequera, Spokeswoman for Claris Corporation in Santa Clara, California. Formulate a Solid Business Plan by Rhonda Abrams.
We here at 3 Dub Design wholeheartedly believe that one of the keys to a successful business is a good website. It provides invaluable advertisement, whether for your company, church, or organization. In addition, with over 198 million Americans using the internet, websites are becoming the single greatest way of communicating your message to greatest number of people with the least cost.
Q: Why should I choose 3 Dub Design?
A: Thousands of businesses have websites, it really isn't all that hard to throw some text and clipart onto the internet. This may be so but developing a successful website takes more than some text and clipart. A successful website is a big part of the overall marketing strategy of a business. A website is successful by focusing on the business' target market, integrating existing marketing strategies into a uniform campaign, effective user navigation and a host of other technical and design issues. We can offer you:
* Design knowledge
* Graphic design skills
* Technical skills
* Advanced interaction
* Knowledge in what does and does not work
* Marketing know-how
* Dynamic content
* Experience how the web works effectively
Letting a professional design and development team such as 3 Dub Design build and maintain your website gives your business an advantage over those businesses who do not hire a professional. Knowing the Web, how it works, and how to communicate effectively using the Web will make your Web strategy successful.
Q: How Much Will a Website Cost?
A: We are well aware that every client wants something different. That is why at 3 Dub Design we don't confine you to packages. We feel that our "a la carte" ordering system allows you to get all that you want, and nothing you don't. However, if you are not sure what you want, we do have several suggested packages that might be a good starting point for you. From there you can add and remove features or pages. Our consultants know what works, and what typically doesn't, so we can help you discover your perfect website. For actual prices, you can view the pricing page, under the design tab or by simply clicking here.
Q: What is the design and development process of a website?
A: 1. Define Scope And Objectives
We need to determine, through our meeting with you and your staff, the scope and objectives of the project. Defining what you your web site needs to accomplish, what kind of impression you want to portray and what technologies might be required to accomplish the established objectives. Depending upon the scope of your web site we then create a site map highlighting proposed structure and site navigation.
2. Proposal
We then create a proposal detailing exactly what your project entails, the cost of developing your project, who the contacts will be, turnaround times and deliverables.
3. Research
We will do a substantial amount of research into your company, its product, and the crowd it caters to. We think it only prudent to know about the product we are trying to help you sell! This process will include talking to you and your staff, doing web research, and probably investigating your competition, learning from their sites, and adapting your site to be new, unique, and better.
4. Design Process
With the web site structure being finalized, the creative design process begins. After an initial design discussion, we prepare design concepts for your review, discussion and selection. The designers work closely with you and your staff to ensure complete satisfaction with the design concepts. If revisions are required the concepts are then re-worked to your satisfaction and the general look and feel of the site is established.
5. Content
The content is then decided upon with a focus on marketing your products and services. Photos and imagery are then discussed, created and finalized. If we are writing the content we will outline the content requirements. Working with you, we will develop the very important text of your site.
6. Production
The actual development of the web site has begun and you will be able to view the progress whenever a draft of a page is finished. The site will be constructed off line, and then later uploaded to the internet, once a final draft is agreed upon all parties involved. That way, no prospective customers stumble upon a half finished sight, giving off an air of un-professionalism.
7. Site Promotion
All of the web sites we design receive free web site submission to the major search engines. But this does not guarantee a high ranking. This depends upon the search engine placement requirements. To sights already designed, we will do search engine submission for $50.
8. Ongoing Support
Once essential marketing and promotion is underway for your web site we are still here to provide you with ongoing support for your web site. We are always available to perform a simple text edit or add a complex e-commerce system to assist our clients. We are only an email or phone call away.
If you have any questions about our design and development process we would be glad to answer those questions for you. So please call us at (507)529-4016 or contact us to discuss your new design project or about updating your current web site or the marketing of your web site.
Q: Do you perform website updates and re-design?
A: Yes. There is little point in placing your web site on the web and then forgetting about it. If your site never changes, there is really no reason why someone should come back. You need to keep your site updated to attract potential clients back by adding new material, new features, new resources and new information. By continually revising your web strategies visitors are more likely to become clients or customers and they are more likely to recommend your site to others. There are no hard and fast rules on how often you should update the information on your web site. Constant experimentation is the only way to determine what is necessary. Whether you update your site on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis, the amount of updates you propose, will be ultimately dependent upon your business objectives, your budget and the success of your web site. You need to determine some guidelines that you will use to measure the success of your web site such as the number of customers you serve, number of pages viewed, which pages are viewed the most and the number of sales generated through your site. Then analyze your findings as to which approach brings the most orders, what strategies are working, improve upon them and drop the ones that are not working. You won’t know what works until you try them so plan on continuous, incremental improvements until you achieve the results you want. Depending upon your needs we can provide you with a written proposal on your updates or we can provide you with our hourly rates for our services depending again, upon your needs. Enlist our team, utilize your plan and let’s give it a go. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. So call us at (507)529-4016 or drop us a line so we can establish a meeting to discuss your plans. We’d be delighted to hear from you.
Q: How long does it take to build a website?
A: Our web design team is well aware of today’s fast-paced business processes. Your web site design time frame will be determined by 5 factors; the size of your web site, the amount of graphics and complexity of your site design, functionality, and our schedule. The bottom line is how quickly and also on how 'finished' your material is when you send it to us. In other words, firm written ideas put on paper translates immediately into Web ready content and design for online publication. When you have gathered all of your web site information and content, we will give you an estimated completion date before we begin to create the web site. Within the proposal, we include our professional estimation of how long completion will take. We aim to complete all our objectives by a mutually agreeable date. The designers at 3 Dub Design will gladly meet with you and your staff for a free consultation. Please contact us for more information or call us at (507)529-4016.
Q: What is the key to a successful website?
A: There are several key factors to a successful website:
* Planning.
* Excellent design.
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* Comprehensive site promotion.
* Keeping the site up-to date.
We sincerely believe that we can offer you all of the components, and that combined with your vision for your company or organization, all parties will emerge very pleased with the result!