Custom Website Design & Development

Custom Website Design & Development

Your web site is often the first impression of your company to a potential customer and we all know how important first impressions are!  Our creative team can produce interactive designs that enhance your brand and clearly communicate your message. Let us work with your staff to develop an online presence that seamlessly integrates your company’s marketing efforts and overall persona to better communicate with your clients.

We can design:

  • Professional Websites
  • Personal Websites
  • Blogs and Social Network pages
  • Logos and Branding materials

We can develop:

  • Website Management Systems
  • Shopping Cart Systems
  • Custom Interfaces and Forms
  • Web-based Applications

We use:

  • HTML, XHTML, CSS
  • ASP, PHP, Javascript, AJAX
  • XML, JSON, APIs
  • SQL, MySQL, Access

Development Services

Our Rates

All web design and development is only $75 per hour.
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Web Design & Development

Today's marketplace is very sophisticated and immersive.  Standing out in this crowded world is increasingly difficult.  The Internet has changed the way we view and consume products and services.  Your website needs to grab the viewer's attention and make an impression that will not be easily forgotten.  Adding interactivity to your site will give your services and products that edge.
 
Watchtower can create Flash animations, user-driven content systems, and Web 2.0 technologies like RSS, XML, JSON, and AJAX.  Flash animations and 2.0 technologies grab people and fresh content like blogs, calendar systems, discussion forums, and RSS feeds can be used to bring them back to your site again and again.

Website Maintenance

Regular updates to your website content is very important if you want to succeed online.  We can provide maintenance services for your existing website at our normal hourly rate of $75.

  • No Contracts to sign - We do not force our clients into a maintenance contract where you pay regardless of whether you use our services.  We charge by the hour like all our other website design and development services.
  • Quick Turn-Around - We provide very fast turn-around when you ask us to update or add a page to your site.  Normally the update is done within 24 hours.  Simply email us the text and images you would like added and we take care of the rest!

Graphic Design & Branding

Your company's image is critical.  Your customers identify your business through your logo and graphics.  Their trust is tied to these visual elements.  Your printed materials and website should all work together to strengthen that trust and ensure your success.  We will work with you to build a strong identity that integrates all of your web, marketing, and internal materials
  • Website Design
  • Logo Development
  • Business Cards
  • Letterhead and Envelopes

Flash Ads and Presentations

Flash is used mostly for advertisements and applications on the web.  It can be used to create smooth text and graphic animations, including video, audio, and interactive forms.  Flash also allows you to access data from text files, XML, and databases creating a very dynamic presentation.  Using Flash allows you to take what could be considered static information and turn it into a powerful experience.
  • Interactive Forms
  • Banners and Advertisements
  • Video Players
  • Product Promotion

AJAX and 2.0 Technologies

AJAX and other new technologies have really changed the way we interact with information on the web.  These new technologies allow developers to transfer and update small amounts of information on a web page without having to redraw the entire page.  To the viewer the changes seem nearly instantaneous which allows you to keep their full attention since they don't have to wait for an entire page to load.
  • News Feeds / RSS
  • Announcements
  • Interactive Forms
  • Third Party Site Integration

Custom Scripting

Watchtower Hosting is fluent with many different techniques to deliver content.  Whether it's custom server side scripting for handling database and file interaction, or client side tools, like JQuery, MooTools, and custom JavaScript, Watchtower knows how to implement, customize, and leverage the power of today's latest and greatest technologies. 
  • PHP
  • ASP
  • Javascript
  • AJAX / JSON / XML

Database Integration and Management Systems

When you tie a database or a content management system (CMS) into your site, managing the content of your website becomes much simpler.  Most website CMS solutions allow you to create the framework of design elements (logos, headers, footers, etc...) separate from text data.  When you decide to add a page you simply add the content for the page and the system draws the design framework around it.  This frees you from having to worry about the overall design of the page and concentrate on the page's content.
  • BLOCS
  • WordPress
  • Drupal
  • Joomla

Social Network Integration

Today, social network systems are grabbing headlines everywhere.  A few years ago, blogs and MySpace were all the rage, and today it's Facebook and microblogger Twitter.  I'm sure, as you read this, there are more systems and mashups being created and introduced to the world.

Most of these sites have integration tools, called APIs (Application Program Interface).  Let us show you have to integrate these tools into your marketing campaigns and web projects.
  • Facebook Logins / Page Buttons
  • Page Aggregator Integration (Digg, Reddit, etc...)
  • Twitter Feed Integration

E-Commerce Solutions

Planning on selling items online?  Over or underwhelmed by the process and options?  Let us help sort things out and get you selling!  There are many different ways to go about selling products on the Internet and Watchtower has the expertise to help you get started.
  • BLOCS
  • ZenCart
  • Custom Solutions

Website Portfolio

ProOrgano

  • Website Design based on Client's PSD
  • Content Manager
  • Custom Product section
  • Custom e-Commerce solution

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Make A Difference Michiana

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager
  • Dynamic areas for Non-Profit Agencies

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Potawatomi Zoo

  • Site design by Monkey House Marketing
  • Content Manager
  • Flash animation

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The Pokagon Fund

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager

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Botkin & Hall LLC

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager
  • Logo Design

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Canine Crazy

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager
  • Flash Animation

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Shigley

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager

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Instant Auto Finance

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager
  • Section to allow 6 dealerships to login and add cars

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MJ Pro Studios

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager
  • Logo Design based on Client artwork

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Champion Chair

  • Site design by Taig Marks
  • Content Manager
  • Custom "Build a Chair" section
  • Customers can save a PDF of their custom chair options

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Kids Around The Bend

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager
  • Custom sections to add attractions, events

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Roseland Square Condos

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager
  • Logo Design

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Club Landing

  • Website Design based on purchased template
  • Flash Animation customized from purchased template
  • Content Manager
  • Lots of special sections

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The Spine Specialists

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager

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AARC

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager

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Rebound Physical Therapy

  • Content Manager
  • Flash Animation

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TheNumberCFB.com

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager
  • Custom areas for Teams, Scores, Picks, and Games
  • Logo Design

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Tree Mann Inc.

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager

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Foxfx

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager
  • Logo Design

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MyWatchtower.com

  • Website Design
  • Content Manager
  • Logo Design

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WhiteHall Industries

  • Content Manager

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Marketing & Tracking

We all know the saying:  If a tree falls in the woods...  The same is true of your website.  Millions of sites are created each and every day.  How is your site going to be noticed?

SEO

Search Engine Optimization is a critical part of the development process of your new site.  Without proper meta data, content keywords, and site linkage your site will not be indexed properly.  You may have the best website on the Internet, but if noone can find it ...well, we don't want that to happen.  Watchtower Hosting will work with you and your staff to develop an overall strategy including your target audience, the keywords or "buzz" words for your industry.  Using statistics and trackbacks you will also be able to track your progress.

Advertising

Watchtower Hosting can help you setup, create, and manage your advertising campaigns.  Whether you would like to display ads on your site to generate income or would like create and place ads for your products and services, we can help.  We are familiar with Google's AdSense and AdWords programs and will help you find targeted keywords and demographics to get the best bang for your advertising buck!

Statistics

You have several options for tracking the success of your web-based projects including direct ad placement, click through rates, and sales conversion.  We recommend Google's Analytics program.  We also offer SmarterStats, a system on our server that will track your web site's traffic.

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