Web Site Design Custom optimized web sites, easy to navigate and search engine friendly. SEO Services We have the key to Search Engine Optimization. Ethical approach, long term results. No Spam. No Cloaking. Web Site Evaluation Before allocating more funds on web development - get a second opinion from an Information Technologist Professional. Graphic Arts :: Corporate Branding Our fresh, creative approach to your graphic needs will get you kudos from clients. Try a wanted poster format for fun - they've sold around the world. Copywriting Services Is there a consistent "voice" to your web site? Our copywriting services will make your business come to life for visitors. Plus content writing the search engines love. Multi-Media Authoring Flash Movies, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Powerpoint, Word, Custom CD Development Quick Reference Complete List of our Technology and Design Services The professionalism you maintained through researching our product and market, responding promptly to our concerns and direction and bringing new ideas and suggestions has been duly noted. Thank you for continuing to update our site and for bringing our website up to world class standards. It has truly enhanced our claim - Cowley's World Famous Ranch Vacations. RAFTER SIX RANCH RESORT.   If you always do what you've done - you'll always get what you've got. Take positive action on your web presence and contact us today. E-mail or phone 403.207.1909.

How much does a web site cost?
A very common question - one of the first new clients ask - and very hard to answer without knowing all the factors involved with what you want done. Some of the factors that affect cost are; whether you need graphics work, SEO services, or how many pages you have planned for the site. Will you need E-Commerce? (are you selling directly off the web site) do you want Flash Elements, databases, a newsletter, surveys, or other specialty modules? After a meeting it'd be easier to figure out - once all the elements of the work is decided.

We work within your budget and will suggest how to judiciously spend those funds. We highly recommend you allocate at least 1500.00 for Search Engine Optimization. It will pay off in the long run.

Why would I want to use a web designer who's not local?
You should focus on abilities, rather than who's local - especially if you live in a small town or in the country. Distance is no issue in today's Internet World. By using e-mail, the Internet, and the telephone we are able to have productive design meetings over any distance. A meeting time is booked, just as if it were in person.

Why can't I find my web site in the search engines?
Poorly designed web sites or amateur designers pay little attention to the design dynamics necessary to get good search engine rankings. It it's a new web site, and designed properly, your website home page may get indexed within a few weeks, but it will take months and years before you see any sort of deep indexing by the search engines. The longer you've been on the web the more dramatic will be the impact of a new design or refreshed web site on your search engine results. When we did a new design (2002) for Rafter Six Ranch Resort (first posted: 1996) within a week the key search engines were delivering significantly improved search results.

What's the "Voice" of a web site.
The voice of any written information belongs to the author. Think of your two favorite writers. Perhaps Steven King and Dan Brown. Both these men tell excellent stories and have their own definitive style. Easy to recognize, right? Now; what if you read a book that both men had written. Do you think you could recognize where one stopped and the other started? Of course you could. That's what you find on the majority of the web sites out there. And the larger the company web site the more "voices" you are likely to spot.    Who's our Voice?

Web Site Content - What Do I Put On My Site?
We can certainly help you with that - and it would depend on the goals of your web site. If you run a business website you'd want to include all the information about your products or services that customers would need to make an informed buying decision.

What is site management?
Site Management is paid monthly to keep your site updated with new content that either we put together or you provide. It can also include managing the search engine placement of the web site - to make sure they don't slip in the standings. Most top web sites have new content added regularly. Fresh content is what keeps visitors coming back.

Do you offer any type of discounts?
Yes, we offer discounts to schools and non profit organizations. Having said that we do offer an incentive for new clients. A new design gets the first year of web hosting and e-mail supplied at no charge.

What is Web Hosting?
Web hosting is a monthly or yearly fee you pay to have your site accessible on the Internet. We can provide web hosting for our clients.

Can I choose you to design my site and use my own web hosting?
Of course.

Here's some key Internet terms that we find people get confused with.

Domain Name
A domain name is a specific web site address that you choose and register with a legitimate Registrar. TheWiredWeb.net is our domain name.

IP Address
This is a set of numbers that identifies a web site or a computer connected to the Internet or an internal network. Formatted like this: 207.44.195.124

URL
Stands for "universal resource locator". This is the address typed in to view your web page on the Internet. For example, you would type in: http://www.thewiredweb.net to access our home page. URL's were developed so that you wouldn't have to remember the ip address of a web site. Wouldn't you agree it's a lot easier to remember thewiredweb.net than the IP Address: 207.44.195.124 Although inputting this number into your address bar will get you to thewiredweb.net

Web Host
This is the computer on which your web site is stored and delivers your web site to the world wide web.

We'll be happy to answer your questions. Call us at (403) 207-1909 or E-mail