WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP YOU? HERE'S WHAT I SPECIALIZE IN:
E-commerce integration with 3rd-party e-commerce providers Zoovy or CORESense
If you have an existing e-commerce website and are interested in expanding your market to new shopping channels such as Amazon, Ebay, Google, and Yahoo! Shopping, I can integrate your existing inventory, product data, promotional and shipping rules, and customer data into one of my two favorite third-party e-commerce providers, Zoovy or CORESense. Read more about my process of e-commerce development.
Getting your business transferred to these systems can be a complex challenge, and my role in the process is to use my knowledge of the systems to get your business set up and running much faster than you would be able to do by yourself. With my help, you eliminate the learning curve that you would experience on your own. Your questions and problems will be solved faster than those of the average merchant, who must wait for a support ticket to be answered, and I can customize the look and feel of your website in many different ways. But I don't just help businesses who already have a website. I also help coach small businesses that are just getting off the ground to get started using these systems.
Multi-page business website, updatable by internal staff members
If your business website requires frequent updates, but you don't have an internal technical resource to handle it, I can create a website based on a content management system. This basically allows your non-technical staff complete freedom to post photos, text and updates as often as they like, without worrying about formatting, colors, or any other design elements (and without paying me to do it for you). My favorite content management/blog platform is Expression Engine, an easy-to-use platform that allows user updates, member login, discussion forums, and a lot more. Learn more about Expression Engine.
Simple e-commerce website
Maybe you want to sell something, but you only have a few products, and you don't anticipate needing a complex e-commerce system. For your business, I will design a basic website using a simple shopping cart like PayPal, osCommerce, or ZenCart. If you are selling music, I can show you how to get your music listed on iTunes and Amazon.com for sale.
Logos and print materials
I can create print materials for your business, such as t-shirts, billboards, posters, brochures, magnets, bus signs, business cards and more, all reflecting the look and feel of your website and brand identity.
HERE'S WHAT I WON'T DO:
I will not build you a website for $500.
Let's be realistic. If your business is not ready to devote an adequate budget to your website, a lot of the systems and strategies I recommend will be unavailable to you. Learn more about budgeting on the Process page.I am not in the office full-time.
That means I will not be available to you 24/7 for technical assistance. In other words, let me be your guide and mentor, not your IT slave. I love my clients and I am crazy about customer service, so I normally go out of my way to get their issues and requests taken care of right away. But I want you to understand up front that I focus intensely on current projects and am not available 24/7 as an IT Help Desk might be.