Website Design & Development
For most organizations the website is the first conversation a customer has with the business. It should sound like you and work on the phone in someone's hand.
We design and build websites from the first sketch through launch: structure, writing, design, build, testing and the DNS cutover at the end. There is no handoff to a distant production team, and nothing about the project depends on a vendor in another time zone.
Design decisions start with what the site has to accomplish. A clinic taking new patients, a manufacturer courting purchasing agents and a county office publishing notices all need different pages, different navigation and a different first screen.
What we make
01Custom design
Layouts built for your content, not a marketplace theme bent into shape around it.
02Responsive by default
Designed at phone width first, then tablet and desktop, because that is the order your visitors arrive in.
03Development
Clean, standards-based build with maintainable templates your staff can update without breaking the design.
04Content and copywriting
Help organizing pages and writing them, or editing what you already have into something a stranger can follow.
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E-commerce
Product catalogs, secure checkout, shipping and tax configuration, and the operational side of taking orders.
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Website modernization
Rebuilds of sites stranded on an unsupported platform, keeping the URLs and content worth keeping.
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Performance
Image handling, caching and script discipline so pages load quickly on a phone with two bars.
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Analytics
Measurement configured so you can see what pages people actually use before spending money changing them.
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Conversion-focused layout
Calls to action, forms and phone numbers placed where people look for them instead of only in the footer.
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Ongoing care
Platform updates, backups, certificates and content changes handled after launch rather than left to drift.
One team from concept through launch
The most expensive part of a website project is usually the second one, when a site built by someone unreachable has to be untangled. We keep the domain, DNS, hosting and design in one documented place, in your organization's name.
Because Mayer Networks runs the infrastructure side of the business, a website change that touches email records, a firewall rule or a Microsoft 365 tenant is a conversation between colleagues rather than a support ticket between vendors.
Built into every site
- Accessible markup, headings and contrast
- Titles, descriptions and structured data
- HTTPS with automatic certificate renewal
- Forms that reach a person and are logged
- Mobile navigation tested on real devices
- Sitemap and search engine submission
Handled at launch
- DNS inventory before anything moves
- MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records verified
- Redirects mapped from old URLs to new
- Analytics and search console connected
- Backups running before go-live
- Documented ownership of domain and hosting
How the work goes
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Discovery
What the site must accomplish, who has to find it, and what the current one is failing at.
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Structure
Sitemap, page-by-page outline and the writing plan, agreed before a single layout is designed.
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Design
Key templates designed at mobile and desktop width, reviewed together, revised in place.
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Build and test
Development, content loading, forms, accessibility checks and cross-device testing.
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Launch
DNS cutover with email records verified first, redirects in place, analytics live the same day.
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Care
Updates, backups and content changes on an ongoing plan so the site does not age out.
How long does a website take?
A focused small-business site is usually six to ten weeks. The schedule is driven far more by content and approvals than by design or development time.
Can you work with the site we already have?
Often, yes. We review the platform first and tell you plainly whether maintaining it is a better use of money than rebuilding.
Do we own everything?
Yes. Domain registration, DNS and site files stay in your organization's name and we document where each one lives.
Will the redesign hurt our search rankings?
It should not, if old URLs are mapped to new ones and page structure is preserved. Redirect mapping is part of every rebuild we do.
Related creative services
- SEO & Website VisibilityStructure, metadata and local search after launch
- Social Media & Digital PresenceKeep the site and the social profiles consistent
- Logo & Brand IdentitySettle the identity before the site is designed
Working on the technology behind the website too? Mayer Networks handles website hosting & care, microsoft 365.
Imagery on this page is illustrative. Client work is shown in Our Work as projects are cleared for publication.
Request a website quote
Send us the current site and what is wrong with it. We will come back with an honest scope.