Welcome to nLightened Design

Static: A Static page is a page that you will not update; it is a page that I will update for you if the need arises.

Dynamic: A dynamic page is a page that the user interacts with, such as the estimate page.

Content Management System: A Content Management System is a framework that allows you to make changes to your own site, such as a blog or a forum.

PHP: PHP is a powerful, secure web language; it is used to create scripts that are run server side. Drupal is a content management framework that is based off of the PHP language.

XHTML: XHTML is the latest and most current web standard for markup. It is a cleaner version of HTML and allows for consistent standards. It makes maintaining and updating your site simpler and more consistent.

CSS: CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets and is used to separate the style for a website from its structure. This allows for a more consistent design and the ability to change every page in one easy step. An example for this tool is to change the font color on every page by changing only one value.

Shopping Cart Technology: This is for eCommerce. It allows you to sell products and services online. There are many options when you are ready to serve the online community. Some include: Paypal, ssl certification, magento, etc.

Template Design: A Template Design is the lowest cost option; this takes a previous design template and replaces all text with your company information.

Modified Template Design: A Modified Template is the next tier in design. This involves a pre-made template structure and redesigns the color scheme to fit to your logo and business style. This option is ideal for new businesses.

Custom Design: Custom Design is an option available for clients that wish to promote original themes, site format, and structure. Custom sites will be given custom quotes.

Logo: A Logo design is available on request and will include proofs for approval, and subsequent edits before the final draft is published.

Branding: Branding is available for new businesses to create a style that fits their business. It is also provided for existing businesses that desire to renew their look. This entails a custom designed logo and a site that will boost advertising. An offline campaign can be matched including: rackcards, t-shirts, and other promotional materials.

Business Cards: Design can be done after the site is launched in order to increase the traffic to your site. This will allow you to network more efficiently and promote your site at the same time. Designs and printing can be processed through nLightened Design to coincide with the site launch at a low additional cost.

Email: We set up professional email services for all of our clients. It will read as yourname@yoursite .com

Hosting: Hosting for your site is currently at a low flat rate of $12.50 per month.

Search Engine Optimization: Is the practice of good programming to aid in gaining site ratings for search engines, such as Google, Yahoo, and others. Aspects of optimizing include using meta-tags and clean programming practices.

Local Business Center: Local Business Center is a service Google provides to give you a separate ranking. It allows for your website to be viewed on a more local scale by bringing your business up on a map when a customer does a geographic search from Google.

Google Analytics: Google Analytics is a way to track the number of visitors to your site, how they came to your site, and how long they have viewed each page.

Google Adwords: Google Adwords is another option that Google provides. It allows you to pay for advertising on a per click basis. We at nLightened Design are available to set up an account and monitor it for an additional fee.