Our web design and development services for small to mid-size businesses include website design, custom programming, search engine optimization, and web marketing. We offer both content management systems to enable the client to make changes on their own, as well as, classically coded sites. Monthly maintenance packages are also available for clients who would like us to handle all of their website updates. QAT offers a realistic avenue for your business to gain exposure on the Internet.

Why does my small business need a website?

Creating or redesigning your website can be the best investment for your business.

• Increased exposure and web traffic leads to increased revenues.
• You have an advantage over competitors with a less appealing site, or no website at all.
• With a Content Management System you have the ability to change any content on your site on the fly, keeping your customers up to date on your products and services.
• A website is the most inexpensive form of advertising for the amount of attention it can receive.
• Your products and services are accessible 24/7 via the web to the whole world.
• Find out more about your customers with online forms.

You can also utilize your web site to make it easier for customer to do business with you by providing access to:

• Online Help: Perhaps you often find yourself answering the same questions for a lot of your customers about the products or services you offer. Providing useful information to your clients can range from something as simple as a FAQ page to a full online reference providing articles, tips and links to other helpful places on the web.
  
  The time and money that can be saved for this kind of resource to your customers could quickly out pace the nominal cost of your initial setup and hosting. Additionally, your customers will appreciate the fact that they have been empowered to get more information about your product or service and that will bring them back to you again and again.
  
  
• Referrals: How often have you had a good experience with a company and shared it with someone else? Having a place where potential customers can go to find out more about you can be very beneficial and much more informative than an expensive yellow pages ad or even a 30 second commercial.

Getting Started

Building a web presence for your small business doesn't have to be complicated. The hardest part is putting together information that both coveys what you would like about your company as well as give customers enough information to make them feel comfortable using your product or service. Designing the structure and organization of that content in a way in which your customer can find it, is equally important. QAT is here to help you with both areas.

Today, designing your website is about long-terms needs, rather than "quick fixes." We'd like you to think of the development of your website as a business process where were are working together to continuously improve it, rather than constantly building new ones. By taking a strategic approach and focusing on the "why" rather than "how," your opportunities to engage with your visitors will be higher while your development costs will be lower over the long-term.

Specialty Solutions

Content Management

Clients who plan to make updates and changes to content on their site often have the option to have their site built with a Content Management System (CMS) so that they are empowered to manage the site and its content without having to work with code.

Once the needs of your site are established in terms of functionality, we will make a recommendation of one of the various platforms available such as WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal.

We have found that WordPress, an Open Source Content Management System, and a custom combination of plugins can deliver exceptional functionality that you are able to manage primarily on your own.The kind of functionality that would otherwise require noteable custom development time and significantly more expense. It is also SEO friendly "out-of-the-box" and extremely flexible. You can even manage multiple sites from one WordPress installation with the lastest release.

E-commerce - Shopping Online

Do you want to sell products online? We can provide you with a wide range e-commerce solutions depending on your needs and budget.

We can help you with just a basic shopping cart setup, including installation, SSL, Merchant Account and Payment Gateway configuration, to a fully customized, uniquely designed site with specialized functionality.

Application Development

Custom applications make your website more dynamic. We can design your site for search functionality, surveys and polls, client contact database, and much more. The possibilities are endless!

A La Carte Services

• Graphic Design: Custom graphics, Photoshopped imagery, image optimization and other design elements are billed at an hourly rate plus costs incurred for things like stock photography etc. (this cost can be quite nominal as we use inexpensive services such as istock.com which generally charge about $1-$3 for a web quality photo).
• Logo Design: We can design a custom, original logo for you, rework an existing logo, or create one in digital format from your existing analog one.
• Configuration: Software Installation, database and server configuration and general troubleshooting are billed hourly.
• Domain Registration: We can handle to domain registration process for you as part of your web design project.
• Ongoing Support: Once your site is set up, we will be here to provide ongoing support at an hourly rate as needed or you can opt for a support package.