Website Design
Our Time with the Web
Twin City Designs has been designing websites for 10 years. Ever since Netscape 4.x we have been fascinated by the technology that allows anyone and everyone to have a presence on the web. Since then the web, and browsers, have evolved into a medium to transport everything from email to video to full-featured in-browser applications. Keeping up with the latest technologies has allowed for Twin City Designs to deliver everything the client wants from email lists, to streaming media.
Below are technologies we are familiar with
- AJAX (asynchronous javascript and xml)
- MooTools (compact javascript framework)
- script.aculo.us (much larger framework)
- Custom field checks and page loading
- Streaming Media
- Youtube
- Vimeo
- Open Source hosted solutions as well
- W3C Compatibility
- I have complied with XHTML and CSS standards for years
- PHP/MySQL
- Magento
- Wordpress
- Custom database solutions
The Initial Design
As far as the initial design goes, we have used Photoshop since the initial release of Photoshop 4.0 in 1996. We slice, we dice, and we get your pageload times down with optimized images without sacrificing the ability to captivate your audience. We have worked on everything from product design to flyers for concerts and everything in between. By designing for the web and for print media, we have a unique perspective that is prevalent through our work.
Wordpress Themes
We've Been in the Game
- Creating themes since 2006
- Designing to W3C standards for XHTML and CSS
- Custom plug-ins on a per client basis
- Themes targeted to your audience
Streamlined Installations
Due to our implementation of so many custom themes we have been able to streamline the process. Most designs we can convert from xhtml to a wordpress theme in under a day. We can even get that special font you love rendered into your headlines without extra markup.
SEO Optimization
At Twin City Designs we are upfront on our practices and policies. We know there is a lot of mumbo-jumbo out there, and we want to cut through the B.S. and get straight to the point. We tell you exactly what we want to do to make your site rank better in in the search engines. Many "seo companies" will talk about proprietary search engine submission software, but that isn't how high rankings are achived. To rank high you must tailer your stragedy to the niche you are trying to make a presence in. Search engines will pick up your site whether or not you submit your site to them. What really matters is who is linking to you and how you format your site.
On Site SEO
- Let's fix your URLs
- Proper title tags and headers
- Proven navigation techniques
- Optimized sitemaps
Off Site SEO
- Optimized press releases without over-optimizing
- Checking anchor text of your in-bound links
- Limit reciprocal linking to naturally occuring links
Link Building
By now you may have heard of social media marketing and social media optimization. We are familiar with these technologies and have been active with social media before most companies (including us) were using it for link building.
- Syndicate press releases across social media sites
- Create quality content people will want to link to
- Niche directory submission on a per client basis
- Company profile account for Web2.0 sites