Frequently Asked Questions

This is a complex question.  Google’s algorithm for ranking websites has over 200 variables that are weighted differently and change often.  Google has over 2,000 engineers working on their artificial intelligence daily.  The best way to improve your rankings is to make your website content valuable and helpful and update it often.  There are also technical tricks like meta-tags and alt-tags that can help as well.  Please contact us with specific questions or for help.  We have helped many local Truckee, Lake Tahoe business owners get on the first page of Google in a short period of time.
Yes, we have heard many people complain about being “held hostage by expensive web designers, so we build our customer’s sites on modern, responsive platforms such as WordPress or Weebly that use a “WYSIWYG” (What You See Is What You Get) style editors and give you full training on how to update pictures, videos, content, etc… so you can update your website content at any time easily just like as you would a word document
Yes, one of the benefits of working with me is that I’ve been a business coach for 10+ years, so understand how businesses run, can help with strategic marketing tips and will help you by doing an intake interview, and asking you questions that will help you get the best possible website for your local Truckee Tahoe City area business.  This also helps us create the look and functionality of your web presence exactly how you want it.  Contact me at (530) 426-8404 and I will send you a web design survey for you to get more ideas and help you get started and am happy to answer any questions you might have.  Another great idea is to read the blog articles on this site as well as those on www.SummitBusinessMarketing.com
A blog or collection of valuable, helpful, useful and interesting articles online is great to keep your clients coming back to your website and Ideally sharing it with their friends.  Updating your content regularly will also help with your local Truckee, Lake Tahoe Google search rankings.  I recommend building a blog into your website design and almost all the sites we build are done that way.
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There are certainly some nice affordable solutions to building your own website.  Wordpress.com, Weebly.com, Godaddy.com and Intuit.com are a few examples.  In my experience, business owners spend the money to build their own sites, then spend an inordinate amount of time with the tutorials and on the phone with customer service and have a nice looking site with little traffic.  Then 6 months later, they are tired of the site, and it’s not easily modifiable and they have to spend more money to get a professional developer to do a new one and help them get traffic to their website.  My recommendation is to save your money and time and do what you do best and what you love to do – leave the web site building to us and spend your time doing marketing, sales or quality time with family or playing outdoors in our gorgeous Truckee, Tahoe City, Kings Beach areas.
There is no “one size fits all” answer.  Some websites have a lot of product, some provide services, so each will vary in price.  Feel free to contact us at (530) 426-8404 or send me an email at info@TruckeeWebDesign.com and we can give you a specific answer.
Again, unfortunately, there is no “one size fits all” answer.  It will depend on what you need and want on your website.  We will provide you with updates along the way to keep you in the loop for your timeframe.  Please call me at (530) 426-8404 or send me an email at info@truckeewebdesign.com and we can go over a timeframe based on the website you need.
Yes!  The number of mobile users increases substantially every year. Our goal is to have your site be readable on any device. Responsive web design is a practice that ensures your site is accessible to everyone – even if they don’t own a traditional computer.  Please call me at (530) 426-8404 or send me an email at info@TruckeeWebDesign.com and we can go over what you need.
Yes! This kind of project can either be fairly simple or incredibly complicated.  Please call me at (530) 426-8404 or send me an email at info@TruckeeWebDesign.com and we can set up a free consultation to find the e-commerce solution you need.
Please call me at (530) 426-8404 or send me an email at info@TruckeeWebDesign.com and I’ll get you an answer as soon as possible.