Web Design Summary:
Nicholas Muñoz contacted me after a recommendation from his employee Michael (thanks Michael). IronOak Wealth was growing rapidly, and Nick wanted a clean and professional website that clients and potential clients could easily navigate on any device to learn more about IronOak’s services.
Web Design Process:
Nick filled out our initial creative brief to give us some upfront information about his business, current website, and goals for IronOak Wealth. We took that information and gave Nick a few examples of the direction we could take the site. He picked his favorite and we got started.
Nick immediately sent us brochures, website copy, and branding guidelines. IronOak Wealth already had an established brand with fonts, colors, and multiple versions of their logo. We were able to get the first draft of the site up within 2 weeks. (We love it when clients have everything in order – but we also provide branding services if you need them!)
When the first draft was finished we invited Nick to view the website through our online client portal. While in the portal, Nick can view desktop, tablet, and mobile versions of his site. He can also click anywhere on his website to make a note or request an edit. This feature is something that all of our clients have loved, as it saves a ton of back and forth emails and screenshots. When Nick makes a note on the site website, we get notified immediately and are able to jump on the site to make the changes that are requested. We allow for 1-3 business days to make the changes, but most of the time they are done within 24 hours.
Technical Details:
www.ironoakwealth.com is hosted with Amazon Web Services (AWS) which boasts a 99.9% uptime. The site is speed optimized to load at breakneck speed according to Google’s best practices. A fast loading site improves search ranking and ensures potential customers get the information they need as quickly as possible. We’ve included HTTPS encryption via SSL certificate for an added layer of security.
“Yes. Google is pushing web owners to implement an SSL certificate on their websites. The aim of Google is to become a trusted Search Engine. To do that, Google has to show only secure websites in the search results. That’s why Google is giving a rank push to HTTPS sites.”
Source: Serverguy
Search Engine Optimization:
All of our websites include basic search engine optimization which includes writing keyword rich site title and description, page titles and descriptions, making sure all images are optimized with alt tags and file names, and submitting a site map of your website to Google.
SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, which is the practice of increasing the quantity and quality of traffic to your website through organic search engine results.
Source: Moz