Professional Services

Various types of products and services can be provided and customized to meet your needs. I have worked with both commercial and non-profit organizations. Even if the specific service you need is not listed, contact me with an outline of your communications needs and I would be happy to help you find the service you are looking for.

Content Development & Outreach Communications

  • Website content
    • Writing copy for main pages and sidebars
  • Blog setup and postings
    • Business and personal blogs
  • Newsletters
    • HTML and text formatting
  • Corporate / Promotional Blogging
    • Project-oriented blogs
    • Strategy-oriented blogs
  • Press releases
  • On-screen presentations
    • HTML-based
    • PowerPoint (.PPT)
  • Fact Sheets
  • Success Stories
  • Case Studies
    • Before-and-after
    • First person biography
  • Intranet Development
    • Information design
    • Structure and layout
    • Creation of content update and approval procedures
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • Scene setters and project briefings

Website Logistics & Promotion

Many website owners (individuals and organizations) work hard to develop compelling and understandable content for their sites. Often the operational side of website development becomes a lower-priority.

The potential impact is a website with reduced visibility to search engines, non-standards compliant web coding and less attention being paid to billing and renewal dates. Website owners might also defer upgrading the technology behind their websites if it means taking time away from their business or projects.

To meet the need for consistent and reliable website support, the following services are available:

  • Domain Name management
    • Registration
    • Hosting plan selection and set-up
  • Installation of web log ("blog") software and content management systems (CMS)
    • WordPress
    • Joomla
    • Drupal
  • Verification of Section 508 Compliance
    • Testing and reports on compliance status
    • Action plan to implement recommended changes
  • Testing for HTML and CSS validation
    • Testing and reports on use of web standards
    • Action plan for improving web code
  • Search Engine Registration
  • Submittal of website domain names (URLs) to major search engines

Market Research & Competitive Intelligence

  • Competitor research
    • Website keyword assessment
    • Identification of direct and indirect competitors
  • Personality / Decision-Maker Profiling
  • Operational Counterintelligence
    • Protecting your competitive advantage
  • Scenarios and Case Studes

Availability and Rates

I am available for both part-time and full-time contract work. My home office is set up to provide clients/employers with high-quality service through either on-site work or telecommuting (i.e., virtual coordination and teamwork). Rates vary depending on the complexity and duration of a project. An initial 30-minute consultation is provided free-of-charge to determine how I can best assist you to address your communications design needs.

Rates for Charitable and Non-Profit Organizations

Programs that seek to aid those in need often face some challenges in managing their resources in order to balance operational costs with maximizing the impact of their supporters' funds. The internet has become a valuable tool to inform donors of program successes. It is also easier than ever before to establish a donations collection system and make it available through a website. This makes it even more important to have a website that clearly communicate's your organization's goals while laying out a clear path to encourage and enable online doantions.

Donations of web design work for non-profits are generally a difficult proposition. As a result, I am committed to finding a fair and reasonable fee structure to develop communications products that meet your organization's needs.