Our Appleton Web Services
We are a one-stop web design company with a large group of onsite web developers and ecommerce web designers. Our website design team is broken into two groups, each specializing in either template or custom website development services.
1.) Template-Based Web Designs
Looking for an affordable website? Your Appleton organization might be interested in a template website!
Rather than designing mockups and developing a custom template for your website, we can search for a few site templates that match the look and feel you want in your next website or online store.
Rest assured, you'll have the opportunity to select the theme you prefer, which we will then install on your development site.
From there, we'll customize the template to match your color scheme and then set up your web pages.
The starting price for a templated website design is about $3,750, and it can be ready in just a few weeks. For templated ecommerce web designs, the price and turnaround will be higher.
2.) Custom Website Designs
As a custom web development agency, we love to begin every Appleton website design service from scratch.
This approach allows our team to design custom mockups specific to your branding requirements. You'll appreciate seeing the look and feel of your future website before our web designers start building the site. These mockups can be altered to your satisfaction, allowing you to finalize the design concept and proceed with confidence.
Following your approval of the design mockup, our website development team will integrate it into a custom theme. A custom theme offers numerous advantages, such as a streamlined codebase that typically results in improved website speed and usability, since it was created exclusively for your Appleton organization.
The starting cost for a custom website design is around $9,500, and it can be finished in as little as a few weeks. For custom ecommerce developments, the price and turnaround will be higher.
3.) Website Maintenance
After the launch of your website, or if you have one, you might be interested in website support services.
We think of web maintenance as a reactive support service where we provide your Appleton business access to a website developer or ecommerce website developer who can fix just about any problem.
Here are some examples of website requests that Appleton web maintenance firms might help with:
- Upgrading your website platform to the latest version.
- Keeping apps, themes and plugins updated.
- Adding new web pages as you release new information.
- Freshening your blog with new content.
- Rearranging the navigation menu of your Appleton website.
- Improve your site speed to pass Google Core Web Vitals.
- Making backups of your website's files and databases.
- Making your website look and feel better.
- Fixing Google Search Console coverage problems.
- Improving technical SEO by adding structured data, open graph tags, etc.
- Providing solutions to other website errors.
- Importing / exporting ecommerce product data.
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Set Goals for Your Appleton, WI Website
It's important to understand what your goals are before picking a template or custom website development agency for your Appleton small business. The following are the most common goals we see for Appleton web development and ecommerce development projects:
- To build a website or online store for a new business in Appleton.
- To redo an existing website or storefront with a modern, professional look and feel.
- To improve user experience (UX), reduce bounces, increase time on site, and/or improve conversions.
- To improve the website's speed and responsiveness.
- To fix website accessibility problems, or perhaps receive a web accessibility certificate.
- To improve lead generation through design improvements.
- To improve online orders from their ecommerce storefront.
Let's figure out what you want from your Appleton website design project!
In addition to designing Appleton-area websites, our firm also provides web design services to those in Appleton, Eau Claire, Green Bay, Kenosha, Madison, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, and Racine.
Picking a Platform for Your Appleton, WI Website
Your Appleton site is likely powered by a content management system, or CMS. Even though our top website designers and ecommerce website designers are well-versed in multiple platforms, we only use WordPress for new content-based website projects. For ecommerce websites we use Shopify or WooCommerce.
1.) WordPress
WordPress is simply the most popular open-source website platform, with more than 40% market share throughout Appleton and the greater Wisconsin area.
WordPress is the most popular CMS in Appleton, but it's also the best in terms of overall performance and scalability of a customized website design. The following reasons make WordPress the most scalable platform for designing websites, despite the fact there are alternatives for your project.
- WordPress has thousands of third-party plugins available that can provide additional functionality for your website.
- There's a huge community of WordPress contributors helping to make the platform more stable, secure, and scalable.
- WordPress is popular among professional web design companies and freelance web developers, making it possible to find a local Appleton website designer to work with you.
2.) WooCommerce
If you want an ecommerce website using WordPress, you'll likely need a WooCommerce website designer in Appleton.We help Appleton startups and ecommerce businesses build and launch awesome stores with WooCommerce.
Here's why our ecommerce web developers love WooCommerce:
- We often recommend WooCommerce for Appleton website design projects that need a custom theme with complex functionality, but are on a budget. This is mostly due to custom theme and functionality work being cheaper in WooCommerce.
- If your Appleton business already has a WordPress site, we often recommend WooCommerce. It doesn't make sense to spend a lot of time and money rebuilding your content-based site just to add ecommerce.
- We often recommend WooCommerce for Appleton businesses who prefer open-source software. You don't have to pay a monthly fee for WordPress or WooCommerce. As an alternative, Shopify has monthly fees and their apps are often more expensive than WooCommerce or WordPress plugins.
- If you're in an industry that's not supported by Shopify, try WooCommerce.
3.) Shopify
Shopify is the most popular hosted ecommerce platform. If you want to run an ecommerce website in Appleton, you'll probably need a Shopify website designer.
We can design a website for your online business in or around Wisconsin that runs on the Shopify platform.
Our ecommerce website developers love Shopify for these reasons:
- We often recommend Shopify for Appleton merchants interested in a hosted ecommerce platform. With Shopify, you can run an ecommerce business in Appleton without worrying about hosting setups or platform updates.
- When Appleton web companies don't need a lot of custom functionality, we often recommend Shopify. It is often more expensive to develop custom functionality within Shopify than WordPress. Additionally, Shopify apps often have monthly fees that really add up, in comparison to the less expensive WordPress plugin options.
- The best ecommerce platform for Appleton organizations that rely heavily on fast turnaround times for development and marketing is Shopify. It is often faster with Shopify to test out new products, themes, apps, or ideas.
Questions to Ask a Appleton, WI Website Designer
You should ask a few questions of your prospective Appleton web development or ecommerce web design company before starting a project. Here are some of the most common ones we get asked before starting a custom website development or ecommerce web development project:
- Does the website designer outsource the work? We do not outsource custom web development or ecommerce development projects for Appleton small businesses. We have our own internal team of USA web developers.
- Will the website designers make 301 redirects to help preserve search placements? We are careful when it comes to broken URLs, so we plan to implement 301 redirects during any Appleton web redesign project.
- Does the web designer plan to create a mockup, or provide template samples, before starting the website? We find it is easier to create a design mockup for Appleton website projects to help everyone understand the design direction before the website build gets too far along. However, that is only possible if you choose a custom web development service. If you opt for a template-based website, we'll provide several template samples for you to review instead.
- Which CMS platform does your Appleton web designer plan to use on your website project? Due to its popularity, scalability, and ease of use, we love WordPress. For ecommerce sites, we recommend WooCommerce or Shopify.
- How quick is the turnaround time for your Appleton website design service? It takes us about 2-3 months to finish custom web design projects, and 3-4 weeks to finish template websites. Ecommerce developments often take longer.
- Does the website development agency provide innovative solutions? As a complete web design company, we like unique design and functionality requirements! Just let us know what you have in mind and we will be happy to help!
Other Services for Your Appleton, WI Website
A successful template or custom web design project for your Appleton small business is just getting started! Here are some additional services to help make the most of your Appleton website:
- Writing Content: Don't feel comfortable writing about yourself or your company? Let our content writers help your Appleton company write web page or blog content to describe your company and its products or services.
- SEO Tactics: Want to improve organic traffic in or around Appleton? With our own team of SEO experts, we can help with on-page, off-page, and technical SEO.
- Conversion Rate Optimization: Looking to boost the conversion rates for your lead forms? Let us create effective landing pages for your organic and paid traffic.
- Website Maintenance & Support: Do you want help with your template or custom Appleton website after it launches? If you need help updating your website, ask about our web maintenance plans.
- Website Accessibility: Not sure if your Appleton, WI website needs to be accessible to people with disabilities? We offer an affordable solution that continuously scans your website and fixes accessibility problems.
- Designing Logos: Getting ready to start a business in Appleton, but still need a logo? Let our graphic designers come up with logo concepts for your organization.
- Website Hosting: Looking for a place to host your website? Our server administration and web design team work together to ensure fast WordPress hosting services!
Our comprehensive website development agency is the perfect solution for your small business!
Why Choose Us for Your Appleton, WI Web Services
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We've been designing high-converting websites for 19 years. We help small businesses and even large corporations with their website projects. We'll take care of your professional website design quickly and efficiently.
- We do not outsource Appleton web development projects. Check out our web design portfolio to see example content websites or ecommerce stores we've built.
- We have our own in-house team of skilled web designers.
- We have experience in multiple CSS frameworks, including Bootstrap and Tailwind.
- We're professionals in SEO, UX, and website speed.
- We've made free website tools like password generators, Hex to RGB converters, and secure password generators.
- Our digital marketing team is experienced in Appleton search engine optimization services to help you improve search placements and organic traffic.
- Our design team is very familiar with WooCommerce and Shopify for any Appleton ecommerce web designs you might be considering.
- You can reach us by phone, live chat, or email.
- We help with Appleton web maintenance requests to keep your website updated and looking great!
- To really expand upon your website marketing, we can offer Appleton PPC management and Appleton social media management to help you target potential customers outside of organic search results.
Hear what our customers are saying
Cassie Richards
Working with WebCitz has been nothing but a great experience. David, Jake, Drew, and the rest of the team are easy to work with, accommodating, and very knowledgeable. WebCitz is a company that you can trust will be there when you need them most. If I’m having an issue or problem with a website, I can always count on a quick response and a timely solution.
Jeff Ring
This company is just a thrill to work with. Everyone is so friendly and eager to help even with the smallest items. They are always very accommodating when you stop by to look at the magnificent fish tank and will greet you with a warm cappuccino.
George Ormond
Corey was extremely helpful and spent a considerable amount of time going over my difficulties with a newly created website put together by someone else. I was under a very stressful deadline and he was extremely considerate and helpful. He managed to fix the problems that I was experiencing with my website. I had reached out to a number of website developers for help but only heard back from WebCitz and Corey got back to me within minutes!
Sarah Grantham
Corey was absolutely amazing in helping me with my issue. He was encouraging as we worked through things that to me were huge, but he made them seem small. Will definitely use WebCitz again!!!
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Corey G at WebCitz was so professional and patient while helping us solve our issues. We appreciate his help so much. This company definitely needs more people like him. Amazing customer service! Thank you Corey G! (:
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Corey is so incredibly helpful!!!! He took the time and effort to make sure I had the help I needed! Above and beyond friendly! Helpful hints to navigate my website!! I felt so at ease! This is the company I will be sticking with and telling everyone about!!! A million times over thank you Corey!
