Mobile-First Website Design & Development

Depending on your needs and budget, you have a choice between a bespoke website appropriate for all sized companies; an economical, easy to grow Foundation+ Website ideal for small businesses and nonprofits; or an all-in-one SitePilot℠ subscription that allows to you start small and grow consistently over time.

Bespoke Website Design

The sky is the limit

A completely custom-designed and hand-coded WordPress website for ultimate flexibility in design, layout, navigation, features and functionality.

Foundation+ Website Design

All the basics covered

A website built with our own flexible, pre-built WordPress platform as a foundation, using a wide range of layout options and your brand elements and graphics and bundled with advanced hosting. This option offers the performance and SEO advantages of a hand-built website without the cost of bespoke development.

SitePilot℠ Website Subscription

Steady growth over time

With a SitePilot subscription, quickly launching a highly effective, professional website is just the beginning. You get a partner committed to developing your online presence and growing your site over time, while keeping your site always up to date. Your subscription includes advanced hosting, ongoing maintenance, monthly updates, and a dedicated project manager.

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Learn more about our website design process and the difference between the models.

What is Included?
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Answer a few questions about what you have in mind for your website to get our recommendation of the right web package, along with a rough estimate for the work.

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Why Aukema & Associates for your website design project?

We have decades of experience designing and developing responsive WordPress websites that are attractive, accessible, and highly effective by using the latest UX/UI practices, well thought-out navigation, and carefully crafted content. See our Web Design Portfolio.

Our team of highly creative and multitalented graphic designers have extensive experience in digital and interactive web design. Trained in the latest UI/UX best practices, including special training in accessibility, they work hand-in-hand with our experienced web developers to provide a mobile-first approach to website design.

In addition to professional design and development of WordPress sites, we offer:

Managed WordPress Hosting & Maintenance

Our fully managed WordPress website hosting package offers world-class performance and security.

  • Includes a dedicated WordPress server, daily backups with immediate restore facility, and a permanent staging site for development and testing.
  • Includes full security features such as malware scanning & firewall and two-factor authentication for admin login; performance features for fast load speed and Google Page Score; and ongoing maintenance including monthly software and plugin updates.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

What is the point of having a great website if no one can find it? We design all of our websites using the latest best practices in search engine optimization (SEO), ensuring our clients have a strong foundation on which they can build their digital marketing. We also advise clients on how they can improve SEO on their existing sites.

Website Updating

For many clients, we manage content updates and revisions on an ongoing basis. With a scheduled and structured process of monthly updates, we can adjust the overall site and keep an eye on navigation, so the site does not become a labyrinth as new content is added. We always post updates to a staging site for easy review before going live.

UX/UI Audits

Website best practices are constantly changing. We can help ensure your site is meeting your visitors’ expectations and achieving your communications goals with a comprehensive UX/UI audit. During this audit, we review your audience, goals, desktop and mobile analytics and use a variety of methods and tools to evaluate your site against best practices to determine what is working for you and what can be implemented to improve your user experience.

Our Web Design Philosophy in a Nutshell

Start with the user

We create effective customer experiences by carefully considering user motivations and needs. We work closely with clients to develop a site structure and interactions that are intuitive for information discovery and usability.

Design mobile-first

Our professional graphic designers build WordPress themes mobile-first, so mobile browsers only load the code that is necessary for mobile viewing, keeping load times as fast as possible across cell phone networks.

Maximize value

We specialize in WordPress, the world’s leading CMS. We are extremely proficient in developing custom, hand-coded WordPress websites, allowing us to deliver maximum value for your budget.

Pay attention to the words

We are communicators by training, and words matter to us. There are many things that go into an excellent website including beautiful design and intuitive navigation. But we also recognize the top importance of clear, compelling and meaningful content with clear calls to action.

Provide ongoing support

Your Account Manager will provide personalized customer service at every step along the way, overseeing every aspect of the project and remaining your contact post go-live to help you maintain, update and grow your site.

Stay current

We invest in continuing education for our staff to stay up to date on the latest UX/UI, accessibility, and SEO practices.