"IF YOU BUILD IT, they will come."

But will they stay or run away?

Ever walk into a restaurant but then turn right around and walk out?  Maybe it was the food on the floor, or the flies buzzing around your head, or maybe it was the formica table tops you didn't like. Maybe you can't put your finger on it, but you get the sense that the food and service just might not be the quality you had hoped for, and so you walk right on out and into the restaurant across the street.

Your website can be pushing your visitors back out the door!

Our web designers here at Kat & Mouse SEO & Web Design want your potential customers to stay put when they walk "through the door," but beyond that, we want them to come back again and again.  So, we go to great lengths when we build your website to assure that happens.

We give your website the "sticking" and "converting" power it needs.

We spend time doing competitive market research on your behalf. We visit the store across the street, so to speak. Then we go to work to make your website better, more useful, more informative, more memorable, and more profitable.

• To get visitors to stick, our web designers put our attention to developing a clean, professional design that puts your visitors at ease and lets them settle in when they walk through the door.
• We sweep away the dust and bugs and bring in the decorator to make sure your website reflects the professionalism of your business.
• Then we make sure you have compelling copy that will drive your visitors to the cash register or phone.
• We pay attention to the "floor plan" and make sure traffic will be directed in a nice, easy flow throughout your site.
• And we make sure you are furnished with all the nuts and bolts you need to conduct your business online effectively.
• If you choose, we also go beyond the actual development to make sure your website is visible, and remains visible, throughout the Internet and in the search engines via our SEO and SEM packages.

This is what we mean by OPTIMIZED web design.

Kat & Mouse is not just another web designer. We have extensive background in marketing, user interface design, and search engine optimization. So in every website we design, it's these key components that drive the development – even if you have not opted in for additional services in SEO or internet marketing.

If you really want to succeed online, a pretty website is not enough. You need an optimized design, the kind Kat & Mouse gives to each and every client.

Web design and development services we offer –

• Web copy that sells both in content and visual delivery;
• Professional, appealing web designs developed especially for your target market;
• Search engine optimization to make your site visible and rank high in Google;
• Joomla and Drupal content management systems (CMS) to put maintenance easily into your own hands;
• Mobile websites to optimize your presentation in small screens;
• Shopping cart systems and affordable e-commerce solutions to put money in the bank;
• Web videos - YouTube, floating videos, embedded videos to expand your reach, excite your audience, and draw in traffic.
• Photography - Product photos, model shots, business location photos to create visual appeal and seel your products.
• Website management and maintenance to assure you stay on top.

What will it cost?

Cost varies widely depending on need, but to give you an idea the going rate in San Jose and Santa Cruz CA is…

• Simple Wordpress Sites (3-5 pages): $850+
• Starter CMS Sites: $2,800.00+
• Intermediate CMS Sites: $4,000+
• Advanced and eCommerce: $6,000-$20,000 and way beyond

Yes, it's possible to get a cheaper site, but the old adage, "you get what you pay for," is even more true in the field of web design. With the plethora of web design templates available today for Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal, it's fairly simple to get a very nice looking website with minimum effort by an inexperienced novice.  But remember, your website is your most important piece of marketing collateral, so much more is needed than a pretty design. Getting an expert web designer who has the expertise to deliver you results is well worth the additional cost.

What will make your cost go up?

• SEO - With every site we build, we build in SEO best practices, but an additional SEO program will raise the cost substantially
• Internet marketing, should you choose it
• Social media marketing, should you choose it
• Software development and/or installation such as a content management system, blog and extensions as the need arises
• Database development if needed
• Copy development
• Logo development, custom graphics and photography if needed
• Video marketing, should you choose it

In many ways, you are in control of your costs. We will work within your budget to keep costs down as much as possible.

Request a web design and development quote today. Or call 408.694.3706. We have offices in San Jose, Ca and Santa Cruz, but have provided web design services for companies throughout the entire nation. Distance is not a problem.

Let us create your targeted, optimized MOBILE WEBSITE

Have you looked at your website in your phone lately? You may be disappointed. Why? Because websites designed for computer browsers not only don't fit in the small screens on phones, they are packed with way too much information and crowd out what your audience really wants.

Consider your mobile audience. Why are they coming to your site?

Creating a mobile website takes understanding of who the mobile market is, what they really want on your website at that moment, and how best to give it to them. Kat & Mouse understands the special needs of your mobile audience.

If you already have a website, or if you're in the process of developing one, we can create a mobile version that fits just right, not only within the dimensions of the screen, but within the brief moment of time your mobile visitor is giving you.

We develop mobile websites for iPhone, Blackberry, and all other Smartphones.