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Thrive to Potential
I have one thing to say about the websites developed by Glenmeadow:  performance talks.
Consider the site you are looking at right now!  This isn't just some cookie cutter boutique web design site; I built it, of course.  It has a consistent, appealing graphic from page to page -- just one themed choice among over 2,000 design options.  The navigation is simple, with just five pages.  It answers some of the most important questions your prospects have about your business:  Who are you uniquely; what do you do/sell; what your products and services are; how to buy from you; and how to get in touch with you.  This is a simple, clean, basic site that gets the job done nicely, telling the story of the business and providing a guest book, "Add to Favorites", MapQuest map, and automated email contacts to keep customers coming. My Richmond web design firm specializes in bringing your storefront, business or service to the web. I'm skilled in all aspects of web design from registering a domain name to complete site builds.



More often, however, we build sites with considerably more functionality.   Consider a "Thrive to Potential" website to showcase your business with a compelling video right on the website, something you can also download to DVD and use for effective multimedia marketing.  It is informative, compelling, and moves viewers emotionally to want to become customers!  That's the dream, isn't it? -- For your website to turns prospects into buyers and customers?  Click the button below to view a marketing movie GWD made for one of its website clients:
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What if it takes a lot of photography to fairly depict your talents?  Perhaps you show and sell horses, renovate houses, specialize in hair and beauty, or transform lives with personal counsel; you need before-and-afters!   Put those photos in slide shows right on your site.  A scrolling photo slideshow is a literal trap to the eye:  It captures the viewer and immediately shows them the impact of your business.  DON'T send your viewers off to photo albums hosted on other websites!  Those links can break, expire, load your clients' PCs with adware and spyware, and the sites are clobbered by advertising, registration requirements, and other imagery that will distract YOUR customers.  In addition to photo slide shows, consider video:  We can develop custom movies for you, as above, or you can provide live links to You-Tube videos, which can be embedded directly in your site without your viewers heading off to You-Tube and getting distracted by all the junk there, forgetting about the website they were looking at.  LET ME CHALLENGE YOU:  If you want to thrive to potential, can you afford not to wow your website visitors with compelling imagery that tells your story visually in the clearest possible way?

Here is a working example:  An extremely image-centric website; one designed to attract the attention of buyers who might be anywhere in the United States, and motivate them to get on an airplane and come see "the product", which in this case is an outstanding sport pony prospect.  The quality, breadth, and arrangement of photos and video tell prospective buyers in an instant what the website's sponsor wants them to know:  This equine athlete is the "Real Deal" on her own, coming from a long line of performance atheletes with great competitive histories of their own.   The goal of the website was to put an individual gem in perfect context:  A stone inside a perfect decorative band if you will, showcased, adorned, and with clear beauty and value.  And -- this pony sold within 2 weeks of website launch, to a buyer 10 states away, at a time when horses in general are not selling at all.
Finally, check out a huge site we have presently under construction:  It is content-dense, owing to its nature as an historical tribute to a bloodline of Connemara ponies called Greystone.  There is a tremendous amount of information to convey, a good portion of which is visual.  It is extremely image-rich, with multiple videos, classifieds, and links to dozens of related websites.  This site offers two products for sale by e-commerce:  A downloadable e-book, and a media CD, accepting payments by a direct Paypal verified seller's button.



We have built websites for people who've never had one before, and websites for those who had one that generated absolutely no business and cost $200 per month.  We have built sites for those who paid web developers that pocketed the money up front -- without ever finishing the job!  On the other hand, I am pleased to report that every website Glenmeadow Website Design has built has been hand crafted, tuned to client satisfaction, and is working well.  We would be happy to build a great website for you, too.



"Margaret did an outstanding job designing my website.  She showed a tremendous amount of patience with me and the changes I wanted to make. She took the time to listen to every idea that I had, and had a tremendous insight into how the final product would look.  She brings vision to the process, and has a knack for wording and decription that makes the website stand out.  It was that vision that produced the best website I have had so far. She will be a definite asset to anyone requiring website services and I highly recommend her."

Rick, Chesterfield,VA