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Contact 720MEDIA for your website design, seo or social media project.

Need help leveraging your brand using social media resources? We love using social media marketing tools like Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, Tumblr, Flickr and more.

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Latest Denver, Colorado website design

Average website design cost: $1,500 – $2,500 for small to medium sites. Larger websites typically 5K and up.

Web Maintenance: Use our discount blocks of time for your ongoing website maintenance. Get the web maintenance and marketing help you need, when you need it. Blocks of time don’t expire.

1 – EXPERTISE

Now in our 10th year of business, we have been voted best web developers in Colorado Springs (by the Business Journal’s Readers Poll), and our web development  expertise includes working with clients throughout the country. We understand how to manage projects efficiently, and we have earned the trust of many clients.

2 – INNOVATIVE

We have new ideas and the ability to think creatively and solve problems. We are routinely praised for our award-winning solutions and collaborative approach. We produce websites that are not only aesthetically appealing to your visitors, but easy for people to use, as well. Our web designers know how to create web pages that are both professional and easy to navigate. And we know how to optimize from a search engine optimization (SEO) and marketing standpoint. Additionally, we can also help you establish a business presence using social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter.

3 – TIMELY

We are prompt with our deliverables and execute tasks to completion. Your website will be
built both professionally and quickly, saving you time and money. Plus, with our unique blocks of time, you will receive the flexibility you need when it comes to production and ongoing website maintenance.

4 – RELIABLE

Reliability is quite possibly the most important reason that you should use 720MEDIA to create your website. We carefully test our websites to ensure they are stable across different platforms. You can depend on us. As experts in the field of web design, our services include reliable email and hosting.

5 – RESPONSIVE

From concept through implementation, we are here via phone, in person or via email to guide you toward a successful project. We are easy to contact and responsive to your needs. We make an effort to accurately define your project deliverables so that your expectations can be met or exceeded.

Stock images to use on your website (inexpensive):

1. http://www.pixmac.com (pictures from $0.10)
2. www.istockphoto.com (high-quality, modern images starting at $1.00)
3. Getty’s Flickr collection (starting at $5.00)
4. http://www.veer.com (one of our favorites at 720MEDIA)
5. http://www.shutterstock.com
6. http://www.jupiterimages.com

More stock photos and images (free):

1. http://www.picapp.com
2. http://www.morguefile.com
3. http://www.pixmac.com
4. http://www.kavewall.com/stock
5. http://www.stockvault.net
6. http://www.freephotosbank.com
7. http://www.pixelio.de
8. http://www.openphoto.net
9. http://www.photogen.com
10. http://www.sxc.hu
11. http://www.twicepix.net
12. http://www.dreamstime.com
13. http://www.stockvault.net
14. http://www.freedigitalphotos.net
15. http://www.turbophoto.com
16. http://www.123rf.com/freeimages.php
17. http://www.abstractinfluence.com
18. http://www.burningwell.org

Need help with website development, seo, social media, logo or email marketing?

1. Request a Cost Estimate
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3. Call Taa Dixon at 719.634.7021 x103

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

We are frequently asked about website hosting pricing, a service we offer at 720MEDIA.

You have three options for hosting: 1) use your existing hosting, 2) use 720MEDIA to host your new site, or 3) use a company we recommend such as Go Daddy or Network Solutions.

Option #1
If you have an existing website host that you’d like us to use, please provide:

• Hosting Control Panel login and password
• FTP hostname, login and password

Option #2
If you choose 720MEDIA for your hosting, our package includes tech support and a robust email package with up to 1GB of space per account and spam filtering. If you need email addresses setup at your domain name, please list, as this is included at no extra charge with our hosting package.

Our billing methods for hosting are:

• Quarterly billing ($45.00 per month) plus $50.00 setup fee. Total is $185.00.
• Annual billing ($41.25/month) – get one month free and your setup fee is waived. Total is $495.00.

Note: If billed annually, our website hosting is $41.25/month. Includes free hosting setup, email, spam filtering, hosting tech support. The main differences between our hosting plans and some of the lower-cost plans are:

• We offer a robust 1GB email hosting per mailbox – other companies will charge extra for mailboxes and 1GB/mailbox is a bunch of space
• Spam filter – not always included with email hosting and ours is very effective and our clients love it
• Technical support calls directly to 720MEDIA – if you have a problem with your website or email just give us a call and we’ll look into it versus you calling the hosting company and troubleshooting it with them.
• If you need email addresses setup at your domain name, please list, as this is included at no extra charge with our hosting package.

Option #3
Additionally, here are a couple of other options we recommend if you want to do some web hosting comparison shopping:

• Go Daddy’s website hosting
• Network Solutions website hosting

Click play button below to see slideshow of recent 720MEDIA web design launches:

In addition to featuring our web projects on this website, we use Flickr & Facebook to showcase our web design portfolio, email marketing, and logo design. We offer professional quality at such a reasonable price. Contact Taa Dixon, at 720MEDIA in Colorado Springs for a cost estimate. Have a question? Call 719-634-7021 x103.

Click here to see more of our website design on Facebook

LOGO DESIGN AVERAGE COST

For your logo design, we estimate 2 – 5 hours, depending on the intricacy and rounds of revisions.  Or, as another option you could contact one of the logo outlets below that we refer clients to:

LogoWorks – http://www.tkqlhce.com/l4117efolfn25779A562435B…

LogoYes – http://www.tkqlhce.com/5e103gv30v2ILNNPQLMIKJOJ…

The Logo Company – http://www.kqzyfj.com/8c108biroiq58AACD89576B8FFAE

LogoMaker – http://www.tkqlhce.com/6c66js0ys-FIKKMNIJFHGJPKPLM

One of our recent ecommerce website design clients in Colorado Springs had this to say about her experience using LogoMaker, “It was really easy and only $49. They were very helpful.” Our goal is to save you money while providing the best marketing solutions.

I sometimes that find that it’s more cost effective for small business owners and non-profits to work directly with one of the sources above on an affordable logo design – especially if you want to incorporate a symbol or graphic of some type. Then, you would send us the files and we’d use that to develop your business cards & pamphlets.

Also, another inexpensive option if you want to work with us directly is to pick out a font and color that you like, keeping the logo simple in nature. An example is a public relations business in Denver (we her logo design & business cards). You can see the logo and business card design we did here on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3109460&id=46651491727

Here’s a page listing our favorites places for fonts and colors: http://www.720media.com/2008/12/color-palettes-for-web-design/ Let us know which fonts you like and we’ll design comps for you.

BUSINESS CARDS, LETTERHEAD, AND PAMPHLETS

We estimate needing 4 – 5 hours to design your business cards, letterhead & pamphlets. We sell discount blocks of time, or you can pay by the hour. A five-hour block is $522.50. Click here for more details on our pricing.

We would then deliver the printer-ready files to the printer for you. The cost to print the items would be additional. And I’d be happy to get bids for you since there are several local printers we use & recommend. You would pay them directly for the printing, and they would mail your materials to you.

Here are some examples of logo designs by 720MEDIA (click play to view):

Thanks for visiting 720MEDIA today, and please let us know if you have any questions.

1. Do not attempt to manipulate search results by adding extraneous keywords or a description of your business into the business name.
2. P.O. Boxes do not count as physical locations.
3. Do not provide phone numbers or URLs that redirect or ‘refer’ users to other landing pages or phone numbers other than those of the actual business.

Read Google’s full list of tips for business listings here

Bottom line: Adding your business to Google’s Local Business Center plays an important role in your organic SEO (search engine optimization), but you must have correct information about physical, local businesses, as they appear in the real world. No tricks! Keep it real and authentic.

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Designing a website involves many layers, from creating content to picking a color scheme and adding functionality designed to support your calls to action. At 720MEDIA, we begin with a list of questions that help us understand your audience and design preferences. By creating emotional connections and providing paths to action, our websites offer functionality designed to help achieve your business goals.

Click here to read Google’s web design list, summarized here:

1. Set your goals

2. Get that first click

3. Call your audience to action

4. Simplify conversion steps

Effective Marketing + Content Optimization = Maximum ROI

Average pricing for website design, email marketing, social media and web maintenance:

1. What is the average cost for website design?
   • Answer: Average cost to design a high quality website is $990 – $1,500 (small projects) and under $2,500 for medium projects. Larger projects start at $2,500, and websites include content management and search engine marketing. We routinely hear that our prices are half of what other design firms charge. Our Colorado Springs based web design firm has been voted best website developers and we work with businesses, non-profits, athletes, and the military throughout the United States.
2. How much for email marketing / e-newsletters?
   • Answer: There is a one-time setup and design fee of $350.00, plus a monthly fee based on the number of emails you send. Average cost is $30 – $70 for 1,000 – 5,000 sends per month. Free demo accounts also available–just ask!
3. Do you offer social media marketing?
   • Answer: Yes, our social media package includes setting your business up online via sources such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Tumblr and Vimeo. We can also maintain your Facebook fan page and integrate Twitter into your website and train you on how to maximize organic SEO (search engine optimization).

Contact us to talk about your web design and marketing needs. We have affordable solutions and marketing ideas to assist you! Need help leveraging your brand using social media resources? We love using social media marketing tools like Twitter and Facebook, You Tube and more.

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Question:  Do keyword meta tags really matter in Google’s web search?

Answer:  No. Believe it or not, Google doesn’t use the keywords meta tag in web search.