Mobirise Web Page Maker

Our Services

Website building is more than just designing stunning websites. First you must have the basic building blocks of a good website...CONTENT!!! We discover the best content that will reflect the websites purpose most accurately. A websites purpose is a key factor in determining the resources needed to see that purpose realized. Things like branding and website SEO and photography. At American Made Websites we handle all aspects of  website design and building. This is by design and not by chance. By offering our customers a complete website package they benefit from bundled pricing. Additionally, any services they don't need can further reduce the cost of the website.  home

BEST PRACTICES

Web Design

Keyword based websites that rank

There will be no doubt before we get started building your new website exactly why we are building your site, what your goals are, and how you can measure the results.
Then we get down to business. We dedicate 2 full-days to collecting  
quality content in pictures, videos, targeted key words and detailed information we need to build your site. We do all the work. You won't be expected to take photos, write copy or update your website.  Your website will be based on our site visit and any information you have provided through other channels like email, snail mail, texts and phone calls. We usewebsite best practices to build our websites.
We will be sure to update you on our progress so we can make necessary corrections. When the site is done, with your approval, we will upload your site to the internet. Being found is key and your website already has a minimum of 10 targeted keywords. Now the search engines take over and begin ranking your site based on the targeted keywords and the relevance to viewer searches. To compliment this we recommend having an external SEO ranking strategy and Social Media Marketing strategy. home

SEO

Start with your website then...

Good SEO starts when planning your website. Most good Web Designers will want to lay out the web pages in advance. There are solid SEO friendly reasons for doing this. When your website content and corresponding web pages are "congruent" with the search terms used by your visitors your ranking is higher than those sites that didn't take the time to work through this step. Nearly everything on your site can be optimized for SEO including pictures, videos and of course the written page content. Once this is accomplished and the site is published it immediately begins getting "crawled" by the search engines.
A website "Sitemap" is another key to good rankings on Google and other search engines. SEO is critically important and we have just touched the tip of the iceberg as many websites, Youtube channels and books are devoted to this one subject. Because SEO is so critically important it will be a subject of our many blogs on this site. This kind of SEO is "internal" and just finding the correct keywords to target can take several days of research and strategizing. home

Branding

Remember you get to choose who you are...

Is something a lot of people have been thinking of for the past several years. That is branding as it pertains to their on-line presence. For years branding has been done to keep companies "top of mind" through traditional channels. Typically Television, magazines and newpapers. Fast forward to 2017 and the choices businesses and individuals have to cement their legacy is almost overwhelming. In addition to the plethora of channels out there care must be taken with your on-line presence to create the image you want to project. home

Social Media Marketing

Social IS Marketing in the 21st Century

Social media is a key component to website promotion and SEO. Managing Social Media is a key job title for someone in your organization. Someone accountable for results on social media sites. We will manage that for your at considerable savings over a full-time in-house SEO/Social Media Manager. Topping 80K per year for a good dedicated SEO/Social Media Manager is not feasible for many business today. Regular, consistent posting of articles, pictures, videos, slideshows that are relevant to the topic of your website is key. Know where to start, having a plan of action and getting the job done will show when your phone starts to ring because of your Social Media Activity. Likes and shares are a start but there are a lot of frustrated business owners that have significant likes and share activity but little to no phone calls. We know how to get your phone to ring. home

Photography

Professional Photos and Videos

Quality photography can make a big impression on potential clients. Have you noticed, for example,  newer websites are leveraging both pictures and videos when you hit their websites.   Customers are more engaged on sites like this and as they say "A picture is worth a thousand words" Now imagine replacing some of your pictures and website page backgrounds with video. Like we see on television commercials.  Re-designs of existing website is leading to building entirely new websites to take advantage of this trend.  Business owners know that gaining their clients trust is key to getting them to buy your products or services. A good first step is to lead by example If you sell a quality product and get a quality price be sure the pictures and videos used on your marketing channels reflect quality. Sometimes this can be as simple as a nice well thought out picture or scene on a well thought out Website or Landing Page. Clients, like it or not, are more demanding than ever. They expect to find the information they need to make a buying decision at their finger tips of their smart phone or tablet. Quality pictures and videos are mandatory today. home


Post Production Editing

Pictures and videos that tell a story

This is where to look and feel of a website is created. Once we have the "raw footage" so to speak. It's a very creative process using the industries best tools to be sure we create a site that matches the look and feel you are stiving for.