Chicago Web Design Company Believes Websites Can Still Be Affordable

Dec. 7, 2011 - PRLog -- How many people remember when websites were considered out of reach to most people? Those were the days when Internet Service Providers like AOL, CompuServe, and Prodigy were just starting. They made it possible for you to view the hundreds of thousands of websites leaving most people in wonder and amazement. There were very few resources available for people to get a website of their own. People just didn’t know where to look or what to ask for. Today things are very different in that there are now billions of websites and a large industry dedicated to building websites. Those who have access to the internet probably have seen all the web hosting and website development advertising.

Unfortunately, most people just don't understand the technical lingo in those web hosting and web design ads to make a good decision. Also confusing is when customers call different web design companies and gets different pricing and work descriptions. This is because the Chicago web design industry is divided into 4 different types of companies. Those can be categorized as “Student/Offshore”, “Freelancers/Company”, “Expert Consultant”, and “Professional Firms”. Each has different goals and therefore has different pricing and quality. DjO Design Group is a cross between the Freelancers/Company and Expert Consultant. We’ll just call them a company of expert consultants who freelance.

These expert consultants have found it is easier to freelance under the DjO Design Group name than to market them in a very competitive industry. Each has the skills necessary to interact with clients and explain all the intricacies of a website project in simple terms so that there is no misunderstanding. This enables the client to work with one individual throughout the entire web design process. This is one thing sets DjO Design Group apart from their competitors and is highly sought after by most clients. Additionally, these website designers and developers have proven themselves in the art of writing semantic HTML, Modular CSS, Usability, Accessibility, and SEO. This allows a single website consultant to handle everything from setting up your domain name and hosting to building your website and performing search engine optimization.

Because of this unique approach, DjO Design Group is able to offer web design and development at very competitive prices usually beating large firms. "Our competition may have more customers because of their marketing power, but the quality and effectiveness of the sites they create can't compare to what we consistently produce." says founder Dariusz Owca, of DjO Design Group in Lemont, IL. He goes on to say that, "most large design firms and inexperienced freelancers confuse their clients into buying what they don't need or charge extra for something that should be free." The list below is some of the most common elements on websites that most design firms charge extra.

• Free Web Hosting - 1st year
• Free Domain Name
• Free Basic SEO - 6 months ($500 value)
• Free Email Accounts and Forwards
• No extra charge for Form to Email
• No extra charge for special effects

“We believe in creating a permanent relationship with our clients. Doing this enables us to learn the finer points of our clients business over time and therefore allows us to enhance their web presence.” says Alex Delhaven, Operations Manager for DjO Design Group. He adds that, “as we learn about our clients business or what their competition is doing, we share that with our clients and incorporate that into their SEO programs.” This is not typical of SEO performed by other companies where the primary focus is on search engine submission and directory listings. In fact, SEO is handled differently by every company; each claiming to know the secrets to get a website on the first page of Google. The truth is that nobody knows how Google determines the rank of a page. Not even Congress was able to get that information from them. What is known is that by following Google’s advise and sticking to W3C web standards seems to be a major part of the formula.

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We create exceptional websites that just work. We achieve this by including our clients through every step of the web development process. SEO starts with the client also because they know their business better than anyone else.