Central Maine Web
Web Design, Hosting, Search Engine Optimization
(207) 873-9321
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Central Maine Web is a niche web design, web hosting & search engine optimization company serving the Central Maine area since 2002. Our focus is serving clients who want a well-coded, mobile friendly website, and who just want someone to take care of maintenance & updates with a quick phone call, text message or email. Our ideal client doesn't want to spend hours learning how to use WIX, Wordpress or other "DIY" content management systems (CMS). And our "ideal client" can have all that for a $500 design & setup fee, and $330 per year for hosting and maintenance.
Your website will cost $500 , and it will be built from one of six possible templates. Your hosting will cost either $330 or $440 per year, depending on your storage and bandwidth needs, and your domain name renewal will cost $25 per year. Most changes and updates are free, and search engine optimization and any other work is charged at a reasonable hourly rate. Here's more detail about each of our services:
We offer only one web design product. A template based, hand-coded HTML website, based on one of six pre-designed websites. We will of course customize the template with your logo, color scheme, and content. You might think that having all our websites based on a choice of only 6 styles would mean that all our web designs look the same, but honestly, this isn't the case. For the most part, 99% of all websites have either a horizontal or vertical menu, with or without a banner at the top, and a content section. Though similar, I think you'll find our website portfolio nicely diversified.
Hand coded websites (like ours) are one option, while the other is using a "do-it-yourself website builder" or a content management system like Wordpress or Joomla. While these are valid options, I'm a big believer in keeping things super simple. The difference between a hand-coded HTML website and a Wordpress website, in terms of complexity is like comparing a child's bicycle to a space craft. With a hand-coded website, there's about three different things that can go wrong (but rarely do). With a Wordpress or other content management system, there are literally thousands of things that can go wrong (and very often do).
We offer two hosting packages. A standard packages for $30 per month (or $330 per year ) and a more robust deluxe package for $40 per month (or $440 per year). We give you one month free for paying in advance for the year. And because we're a small family-owned enterprise, we can be flexible. If you need a little more space, we can give you a little more space without nickel and diming you, or bumping you up to a much more expensive package that you don't need. Our hosting packages also factor in a small amount of maintenance time each month. For example, adding a new page, changing the wording on a few pages, adding or swapping a few pictures. It's not carved in stone, but generally, we won't charge for any maintenance that takes 15-20 minutes or less per month. And we'll always be clear up front if we need to charge you for something.
If you're a DIY'er not in the market for one of our template based website designs, we do offer free Wordpress upload and install with either of our web hosting packages. We do not officially offer Wordpress support or design services, (though we're happy to try to help if you're having trouble) but our hosting is robust and our server is home to many Wordpress websites.
Finally, we offer search engine optimization on an hourly basis, with an optional pre-set budget. We do basic "on page" or "organic" SEO (using key phrases and other suitable techniques on the pages of your website in an attempt to increase search engine rank and traffic.) We can also manage a paid advertising program using Adwords.
About The Owners: Ken & Deb LaVoie
My wife Deb and I are active members of their community, and have been self-employed almost all of our adult lives. We work very hard to make every client believe that they're the most important person in the room. We intentionally remind each other how lucky we are to have the clients that we have; folks who generously give us the work that supports us, and allows us to have a flexible schedule that comes with the self-employed lifestyle. We're blessed and we do our best to deserve those blessings by giving nothing but our best.
Central Maine Web is a niche web design, web hosting & search engine optimization company serving the Central Maine area since 2002. Our focus is serving clients who want a well-coded, mobile friendly website, and who just want someone to take care of maintenance & updates with a quick phone call, text message or email. Our ideal client doesn't want to spend hours learning how to use WIX, Wordpress or other "DIY" content management systems (CMS). And our "ideal client" can have all that for a $500 design & setup fee, and $330 per year for hosting and maintenance.
Your website will cost $500 , and it will be built from one of six possible templates. Your hosting will cost either $330 or $440 per year, depending on your storage and bandwidth needs, and your domain name renewal will cost $25 per year. Most changes and updates are free, and search engine optimization and any other work is charged at a reasonable hourly rate. Here's more detail about each of our services:
Template-based Web Design:
We offer only one web design product. A template based, hand-coded HTML website, based on one of six pre-designed websites. We will of course customize the template with your logo, color scheme, and content. You might think that having all our websites based on a choice of only 6 styles would mean that all our web designs look the same, but honestly, this isn't the case. For the most part, 99% of all websites have either a horizontal or vertical menu, with or without a banner at the top, and a content section. Though similar, I think you'll find our website portfolio nicely diversified.
Hand Coded vs. Wordpress or Website Builder
:Hand coded websites (like ours) are one option, while the other is using a "do-it-yourself website builder" or a content management system like Wordpress or Joomla. While these are valid options, I'm a big believer in keeping things super simple. The difference between a hand-coded HTML website and a Wordpress website, in terms of complexity is like comparing a child's bicycle to a space craft. With a hand-coded website, there's about three different things that can go wrong (but rarely do). With a Wordpress or other content management system, there are literally thousands of things that can go wrong (and very often do).
Web Hosting:
We offer two hosting packages. A standard packages for $30 per month (or $330 per year ) and a more robust deluxe package for $40 per month (or $440 per year). We give you one month free for paying in advance for the year. And because we're a small family-owned enterprise, we can be flexible. If you need a little more space, we can give you a little more space without nickel and diming you, or bumping you up to a much more expensive package that you don't need. Our hosting packages also factor in a small amount of maintenance time each month. For example, adding a new page, changing the wording on a few pages, adding or swapping a few pictures. It's not carved in stone, but generally, we won't charge for any maintenance that takes 15-20 minutes or less per month. And we'll always be clear up front if we need to charge you for something.
Free Wordpress Website Setup:
:If you're a DIY'er not in the market for one of our template based website designs, we do offer free Wordpress upload and install with either of our web hosting packages. We do not officially offer Wordpress support or design services, (though we're happy to try to help if you're having trouble) but our hosting is robust and our server is home to many Wordpress websites.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
:Finally, we offer search engine optimization on an hourly basis, with an optional pre-set budget. We do basic "on page" or "organic" SEO (using key phrases and other suitable techniques on the pages of your website in an attempt to increase search engine rank and traffic.) We can also manage a paid advertising program using Adwords.
About The Owners: Ken & Deb LaVoie
My wife Deb and I are active members of their community, and have been self-employed almost all of our adult lives. We work very hard to make every client believe that they're the most important person in the room. We intentionally remind each other how lucky we are to have the clients that we have; folks who generously give us the work that supports us, and allows us to have a flexible schedule that comes with the self-employed lifestyle. We're blessed and we do our best to deserve those blessings by giving nothing but our best.
