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Web Development Services Designed Specifically for Your Business

A website must do far more than just load. It must serve your marketing needs and collect messages. More importantly, it must provide your employees with the tools and stable infrastructure they need to grow the business.

As a B2B web development company, Grace Digital Co. provides web development services to small and medium-sized businesses. Our web development services turn approved designs into digitized experiences that are responsive and compatible with your content, SEO, lead capture, and tracking systems.

Every web development project is completed based on the agreed-upon specifications and objectives. Each critical function is tested.

Grace Digital Co. has its roots in Tarzana, California, and extends web development services to businesses throughout Southern California.

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Professional web development services for businesses

Need a Web Development Agency Near You?

Most businesses do not search for a local developer just because they want someone in the same city. They want someone local who can outline a clear process, understand the project, be available to answer questions, and not abandon them after gaining access to the site.

Location does matter, but so does the process.

When looking for website development services near you, you should ask the following questions:

  1. Who designates responsibility for the project?
  2. What exactly does the development project scope entail?
  3. Who owns the website and its accounts?
  4. Will the mobile version of the site work correctly?
  5. Who ensures forms and phone links work?
  6. Will calls to action and site analytics be implemented?
  7. What happens to the existing website URLs?
  8. What happens when there is a problem with the website?
  9. Will the client be given access to the site?

Grace Digital Co. provides local service area and organized remote work. We define project roles, approvals, and test accessibility before a site launch.

What Is Web Development?

Web development is the building of visual design ideas in a website’s framework.

This may entail:

  1. Creating web page layouts
  2. Responsive design
  3. Navigation configuration
  4. Content publication
  5. Creation of contact forms
  6. Integration approvals
  7. Tracking implementation
  8. Redirects
  9. Metadata publication
  10. Link, button, system, and site performance testing
  11. Site launch preparations

The work depends on the specific design, functionality, business needs, and platform.

Web development should happen within the context of an approved design and content plan. Building first and making structural decisions later creates additional work.

Web Development Services for Small Businesses

Small business websites must have an appropriate balance of performance, ease of use, cost, and functionality.

Custom website builds may look impressive, but may become difficult to update. A simple template site may serve the company’s needs, but may fail to adequately serve the company’s needs.

We aim for the correct level of development.

The site must:

  1. Incorporate professional design
  2. Describe important services
  3. Adapt to popular devices
  4. Make contact simple
  5. Include the means to support search engine optimization (SEO)
  6. Permit reasonable future updates
  7. Connect with appropriate tracking
  8. Protect important business information
  9. Avoid complexities that are not necessary

Grace Digital Co. brings functionality to delivery based on the actual needs of a client rather than a broad construction of the project.

Web Development Services

Our proposal will define the approved platform, pages, features, integrations, testing, and launch responsibilities.

Per project, web development may consist of:

Front End Development

Creating the user interface of a website is front end development.

This may include:

  • Arranging sections of website content
  • Structuring website navigation
  • Layouts of website pages
  • Forms
  • Buttons
  • Call to action
  • Interaction elements
  • behaving in a way that adjusts based on the size of screen containing the website
  • developed pages maintain the approved design and remain functional on a variety of browsers

Responsive Website Development

A website should perform multiple functions across devices.

We consider navigation, text, forms, spacing, and section order.

A desktop page should not be shrunk to fit narrow mobile space, it must undergo a separate review of mobile design.

Content Management System Setup

Many clients need an easy way to update a website after it has been constructed.

Depending on the approved platform, development may consist of configuring a content management system for:

  • Website content
  • Blog posts
  • Images
  • Service descriptions
  • Contact information
  • Staff descriptions
  • Basic data about website content

The editing functionality and the platform should be aligned with the client's technical readiness and operational requirements.

All custom solutions, from UIs to back-end frameworks, contain custom scope projects and demands on the team.

Template Design: Websites That Work

Consistency is your friend when it comes to website templating.

A project may include templates/placeholders for:

  • Service pages
  • Location hubs
  • Individual case studies
  • Blog pages
  • Landing pages
  • Contact pages
  • Resource pages

Templating should leave enough room in the design for different page elements without constraining them to a rigid structure.

Contact Forms

A form at the end of the sales funnel is your chance to save a lead.

We make forms to submit requests for:

  • Audits
  • Consultation
  • Quotations
  • Proposals
  • Inquiries about services

Depending on the scope, forms may include:

  • Mandatory fields
  • Spam protection
  • Notifications on submissions
  • Confirmation messages
  • Events logged
  • CRM or email forwarders
  • Minimal validation

You must define the destination of messages and determine who will follow up.

Phone and Contact

A simple way to ensure visitors can make a phone call is to have a link that people can click.

Tests are made on the placement of:

  • Email links
  • Contact buttons
  • Click-2-Call buttons
  • Forms for consultations
  • Quote requests

Third Party Integrations

External applications may need to interact with a website.

Examples of connectors may include:

  • Analytics
  • Tracking
  • Search tools
  • CRM and email systems
  • Calendar tools
  • Chat tools
  • Form services
  • Planning and scheduling tools
  • Mapping applications

Integrations have unique permissions and constraints. The proposal will reflect the integrations that Grace Digital Co. will provide.

Tracking Implementation

After a site launch, the site should start to provide analysis and data that we can use.

Implementation/verification of the following:

  • Google Analytics
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Google Search Console
  • Bing Webmaster Tools
  • Call tracking
  • Form submission events
  • Consultation request events
  • Audit request events

Tracking requirements should be agreed upon before launch, if possible.

Data gaps will occur if there is a delay in documentation.

SEO Friendly Development

While web development alone cannot guarantee search engine rankings, development that is SEO friendly can help.

An SEO friendly build may include:

  • Navigation with crawlable links
  • Clean implementation of URLs
  • Heading implementation
  • Metadata fields
  • Internal links
  • Canonical tags
  • Sitemap access
  • Robots directives
  • Redirects
  • Implementation of alt text where images are present
  • Schema
  • Mobile friendly design
  • Checks for site usability and indexing

Ongoing SEO efforts should include keyword targeting, content optimization and local SEO practices.

Website Migration

Copying visible content is only part of a website migration.

A full migration may require:

  • URL mapping
  • Redirect preparation
  • Content migration
  • Metadata migration
  • Image migration
  • Form replacement
  • Analytics migration
  • Search verification
  • Domain configuration
  • Launch testing

Review of existing URLs should be performed prior to implementation of major site changes. Unplanned removal of site pages or changes to indexed pages can cause loss of search visibility.

Website Performance Review

Slow websites can be frustrating.

Performance review may include assessing use of:

  • Scripts
  • Stable layouts
  • Performance for mobile devices
  • Caching
  • Hosting performance
  • Third Party Tools
  • Unnecessary code

Other services within the same scope may be able to improve performance and reduce page load time. We cannot guarantee scores, but we can identify areas of improvement that fall within the project scope.

Responsive website development across multiple devices

Browser and Device Testing

The website should be tested for compatibility across analyzable devices and browsers prior to release.

The following may be tested:

  • Navigation
  • Responsive Layout
  • Buttons
  • Forms
  • Links
  • Images
  • Formatting
  • Contact
  • Behavior (simple)

The exact testing scenario should align with the finalized project requirements.

Launch Support

Website launches involve several activities.

Launch support may include:

  • Check of the final content
  • Check of the domain or DNS
  • Configuration of the host
  • Activation of redirect
  • Format checks
  • Check of tracking
  • Review of the sitemap
  • Submission of the website to the Search Engine
  • Check of indexing
  • Post launch testing

Website hosting, domain, and all required account access should be available prior to the work scheduled for launch.

Web Development and Web Design Are Different

Web design is the planning of how a website should look and how the visitor should interact with it.

Web design includes:

  1. Strategy of the website
  2. Sitemap
  3. Structure of the pages
  4. User Experience
  5. Direction
  6. Design
  7. Creative ideas
  8. Conversion Paths

Web development is the implementation of the web design.

This includes:

  • Web Page Building
  • Website Functionality
  • Forms
  • API Integrations
  • Tracking
  • Design Implementation
  • Flow
  • Testing
  • Publishing

Both services should not be confused. The Web design page owns design and user experience keywords. The Web design page should own web development and website development keywords.

Web Development and SEO

Content is not the only factor when it comes to search visibility. Search engines need to be able to access and analyze a website correctly to list it. Development can impact how easily search engines are able to do so.

Examples of SEO-related development may include:

  1. URL preservation
  2. Creating redirects
  3. Customizing metadata
  4. Developing site navigation
  5. Implementing canonical tags
  6. Generating XML sitemaps
  7. Reviewing robots directives
  8. Implementing structured data
  9. Checking indexability
  10. Integrating search tools

Technical development does not replace a continuous search strategy, content creation, local optimization, or the development of website authority.

Web Development and Lead Generation

It is important for marketing websites to make it simple for qualified leads to act. Development can support lead generation through:

  1. Adding phone numbers
  2. Implementing contact forms
  3. Proposal request forms
  4. Requesting quotes
  5. Acting on audit forms
  6. Tracking events
  7. Creating connections with CRMs

If these functions do not work, a strong lead generation campaign can also lose potential clients.

This is why form testing and conversion tracking are an important part of the launch process.

Our Web Development Process

Business website development process and components
  1. Contact Us to Request a Free Website and Marketing Audit

    The goal of the audit is to identify any existing technical or marketing issues, contact path, and mobile optimization concerns.

    The audit helps us to determine if any corrections need to be addressed on the existing website, if it needs a redesign, a rebuild, or even a migration to a new website.

  2. You Will Receive Your Audit Report Within 24 to 48 Hours

    The report may address:

    1. Broken functionality
    2. Mobile Issues
    3. Form Assembly Issues or Errors
    4. Navigation issues
    5. Issues with Site tracking
    6. Technical issues related to SEO
    7. Issues with Site Content Management System
    8. Site Performance
    9. Prioritized Needs of Site Development
  3. Schedule a Discovery call

    Discovery calls cover the following areas:

    1. Needs of the business
    2. Current system/platform
    3. Desired pages
    4. Desired platform functionalities
    5. Current design
    6. Current/Pending content
    7. Service area coverage
    8. Type forms
    9. Planned Integrations
    10. Desired Tracking
    11. Planned hosting
    12. Domain control
    13. Time frames
    14. Control of the accounts and the related credentials
  4. Review Custom Proposal

    Grace Digital Co. will provide the following details in a proposal:

    1. desired development platform
    2. number of pages or templates
    3. anticipated development functionality
    4. anticipated Content development responsibilities
    5. anticipated design responsibilities
    6. desired integrations
    7. anticipated development test responsibilities
    8. anticipated launch responsibilities
    9. desired development time frames
    10. desired development cost

    Web Development uses custom project pricing. Ongoing support may be offered as a separate retained service.

  5. Confirm Architecture, Content, and Design

    Website development should only commence after the configuration of the required elements of the website has been completed.

    Prior to building:

    1. Approved Site Map
    2. Desired URLs
    3. Desired page ownership
    4. Approved page layouts
    5. Web page content
    6. desired calls to action
    7. Type forms
    8. anticipated Tracking
    9. Desired/approved integrations

    The main structure of the site may evolve during construction, but the primary structure should be approved.

  6. Build the Site

    construction of approved pages, templates, navigation, Type forms, and functionalities.

    Progress reviews of desired functionality may occur prior to completion of the entire site.

  7. Implement Content and Integrations

    Site copy and imagery are added according to project scope.

    Forms and third party integrations are added. Client supplied assets must be approved and available in assumed formats.

  8. Test the Site

    Here’s what this stage covers:

    • Page checking
    • Navigation
    • Forms
    • Focusing on usability
    • Responsive page design
    • Tracking
    • Links
    • Redirects
    • Setting search systems

    Critical items found within the approved scope must be addressed prior to system launch.

  9. Final Approval

    The website is reviewed by your team, and consolidated feedback is provided.

    Final approval signifies the website is ready as agreed upon to be released.

  10. Launch and complete checks after launch

    After we launch the website, we verify its functionality and design.

    Post-launch checks include the following:

    1. Main pages
    2. Navigation
    3. Forms
    4. Contact functions
    5. Tracking
    6. Redirects
    7. Sitemap
    8. Indexing settings
    9. The device the website is accessed on

How Long Does Web Development Take?

Flexible factors include the following:

  1. Number of pages
  2. Design
  3. Content
  4. Functionality
  5. Integrations
  6. Migration
  7. Approval scope
  8. Level of detail in the design
  9. The complexity of the build
  10. Availability
  11. Revisions

A focused service business website may take less time than a custom project which includes different page styles and integrations.

The initial audit is delivered within 24 to 48 hours. The full development schedule appears in the custom proposal.

How Much Do Web Development Services Cost?

Cost depends on the scope.

Factors include the following:

  1. Development platform
  2. Number of pages
  3. Number of templates
  4. Custom functions
  5. Forms
  6. Integrations
  7. Tracking
  8. Content migration
  9. Redirects
  10. Testing
  11. Launch assistance
  12. Service level agreement
  13. Ongoing maintenance

Grace Digital Co. provides custom pricing.

You receive a detailed proposal before work begins.

Request a Custom Web Development Proposal

What Makes Grace Digital Co. Different?

Marketing Informs the Build

We consider the website’s role in SEO, paid advertising, content, and lead generation.

Responsibilities Stay Clear

You know the role the designer, content creator, access and approval provider, developer, and launcher plays.

Functionality Is Tested

Important forms, buttons, links, and conversion paths should work before the website is launched.

Existing Search Value Matters

When we redesign or move an existing website, we evaluate URLs, redirects, metadata, and indexing.

Complexity Needs a Reason

We do not advocate for custom functionality because it ‘sounds cool’.

You Retain Appropriate Access

Clients should own and have control over their domain, hosting, website platform, analytics, and other business accounts.

Professional Web Development Services Across Southern California

Grace Digital Co. is located in Tarzana and works within the service area.

We offer professional web development services to businesses in:

  • Irvine
  • Pasadena
  • Thousand Oaks
  • Glendale
  • Burbank
  • Westlake Village
  • Culver City
  • El Segundo

Our remote workflow makes planning, access control, development, testing, approval, and launch support easy.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do web development services include?

Web development services may include page development, responsive design, content management system implementation, forms, integrations, analytics, tracking, technical SEO implementation, migration, and launch support.

Your proposal will provide more detail.

Do you provide website development services for small businesses?

Yes. We focus on small businesses. However, we do work with midsize B2B businesses.

Can you build a website from an existing design?

Yes. We can implement an approved design and create development specifications based on the design, functionality, content, and platform.

Do you have web design services?

We have web design as part of a project and can do it separately, too.

Design is about the experience of using a website. Development is about constructing it.

Can you rebuild an existing website?

Yes. First, we audit the existing website and each of the pages, the URLs, the forms and content, the tracking and the search engine optimization.

This helps us develop a rebuild without losing important site assets.

Will I own my website?

Ownership and access should be clear in the proposal.

Clients should maintain ownership and adequate access to their domain, hosting, website platform, analytics, and business data.

Will you connect the forms to our CRM?

CRM and form integrations can be done depending on the platform access and integration.

This will be defined in the proposal.

Will you set up analytics?

Analytics and tracking within the project scope is no problem.

We determine what tools and actions will be needed before we launch.

Will the website be SEO optimized?

SEO friendly development of a website can be done.

However, further optimization of the website and SEO services for content creation and authority development are required.

Do you provide web development services where I am?

For website development services, Grace Digital Co. serves the entire Southern California region, including Burbank, Glendale, Culver City, El Segundo, Pasadena, Irvine, Westlake Village, and Thousand Oaks from our Tarzana location.

Do you provide maintenance services?

Ongoing website support or maintenance can be done as part of a separate scope or as a monthly retainer.

Post-launch activities are described in the proposal.

What is the estimated time for this project?

This depends on factors such as the number of project pages, functionality, content, design, integrations and access, feedback, and testing.

The custom proposal you requested will provide you with an estimated timeline and schedule.

What occurs after a request to have my site audited is made?

Once we receive your request, our team will review your website and your existing marketing efforts. You will be emailed a detailed audit with findings within 24 to 48 hours, and we will follow up with a scheduled discovery call to go through the findings and answer any questions you may have.

Build a Website Your Business Can Rely On

Your website should provide your business a foundation for marketing efforts. It should not create challenges for your team. It should load, it should be user friendly, guide potential customers, capture customer requests, support efforts for your business to be visible to customers via search, and should not be a liability for your business growth.

Grace Digital Co. builds websites based on design and marketing approval, clearly defined, and user experience focused goals.

You can start with a free website and marketing audit. Our team will email you the audit findings within 24 to 48 hours and host a discovery call to define the development scope.

Get Your Free Website and Marketing Audit Book a Free Strategy Call

phone (323) 709-4456
email team@gracedigitalco.com

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