Strategic Website Design

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Working with Swayrise Gives You More than Just a ‘Pretty’ Website

You get a client attracting and converting machine.

Don’t get us wrong. We like ‘pretty’ around here. (Obv.)

But, rather than build you a two-dimensional online brochure that forces your visitor to hunt for info and click off in confusion …

Our websites are three-dimensional journeys that guide your visitors toward what they want to do (and what will grow your business).

And yes, you will totally think your new website is pretty, but make no mistake, we focus on getting you results.

Every website is tailored to your unique business, but our websites are designed to:

  • Increase sales

  • Increase lead generation and conversion

  • Decrease churn

  • Reduce administrative costs

  • Improve customer experience

  • Convert more with your ad spend

  • And more! Contact us to talk about what your business needs.

Services

Custom Squarespace Solutions

Let's solve your problems so your business can do its job. 

Rather than a “pamphlet” site that simply displays your info, our websites are robust, sculpted machines designed to move people through your funnel. We’ll dig deep into your message and strategy to build a gorgeous website that works for you and your business. Ready to expand your reach in the world? Our websites will get. It. Done.

Every website is a completely custom project, and depending on your needs and budget may also include:

  • Custom Brand Identity, including fonts, color scheme, message clarity, and wordmark logo suite all designed to set you apart from your competition

  • Copywriting that speaks directly to your ideal clients and customers

  • Long-form sales pages designed to convert

  • Email marketing templates and nurture sequences

Timeline: 4 Weeks and Up

Each custom website design is unique and designed to support your unique business. Note: these packages do not include Squarespace hosting.

Design Day $1750

Get my expertise for a whole DAY. Just you, me, and your website.

You don’t have to tackle your To Do List all alone! Let me help you knock out your To Do List!

  • Get seven (7) hours with Diane, either stacked into one day, or spread out over two months.

  • Hours can be used for updates on your site, graphic design, and/or consulting sessions to work on strategy or implementation.

  • This package can also be used for a one-page website (not a long-form sales page).

Timeline: 1 Day to 2 Months

Note: this package does not include long-form sales pages, custom re-branding from scratch, copywriting from scratch, or a complete redo of your entire site. (I just can’t fit that in!)

If you want to know how much of your To Do List we can get done, send me your list and I’ll let you know how much of it I can likely knock out in 7 hours.

AI Photoshoot $595 & Up

Stop putting off New Photos!

Are your photos out of date because you think you have find a photographer, get a new outfit, and hit the salon first?

Think again!

Get new photos now without the hassle with an AI Photoshoot!

You’ll get:

  • Realistic photos of you in whatever environment you’d like, doing whatever task you’d like,

  • Mini-brand exercise to help you clarify the aesthetics and artistic style you’d like for your shoot.

Timeline: 2-3 Weeks from our scheduled Start Date

Note: this package does not include Getting haircut, doing your makeup, buying a new wardrobe, traveling to a location, holding awkward poses, sucking your tummy in, losing those last fifteen pounds, or not knowing what to do with your hands for an entire afternoon.

“When Diane Whiddon says she’s a geek goddess, it’s not just some marketing puffery—she backs up her seemingly hyperbolic claim with fantastic work. It’s gotten to the point where she appears to know what I want even before I do. I often wonder if she’s telepathic or if her PC has superpowers.

Diane and her team are an absolute pleasure to deal with. They do great work in a timely fashion. I can’t imagine going anywhere else!”

— Kiki Wellington

Will We Work Well Together?

Of course we will! And also, keep in mind…

  • My team and I will tell you what we think, not necessarily what’s easy to hear. My team and I are committed to your expansion and success, so we will challenge what you’re doing if we think it will get you better results. That said …

  • We will listen. We are experts on digital marketing, but you’re the expert on your clients. We will take the time to learn about you, your clients, and your goals to create customized recommendations for your new site’s strategy and design.

  • We will show up. My team and I will answer emails, texts, and Voxes within one business day or less. We will not be another website business that ghosts you.

  • We are not impressed by marketing fads or trends. Our advice will always be grounded in what we think is sustainable over the long term—for you, your business, and your clients—not how to apply a band-aid with a gimmick.

  • Our passion is building websites that work. That means that all our sites are a part of an entire marketing strategy intended to grow your business and sell your stuff. If you want a pretty site that doesn’t do much, you’ll want a different agency.

  • We build all of our sites in Squarespace. Not WordPress, Drupal, Kajabi, or anything else.

“Diane has been an enormous support and asset for my business. She's helped me create a cohesive brand and consistent language that both clearly communicates what I do and attracts my ideal clients. I regularly get feedback from clients and colleagues that they are impressed with how my site looks and how easy it is to navigate, and it brings in clients!

Diane is not only an amazing expert at what she does, but she truly loves her clients and actually makes the daunting aspects of branding and marketing fun!

— Jessica Fern