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WordPress Consulting Services:

All sites created in self hosted WordPress. I recommend Hostgator for your web server provider. See why they are the best WordPress hosting.

Once your account is opened, I will take over all installation and setup of WordPress.

Transferring existing site from Blogger, TypePad or WordPress.com or other blogging system. These systems are hosted by them and do not allow full customization of plug-ins or themes. But blog posts can be exported and imported into WP.
Help in picking a domain that will maximize your find-ability in your niche.
Picking a general design look and customizing a template to accomplish that.
A header/ logo design for your brand.

You already have your own domain and want to build on that brand equity. Site may be the low quality auto site builder you get free from hosting companies or a site made by a web developer in a previous technology and now looking long in the tooth. Existing copy can be transferred but this is a more laborious process if there are many pages.
Picking a general design look and customizing a template to accomplish that.
Maybe a new header/ logo design for your brand.

You are starting from scratch and need some tutoring on the present state of web marketing.
Help in picking a domain that will maximize your find-ability in your niche.
A header/ logo design for your brand.

All sites need support. With my plan bug fixes and reasonable content updates are included in my monthly retainer.
All sites need maintenance. For a WP site this means:
Installing new versions of WP itself every three months are so. These add new features, better administration usability, bug fixes and security updates.
Plug-in updates and checking that nothing broke in the process.
Security procedures → unfortunately the bad guys keep inventing ways to spam or hijack site. I have to be vigilant so your site is not hacked. [A Chinese hacker got into one of my client sites two years ago, fortunately I was able to remove the code in two hours. I now install more extensive security plugins]
Lock down of emails so harvesters can’t automate putting your email on spam lists

Adding share features for the most common social networks like FaceBook, Twitter, StumpUpon etc,
Social generated traffic is becoming much more important as Google traffic gets harder and harder to win.
That said, I optimize the on-page SEO attributes of site, pages and posts to give you a fighting chance. The text is written so the Google organic results get the click just like if writing for AdWords. Automated generation just does not cut it.
But good content is the major way to win.
Monthly Google Analytics reports and a written explanation by me of what the reports mean are included.

Link building. Depending on your market this may means just listing in the right directories to a full link building campaign. Inbound links help Google determine how authoritative your site is and hence the Google rank.
E-commerce features from a simple buy now PayPal button and downloadable items to a full shopping cart for hard goods with shipping and tax calculation.
Facebook business page creation and integration to site. Custom graphics and Like panel.
Scanning and OCR of documents like journal articles etc. Getting your article content on the web is great for traffic generation and credibility.
Video conversion and promotion on a YouTube Channel for your business.
Setting up mailing lists and subscribe forms using Mail Chimp, Aweber or others. This is an art in itself.
Design of newsletter format. Consulting on best practices and sending schedules. Design of squeeze pages to increase sign up rates.
Google AdWords program. Only recommended for short periods when launching a new product or if seasonal appeal. AdWords use is dominated by major corporations and the prices are getting non-economic for the small business.