“I heard about this thing called the Internet. I thought, That sounds kind of interesting. The first thing I did is I picked up the phone and dialed 411, and I said, I’d like the number for the Internet, please. And the operator is like, What?”
Sky Dayton (Sky later founded EarthLink, an Internet-service provider, in 1994). To read the story, click here

services

Basic WordPress Blog Set-Up
Custom WordPress Site Design
Image Galleries • Video • Audio
Shopping Carts – E commerce
Search Engine Optimization Services (SEO)
Social Networking Set-Up (Facebook, Twitter, etc)
Google Apps Set-Up

My name is Ritama, and as owner of Ritama Design, my role is lead designer & project manager. I work with a number of skilled associates (most notably, Pamela Nilzon for programming) and all are talented professionals in programming, audio & video, photography, copy writing, SEO services, etc…

We mainly work with a program called WordPress. WordPress is an open-source software Content Management System (CMS) that is used by millions of people – from a casual user to CNN. It’s a reliable CMS program that will be around for the long run, we love it, trust it and feel confident recommending it to our clients.

This web site was created in WordPress – I designed the layout, Pam made a custom template and did the programming. Pretty sweet ‘eh? Just imagine what we can do for you! Please scroll down for more info on our services.

what is wordpress?

WordPress is our favorite platform for creating web sites because we want our clients to be empowered and have the ability to easily update their sites themselves. With WordPress, you can do that. Ritama Design can create anything from a basic incredible site to a super incredible custom site using the WordPress software.

WordPress has a simple user interface that makes it easy for web owners to do updates themselves. WordPress has an excellent Content Management System (CMS – means that you can update your site yourself!) for business & personal web sites.

WordPress comes with blogging software and makes it easy for you to have a blog on your site – which will draw more search engine attention. However, a blog is not for everyone – we’ll review your site needs to be sure you get exactly what you need and what you are comfortable maintaining.

WordPress is a solid platform and we trust it will be around for years to come – and just get better. See this page for a list of WordPress VIP clients that rely on this great open-source software: vip.wordpress.com/clients/ .  Almost as impressive as most of my clients :)

what do you offer?

what are your fees?

While we want our clients to manage their sites themselves, we’ll always be available if a “kerfuffle” happens and you need some assistance. We don’t finish sites and then abandon you! However, if you would prefer that Ritama Design updates and edits your site, we are happy to do that as well.

site examples and price ranges

$900 – $1300 Northwest Passage Theater & Northwest Devices

$2500 – $3200 William Powers, Wild Fern Natural Health, Lisa Zerkowitz – this is our most popular price range

$3500 – $4500 Mallard Ice Cream,  Aldrich Farms

Please see the Portfolio and Blog pages for more samples.

how long does it take?

Typically, a site takes 2 – 8 weeks to complete, depending on the complexity of the site and our current scheduling demands. In addition to creating the graphics for the site design, your web site needs to be coded, tested, and you, the client, need to provide us with your content and images in a timely manner.

We will provide you with a time-line and “To Do” list once your deposit is received.

All projects are “first come- first serve” and are scheduled as so. All projects are 50% down, 25% when design is approved by you, and the remaining balance when the site is ready to launch.

what about web hosting & registering my domain?

We have been working with Tigertech, a web hosting company, for over 10 years and we adore them. Besides offering great hosting plans for reasonable fees, they also give you free domain registration! And, they have a great Stats page so you can check and see how many people have been visiting your site. If you have an existing web host that you like, we’ll work with them (we are not going to force you to move!) however, we might have to transfer your account to Tigertech if your current host does not support WordPress. We’ll take care of the transfer process.

Tigertech – If you are my client, or wanna be, call me first and I’ll help you pick a plan and with signing up.

what is SEO?

Search Engine Optimization, SEO, means your site is optimized for the search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc…) to easily find you out of the billions of sites on the internet.

Getting high rankings on Search Engine Results is one of the biggest concerns of web site owners. Ritama Design will provide you site with basic SEO. The sites we create are consistent with the current prevailing industry standards, which means that the code used with WordPress is optimal to being seen on search engine results pages.

We install the All In One SEO plugin on all our sites.

When your site is completed, we will submit your site to the top search engines, Google, Yahoo & Bing, and, if appropriate Google Local Places Listings. We can also set you up with Google Analytics for detailed web site statistics and monitoring.

However, if you need more than the basic SEO that we provide, we work with SEO experts and are happy to recommend their services to you.

now that you know everything…

etc…

CLICK HERE to go to the portfolio section to see what we’ve done
email: ritama@ritama.com or call me:

(360) 756-2328

And let’s get started with your site!