Design = Architectural Blueprint

The first step is to design your home. We will meet with you to determine your requirements, and then come back a short time later with design alternatives for your consideration. We’ll work together to choose a final design from those alternatives, and then prepare the final blueprints.

This stage takes some time on your part. You need to think about what the words on the site should say, and what types of images you want to use. We’ll help you with this, but you know your business or organization the best and can provide the best content.

Development = Construction

With the final blueprints in hand, we’ll develop the computer code for your website. We write quality, standards-compliant code. Just like an electrician or plumber follows building codes when working on your house, there are “building codes” for websites as well. But on the internet there is no enforcement agency. Some developers build quick-and-dirty code to get the job done as quickly as possible. We don’t. We develop our code according to established web standards. That means the code is easier to maintain and will continue to function properly as internet technology evolves.

Hosting = Renting Space on the Internet

The code is finished and it’s time to move into its new home on the web! We’ll help you choose an address for your site (the domain name, such as www.MyBusiness.com) and we’ll take care of all the moving details. We can register the domain for you if you like (in your name, so you own it, not us) and we’ll arrange to rent space on the internet (called webhosting). We can also arrange email service if you need it, so that you can have email addresses using your domain name (like johndoe@mybusiness.com).

We operate a sister business, OlneyWeb, which provides high quality, secure hosting solely for clients of Red Letter Design. You are not obligated in any way to use OlneyWeb, and for some clients it may not be the best option. We'll explain the details and help you decide what is best for you.

Maintenance = Home Repair and Improvement

After your move into your new home, you may begin to think about home improvement projects. Maybe something little, like painting a room, or major, like adding a sunroom. As your business or organization changes, you may want to make changes to your website as well. Maybe you are running a special this month, or you have some news you want to get out to your visitors, or maybe you want a whole new feature on your site.

We offer a variety of ongoing maintenance plans to meet your needs.