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WordPress Makeovers

Is your website scaring away your customers?

Let's face it ... first impressions count. And your WordPress site is failing to make the grade. I know, there are lot of excuses - all of them legit. You lack the time, the money, or the know-how to spruce things up. Or maybe you just don't realize how important it is. IT IS! Your website is the hub for all your online marketing activities. All that effort you're putting into driving traffic to your site via SEO, social media, emails, etc. is time and money wasted if the website fails to meet user expectations and leave a positive impression of your business.

 

I've got a sweet offer to help you turn things around and put your best foot forward.

Introducing WordPress Make-overs to fit your budget

No trick, just treat!

So, what's a WordPress makeover?

Let's compare it to a beauty make-over. The stylist and make-up artist make cosmetic changes to enhance your natural beauty. They don't make structural changes - like giving you a nose job. Instead, they figure out your best features and use their tools and color palette to highlight those features. They can't physically change your body, but they can give you a new outfit and a new look - so that you feel confident and make a strong first impression.

In website terms, your content and the basic structure of your site will remain the same. But we'll give it a new look or just freshen up areas that are not serving you. The specifics will depend on your needs, but we may change colors, type styling, clean-up/reformat page content, swap photos, re-position page elements, give you more dynamic headlines, and/or add a call-to-action or subscribe form.

What's included

- a 30 minute phone consultation to review your business goals, customers, etc. and address any specific issues

- 3 hours of our time spent beautifying and fixing up your website

- a checklist with suggested next steps/website areas that could still use some attention (we may not get to everything in our 3 hours, but we'll tackle the biggest issues)

- a 1 year license to our video training series so that you can learn the skills to keep your website up to date and looking sharp. The videos will be accessed right within your WordPress dashboard

- Licenses to popular paid themes and plugins (there are some we license in bulk because they are that good - if we use one on your site, we'll include a complimentary license so that you can continue to get updates)

- Complimentary hosting migration to WPEngine if you sign up with our partner link (site speed, stability, and security are HUGE factors in terms of customer experience and conversion). WPEngine is the best hosting and well worth the extra $. We use them too!

Your investment: $450

Get your WordPress Make-over

Just $450 now through Nov. 21st, 2016. Our Halloween treat!

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Make-over Examples

All these sites were spruced up on a small budget similar to that of this makeover package.

BEFORE - too loud, difficult navigation, unusable on mobile
BEFORE - too loud, difficult navigation, unusable on mobile
AFTER - softer, easier navigation, responsive
AFTER - softer, easier navigation, responsive
BEFORE - Looks dated, icky menu color, header too big
BEFORE - Looks dated, icky menu color, header too big
AFTER - Cleaner, simple logo in header, calls-to-action, mobile-friendly
AFTER - Cleaner, simple logo in header, calls-to-action, mobile-friendly
BEFORE
BEFORE - too busy, menu gets lost at top, and logo bottom looks like a menu (but isn't clickable)
AFTER - new logo and navigation, simplified layout focusing on calls to action
AFTER - new logo and navigation, simplified layout focusing on calls to action

Are you eligible for a WordPress Makeover?

If you can answer all these questions with a YES, you may be a good candidate.

  1. Is your site built with WordPress and hosted by some other company that WordPress.com?
  2. Have you applied WordPress and plugin updates in the last 4 months?
  3. Can you provide full administrator access to WordPress and to your FTP server?
  4. Is your site functional and has complete content?
  5. Can you describe your ideal customers and the top 2-3 actions you want them to take when visiting your website?

Rave Reviews

Sara did an excellent job for our website and gave us a much more professional look.  Everything was on time with no issues what-so-ever.  Highly recommended and we will continue to use her services.  Thanks Sara!

Michael M. - Magic Screen 3D

Sara is an expert and she can help you create or remodel your website to make it easy to navigate, straight forward and effective. She knows so much about SEO, marketing, and how to best draw people in. She's not about all the fluff. Sara is honest, straight forward, and efficient, and her work speaks for itself. She is truly a gift to anyone looking to enhance their web presence.

Julz M. - Thrive Natural Medicine

Sara has great skill in redesigning websites to better serve your needs. I love my website that she redesigned. When it recently went down, I had no clue but Sara figured it out and got it functioning again. And now with her new service I can have her keep everything up to date and running.

Kathy A. - Jewelry by Kathy

Our Make-over Process

Complete the Make-over Worksheet

We will review your responses and take a look at your website to determine if we're a good fit for this project. We'll get back to you within 48 hours.

Payment and Scheduling

Review our availability calendar, select a date, and submit your payment. We work on your website as a 1-day sprint. Once we've received payment, we'll follow up with a list of items/info you need to submit and a link to schedule a 30-minute planning session by phone.

Planning and Development

We'll chat by phone and sort out any loose threads. Then we'll get to work beautifying and fixing up your site to no-longer scare away your customers!

Frequently Asked Questions

Will you make my site look good on mobile/be responsive? Expand

Yes - all site makeovers will be checked to ensure good usability on mobile devices. If your current theme does a poor job with this, we will replace the theme with a mobile friendly one.

Will you maintain my current branding with the makeover? Expand

Yes. If you have a brand style guide (either formal or informal), let us know. Tell us if there are specific colors, type styles, or other design elements that must be used. Letting us know about your audience and goals also helps to keep us on track. We are very good at keeping the integrity of your brand, while still freshening up the look.

I'd like to add e-commerce or turn this into a subscription/membership site - is this included? Expand

No. The WordPress makeover is intended to focus on the aesthetics of the website and structuring the content to guide visitors to your desired outcomes. E-commerce and membership functionality are more complex, and though Sara Lorien Design is well experienced in these areas, those features are outside the scope of the Makeover package. If you need something like that, please fill out our project inquiry to get the ball rolling.

My website is hosted at WordPress.com - can you do a makeover? Expand

No - in general I've found that most of the themes at WordPress.com are far too restrictive in terms of design control, layout changes, and functionality. I can move you to the self-hosted version of WordPress on the hosting company of your choice, but that project is outside the scope of this makeover package. Please fill out a project inquiry to get the ball rolling.

Can you add a sign-up to my CRM (i.e. MailChimp, Constant Contact, etc) Expand

Yes, with this caveat. You must setup the CRM yourself, create the list, and write any content that is part of the confirmation/email sequence. We just configure the sign-up form and connection from the WordPress side. You'll need to provide access to your CRM. If you need more help on the CRM side of things, contact us and we'll put you in touch with one of our partners.

Will you write new content or edit my content? Expand

Mostly No. We may pull out headlines from your content, or shift stuff around a bit if we feel like it will better convey your value or be clearer to the end users. And we may fix any glaring grammatical or spelling errors. However, if a lot editing is needed, or the copy that exists is not serving your business well, we may put you in touch with one of our copy-writing partners.

I have some changes and edits I'd like to make to the content - will you do that for me? Expand

No. We suggest that you make changes to the content before we do your makeover as content and design go hand-in-hand. You'll get best results if we're working with current information.

Do you provide images? Expand

No. However, imagery is an important part of a websites' visual appeal. Having good quality images can really help tell your story. With the WordPress makeover package, we will size/crop up to 10 images that you provide. If the images are bad, we may suggest using some stock photos and send you links to some that would work for your situation. You'll purchase the license to the photo, then provide us a copy to add to your website.

Do you make the changes on a live site? Expand

Yes, but we are primarily dealing with cosmetic changes, so the likelihood of the site being down is quite small. If your web host offers a staging area (like WPEngine), we are happy to use it. Because we are working in 1-day sprints for Makeover projects, your site won't be impacted for long. However, if you have concerns, please let us know and we'll work out a strategy to minimize the impact to your customers.

Can you make-over an e-commerce site? Expand

Maybe. Please inquire if this is your situation. Switching themes can be risky when there is a store involved. So we'd likely only do this if your current theme is flexible enough to allow for the desired design changes or we switch you to a theme that we know for sure is compatible and well supported with your e-commerce platform. 

We will not be modifying layout or functionality of the product pages, add to cart, or check-out area. Nor will we be changing your products or categories. If anything were to change in e-commerce, it would be colors, type, spacing, etc. (visual accents to coordinate with other design changes made to site)

Got other questions? Expand

Contact Us and we'll get you an answer.

Get your WordPress Make-over

Just $450 now through Nov. 21st, 2016. Our Halloween treat!

Get Started

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Sara’s Side Hustles and Projects

An entrepreneur at heart, I'm always cooking up something on the side. Here's what I've got going on.


Dream Maker Creative - A DIY crafts studio in Bremerton, WA offering classes, parties, events, and a small boutique selling craft kits. It's also where I make my web design "office" and teach tech classes. A multi-purpose space!


Terra Create - Maker of artisan quality craft kits. For ages 10+. Subscriptions available.

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Sara Lorien Design
PO Box 2161
Kingston, WA 98346
Phone: (360)728-3102
Email: Contact Us
Hours by Appointment

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