Straight Street Design: Web Design, Inexpensive Hosting, Website Management

Start Smart
Good websites are the result of good planning and good execution. Take the time to plan your project thoroughly. It'll save you time and money, and a few headaches, in the long run.

Design Effectively
Every element of your website should be designed with purpose. From color selection and typography to whitespace and organization, websites that work are created with the visitor in mind.

Be Search-Friendly
Search engines don't care about pretty pictures...your underlying code is all that matters to them. If you want people to find your website, create it with search engines in mind.

Take No Shortcuts
Some designers let software do their work. Pre-designed templates and software automation are shortcuts that can short-circuit your website's effectiveness.

All work performed by SSD is:: Hand-coded; Valid and Semantic XHTML + CSS; Tested in multiple browsers; Search Engine friendly; Designed specifically to meet each client's needs

Why do I go the extra mile?
Because your website works better that way. Bad code can make your site unpredictable, invisible to search engines, and even (in some situations) completely unusable. Writing excellent code takes longer, but it's worth it.

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Effective Web Design - Make the Web Work.