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Published On: January 21st, 2018Categories: Website DesignTags:

Website Design, Development and SEO in Crystal Lake, IL

We have 20+ years of experience in web design and front-end web development. We design clean and modern interfaces that are properly structured, carefully coded and fully optimized for search engine visibility. Contact us for a free Crystal Lake IL web design consultation.

Our Local Clients from around McHenry County

Web Design Process

Defining the Strategy
The process starts with requirements gathering.  We find out, not only who you are and what you do, but who your audience is and how to best convert that audience into customers. Who is your ideal customer, how old are they, what is their income level, what is their technical level? These are a few of the questions we ask so we can craft a message that accurately reflects your business and allows you to connect to your audience.

Responsive (Mobile Friendly) Web Design
We design clean and modern interfaces that are properly structured, carefully coded and fully optimized for search engine visibility. All of our websites are created using the latest practices in responsive web design (RWD). That means that no matter the screen size, our layouts will adapt, not shrink, to the device so that your visitors will have the best user experience possible.

Quality Content
Getting your website seen is part of the development process.  We do the research to identify high value converting keywords based on your business, industry and competition level.   We then create quality content as well as back-end coding based on the keyword selection.  Images are optimized and tagged.

Social Media Integration
We will recommend the social media outlets that most relevant to your industry.  We set up the accounts and get you trained on how to use social media to drive traffic to your website and convert users to customers.

Ongoing Maintenance
SEO is an on going process and requires readjusting based on the ever changing search engine algorithms,  electronic devices and your competition.  We access the data from analytics and adjust accordingly to keep your site fresh and competitive.

Not only did Baldwin Web Design deliver as promised, but went above and beyond to deliver a phenomenal product.

We searched for a web designer with a unique set of skills which included design and technical expertise being very hard to please and expecting a lot, we chose Baldwin Web Design. Baldwin Web Design brought all of these skills to the table. We are blown away by the designs and operation of our website. Not only did Carla deliver as promised, but went above and beyond to deliver a phenomenal product.

New patients continue to locate us through the search engines.

We love our new website! New patients continue to locate us through the search engines and are enjoying our new website. Carla made the process simple and guided us every step of the way. She was also available to entire staff via emails, calls or in person. We appreciate everything Baldwin Web Design did for Heydari Health Center.

Carla is always ready to help me when I have questions or need a refresher on keeping my site up to date.

I’ve been very happy with Carla’s web designing! She’s patient and always ready to help me when I have questions or need a refresher on keeping my site up to date. She has an easy way about her and grasps what her clients needs are quickly. I would highly recommend Carla and give her five stars!!!

I’d strongly recommend her services, she is caring and provides great value!

Our team at ILT loved working with Carla. As designers, we are fairly fastidious about anything relating to our image. With Carla we found her to be passionate about making certain she created the look we were trying to achieve while gently giving us invaluable suggestions that made our site a success. We are planning to use her on future projects. I’d strongly recommend her services, she is caring and provides great value!

Our Google rankings have been improving since her development work.

Carla developed a responsive WordPress site several years ago for our animal hospital. The site was aesthetically pleasing, the functionality worked as we had hoped, and delivery was as she had committed. Since that time she has provided tune-up support and has always been available for ad-hoc issues since the site went live. IMO the after support is as critical as the original design due to the constantly changing world of WordPress. There is always work to be done on the site but she gave us tools/training on how to input updated content ourselves/keep our site fresh (in Google’s eyes). I highly recommend Carla for the quality of her work, her after development support, and because she was a pleasure to work with. Lastly don’ t take our word for her skill, take Google’s. Our Google rankings have been improving since her development work. Thanks Carla!

Great Job!

Carla from Baldwin Web Designs is outstanding! She transformed my boring outdated website into something my company can be proud of. Don’t hesitate to hire Baldwin Web Design, great job!

Working with Baldwin Web Design was a pleasure!

We hired Carla at Baldwin Web Design to update our website and could not be any happier with the end result. Working with Baldwin Web Design was a pleasure and Carla’s knowledge and professionalism has been top notch. Thank you for all that you have done for us!

I will be using them on future projects!

I am very happy with the website that Baldwin Web Design recently created for Miller Formless. I appreciate the creativity and vision that Carla used to create our wonderful site. I would highly recommend Baldwin Web Design and will be using them on future projects.

It was a pleasure working with Carla

I contacted Baldwin Web Design for help overhauling my existing website. This was no small order. Carla assessed my needs and made recommendations to take my website to the next level. It was a pleasure working with Carla, highly professional. She knows her stuff too!

Carla is a gem to work with

Carla is a gem to work with. Baldwin Web Design constructed an entirely new website for our business. Carla went out of her way to arrange photography and site visits that really helped enhance the quality of her final work. Another aspect is that she is a local business. As a local business owner myself it is something that I hold in high value. As a local business Carla knows my community, my market and my customers much better than any designer 4 states away. Thanks Carla!

Carla is fantastic to work with

Carla is fantastic to work with — her smart, strategic advice helped elevate my website and add value to my business from day one. She accomplished exactly what I wanted and needed for a fraction of what larger firms were charging. She is responsive and has been a joy to work with. Establishing a long-term relationship with Baldwin Web Design was the easiest decision I made.

Professional and Knowledgeable…

Carla did an awesome job on my website and I wouldn’t think twice about recommending her. Professional and knowledgeable A+++

I strongly recommend Carla at BWD…

Carla at Baldwin Web Design is amazing! She took over our website development in 2016 and it was one of the best decisions we’ve made. She has helped with every aspect from design to hosting, SEO to regulatory compliance. Carla is very knowledgeable in all aspects of web design and treats our small business the same as if we were one of her larger clients. If you want a better looking and performing site, I strongly recommend Carla at BWD!

Update 6/2021…. Just had Carla help with a complete website revamp including all new theme, an updated, modern look, and a few bells & whistles we really wanted. Even though some proved challenging, Carla and her team didn’t quit til they gave us what we wanted. We’re very happy with our new online presence and are grateful for Baldwin Web Design.

About the Author: Carla Baldwin

Carla Baldwin
Carla is the owner of Baldwin Web Design. She is the lead developer and project manager with over twenty years of professional experience in web development and digital marketing.