What makes The Pier Collective different?
The Pier Collective Web Design Studio is not your typical web design company. We don't just "do websites". When you work with us, you gain a dedicated, long-term partner in building, supporting, and growing your web presence. Unlike some other designers, we don't just launch your website and then leave you to figure out the rest. We stick with you, through the different stages of your business to help you continue to grow and build and wow your customers.
We understand the fear, frustration, and confusion around hiring a web designer and getting your website built. That's why we offer a personalized, engaging, and empowering design experience for entrepreneurs, like you, who want to stand out from the crowd, convert more customers, and soar past their competition.
Your website is never truly "done". There will always be updates, additions, and tweaks, and that's how having someone like The Pier Collective, who understands the all the technical things that don't want to worry about, in your corner makes all the difference.
We discuss ways to increase your online engagement to help meet your business goals.
This package comes with up to 5-10re pages that will be custom designed and is a great starting point for an average or smaller brochure/informational website. This package may include a blog, but will have basic functionality.
Functionality such as basic forms, Google map integration, small photo gallery, etc.
Unsure of what to write on your website pages? Our Design + Copy Questionnaire will help guide you to say the right words.
Share your expertise with your audience by creating regular content and displaying it on your website. We will create a custom archive page to house all of your content, as well as design a beautiful posts layout.
With over 80% of internet browsing now taking place on mobile devices, it is important for your website to be designed for various screen sizes. All of our websites are built and designed to look great on any device.
We create a solid foundation for your website to start getting found on Google and other search engines through proper page structure, meta descriptions, image alt tags, and more. While we cannot guarantee a certain position in search engine results, your website will have the basic foundation in place to get you off to a great start.
If you are looking for more targeted SEO services, we can help with that too.
Your social media pages will be linked to your website to help your website visitors find your business across all platforms.
We provide a full month of our Standard WebCare plan at no extra cost, with an option to continue ongoing support for a monthly or annual cost.
We discuss ways to increase your online engagement to help meet your business goals.
This package comes with 11-25 pages and is perfect for portfolio or more customer engaging websites. It also includes more advanced functionality such as, calendars, events, quote forms, advanced galleries, etc.
Integrations like advanced blogs, calendar integration, scheduling capabilities, and conditional forms
Share your expertise with your audience by creating regular content and displaying it on your website. We will create a custom archive page to house all of your content, as well as design a beautiful posts layout.
After a content strategy session, we will write and/or edit basic content for your pages.
With over 80% of internet browsing now taking place on mobile devices, it is important for your website to be designed for various screen sizes. All of our websites are built and designed to look great on any device.
We create a solid foundation for your website to start getting found on Google and other search engines through proper page structure, meta descriptions, image alt tags, and more. While we cannot guarantee a certain position in search engine results, your website will have the basic foundation in place to get you off to a great start.
If you are looking for more targeted SEO services, we can help with that too.
Your social media pages will be linked to your website to help your website visitors find your business across all platforms.
We provide a full month of our Standard WebCare plan at no extra cost, with an option to continue ongoing support for a monthly or annual cost.
We discuss ways to increase your online engagement to help meet your business goals.
This package comes with 30+ pages that will be custom designed to align with your business goals.
Advanced functionality such as an online store, interactive customer solutions, template creations, online training, etc.
Share your expertise with your audience by creating regular content and displaying it on your website. We will create a custom archive page to house all of your content, as well as design a beautiful posts layout.
After a content strategy session, we will write basic content for your pages.
With over 80% of internet browsing now taking place on mobile devices, it is important for your website to be designed for various screen sizes. All of our websites are built and designed to look great on any device.
We create a solid foundation for your website to start getting found on Google and other search engines through proper page structure, meta descriptions, image alt tags, and more. While we cannot guarantee a certain position in search engine results, your website will have the basic foundation in place to get you off to a great start.
If you are looking for more targeted SEO services, we can help with that too.
Your social media pages will be linked to your website to help your website visitors find your business across all platforms.
We provide a full month of our Standard WebCare plan at no extra cost, with an option to continue ongoing support for a monthly or annual cost.
The typical timeframe to build a new site is 6-8 weeks. Please be prepared to be available to answer questions, send documents, etc. during this time to expedite the completion of your project.
Custom-designed websites differ greatly between clients, businesses, and goals. Because of that, prices among projects can vary. With that being said, our website packages start at around $2000. Some items that can influence your cost can include additional tools needed to meet your goals, such as scheduling tools, e-commerce platforms, content strategy, copywriting, and more. When we discuss your project proposal, we cover all tools that will be needed as well as the costs associated with those tools.
Keep in mind, there will also be ongoing costs that you will be responsible for that are not part of your website build. Those costs can include domain renewals, hosting costs, premium plugin renewals, etc. We will be sure to let you know what costs you can expect on an ongoing basis from the various companies that offer those services, however, we are not responsible for their pricing or technical support.
Note: We offer customized payment plans if needed. See package pricing options.
WordPress is open source content management software and currently powers around 25% of all websites on the Internet. The project is contributed to by tens of thousands of developers all over the world and is growing from strength to strength. WordPress allows us to develop flexible and customizable websites to modern standards and observes web development best practices. Furthermore, the community of web developers that use WordPress reaches far and wide and allows us to tap into this collective intelligence and bring that wealth of experience to your project.
Your website needs to be hosted by a hosting company that specializes in WordPress hosting. If your subscribe to one of our Website Care plans, your website will be hosted on Siteground. If you choose to use your own hosting, or wish to maintain the hosting provider you currently use if this is a rebuild, we can make recommendations.
While we like to be flexible and responsive to your needs, we also like to deliver what we promise within the time frames and budgets we have allowed. If you ask us to add new features to your website while we are building it, we will most likely ask why. If we all agree that your new request will help us achieve our objectives, and we can incorporate the request without extending the project timeline, then we will be more than happy to accommodate you. If your new feature is something you would like to add to your website but is not directly tied to your original objectives, then we will suggest to schedule it for a second iteration of the website once it has been launched. This will require a new proposal and contract.
Once your website is launched, we allow revisions for 7 days. Revisions include changes to existing content and not adding new content that was not discussed in the project. For example, you notice a name misspelling or you decide you want a different color on an element. Revisions do not include adding new content that was already not on the website. If you require more extensive changes, we are happy to discuss a new, separate discounted project.
we will provide 30 - 90 days of support to make sure any bugs have been ironed out and that you are confident using your new website. The amount of support provided depends on your services. After this we encourage you to join one of our ongoing WebCare Plans. These plans ensure your website is in the very best of hands, being updated regularly, optimized, and cared for so it performs at its best. Our WebCare Plans include updating your software, regular backups, security checks, making sure your website is online and a priceless peace of mind.
More information on our WebCare Plans can be found here.
Once you're signed on as a client, I provide exact details on what I will need from you to complete your project, but as a general rule, you should be prepared with:
your logo in a web-ready format (PNG, WEBP, EPS, or high-resolution JPEG file types are ideal)
other images you would like on your website
login info for your domain and hosting (if you already have these in place)
any brand or style guides, including hex numbers for brand colors
any special graphics (SVGs) you would like used
any premium or special fonts (make sure you have proper licensing)
written content if you are not planning to utilize our copywriting service
Some clients prefer to handle all updating and maintenance of their website. If that sounds like you, we will provide a high-level overview of how to update your site.
If you're not comfortable touching the backend of your website, check out our WebCare plans.
Woman + Black-Owned Web Design Studio based in and serving small businesses and organizations in the Metro Detroit, MI area