HomePage International (HPI) –In today’s electronically driven world every business needs a website to expand its presence to the international marketplace, or just to standout in a crowded field of competitors in a local marketplace. Fortunately, a Web site is one of the least expensive yet most powerful marketing tools available to your business.  But getting started with the best design and a “user-friendly” Web site are the keys to unlock your success.

HomePage International is experienced website design studio specializing in the Internet needs of small to medium sized businesses. 

Whether it is a simple Home Page that gives your business the Internet visibility you need, to creating an E-Commerce site to market your products or services worldwide, HomePage International is your creative and technical resource.

Our goal is to create visually appealing, content rich, elegant and interactive Web sites that are easy to use and fun to navigate -- Web sites that successfully market your products and services.  HPI is here to help you do what you do best, offer your valued customers products and services with a strong Web site that builds your business.

We’ve been creating easy-to-use, and fast loading Web sites that “speak” to customers since 1994 from our offices in Santa Barbara, California.  With our technical “know how” earned through serving a large number of businesses like yours, we have the savvy and the skills to help build your site’s success.

Working with HomePage International offers your business a complete package of products and services.

Pre-Planning and Consultation: 
If you want to build a successful site you have to know where you’re heading and why. 

We’ll work with your decision makers and marketing team to produce a clearly defined "road map" that outlines your specific needs and goals.  We make sure those needs are turned into an effective sales and marketing tool for your business.  

Architecture:
Your Web site tells your story, page by page. It’s the look and feel that gets your customer’s attention. Working with you we make the major decisions about how your Web site tells a story in a way that works. 

Navigation: 
Your business builds when customers can get what they want when they want it. Your Web site is the buying vehicle your customers are driving.  Getting them to the products and services you’re marketing needs to be simple, direct, and intuitive. 

HomePage International is a master in designing sites so that yours customers always know where they are and how to get to the information they want.

Content: 
Every page tells a story.  What will your pages contain? How will your marketing message be conveyed? HomePage International can provide you with creative content (promotional and technical writing, scanning, photography, video and interviews, etc).

Customer Support: 
Keeping the loyalty of your customers and clients is a two-way street.  We plan, design and implement all systems for your site to communicate efficiently with your customers and clients.  HomePage International can design contact forms, auto-responders, discussion forums and other smart systems so your customers will know you’re listening and responding!

Programming and Scripting: 
The magic of scripting and programming can turn your website into a dynamic environment that moves your customers to buy your product or service.  Our talented programmers can create all necessary specialty programming and database needs like image swapping mouse-over's, database integration and other advanced functionality.

 Graphics: 
How your message looks says a lot about your business.  Today's marketplace demands that your messages look interesting and attractive. HPI’s creative Internet savvy graphics professionals can create the unique images that will put your Web site out ahead of the competition.

Web Site Marketing: 
Finding and driving customer traffic to your site makes all the difference to your success.  After the content and design work is compete, we’ll help you market your site with search engine and directory listings, email and Internet news groups.

Web site Maintenance: 
A Web site without new content is not breathing.  Customers want new information and to know you are “in the market” and working to meet their new needs.  HomePage International will help you update your Web site.  We’ll do it for you or help train your staff to keep your Web site alive and well.

Web site Design Fees: 
Our goal is to provide professional services for reasonable rates. There are several phases to working with you—Preliminary meetings to discover your Web site needs, Web site design creation and actual Web site production.  Each phase can be estimated, approved and separately.  Generally we can estimate the cost of the preliminary meetings phase (meetings) very quickly.  Then, after meeting with you, setting goals and developing a preliminary outline of your Web site, we’ll quote you an accurate fee for actual Web site development production costs.

Training and Support: 
Your success is our success.  We’re in it for the long haul with you, and will provide you and your staff with training and support so you can continue to take advantage of the exciting world of Internet marketing.