Discovery & Planning
- Understanding your goals & audience
- Right-sized scope for your budget
- Content & structure planning
What Is Web Design Through System Alternatives?
Web design is the process of planning, designing, and building a website that fits your business: what you offer, who you're trying to reach, and what you want visitors to do once they get there. For a business already working with System Alternatives on IT and security, it also means the site can be hosted and maintained by a team that already knows your systems, rather than handed off to a separate vendor with no context on the rest of your technology.
How System Alternatives Helps
We start by understanding your business, your goals for the site, and your budget, then recommend an approach that fits, whether that's a new build or a redesign of an existing site. From there we handle design and development through launch. Because we're also a managed IT and security provider, we can pair the finished site with hosting, backups, and ongoing maintenance using the same processes we already use to keep client systems running and secure.
Design & Build
- Mobile-friendly, responsive design
- Clear calls to action
- Built to represent your business well
Hosting & Maintenance
- Hosting arranged and managed for you
- Ongoing updates & support available
- Backups handled the same way as your other systems
What's Included
Every web design engagement is scoped individually, but most include the following:
Planning
- Goals & audience discussion
- Sitemap & content planning
- Timeline & scope agreed up front
Build
- Design & development
- Review rounds before launch
- Testing across devices
After Launch
- Optional ongoing maintenance
- Hosting & security handled for you
- Support for future updates
Who This Service Is For
Web design fits small and mid-size businesses that need a new website or a redesign of an outdated one, businesses without an in-house design or development resource, and current System Alternatives clients who'd rather have one local team handling their website alongside their IT and security instead of coordinating with a separate agency.
Why Businesses Choose System Alternatives
A website built by one vendor and hosted or secured by another can create gaps: nobody's quite sure who's responsible when something breaks or a security patch is needed. Having the same local team handle your website and your underlying IT and security removes that gap. We'll scope your project honestly, including whether a lighter fix makes more sense than a full rebuild.
Service Area
System Alternatives provides web design services for businesses throughout the Portland metro area, Oregon, and Washington.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What does a web design engagement typically include?
- Most projects include discovery and planning, design and development, a review period before launch, and optional ongoing maintenance afterward. We scope the exact deliverables and timeline with you before work begins.
- Do you build custom sites or use templates?
- It depends on your goals and budget. We'll recommend the right approach for your business during scoping rather than defaulting to one option for every project.
- Can you redesign an existing website, or only build new ones?
- Both. We work on new builds and redesigns of existing sites, including cases where only certain pages or sections need updating rather than a full rebuild.
- Will you also host and maintain the site after launch?
- Yes, if you'd like us to. Hosting, backups, and ongoing maintenance can be handled using the same approach we already use for client IT systems, so your website isn't a separate loose end.
- How much does a website cost?
- Pricing depends on scope, from a smaller update to a full custom build. We'll provide a quote after learning about your goals and requirements.
- Does System Alternatives serve Portland, Oregon, and Washington for web design?
- Yes. We provide web design services for businesses throughout the Portland metro area, Oregon, and Washington.