KMDesign: web site advice for small business and individuals

KMDesign specializes in internet and business identity solutions for small businesses in Maryland, but our services can easily be used by anyone in the United States

Contact us today if you have any questions about how we can help make your business more successful

Perhaps the easiest step in establishing a presence on the web is to register your domain name (something like "kmdesign.net"). For less than $10 per year (for most common domain name types - including the ".com" suffix) you can register your own name - in just a few minutes - at AlphaWebmasters.

Even if you currently have a small site of a few pages hosted under someone else's domain name, you can still register your own domain and have it point to the current location of your site. After you register your domain at AlphaWebmasters you can specify a forwarding address and anytime someone points their web browser to "www.yoursite.com" they'll be automatically forwarded to the actual address where the site is located. Contact us if you need help with setting this up.

(There's no reason why you shouldn't handle the domain registration yourself. Don't let a web designer try to tell you that they should register it for you. If you ever have to make changes to your site hosting or maintenance arrangements, it'll be much easier if you have control of the domain name.)

The most cost-effective way of building a high-quality web site that reflects the goals of your business is to start with a pre-made web site template. We offer template ideas from which you can choose. Once you've made your choice, contact us and we'll be happy to help you "tweak" the template to match your needs and to give you a unique site. (Or, if you're comfortable with the process, you can do the modifications yourself and use the hosting solutions from AlphaWebmasters to host your site.)

Contact us before you purchase a template (let us the know the template number) and we'll provide you with details on the types of modifications we can make and a quote on our fees (our fees for modifying templates are in addition to the cost of purchasing the template). Scroll through the templates shown below or click here for our page full of templates.

Your business's logo and other graphics used on the web and in printed material play a large part in grabbing the attention of potential customers. KMDesign offers quick and cost-effective design services that can help improve your overall business identity. After initial no-cost discussions about your needs, we'll create several design concepts for you to consider then work with you until the design you choose is complete to your satisfaction. Packages consisting of a single web-compatible logo start at $150.

Our gallery of logos for fictional local businesses may give you some inspiration for your own business (click on the logos to see larger versions).

Contact us today and we'll be happy to discuss the possibilities for your business.

If there's anything we can do to help you get started, e-mail us.
Small bits of advice and assistance are always free. More extensive
help can provided for a small fee.

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