NEW WEBSITE DESIGN - OR A COMPREHENSIVE REDESIGN OF YOUR EXISTING SITE - by New York City graphic designer and Maitripa College's webmaster. Please visit www.lightgraphics.net for links to existing sites designed by this donor. 

This WEBSITE DESIGN PACKAGE includes:

*consultations and development of original custom design for you, your organization, or business: at least 3 diverse design approaches are provided based on your initial direction in a process directed by LightGraphics and then the final design is refined based on your feedback from the initial 3
*guidance and assistance as we develop your site architecture (the way your content is organized and pages interface within the website and the larger world wide web)
*creation of the complete website based on the final new design and your approved site architecture, including up to 20 pages with appropriate menus / navigation system,
*media: flash photogalleries, video and/or audio content depending on your needs (does not include preparation of the actual media files themselves such as video editing, photo prep for the galleries, etc.)
*basic payment-acceptance pages such membership, donate, or simple purchase pages using PayPal, Click and Pledge, etc.
*training and setup for client-maintenance of site if desired
*basic interactive forms such as "click here to join" or "contact" (more elaborate interactive forms may be developed upon bid as needed)
*access to extensive library of professional images (copyright free / fair use) to embellish your site as needed
*Complete SEO (Search Engine Optimization) site map, metatags, keywords, internal content and listings with all search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.) to ensure high ranking in search results for your site
*technical and editorial follow-up for 30 days after live launch of your site to address any feedback from your larger audience or any technical issues
*full compliance with global web standards

The package does not include the following; however, any of these elements may be made available by supplemental bid:

*purchase or payment of the website name (url) or ongoing web hosting service (recommendations and assistance on this aspect will be provided as needed)
*elaborate ecommerce, including stores or data-based shopping carts (simple payment acceptance pages are included such a membership, donate, and simple purchase pages using PayPal, Click and Pledge, etc.)
*ongoing webmaster services

Timing: Most sites take 2-3 months from conception to launch. This will be a priority project for the donor and every effort will be made to meet any expressed deadlines by the winning bidder, but the site must be completed between January 1 and June 1 of 2012 unless otherwise agreed by both parties.