
Highest Standards in Web Design
US&V upholds the highest standards on the Internet. We create the most beautiful and useful websites on the web today.
Beautiful
Our New York-base encourages the highest level of aesthetic standards for design, branding and layouts.
Useful
Websites can be more useful then an office or store front without the overhead. You can create a community for your customers, directly connect with your visitors using newsletters and media, as well as sell your products or services with ease.
eCommerce
Our approach to eCommerce is strategic and customized based on our in-depth knowledge of online business and the marketplace.
- Organization of products.
- Strategic advertising planning.
- Coordination of online checkout.
- Offer promo/coupon codes to customers.
- Accept Paypal and/or credit cards.
Galleries
Feature photos and images in gallery format. Choose advanced galleries and display your images with impressive viewing and zooming features.
- AJAX
- jQuery
- Lightbox2
- Flash
Layouts
Your layout is your company's face and branding on the Internet.
- Design Coordination.
- Long term flexibility.
- Design standards.
- Feasibility studies.
- Design management.
- Technical reviews.
- Mock ups.
- Design schedule management.
Logos
Your logo is your brand. A logo is utilized on websites and all print materials from business cards to brochures and proposals.
- Custom logo design.
- Custom logo re-design and updates.
- HQ logos for print materials.
- Transparent background logos.
Project Management
- Provide overall leadership and organization.
- Maintain project procedures and records.
- Provide scheduling updating and monitoring.
- Provide cost control procedures.
- Assist with quality control.
- Coordinate meetings.
- Status reports and updates.
- Review problems and issues.
- Review time and cost impact of changes.
- Coordinate specialty consultants.
- Assist owner in training and start-up procedures.
- Assist owner with hiring appropriate personnel to run new and finished project.
Project Planning
- Establish / Review internal working and management structure for a project.
- Complete needs analysis.
- Develop project budget.
- Develop overall schedule.
- Review and confirm that the preliminary discussions accurately reflect current needs.
- Finalize project details.
- Establish criteria for design team.
- Identify any specialty consultants.
- Organize all team members.
Newsletters
Collect email addresses to start a mailing list and directly correspond with your visitors and customers or organize the data for monetizing.
- Integrate newsletter sign up mailings directly into website.
- Integrate membership sign up w/ newsletter sign up.
- Automatically organize data into a downloadable spreadsheet.
Search Engine Optimization
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is one of your top priorities as a website owner. Optimize your site to increase your search ranking and traffic. Utilize every aspect of SEO to get the edge on your competition.
- Page by page customizable Meta Tags.
- Keyword and Key Phrase planning.
- Automatic XML Site Map generating.
- Submit your site to Google, Yahoo and Bing.
- Utilize search engine developer tools like an expert.
- Direct connection of XML Site Map to the most popular search engines.
- Maximize the number of your pages indexed by search engines.
- Clean up your URLs.
- Start a blog to expand the keyword possibilities of your website.
- Create RSS feeds of your content.
- Share functions to submit your content to popular link sharing sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Digg, Del.icio.us, Stumble Upon, etc.
Social Networking
Utilize the best social networks the web has to offer.
- Twitter: Start tweeting to gather followers and now you can integrate your Twitter updates directly into your website.
- Facebook: Use your company Facebook page to gain costumers and fans.
- YouTube: Use YouTube to host your videos. YouTube videos can be embedded directly into your website and you will gain traffic directly from YouTube itself.
- Flickr: Upload your images to Flickr and integrate your Flickr images directly into your website.
- LinkedIn: Connect with your current and past clients on LinkedIn.
- Start Your Own Social Network: There's nothing better then starting your own social network in your niche market.
Website Redesign
If you already have a website and are seeking to upgrade, update or redesign we offer the following services:
- Convert your PSD to a coded website.
- Convert your sketched layout to a coded website.
- Upgrade your HTML website to CMS.
- Update your current website.
- Revamp your layout design.
- Add eCommerce functionality.
- Add community functionality, galleries, slideshows, Flash, jQuery, newsletter mailing list, streaming audio, streaming video and search engine optimization.