adeptware

Business website development

A website should do more than sit there. We build fast, search-friendly sites that you can update yourself, with the practical features a growing business needs.

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Overview

A website that earns its keep.

For many customers, your website is the first impression of your business. It needs to load quickly, work on every phone, show up in search results, and make it obvious how to get in touch.

We go beyond brochure sites. When your website needs to collect job applications, route customer support requests, or let staff manage content without calling a developer, we build those features in and keep them running.

For businesses that already run on WordPress, we handle the ongoing care that keeps a site secure and fast: hosting, plugin updates, and security hardening.

Sound familiar?

When clients usually call us

  • Your site looks dated

    It was built years ago, does not work well on phones, and no longer reflects the business you have become.

  • You cannot update it yourself

    Every small change means waiting on a developer or wrestling with a confusing editor.

  • It does not show up in search

    Customers searching for what you offer find your competitors first.

  • Paperwork happens by email

    Job applications and service requests arrive as scattered emails and attachments.

What's included

Practical features, done right.

  • Modern, responsive design that looks professional on phones, tablets, and desktops.
  • Content management so your team can edit pages without calling a developer.
  • Online job applications with spam protection and email notifications.
  • Customer support requests that are tracked from open to resolved.
  • Search engine fundamentals including page titles, descriptions, structured data, sitemaps, and clean markup.
  • Fast load times through lean pages, optimized images, and modern hosting.
  • Accessibility so your site works for people using screen readers and keyboards.
  • WordPress care including hosting, plugin updates, and security hardening.
  • Analytics and email capture so you can see what is working and stay in touch with visitors.
  • Hosting and domains set up properly, with HTTPS and backups.

How it works

What working together looks like.

  1. Listen

    We learn what your customers need to find and what you need the site to do.

  2. Design

    We plan the pages and content, then design a look that fits your brand.

  3. Build

    We build the site, set up editing, and connect forms and analytics.

  4. Launch and care

    We launch with redirects in place to protect search rankings, then keep the site updated.

Experience

Where we have done this before.

Client work ยท 2012 to today

Fire protection contractor

A public website with content management, service pages, a detailed online job application with spam protection, and customer support ticketing, maintained for more than thirteen years.

Our own site

This website

Built as a fast static site with self-hosted fonts, structured data, and a generated sitemap, following the same search engine practices we use for clients.

Questions

Frequently asked questions.

Have a question that is not answered here? Get in touch and we will give you a straight answer.

Will we be able to edit the website ourselves?

Yes. We set up content editing that fits your team, whether that is a content management system in a custom application or WordPress.

Will redesigning our site hurt our search rankings?

Not if it is done carefully. We keep important URLs where possible, add permanent redirects for any that change, and carry over titles and descriptions so search engines can follow along.

Do you write the content?

We help you organize and edit it and can draft pages from your input. You know your business best, so the final word is always yours.

Do you host websites?

We set up hosting in your name on reliable modern platforms, so you own the account and are never locked in.

Related services

Other ways we can help.

Custom web applications

Tailored Ruby on Rails applications that fit the way your business actually works, from customer portals to internal tools.

Custom web applications

iPhone and iPad apps

Native SwiftUI apps with widgets, subscriptions, and cloud sync, built with the same care as our web work.

iPhone and iPad apps

Technical advising

Code reviews, architecture guidance, and a second opinion before you commit to a big technical decision.

Technical advising

Ready for a website that works harder?

Send us a link to your current site, or tell us what you need. We will follow up with ideas and next steps.

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