Good to see you. My name is Lori Sturgeon. I design websites and would be delighted to talk with you about yours. Please take a look at my portfolio of current websites to see examples of my work.
In a nutshell, this is what I can offer:
No obligation, free consultations
Custom Design
WordPress Installation & Customization
WooCommerce or eStore with Paypal
Static website with Uikit framework
Scheduled or as needed updates and maintenance
Domains and hosting
Wordpress walk-throughs
Basic page optimization
No obligation, free consultations.
Reasonable rates by the hour or project
The process (more or less, every situation is different):
Consultation - We talk. I listen to what you have to say. We determine your needs and discuss solutions. We will talk about your options like hosting, domains, ecommerce, etc. If you already have a site, I can help you identify areas that aren't providing optimal results and suggest improvements.
Scope and Estimate - After we talk about what you need, I will put together a preliminary scope. A scope is an outline of the project. It includes things like what plug ins I will install, the pages that you need, who will provide the content, the different elements in the header and footer, etc.
Once you go over the scope and we make any needed changes, I will provide an estimate for the project. On your approval of the estimate, I will bill for half of the estimate (the remainder will be due when the site is finished) and proceed with the work. If you think of something you want that is outside the estimate, not a problem! I will be happy to adjust the scope and estimate at any time.
Education and Support - I will provide one to one oral instructions and/or develop pdf manual as needed for maintaining and updating various proponents of website. I will also address your concerns as they arise and provide periodic progress updates.
Once the site is done - Any time after I hand off the site, you can contact me with any questions. Updating your site the first few times can be a little stressful, please feel free to reach out!
Please visit the sites in my portfolio. If you like what you see, perhaps we can work together.
No obligations, no fine print & no hard feelings.
Like you, I love what I do. More importantly, I want my customers to love what I do. If you aren't happy with my services for whatever reason, we settle up, shake hands and walk away from the table.
Web Site Maintenance
Maintaining and updating the content of your web site is easy. Once we set up your account, all you have to do is send an email with the updated content. I will update your site within a day or two, depending on the complexity. I will give you a heads up if it will take longer than 48 hours. If you are on wordpress, the dashboard will let you know when updates to your plug ins and themes are needed. If you are uncomfortable with updating your wordpress, that's ok. I can do that for you, too!
All updates are done in the order they are received. Please include complete information needed for the changes to avoid any delays. Maintenance fee is $30 per hour, prorated by the quarter hour.
When to Update?
Announce special events and sales
New products
Price changes
Articles or posts with details about your services
Troubleshooting articles for your customers
Industry related news
Customer or employee spotlight
Holiday events and hours
Website Hosting
Monthly hosting plan $20.00 per month billed quarterly. Includes:
100 GB storage
1 website
1 domain
Up to 5 Databases
Up to 25 Email Accounts
SSL Certificate
30 minutes maintenance
Other Services
Website design banners and graphics
PDF flyers and forms with editable fields
Mailchimp newsletters (with provided content)
Fee is $30 per hour, prorated by the quarter hour.
First Responders, US Military Active Duty & Veterans: 15% off up to $500 Immediate First Responders and Military Family Members: 5% off up to $500
Current Web Site Design Portfolio
I am fortunate to work with interesting and dynamic people. They come to the table with unique perspectives, goals, visions and personalities, but they all have two things in common. A passion for what they do and the perseverance to be the best at what they do.
All the web site designs in this portfolio are live, please take a moment to visit them. If you like what you see and would like more information, please contact me with any questions or to schedule a free consultation.
Almond Tree Senior Solutions
Location: Selinsgrove and McAlisterville, Pennsylvania
Almond Tree Senior Solutions services include professional and caring home living assistance, non emergency transportation, and a fully staffed adult day center. Having worked with Wendy for a long time, I am so pleased to be able to update her site to better reflect her business and wonderful personality.
Project:
Replace the old site with a WordPress installation and new design. Provide one to one walk throughs with the WP dashboard.
Install Wordpress with Kadence theme and blocks
Install security, back-up and SEO plugins
Set up backups on AWS
Website design with two free rounds of revisions
Photo and other graphic work as needed
Communicate with host on behalf of Almond Tree
Training and Support when and as needed:
Walk throughs on writing and publishing posts and pages
Familiarize with Wordpress Dashboard
Familiarize with Yoast SEO
Addressing questions and concerns via emails and phone
This site is close to my heart. I have great respect for Monika and Caleb. They are devoted missionaries with a love for the villages in their area. I hope you can take a moment to read about their projects and dreams for the people in their little corner of Liberia.
The Project:
Move their site from a templated website builder to a WordPress site that is easier to keep updated.
Install Wordpress with Kadence theme and blocks
Install security, back-up and SEO plugins
Set up backups on AWS
Website design with two free rounds of revisions
Photo and other graphic work as needed
Training and Support when and as needed:
Walk throughs on writing and publishing posts and pages
Familiarize with Wordpress Dashboard
Familiarize with Yoast SEO
Addressing questions and concerns via emails and phone
Healthy Women, Healthy Liberia was organized to develop improved healthcare in Liberia for women without access to adequate healthcare facilities and oversees the operation of the Waterfield Primary Health Care Center in Kakata, Liberia.
Scope:
Install new theme and Genesis framework
Update wordpress core and add, update or delete plugins as needed
Set up backups on AWS
Basic redesign of website with two free rounds of revisions
Training and Support:
Walk throughs on writing and publishing with Gutenburg blocks
Familiarize with Wordpress Dashboard
Familiarize with Yoast SEO
Addressing questions and concerns via emails and phone
Set up, edit and/or add all pages of site
Correct contact page and Mailchimp issues
Add and set up Sidebar
Set up and populate media grids and smart slider carousels
Convert pages to posts as needed and set up categories
Photo and other graphic work as needed
Force SSL and add emails
Ongoing Services: Maintenance as needed.
I have had the great privilege in working with Lori Sturgeon three times; first with the Museum of Nursing History website where she first taught me the basics of WordPress. I then hired Lori to design my own ministry website, during which time, she helped me increase my proficiency to maintain my own site; and most recently (January 2019), I recommended Lori to Healthy Women, Healthy Liberia (HWHL) to refresh and update their mission website. Her technical expertise improved its functionality and security features. Readership of the HWHL website is worldwide. Lori’s artistic touches made the site attractive, and the design theme she chose shows the diversity of topics, as well as additional user-friendly picture carousels. She is patient, instructive, and a very nice person to work with – once again, Thank-you, Lori.
Lynda Stear
The Earlybird Car Wash is an established car wash conveniently located next to Wendy’s, Sheets, and the Pennsylvania College of Technology on Maynard Street in Williamsport, PA.
The Project:
Mike's site just needed an update to the code and design. We made it mobile friendly and condensed the information to one page. Ongoing Services:Maintenance as needed.
Miller Travel Agency specializes in local group cruises, honeymoon cruises, all inclusives, business travel and tours. The agents are professional, experienced and great fun to work with.
The Project:
Amie outgrew her previous site and needed a website redesign that was a little less cluttered. Her new site has plenty of white space while still providing the information her customers need. The design reflects her agency’s lighthearted and happy personality.
Ongoing Services: Hosting and maintenance as needed.
What Amie said:
Sparrowsart has been instrumental in the growth of my business. Lori does a fantastic job and I highly recommend her to any company – large or small.
Amie Miller
The Museum of Nursing History is committed to the preservation and exhibition of historical nursing memorabilia and to educate the nursing community as well as the general public about nursings' past.
The Project:
The museum was interested in a site that they could easily update and showcase their collections of nursing artifacts. We decided on a wordpress site with the Genesis framework and child theme.
Ongoing Services: Maintenance as needed.
What Jane said:
I am a board member of the Museum of Nursing History and have had my RN since 1957. I became active with the museum in 2004. The web site for the museum consisted of several broken links, misinformation, and three different addresses. Need I go on?
This situation, in my opinion, was intolerable. Getting the web site fixed presented its own set of problems with the board. With perseverance, 5 proposals and the recommendation of a satisfied customer, Lori was selected to fix our website. Not an easy task I must say. In addition, several retired and close to retirement nurses wished to be the content managers. She had to walk us through; do a lot of handholding, furnish some anti-anxiety reassurance (You get the picture). It is hard to believe; here we are working on our web site, adding content and so forth. I invite you to visit the web site Museum of Nursing History.org and see for yourself!
Jane Early
All Saints is a historic Episcopalian Church with deep roots in the Selinsgrove area. The church welcomes everyone to enjoy a community meal twice a month through the “Martha’s Table” program.
The Project:
All Saints needed a website to provide information and a friendly welcome to potential visitors. The church keeps the site maintained and updated on a regular basis with current events, a calendar and their Sunday Morning Service bulletin. The site uses Wordpress with the Genesis framework.
Ongoing Services: Hosting and light maintenance as needed.
What Chris said:
Our site is for congregants wanting schedule information from the site as well as for attracting new people who may be looking for a church to attend. Lori has made this a very user friendly as well as informative site that is pleasant to use and enables one to find the information they need quickly. Chris Packard
Mr. Birds is a full service company specializing in custom car and truck wash systems and components.
The Project:
Mike needed a website update to provide more in depth information about the various car wash products he carries and services he offers. The project had a couple of different areas being worked on: Moving the site to a different server,SEO involving rewriting page content, title tags and descriptions, etc. Adding new pages for his product lines and updating the code. Ongoing Services: Maintenance as needed.
Working with Lori has been a pleasure. When we first began looking into initiating an overhaul of our website, we didn’t know where to begin. Lori helped talk us through the entire process and was very helpful, taking time to understand exactly what we wanted from our new website. Her professionalism, advice and assistance throughout the process were invaluable. Ruth Crothers Museum of Nursing History
