First some important facts.
1. Most webdesign companies are run by people not familiar with the the real life business world or the real estate industry. Let us use our 25 years of experience and in-depth background of the professional business world and the real estate Industry, to give you a competitive advantage.

2. If you market yourself online aggressively, you definitely will have the edge over other companies and R.E. agents. This really comes into playwith new product releases and for agents in a listing presentation. Feel free to contact us for a no-hassle discussion about how all this works.

3. 85% of all websites cannot be found. The only reason to have a website is to get you BUSINESS

About Design.

The graphic design and coding of web pages, full websites and interactive web applications.

Professional graphics, website design and its implementation requires much more than flashy pretty layouts and HTML/XHTML coding skills. It takes an understanding of well heeled design principles, colour management, and skills that incorporate usability studies and most up-to-date web development technologies to help deliver your company's message to existing and potential customers. A professionally designed website will enhance your presence by defining your corporate identity and who is your customer base. Blackhawk Design & Media is a professional website design firm that stands for crisp, clean website development, compatibility, and outstanding design.

The first step is to analyze your needs. We at Blackhawk Design & Media will interview you and throught that process we can determine how you intend your website to function. We offer multiple options to meet your objectives as well as fresh ideas that can enhance your online goals. From the information supplied by you and through the interiew process, we are able to focus on delivering a product that will exceed your expectations.

Next, we will design a prototype of the website that serves as a trial run for the finished product. The design will integrate a professional layout with a theme, logos and colours that is appropriate for the business or individual it represents.

Blackhawk Design & Media's websites are accessible to the widest possible audience through browser and computer compatibility. We test your site using different operating systems including Windows, Linux and Macintosh and leading industry browsers to guarantee full funtionality. Additionally, we design fully valid W3C documents.

Blackhawk Design & Media creates websites that are easy to navigate by real humans and by various search engine bots and spiders. The clean image design and coding we do allows for the fastest possible page loads.

Besides website design we also provide other custom web-related services, including but not limited to:

Corporate Identity & Logo Design
Flash, XML, or DHTML
Site Redesign or Overhaul
Website Maintenance
Hosting Assistance. We have many hosts we can hook you up with, depending on your needs.
Custom Graphics, Icons, Digital Audio and Photography
E-Commerce Solutions. PayPal or dedicated sophisticated shopping carts
Contact Us for information.

Blackhawk Design and Programming Services are based upon specific customer requests.
Please be as detailed as possible when requesting services and/or quotes.

However if you don't find something you like.

1. Basically whatever design you want-we can do. If there is a site that you like the layout of-send us the URL.

2. We can do slideshows (preferably in java and css we don't like Flash, neither do the search engines. However if you insist on Flash, we can do it.

3. If you are a real estate broker or agent  we can add IDX listings to your website.

What a website should accomplish.

1. A website, functions as your online sales presentation. As such it needs to jump out and pull people into the site.
2. Your site must quickly establish, that you are the area expert!

Defining your Website Niche.

The first thing to ask yourself, is what you want your web site to accomplish.
If it's to get buyers--what type of buyers?
Is there something specific including geographical areas, that you specialize in?

I'm just trying to get the thought process going here.
Another way to look at it-if you had all the buyers that fit your goals in a room, what would you say to them?
What would be your sales presentation.
What are your competitive advantages.
Why should they deal with you?

How we work

We function much the same as an Advertising agency. That is, we handle accounts. Each account or customer will be put on a schedule and a timeline for all of our services.
Like an AD agency, our goal is to have your account for the long term..
We can accomplish this by achieving your marketing goals and clearly putting you ahead of the competition whose whole idea of marketing is running another magazine ad.

Download an Acrobat pdf of our services and pricing

Starter web package (single page) $199.00
Deluxe web package (five pages) $699.00
Professional web package (seven pages) $999.00
Ulitmate web package (seven pages + online shopping cart) $1699.00
each additional page $75.00
Standard HTML Programming $75.00 hour
Advanced HTML Programming $100.00 hour
Standard Graphic Design $100.00 hour
Advanced Graphics Design $155.00 hour
Network Consulting $200.00 hour
Animations Basic $250.00 ea scene, does not include graphic design
Quicktime Scenes (min 6 nodes) $450.00 node
Linking Quicktime VR Scenes $180.00 ea.
Image scanned for Web $25.00 ea.
Image edited for Web $25.00 ea.
Pre-Register Domain Name * $70.00 2 yrs
Hosting Domain Name $85 per year. Paid in advanced.
Listing w/ Major Search Directories $175.00
Create Secure Directory (web access) $40.00

See our Portfolio for Examples

See our pricing structure and design packagese

In conclusion...

There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past.