Small Business
E-Commerce, Bloggers and Startups
MASTERFULLY CREATIVE
Web Design & Marketing
Offering a Full Range of Design Skills & Website Development Services
Family Blogs
A private alternative to social media
Portfolios
Chronicle your professional career
35 years as CEO of my own company, Venture Horizon
Now Focused on Web Design
Who I Am...
I spent 35 years building and running Venture Horizon, a leading, multi-million dollar product development and manufacturing company specializing in unique, original home furnishings. You have seen my products on the pages of all leading retailers including Amazon, Walmart, Wayfair and Crate & Barrel.
During that time I built a number of company websites including Venture Horizon and Venture Horizon Store. My interest in web design grew into a passion. I have decided to focus all of my time and energy on the development of attractive, highly optimized, user friendly websites. Particularly, E-Commerce, Legacy Portfolios and Family Blogs.
Beautifully Designed Websites to Showcase Your Products, Connect Your Family & Build A Lasting Legacy
Small Business
E-Commerce, Bloggers and Startups. I'll update, freshen up or give you a brand new look. An ongoing maintenance plan may ease your burden.
Family Blogs
Share images, stories, upcoming events and your clan's history. A must have for every family. A private, intimate alternative to social media.
Legacy Portfolios
I'll help you review, chronicle and share your professional career and personal accomplishments with family, friends and future generations.
Whether you are an entrepreneur, stay at home mom, an attorney or gig worker, you have a story to tell. Let's tell it.
Full Range of Web Design Services
Visually pleasing layouts with compelling content and striking imagery. Promising a memorable user experience (UX). WordPress is my go-to content management system (CMS).
Your website will be Search Engine Optimized (SEO). Ranking high, driving traffic and growing revenue. It will be responsive, fast and user friendly.
20 years experience selling on the internet. Your SHOP pages will be informative, intuitive and secure. As an Amazon Brand Partner I can be invaluable.
Promoting your brand and boosting sales volume through coordinated (PPC) advertising campaigns. Highly analyzed, cost effective promotions through Google & Social Media.
My imagination and originality will enable you to “stand out in a crowd”. Through creative copy writing, masterful image editing enhanced by a wealth of experience.
Ensure every visitor’s first impression is positive and enjoyable. This requires frequent updating, fixes, and content additions. You can count on me for partial or ongoing assistance.
Your business may be doing just fine. However, every now and then you will need some help. Even for a few hours. Review my Resume or Portfolios then call me when your ready.
Agency & Enterprise Level Assistance and Support. Growing and over booked. Contract my services as needed: No fixed salary, health care or benefits.
Website Owners
ARE YOU “REALLY” HAPPY WITH YOUR WEBSITE? JUST SATISFIED? PERHAPS EMBARRASSED? WORSE YET...YOU'RE ON PAGE 5 OF GOOGLE SEARCH.
Know the facts about consumer behavior:
- Visitors will form an “opinion” about your website in about 50 milliseconds (that’s 0.05 seconds).
- 75% of people judge the credibility of your site by its design.
- If displeased they will not recommend your site to others.
- 85% of consumers expect your website to look great and perform equally as well on a mobile device. Responsive web design is critical.
- 2/3’s of consumers now shop using their Smart Phones.
- 97% of consumers research on line before purchasing a product. Over 2/3’s are influenced by online reviews.
- You have less than 8 seconds to make a favorable impression and to deliver a compelling message before most users click away.
A custom website allows your business to separate itself from the competition and provides a professional image for your business. Research has shown that a professional-looking website increases trust, which in turn increases sales and leads for your company.
This is why a great looking, optimized and responsive website is crucial to your business and your future. It’s time to take action.
Sure you can spiff up your website all on your own. But do you have the time? Don’t you have more important matters to attend to?
I will:
- Clear out the mess and freshen up your existing website.
- Optimize it for speed and performance.
- Add some pizzazz and new features: – Parallax – Animation – Popups – Video
- Evaluate or if necessary, set up your Social Media Network. Your presence on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and others is a must. Providing your customers with a seamless interconnected experience can make a world of difference.
- Review the costs, services and performance provided by your existing hosting company.
Or for about the same cost… I can build you a modern, state of the art, high performance website.
I specialize in Premium Themes developed for the worlds most used CMS (contentment Management System) WordPress. Over 50% of all websites including Enterprise scale corporations now use WordPress.
Also includued: Secure, CPI compliant processing of electronic payments including: Major Credit Cards, PayPal, Apple Pay and others.
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- Be clear– Call to Action or Contact Buttons must be front and center. Don’t make visitors search for Who you are…What you are offering or How to contact you.
- Website Load Speed– Most consumers expect a web page to load in 2 seconds or less. 80% will not return to make a purchase from a sluggish site again. Nearly half will share their poor experience with a friend.
- Stock images- Once common their use is declining. They are often poor quality, irrelevant or look unprofessional.
- Confusing site navigation- Must be obvious and navigable. Categories must be organized, readable and clickable.
- Website Clutter– The best way to have visitors leave your site. Visitors hate being disrupted. I do not use “interrupt marketing”.
- Ad prompts
- Bright, flashy colors
- Graphics splashed all over the page
- Auto-play videos
- Background music
- Aggressive Popups
- Too many flash images
- Responsive Design– The # 1 cause of site failure. Over 60% of internet users search, get their news and make purchases on mobile devices…their tablets and cell phones. When is the last time you checked how your website renders on non-desktop devices?• Do you like what you see? • Are images stretched to blurriness? • Did you find broken or un-clickable links or even missing paragraphs? • Does it take forever, for a new page to open? It is critical that your website render elegantly across all devices. Consumers demand it and Search engines penalize those that do not prioritize mobile design with lower rankings.
- Fresh Updates– Research shows that your website should be updated regularly. Especially, blog sites and newsletters. Visitors seeing months old posts or the same copy and images from years past will assume you are not paying attention or do not care. So why should they? Your customers as well as the major Search Engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo) “demand fresh content” in order to be considered relevant. This also effects your rankings.**Your existing customers may tolerate an outdated, sluggish, poorly designed website experience for a while longer. But don’t they deserve better? Let’s give them what they deserve.
Why Me?
Experienced– Over 35 years running my company, Venture Horizon. I wore many hats and perfected a variety of skills.
Not a Team– You will not be “passed off” to others, forced to work with multiple designers or wondering who is working on your layout while someone else creates product pages. I will guarantee continuity across your site.
Actual Job Experience- I was CEO of my company, Venture Horizon for 35 years. 20 years in e-commerce. I am able to write about any facet of your business with authority. I am not a “techie” who never had a real job and lacks real world experience.
Affordable– My fee structure is very reasonable. We can negotiate to suit your budget. No hidden costs.
Local to Colorado– Will travel statewide when necessary.
Professional & Deadline Oriented– I have an old fashioned work ethic and know that “time is money”.
What can I help you with?
I need advice
You want to improve your website’s design or performance. Schedule a call to discuss your situation.
I want a new website
You want a modern, high performance website optimized for search engines and e-commerce.
I need ongoing help
You may be maxed out on maintaining your website. Staying on top of updates, content and analytics.
My Professional Portfolios
I have a permanent record of my business career. A documented history of my accomplishments and contributions to my industry, a first hand snapshot in time of my experiences. This is my Professional Legacy, an autobiography I can share with my friends and family along with my descendants and the rest of the world. Have a look below.
by Paul Tolejko 2024