Charlene McDonald, Virtual Assistant. Specializing in Website Maintenance  
 

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Website Maintenance Service
I specialize in keeping your Web site up-to-date and looking good so that you don't have to! I have over five years experience maintaining websites for small businesses, community newspapers, chambers of commerce, city and county governments, government agencies, movie theatres, non-profit organizations and more. You'll find it quick and easy to communicate with me via email, instant messaging, phone, fax, and/or postal mail. As I get to know you and your business, I will learn to anticipate your needs. Last but not least, my rates are highly competitive

Testimonials...                    

As part of my basic website maintenance package I will:
 
Add, update, or delete text, announcements, notices, contact information, advertisements, job postings, events, calendars, agendas, minutes, and other time-sensitive materials
Post text, photographs and graphics
Perform minor retouch and reformatting of photos and graphics
Proofread and edit text for a polished, professional look and feel
Create PDF (printable) forms and documents from your e-documents
Make minor formatting changes
Monitor links, and remove or replace dead links
Install and maintain a website traffic counter, if desired
Maintain the overall appearance and aesthetics of your site
Monitor your Domain Name expiration date
Alert you when information on your site becomes outdated
Offer various options for best presenting your information, images, data, or services
Always let you know when changes have been made and make sure they meet with your approval!
 
Current web design and/or maintenance clients include:

The City of San Juan Bautista, California
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital

AWI Management Corporation
Friends of the Calaveras County Library
Golden State Planning and Environmental Consulting, Inc.
Hospice of Amador
Off the Chain Bikes, Inc.
Snowline Hospice of El Dorado County
UC Davis Baseball Hall of Fame

Boy Scouts of America, Troop 454, El Dorado Hills, CA

Lyon Real Estate Agent Achieve Site Customization
Shelley Weisman - Sun City Lincoln Hills & Sun City Roseville Floor Plans; Customized header
Toddy Schultz - Showcased Sold Listings; Customized header

Al & Marcia Gibson - Sun City Roseville & Sun City Lincoln Hills Floor Plans
Nancy Lancaster - Customized Header


 Rates for website maintenance...                 

Website Design Service
Many small businesses are well-served by a one-page, full color 'web ad.'  A web ad is far more attractive and information-filled than a comparable Yellow Page ad and can be developed and maintained at a mere fraction of the cost! 

Need something more sophisticated? Or does your website just need a fresh new look? Please contact me for a free estimate. Sign a one-year contract for on-retainer website maintenance services prior to completion of your site, and earn a 10% discount off the design price!

View samples in my portfolio...                 
 

Graphic Design and Photographic Services
Do you need customized graphics? Photographs retouched or enhanced for print or for the Web? Do you need high-quality digital photographs of the products you offer for use on your website? Are you a realtor who could use sophisticated "for sale" flyers that don't cost an arm and a leg? Then you've come to the right place!
 

I offer the following graphic and photographic services:
 
Provide or create custom images and graphics for print or for your website
Retouch, resize, modify or enhance existing images, including your own digital, print or heirloom photographs
Create online photo galleries to share with family and friends
Create customized real estate sales flyers. FREE price modification on all reprint orders!
Convert digital images from one format type to another

Create sepia-toned or old-fashioned "colorized" images from black and white or color photos and more...
 

Writing and Editing Services

Don't know your it's from your its? Clear, clean, grammatically correct copy is a must in today's competitive business environment. Don't give potential clients the wrong impression. Perhaps you need a professional-looking form for your office or the Web? Would you like your customers to be able to easily print that form from your website?

I offer the following writing and editorial services:
 
Write, proofread or edit website content, business brochures, sales flyers, articles, press releases, newsletters, ad copy, etc.
Create professional looking forms for print or the Web
Create PDF format (Web-printable) forms and documents from scratch or from your existing e-documents
 

Research Services
Don't reinvent the wheel, or make poor (and potentially expensive) business or personal decisions because you lacked the time to research an important topic properly. 

Let me put my extensive research experience to work for you on any topic (e.g., business, medicine, vacation spots, relocation, real estate, or area schools). 
     
        

Safeguarding Your Data
Your privacy and security are my utmost concern. To safeguard my clients' data, I use an eternal Netgear ProSafe VPN Firewall, Windows Firewall, McAfee Antivirus, Ad-Aware 2007, SpyBot Search and Destroy and a continuous Carbonite offsite back-up system.