A few of the many features that can be built into your website:
- Homepage Sliders, Accordions, & More!
- Photo Galleries
- Paypal
- Shopping Carts
- E-Commerce
- Content Management Systems
- Blogs
- Real Estate Property Search
- QR Codes
- Social Media Icons
- Custom iPhone Icons
- Custom Twitter Backgrounds
- Maps
- Calendars
- Google Analytics
- Google Site Search
- Video
- Virtual Tours
- Flash
- Website Hosting
- Authorize.net Payment Gateway
Homepage Sliders, Accordions, & More!
The homepage of your website should act as a commercial for your business. You want the user to quickly understand what the purpose of your website is. By adding a slider or accordion to your homepage you can tell a story to the user of your website; explaining who you are and what you do. In some cases adding interactivity is a great way to go, giving the user the ability to control the slider, which will keep them engaged on your website. Click the images above to see different styles, each customized for the client's specific needs.
Photo Galleries
There are many different options for photo galleries and slideshows.
Click on the above examples to view the live versions.
Paypal
Paypal offers a variety of services that can be built right into your site. Securely accept credit card payments, donations, and more.
Click here to view paypal built into a live site.
Shopping Carts
Need to sell products on your website? Sonora uses FoxyCart as a perfect solution. The entire shopping experience is styled to match your branding; such as adding a product to the cart, filling out the checkout information, and receiving a receipt by email.
Click here to view a custom FoxyCart installation. (click a product size to add it to the shopping cart).
E-Commerce
Need an online store? Setting up an E-commerce online store may be the right option for you.
Click here to view an online E-commerce store.
Content Management Systems
If you need to be able to store and control your own content, (files, media, documents), a content management system (CMS) may be the right answer. Sonora specializes in WordPress CMS Design and Development, but can also develop a more robust CMS if needed.
Blogs
Want to be able to publish articles right on your website to keep your visitors engaged? Blogs can be both a fun and important part of a succesfull website. Having fresh content and repeat visitors to your website are two of the most important elements of any succesfull SEO campaign (being found in Google). Adding a custom WordPress blog to your website is a great way to keep your content fresh, and also let the visitors of your website interact with the site.
Social Media Icons
Have a Twitter, Facebook, Blog or other account that you want to link your website to? Putting easy to recognize social media icons on your website is a sure way to branch out to the users of your website. Adding a Facebbok "share" button is another way to make it easy for users to help advertise your website.
Real Estate Property Search & Mobile Apps
If you are a real estate agent then you already know how important it is to have your property listing right on your website for your potential buyers to see. The days of using an iframe to embed a property search box on your site are over. Partners with IDXBroker, Sonora can build property search functionality right into your webpages. Unlike using an iframe, this content is visable to search engines, and can be completely styled to match your branding.
We can also set you up with Mobile Apps so potential buyers can search for properties from their Mobile Devices.
QR Codes
You may have seen a QR Code around recently and thought nothing of it. If that's the case, you should take a second look! QR Codes (short for Quick Response Codes), can be scanned from a mobile device and display a phone number, text, or direct the user to a URL.
Example: A real estate sign could have a QR Code printed on it, so when a potential buyer scans it with their mobile device they are directed to the website listing for that property (or perhaps to the sales agent's website, or even a video about the property).
Try scanning the QR code to the left with your phone (try the RedLaser App on iPhone).
Other possible uses for QR Codes:
- Post them on Your Website
- Print them on Ads, Flyers, Business Cards or Signs
- Give Information about a Product or Service
- Link to your Blog, Facebook, Twitter, or Linkedin Pages
- Link them to your Real Estate Agent Mobile App
- Link to a Coupon or Promotion
- Link to a Video, Google Map, or Menu
Custom iPhone Icons
Make it even easier for your clients to access your website by creating a custom iPhone icon. We can create an icon that matches your website branding, so when a user hits "Add to Home Screen" while viewing your website on an iPhone, this custom icon will instantly appear; giving your clients or potential clients one touch access to your website.
For a live example, open the Safari browser on your iPhone, go to www.SonoraDesignWorks.com, click on the plus sign ( + ) at the bottom of the screen, and select "Add to Home Screen". You'll see our custom icon appear, giving you one touch access to our website.
See our iPhone page for more details on iPhone browser issues and custom icons.
Custom Twitter Backgrounds
Have a Twitter page to help market yourself or your business? Let us create you a custom background for your Twitter page. We use your contact info, services, photos, and logo to help your branding match your website.
Check out our custom Twitter background here (and follow us while you're there!).
Google Maps
Add an interactive Google Map to your website to allow your users to get directions to your location; all without leaving your website!
Google Calendars
Embed a Google Calendar on your website to keep users up to date with meetings or events.
Click here to view this on a live website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics can be added to your site so you can track page views, users, keywords and more.
Google Site Search
With Google Site Search, we can add a custom search bar to your site, allowing users to search your website for specific content. Best of all, the search results show up on a custom page right within your site!
Videos
Embedding video in a website is a great way to give your users an experience that photos can't.
Click here to view a video tour built into a real estate website.
Virtual Tours
A Virtual Tour is a great way to let your users interact with your site. They can be used to show off your restaurant, real estate, or any other business.
Click here to view a sample Virtual Tour.
Flash
Flash can be used for a variety of purposes; from a slideshow of images on your homepage to more complex uses like the Glacier Computer product slider above.
Click here to view example Flash movies.
Hosting
Authorize.Net Payment Gateway
Sonora DesignWorks is proud to offer online payments through our partner, Authorize.Net®, a leading provider of payment gateway services since 1996. Authorize.Net manages the complex routing of transaction data from your business to the credit card and electronic check payment processing networks, ensuring secure and reliable deposit of funds into your merchant account. Click here to get started!
