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Who We Are

Captain's Designs is a small internet development and web design company located in Apalachicola, Florida.

We specialize in designing websites for small businesses. We have also built a number of sites for non-profit organizations as well as personal web sites with extensive photo albums and video elements. We originally built a number of table based HTML sites, and then when the standards of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) became more widely accepted and better handled by all the modern browsers we moved away from table based design and happily adopted a policy of using the much more capable and flexible CSS to the best of it's capabilities. A couple of years ago, as the web transformed itself and dynamic web sites became the cutting edge of web design we began working with a couple of open source CMS (content management system) platforms and began site development and design within those platforms.

I personally spend many hours a week learning new technology and new methods of doing the same thing better. As new techniques move from experimental to beta testing and then on to buzz words (think "Cloud computing") it is imperative that anyone inolved in web site design and development commit to staying up to speed on the newest and most bleeding edge implementations of web technology. I've made that commitment and believe it shows in my designs and will be reflected in any work we do for you.

Captain's Designs currently has a number of clients, some using CMS designs and others with more conventional static HTML pages styled with CSS. I'm comfortable working with both as well as .php and other server side scripting and will design and build a site for you based on your needs, your budget, and what you want, rather than trying to force you into either something I prefer or what is simply the easiest for me to crank out.

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Your Choices

Let The Captain Build It

Captain's Designs, of Apalachicola, Florida, can take care of all your web site design, hosting and site maintenance needs. We can give you a web presence that will help promote your product and business or just put some things that are important to you online to share. We are located in Apalachicola, Florida but can work with you no matter where you are located.

Complex or simple, CMS or HTML, large or small, the choice is yours. Let the Captain handle it all for you.

You Have Choices

We can build you a dynamic CMS database driven site like this one or a more conventional HTML and CSS styled site. You can switch between this CMS site and our own HTML site by using the button just below.

For more detailed articles about the differences between HTML sites and CMS ones, look on the main menu above.

Your Image

Your Image Matters

Your Image means the world to you.
Put your web site in the capable hands of Captain's Designs and we will present your image to the world in the best of all possible ways.

Continue reading to learn about some of the ways Captain's Designs can help you best present your image to the world.

How We Establish Your Image

If you want to start from scratch, often the color scheme is the best place to begin. First we work with you to create a co-ordinated palette for you. If you already have "signature colors", we can help you expand that into a full palette to use throughout the website to give your web presence continuity.

Next, if you don't already have a logo, we will create one using that color scheme and then use your new logo and color scheme to design and build a cohesive web site with a central theme. Read more...

Our Services

Secure Set-Up and Installation

Many new computers arrive already bogged down by excess programs and utilities that you will never need. You never really know how well it COULD work. Known as "bloatware", some of the largest computer builders (Dell, HP, Compaq) are the biggest offenders. Many other new computers are compromised within the first few days before their owners have a chance to learn how to keep them secure.

Why go through that? Let us set up your new computer, streamline it to run at its potential, immunize it against problems, and get you off to a good start.

Viral and Malware Extermination

We do on-site assessment of malware or viral infections. We will come to your home or office and assess the problems with any computer or network and give you good solid advice on how to proceed.

If your computer needs time consuming multiple scans, we can take it back to our "lab" so we can run those scans without having to charge you for all the time it takes to let the scans do their work. We keep up to date on the latest malware released "in the wild" and have a full arsenal of tools at our disposal to root out and defeat the toughest of computer infections.

Our Pricing

Static Sites (HTML)

If it will fit your needs, the least expensive option for a web presence can undoubtedly be a static HTML site. Don't misunderstand, the term "static site" simply means the pages themselves are created and stored on the server and then the user's browser calls up the entire "static" page when it visits the site. A "static HTML site" can still have lots of interesting features, slide shows, and even flash or video features,

Pricing for static HTML sites is fairly straightforward. Like most design companies, we charge per page and then give you an "a la carte" choice of a number of extras..

Content Management Sites (CMS)

Content Management Sites, or CMS, are so flexible, dynamic and scalable that it is impossible to set static prices. If you are interested in a CMS site (and if you want a cutting edge site with maximum flexibility you should really consider one) we will work with you and follow a basic workflow to arrive at a firm contract and price based on the site you want created before we begin.

We will meet with you, find out exactly what you have in mind, work up a mock-up and design ideas, present that to you, set a price for the project, sign a contract with you and move ahead with the design.

Some Demos

We've put together a page on our HTML site of links to demos of some features we have built for various sites. Some flash movies, slideshows, music, video and more elements that will give your pages more interest. Link below left is to demo page, icons link to features on live sites.

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Captain's Designs
Apalachicola, FL 32320
850 653 1180

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