Web Site Design & Programming A DownEast Guide provides quality web site design, development and hosting services to Maine's tourism businesses. We have been solving web based challenges for the business community since 1996. We have a specialty in Maine's tourism marketing web sites. We understand the challanges and needs of our clients. Our web site customer list includes some of Maine's most notables. Visit our customer sites, to see examples of our work. Click on the organization's name to visit the site.

Site design, updates & hosting

Chambers of Commerce Clients Kennebunk/Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce Kennebunk, ME Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce Old Orchard Beach, ME Southern Maine Coast Tourism Association York, ME

Lodging Clients Point Sebago Resort Sebago Lake, ME Gull Motel Old Orchard Beach, ME Seaside Cottages Mt. Desert Island, West Tremont, ME

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Web Site Update Example - (before and after )
In the Spring of 2003, Kathy Shields of Seaside Cottages on Mt Desert Island, came to us for a web site upgrade. We helped Kathy plan goals, budget and complete objectives for the site. The goals were 1) offer a more informative presentation with easy navigation, and update look & feel, 2) get the site to be better recognized by search engines and directory sites, 3) set up a system that would help identify visitors and track how they were referred to the site to help evaluate the effectiveness of marketing efforts.

• New Design & Content Update - A new look that was more informative including using many new photos.
  
  
• Video Tours - We shot and produced short web based video tours of each cottage. To view her Video Tours, click here.
  
  
• Optimize Site for Search Engines & Directories - The site was optimized for presentation to search engines and directories. For more details on this service, click here.
  
  
• Search Engine Submission - We submit her site to over 1.4 million search engines, directories and listing sites, 4 times per year. For more details on this service, click here
  
  
• Visitor Tracking System - We set up WebTrends™ visitor tracking, which details visitors activity, and referrals. Import information used to evauluate marketing efforts.

If you would like to see a side by side comparison of Kathy's site, you may visit the old as well as the new site, by clicking the links below.

If you are interested in having your web site updated, edited, or would like to talk about adding specific features to your current site, please feel free to contact us at anytime. info@downeastguide.com