Stand Out Online in New Orleans with a Custom Website Design

New Orleans Custom Website Design Agency

No templates. No shortcuts. Just beautiful, custom-coded websites that help you rank, convert, and grow.

What Does a Website Design Company Do?

In today’s digital age your website is often the first impression potential customers have of your business. Design the Planet is a New Orleans custom website design agency dedicated to helping local businesses stand out on the web. We specialize in crafting custom websites from scratch – no pre-made templates, just one-of-a-kind designs – to position your brand as unique and differentiating in the online marketplace. Our team combines creative design, expert web development, and strategic SEO (search engine optimization) to build an online presence that not only looks amazing but also drives search traffic, generates qualified leads, and helps your business grow. We serve companies across New Orleans, Orleans Parish, and the entire New Orleans Metro Area with professional website design services that get real results.

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“If your business is not on the Internet, then your business will be out of business.” — Bill Gates

Customers in New Orleans and beyond are savvy; they can tell when a site is templated or bland. That’s why Design the Planet builds every website from the ground up, tailored to each client’s brand story and goals. By investing in custom web design, you invest in a unique digital identity that sets you apart from competitors and keeps you from getting lost in the crowd. Our goal is to design and develop a website that reflects what makes your business special, while also leveraging SEO best practices to help you rank higher on Google and other search engines. When your site both looks great and ranks well, you have a powerful tool to drive sales and expand into new markets.

What is Custom Website Design and Why Does It Matter?

Custom website design means we create your site design from a blank canvas, specifically for your business – no cookie-cutter themes or one-size-fits-all templates. Every layout, color, image, and feature is purpose-built to showcase your brand personality and support your unique company objectives. This is especially important for companies in New Orleans that want to differentiate themselves online. A custom web design ensures your site doesn’t look like a hundred others; instead, it feels uniquely “you.” It’s memorable engaging and aligned with your company’s vision.

By contrast, template websites are pre-made designs where you simply plug in your content. Template designs often look generic and fail to capture what makes your brand unique. They also frequently include unnecessary code or bloat, which can slow down your site and hurt your SEO. When you use a template, you risk having a website that looks nearly identical to other sites – including your competitors’ websites – offering no differentiating value to visitors. And if every local competitor looks the same online, the only thing left to compete on is price, which is never a good position for a business.

Why New Orleans Businesses Need Custom Web Design

No two New Orleans businesses are exactly alike – and your website should reflect that. Here in the New Orleans Metro Area, consumers appreciate authenticity and creativity. A custom website helps your company put its best foot forward by highlighting what makes you different. Here are some key reasons why investing in a custom web design is so important for businesses in NOLA and Orleans Parish:

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” — Steve Jobs

Unique Brand Identity

Your website is an extension of your brand. With custom design, your site can capture the character of your business – whether it’s the vibrant spirit of the French Quarter or the professional polish of a modern agency. Custom graphics, layouts, and content ensure your brand’s personality shines through. This distinct identity makes your company instantly recognizable online, which is incredibly differentiating in crowded markets.

Tailored User Experience

A custom web design is crafted to meet the exact needs of your users. We structure the site navigation, features, and content specifically for your target audience. The result is a superior user experience – visitors find what they need easily and enjoy browsing your site. When people enjoy using your website, they’re more likely to stay longer, explore more pages, and ultimately convert into customers.

Better SEO and Visibility

Custom sites are built with search engine optimization in mind from the start. We have the freedom to optimize every page for the keywords and phrases that matter to your business. Clean code, fast load times and mobile-friendly design – all hallmarks of our custom builds – help your site perform better in search rankings. An SEO-friendly website means more organic traffic and more qualified leads finding your company online.

Scalability & Flexibility

As your business grows, your website needs to grow with it. Template sites can be rigid and hard to expand. In contrast, a custom design gives you the flexibility to add new features, pages, or integrations whenever you need. Whether you want to implement an online store, a video gallery, or a client portal, a custom-built site is easier to evolve. You won’t be boxed in by someone else’s framework – our developers can extend your site in any direction. This scalability protects your investment and supports your long-term digital strategy.

Conversion-Driven Results

Ultimately, a major reason to choose custom design is to drive better results – more inquiries, sign-ups, and sales. Because we tailor everything (from the homepage layout to the call-to-action buttons) around your conversion goals, a custom site is primed to turn visitors into customers. We aren’t just focused on making a website “pretty” – we also engineer it to encourage actions that support your bottom line. Whether you run a small local restaurant or a large corporate firm, we design with conversion in mind, so your website actively helps grow your company.

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Great design isn’t skin-deep – it’s about how effectively your website functions for your users. We take that principle to heart. With each project, our New Orleans web design team focuses on creating designs that not only look stunning but also work flawlessly to engage visitors and guide them through the content. This is the difference between just having a website and having a website that truly works as a 24/7 salesperson for your company.

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Our Proven Process for Custom WordPress Website Development

One of the reasons Design the Planet consistently delivers successful web projects is our proven process. Over the years, we have honed a step-by-step approach (our proven processes, as we like to call them) for creating custom WordPress websites that ensure quality and client satisfaction at every stage. We understand that a website is a significant investment for any business, so we’ve structured our workflow to be collaborative, efficient, and transparent.

Here’s a peek at our proven web development process:

Discovery & Strategy

We begin every project with a deep dive into your business. In this discovery phase, we learn about your brand, goals, target audience, and competition in New Orleans and beyond. Our team will ask questions and really listen – we want to understand what makes your organization tick. Using these insights, Design the Planet formulates a strategy for your website that aligns with your business objectives and marketing plans. This strategic groundwork is part of our proven process to ensure the final site is not just visually appealing but also built to achieve real results (like lead generation or online sales).

Custom Design & Branding

Next comes the fun part – design! Our talented designers create a custom website design mockup tailored to your brand identity. We don’t start coding until you love the look and feel of the design. During this stage, we’ll craft the layout of key pages (homepage, about, services, etc.), choose color schemes and typography that reflect your brand, and incorporate any imagery or graphics that capture your message. This step is completely collaborative: we share design concepts with you, gather feedback, and refine the design. Nothing moves forward until you are thrilled with a design that truly represents your business and stands out in the New Orleans market. Our proven process emphasizes client input here because your website needs to fit your vision.

Development & Coding (WordPress Integration)

Once the custom design is approved, our development team takes over to bring it to life on the web. We code the site into WordPress – the world’s most popular website platform – ensuring you get the best of all worlds: a unique design with the user-friendly benefits of WordPress as your content management system. Our experienced developers meticulously convert the mockups into a functional, responsive website. We pay attention to every detail, from clean HTML/CSS code to intuitive menu navigation and interactive elements. Because we build on WordPress, you will be able to easily update your site’s content yourself after launch (if you choose) without needing advanced technical skills. This development stage is handled by professionals who follow proven processes and best practices for quality assurance. The result is a fast, secure, and robust site. WordPress integration also sets the stage for easy future expansion.

SEO Optimization & Content Integration

A beautiful site is great, but we also make sure it’s optimized to be found by search engines. During development, we implement on-page SEO techniques across your site (like meta tags, descriptive URLs, alt tags for images, etc.). We also structure the site’s content hierarchy in a way that search engine crawlers can easily understand, which boosts your chances to rank higher. If you need help with content creation, our team can assist with crafting SEO-friendly content or migrating your existing content over to the new site. All content is placed strategically with search optimization in mind as well as user experience. This dual focus on content and SEO at this stage helps launch a site that’s ready to attract and engage visitors from day one.

Testing & Launch

Before your new website goes live, Design the Planet conducts thorough testing. We review the site on different browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc.) and device types (desktop, tablet, mobile) to ensure it looks and functions perfectly for every user. Our team checks forms, links, page speed, and all interactive features. We also double-check that SEO elements are correctly in place. We involve you in the final review as well – together we’ll navigate the site and make sure everything meets your expectations. Only when we’re all satisfied do we proceed to launch. Launch day is an exciting culmination of our proven process, where we migrate the site to your live domain and do a final test. We handle all the technical steps of going live, so you can simply enjoy unveiling your new website to the world!

Ongoing Support & Maintenance

Ongoing Support & Maintenance – Our relationship with clients doesn’t end at launch. A website is a living platform that benefits from ongoing care. Design the Planet offers post-launch support, training, and website maintenance packages to keep your site running smoothly and securely. Whether you need occasional content updates, regular security checks, software updates, or new features down the road, our team is here to help. This continued support is part of what makes us a full-service agency – we’re your partners for the long haul. With our proven processes for maintenance and support, we ensure your site stays up-to-date, safe from hackers, and performing at it’s best. We can also assist with hosting solutions and monitor your site’s analytics to suggest further improvements. In short, when you work with Design the Planet, you get a dedicated team to back you up online, whenever you need us.

Throughout this proven process, clear communication and client collaboration are our top priorities. We believe in building web solutions hand-in-hand with our clients – after all, it’s your website. This approach has been proven time and again to produce sites that our clients love and that deliver outstanding results.

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Success Stories: Custom Websites for New Orleans Businesses

Nothing shows the power of custom web design better than real examples. Design the Planet has had the privilege to work with some amazing clients in New Orleans who needed totally custom websites to achieve their goals. For these unique brands, no off-the-shelf template would do. Here are a few New Orleans success stories that highlight our work and some of the custom website designs we’ve created:

George Rodrigue Studios

The late George Rodrigue is a legendary New Orleans artist known worldwide for his iconic “Blue Dog” paintings. His gallery, George Rodrigue Studios, required a website as artistic and memorable as his work. Design the Planet designed and developed a custom website for the Rodrigue Studio that serves as a virtual art gallery and e-commerce storefront. The site’s design is clean and elegant, allowing the vibrant artwork to take center stage. We integrated custom functionality for artwork browsing and a secure online shop for prints and merchandise. The result is a website that beautifully tells the story of Rodrigue’s art and provides a seamless shopping experience for fans around the world – all in a way that a generic template could never have achieved.

Truth Limousine (Chauffeur Limousine Excellence)

Truth Limousine is a luxury chauffeur and limo service in New Orleans that caters to clients seeking first-class transportation. For a business that sells a high-end, professional experience, the website needed to exude luxury and trust. We built a completely custom site for Truth Limo (truthlimo.com) with a sleek, modern design emphasizing elegance and ease of use. The homepage greets visitors with glossy images of their premium vehicles set against the backdrop of New Orleans. Key features include an online booking request system and clear calls to action, making it easy for visitors to schedule a ride. Behind the scenes, we optimized the site for local SEO terms like “New Orleans limo service” so that the company could attract more qualified leads searching for chauffeur services. This custom website helps Truth Limo stand out in a competitive market and has driven more direct bookings for the company.

Mignon Faget – Interactive Timeline

Mignon Faget is an internationally acclaimed jewelry designer from New Orleans, famous for her pieces inspired by the city’s culture and nature. When Mignon Faget wanted to showcase her brand’s rich history and design evolution, Design the Planet delivered a unique solution: a custom parallax timeline on her website. We developed an interactive timeline feature that lets visitors scroll through decades of Mignon Faget’s design milestones, with beautiful visuals and storytelling at each step. This custom-coded feature required both creative design and advanced web development to implement seemlessly. The timeline brings the brand’s legacy to life in a way that engages customers far more than a standard “About Us” page. Along with the timeline, we ensured the entire site is a reflection of luxury and creativity, befitting an international designer. No template would ever do justice to Mignon Faget’s legacy – a custom website was absolutely necessary.

Larry Schedler & Associates

Known as a multi-family guru in the real estate industry, Larry Schedler needed a website that would position his firm as the go-to experts in multi-family real estate brokerage and consulting. We built a custom WordPress site for Larry Schedler & Associates (larryschedler.com) that is both visually impactful and highly informative. The design uses bold imagery of apartment communities and a clean layout to convey professionalism. (Content continues to highlight how a custom approach was critical for Larry’s firm, ensuring a tailored platform that showcases their expertise in a way no template ever could.)

“My passion is helping New Orleans-based companies grow and succeed. When our clients thrive, our community thrives.” — Adrienne Folse, Founder of Design the Planet

At Design the Planet, we genuinely love what we do – which is helping New Orleans companies succeed online. Our founder Adrienne Folse lives and breathes this passion every day. As a local agency, we care deeply about our city’s success stories. We aren’t some out-of-town firm; we’re your neighbors (our office is right here in the New Orleans area). We understand the local market, the culture, and the unique vibe that makes NOLA special. This local insight is baked into our designs and strategies. It means we can create a website that not only looks great but also resonates with your audience – whether they’re uptown socialites, tourists in the French Quarter, or fellow small business owners around Orleans Parish.

When you partner with Design the Planet, you get more than a vendor – you get a dedicated team that wants to see your business win. We measure our success by your success. That’s why we go the extra mile to build custom solutions that truly make a difference. We’ve helped countless companies transform their online presence, and we’re excited to do the same for yours.

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Your website is arguably your most important digital asset. It’s where search visitors form opinions about your company, where search engine traffic converts into customers, and where your brand lives online. Don’t leave such a critical piece of your company to chance or templates. Our New Orleans custom website design team is here to create a site that will supercharge your online presence and give you a competitive edge, helping your site rank above the competition.

From the initial concept through launch and beyond, Design the Planet will support you with comprehensive web development, design, and optimization services, whether you need a brand-new site or a redesign of an outdated one, we’re ready to help. Let’s craft a digital experience that truly reflects the quality of your business and helps you achieve your goals.

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“We don’t just build websites; we build online experiences that help our clients grow. Seeing a local company expand its reach because of a website we crafted is the ultimate reward for our team.” — Adrienne Folse