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Maryland Website Design

“Following his diagnosis of ALS in 2007, former NFL champion and current Baltimore Ravens executive O.J. Brigance and his wife, Chanda created the Brigance Brigade Foundation to equip, encourage, and empower people living with ALS. Fast forward 15 years, the Brigance Brigade has helped hundreds of families and built a tight-knit community throughout the mid-Atlantic region and beyond.”
Please join us in officially welcoming Grace Carr to the GLBAL media team! Grace is a talented photographer who is passionate about social justice, working with nonprofits and telling the stories of the voiceless. A Carroll County native, she graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Photography and Imaging Arts. Grace will be a huge addition to our creative team and can be found in the studio, out on assignments, traveling on tours and at live streaming events.
Renew Movement is a new community based church planting organization that made its debut at Exponential’s Orlando Conference in 2023. We were hired to design their new website incorporating branding guidelines from the parent organization Renew as well as design a bifold brochure that would be distributed at the conference.
Working with churches is one of the top 3 organizations that GLBAL media specializes in. Our unique history with nonprofits and churches have positioned us to provide an extraordinary service that meets the specific needs of churches. Learn more about our services for churches at: https://www.glbalmedia.com/churches/.
Our creative team is comprised of church planters, worship leaders, nonprofit marketers and pastors kids who have been working in ministry for over 30 years. As Renew Movement knows, when you work with an outside church marketing company you gain access to an entire team dedicated to your churches success.
When Greystone first approached us about a new website their current website was displaying a critical error and they weren’t able to make updates or recover any of their past content. Thankfully we were able to help them restore aspects of their past website for reference while building a brand new website with an accompanying website maintenance plan to help prevent this same error from occurring in the future.
“Greystone Brokerage & Development is a full-service real estate firm specializing in Development, Consulting and Brokerage services for medical office buildings, surgery centers, imaging and diagnostic clinics, and healthcare-related facilities.” (https://greystonebd.com/about/)
This website design needed to be as unique and creative as Greystone’s approach to real estate. We designed a brand new website for Greystone which highlights their past work in an easy to navigate portfolio as well as a renewed focus on their convenient location in Nashville, TN.
Nonprofit websites are one of our specialities, but this project was especially unique because we had the opportunity to not only represent 1 nonprofit but to serve over 280 local nonprofits all in one website! GLBAL media was contacted last year by the Community Foundation of Carroll County to start the process of redesigning their existing website. We applaud them for getting quotes from all local web design companies and were honored to be selected. If you are not familiar with a community foundation they are an umbrella organization that handles all of the donations, payments, grants, etc. to allow “funds” to focus on the work they are passionate about.
The Community Foundation of Carroll County was established in 1994 and currently serves over 280 local nonprofits and more than 75 scholarships. They facilitate over 8 million dollars in endowments, operating funds, scholarships, programs, and funds managed for nonprofit organizations.
We were presented with an existing website that was outdated and difficult to update. Minor changes like posting news, editing scholarships and replacing images had to be outsourced to another web designer who could only make all of the changes via FTP. The previous website was not utilizing SSL certificates, was not a responsive website design (desktop, tablet and mobile friendly) and was not easily searchable.
When we first met with Sharon from the Community Foundation of Carroll County she expressed how important it was for visitors to accomplish 3 main tasks: start a fund, make a donation and search for scholarships. We walked through our website design process and explained the need for the website to be mobile friendly and easy to navigate.
Given our expertise with nonprofit website design we also shared the need for the website to establish credibility with potential donors and streamline the process to make a donation. Given the unique setup of a community foundation many visitors will access the site to make a donation to a specific fund. In the past this was only possible by sorting through an alphabetical list with no option to filter the results. We created a searchable database for all 280 funds that lists the name, description, type of fund and link to donate directly to that fund. This new website will hopefully increase donations for all of the nonprofits represented.
The foundation ultimately allows nonprofits to focus on their mission while they handle all of the behind the scenes tasks. It was important for the new website to further highlight events in the community put on by the participating funds. We designed an easy to use news and calendar section to showcase upcoming events and press releases.
Big thanks to you and your team for creating an exceptional product!– Thomas BeyardThe Community Foundation of Carroll County, Vice President
A couple of months ago we met Eric and Tina while filming for Hey, Westminster and quickly fell in love with their mission to spread kindness. They asked us to assist in designing a new Ecommerce website for both the Infinite Love Project and Be Kind Sign.
The Infinite Love Project creates hearts with the infinity symbol which are then given to people they encounter as they go through their daily lives. They also create and install the Be Kind signs with our Infinite Love Heart® to remind us all of the importance of that magical phrase.
Be Kind Sign has quickly become an iconic symbol in Carroll County, Maryland and is rapidly spreading to new areas.
This website was a unique build because potential visitors enter the site either through an affiliation with Infinite Love Project or through exposure to the Be Kind Signs. While essentially one big site the website needed to serve the needs of both brands. We started by building custom landing pages for infiniteloveproject.com and bekindsign.com. The header navigation then integrates the rest of the website.
It was also important to Eric and Tina that their upcoming events could be easily added, updated and shared. As a result we built an easy to navigate event calendar that they can update anytime.
The online store features several different categories and integrates seamlessly with their Point of Sale system to manage stock and inventory. The custom nature of these products required extensive variables and customization for each order.
Be Kind Sign often has a booth setup at trade shows, farmers markets, festivals and events so it was important that the website was mobile friendly and potential visitors could easily browse the site and shop or learn more about the brand.
GLBAL media is a Maryland web design agency who specializes in nonprofit, entertainment, business and church website designs. Our creative team has a combined experience of over 40 years in marketing and design. All of our websites start with a custom design tailored specifically to your brand. Learn more about our web design process here.
We are excited to share that we’ve been selected again this year as one of the “Best Web Designers in Baltimore” by Expertise. Expertise is an online database that locates and verifies the best experts for the job.
“Our goal is to connect people with the best local experts. We scored Baltimore Web Designers on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to give you a hand-picked list of the best.” – Expertise
GLBAL media is a Maryland web design agency that specializes in nonprofit, entertainment, and church website designs. Our creative team has a combined experience of over 40 years in marketing and design. All of our websites start with a custom design tailored specifically to your brand. As a Story First Creative Agency, we believe your website needs to tell the story of what makes your company unique. Our Westminster, MD web designers primarily build websites using WordPress because it’s a powerful open-source software that provides us with the functionality we need. However, we are also familiar with the other main website builders like Squarespace and WIX, as well as traditional HTML and CSS.
Our office is located outside of Baltimore in Westminster, Maryland, but we can work virtually with our clients located anywhere in the world.
Learn more about our web design services here.
This year we did our best to keep you updated on current projects and provide helpful tips and suggestions for your business.
We work with companies to improve their SEO ratings by conducting search engine optimization and audits for their websites. We help their websites rank higher in Google by identifying keywords and phrases that potential clients will search be searching for.
Most of the photos we took this year were either for Hey Westminster Grant Recipients or for concerts. With our new office location and now having access to an indoor studio at Together Studios, we look forward to expanding our studio sessions in the coming year.
GLBAL media built the front-facing sales side of the website. We designed and coded the initial home, about and contact pages as well as created the registration platform.
We were introduced through a mutual friend in the entertainment industry and are excited to see this become a valuable tool for the music industry. Hear It Clear is developing a platform to book rental equipment such as venues, lighting, audio, and freelancers to run it. The idea is that it’s a cross-company platform that removes the bids back and forth between a bunch of companies and people can see availability right away.
The ability to book equipment is coming in phase 2. Right now anyone who works within the entertainment industry can register to receive more info once it’s launched.
We are excited to share that we’ve been selected as one of the “Best Web Designers in Baltimore” by Expertise. Expertise is an online database that locates and verifies the best experts for the job.
“Our goal is to connect people with the best local experts. We scored Baltimore Web Designers on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to give you a hand-picked list of the best.” – Expertise
GLBAL media is a Maryland web design agency that specializes in nonprofit, entertainment, and church website designs. Our creative team has a combined experience of over 40 years in marketing and design. All of our websites start with a custom design tailored specifically to your brand. As a Story First Creative Agency, we believe your website needs to tell the story of what makes your company unique. Our Westminster, MD web designers primarily build websites using WordPress because it’s a powerful open-source software that provides us with the functionality we need. However, we are also familiar with the other main website builders like Squarespace and WIX, as well as traditional HTML and CSS.
Our office is located outside of Baltimore in Westminster, Maryland, but we can work virtually with our clients located anywhere in the world.
Learn more about our web design services here.
There are a few important factors to take into consideration if you’re trying to decide if your website needs updating. Check out our list of 7 reasons to update your website in 2022.
Website design trends are constantly changing. There are many factors that affect these trends. Increasing internet speeds are allowing for videos and animations to be more accessible and in demand. People are consuming more video content than images and text because it is easier and quicker to digest. Colors, styles, and font trends change with what’s popular at the time. The bottom line, the increase in technology and accessibility is constantly driving design trends to change and progress.
Surveys and analytics show that you have less than 15 seconds to grab your visitor’s attention on your website. If your page won’t load and you can’t grab their attention in that time you will lose your visitor. As technology changes in web development, outdated systems and coding don’t function as well and so websites can take longer to load. For example, years ago flash websites were the big trend and most modern browsers don’t support flash anymore. Even within popular programs like WordPress, themes and plugins become outdated if they are not consistently kept up to date.
Your old website was great for you then, but as your company grows your website should grow with it. Your website may not represent your current business well if you’re in the process of rebranding or adding new services. Especially over the course of 2020 and 2021 businesses have had to adapt and change the services that they offer so their online presence should represent those changes. For example, churches have begun to return in person but it may be different than it was before. You go through a lot of work to get someone to your website, you want to be sure that the content that they find is accurate.
If the quality of your website does not match the quality of the services and experience you offer in person, it’s time to update your website. There are a lot of organizations, nonprofits, and businesses that are really great at the services that they provide, but their online presence doesn’t represent that well. Often businesses spend a lot of time creating a great in-store experience but don’t pay as much attention to their website. For a prospective donor, volunteer, or client it could turn them away from giving, volunteering, or booking services if your online presence isn’t aligned with your quality of services or experience.
If your current website is either inaccessible by you to update and make changes, or that process is becoming a burden it’s time to update. You can’t accomplish the things above if you can’t access your website. We offer monthly website maintenance plans where we can manage this for you.
Over 50% of website traffic is done on mobile devices and that statistic is growing daily. Modern websites should be built on a responsive platform to display well across all devices. Google ranks mobile-friendly websites higher in their searches than those that are not mobile-friendly.
About every 2 years functionality and design trends shift pretty dramatically. At least 2 years you should update the homepage, hero sections, and main banner sections. Within 5 years you should consider a full redesign simply due to the advancement of technology and the systems required to keep up with it.
Last year we created the GLBAL good as an annual giveback from our company to fund various projects/causes that we believe align with our vision to bring the world together, and share those success stories with you.
We are excited to announce that this year our team voted unanimously and selected Soni Sunshine as our 2021 GLBAL good recipient!
Sonia herself is currently battling cancer and despite her many challenges continues to have a passion to serve others first. As a company, we are thankful to be able to support her efforts during this time in a small way. When we first contacted Casey and Sonia to share the news with them, right away she said that she wanted the funds to be used for their “Help is on the way fund” to support other cancer patients.
We have worked with Sonia and her husband Casey for about 7 years on multiple projects. Most recently, we built the Soni Sunshine website for them.
If you or someone you know is in need of cancer treatment resources visit the Soni Sunshine website to see all that they have to offer.
If you are feeling overwhelmed with choosing the best web designer, this blog will help you make a confident choice that is best for you. Here are a few things to consider before you reach out to a web designer.
Larger companies have departments that are dedicated to each area. They have sales teams, designers, and developers. At times this can be helpful however when it comes to web design we’ve found that having a dedicated contact person makes the process much smoother. Our company has a small team of web designers dedicated to delivering you with the best possible results. You will have a consistent contact person. There’s no middle man in communication during the whole process. You’ll be speaking to someone who understands the website design and development language and can help if there are any areas you have questions. It allows us to customize your process to the needs that you have.
In order to receive an accurate quote, you will need to know how many pages your website will have. These typically include Home, About Us, Services, Contact, etc.
Do you want to be able to update your website yourself or is that a service you’d like to be included with the website company that you choose to work with? Some people are very tech-savvy and like the idea of updating themselves. However, the majority of our clients prefer to be able to send us any updates that they require so that they can focus on the amazing work they’re doing.
Who you consider to be the best web designer might be different than someone else because of the aesthetic you like. It can be helpful to browse some websites for inspiration. Make note of what elements or features stand out to you and why. We suggest browsing within your industry and a little outside of your industry for inspiration.
Every company has its own unique turnaround schedule depending on its capacity and its process. You’ll want to find a company that can meet your goal turnaround time. At GLBAL media we typically have a 30-day turnaround time from start to finish.
The majority of the time it is smart to work with a company that has experience designing and building websites for the industry that you are in. Staying within the same industry is helpful to be aware of industry-specific needs and trends, as well as what works and doesn’t work when it comes to websites for your industry.
This is very important as there are companies that range the spectrum for investment.
WordPress, Squarespace, and Wix are popular site platforms that we utilize to build our clients’ websites. If you’d like you can do some research into each of these options to decide what is best for you. If you’re unsure or have no preference, feel free to reach out to us, we’d be happy to help guide you in the best choice for you.
Outsourcing coding is a common practice among website companies. Whenever possible we prefer to keep the entire process in-house to ensure consistency and the highest possible quality.
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If you know you need one or both of these things be sure to work with a company that is familiar with building out these components.
Check with the company you’re inquiring with whether they provide these services for their clients or if you’re required to already have that in place prior to working with them. If you do not already have a domain name or host service we can do those things for you as a part of our 10 step website design process (link to page).
Are you desiring to work with a company fully virtual or are you desiring some in-person interaction? Take this aspect of your desired experience into consideration when deciding on a company to work with. While we work with clients from all over the world our offices are located in Westminster, MD and we’d love to host you for a discovery meeting.
A website developer specializes in how a website functions and the user experience (UX). They’re focused on functionality, custom forms, custom online store elements, and user interaction. A web developer is really great at making a site work well, but may not make a site that looks great.
A website designer specializes in the user interface (UI). They’re focused on how a website looks, feels, and the aesthetic. A web designer is really great at making beautiful websites, but may not make a site that functions great for the UX.
Ideally, you want a company that can do both for you. Your site should both look and function great for your users.
Some companies hand over a website and don’t provide any ongoing services unless you come back and contract with them again for changes or updates. At GLBAL media we provide ongoing maintenance for all of our websites which includes: SSL certificates, hosting, security updates, weekly backups, text/image/video updates, as well as phone and email support.
Once you have these decisions made, your next step is to contact a company that best fits your desired experience. It would be wise to inquire with more than one company so that you can compare their offerings and investment levels.
Learn more at https://glbalmedia.com/services/maryland-web-design/
Today we are excited to reveal the new brand and website for Third Culture Thriving!
The Founder, Karli VonHerbulis, is located in Kigali, Rwanda. Karli & Justin Willet have worked together on different creative projects dating back to as early as 2011. Working together on her vision for the brand identity and website for Third Culture Thriving was extra special because of the long history of friendship and collaborative creative efforts.
This project was also very unique since she is located on the other side of the world in a completely opposite time zone. Many times Justin would send off content to be reviewed at the end of his workday and return the following day to Karli’s response because their days and nights are opposite. It added a unique working element since GLBAL media typically works with brands within the continental US.
We loved working to create the brand and website for Third Culture Thriving because of the purpose behind it. Third Culture Thriving is a place to find the resources and encouragement needed to cultivate home in the spaces between nations. Karli took her experiences, both good and hard, as a woman, wife, and mother moving overseas for mission work and turned them into solutions for other families on similar journies.
She shares the story of her experience of the inculturation process, trauma, and self-doubt, which motivated the creation of the resources and community that Third Culture Thriving offers to other missionary individuals and families. Karli says,
“I wanted to create a space where women wouldn’t feel alone, or like everything was out of their control. Where they could come for encouragement and camaraderie, and for practice resources to help them as they journey to create a home in a new place. Where struggling women could be seen, nourished, equipped, and supported in their journeys to thriving, whatever that means in their context. Where they could find hope.”
Through Third Culture Thriving, Karli truly has created a place to find the resources and community you need to thrive right where Christ has called you.
The first step in the process was to create the Third Culture Thriving brand identity. Karli created a mood board on Pinterest where we pulled inspiration for colors and designs.
We then moved into the logo design phase. Karli wanted to incorporate some floral elements, maps, and script fonts. We ended up not only designing the primary logo but additional brand assets as well that were implemented throughout the website.
With the brand identity, logos, and design elements ready then it came time to begin working on the website. Karli had previously built her own website using Squarespace and was looking for a more professional design that could incorporate her branding across all elements.
We incorporated some of her custom design elements as buttons on her site to direct visitors to her pages with various resources.
Watch this video for a quick overview of the Third Culture Thriving website.
The e-commerce aspect needed to include both free and premium downloads that she could control the number of download attempts and length until the link expired.
Another important aspect of the web design process is mobile design. We always design websites so that the mobile experience is cohesive with the desktop experience and optimized for the mobile user experience.
Check out the full website and brand identity at thirdculturethriving.com
Learn more about our brand identity, logo creation, and website design services.
Apple’s proposed policy changes announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will impact your personalized ads on Facebook. Facebook Business responded saying, “The changes plan to limit your ability to effectively reach, understand and engage people on mobile devices and across the web. They will impact your ability to understand performance, control who sees your ads and make informed decisions about your advertising budgets. As these changes take effect, over time you may see an overall decrease in ad performance and personalization and an increase in cost per action.”
Westminster, MD
December 7th, 2020
For Immediate Release
GLBAL media, based out of Westminster, MD plans to expand its services to Nashville, TN with the hiring of veteran non-profit strategist, Bobby Lingo as Strategic Marketing Manager.
In 2016, I met with Vickie at a local tea bar in Westminster, MD to discuss concepts for a new nonprofit website. A fellow Marylander herself, I loved having the opportunity to meet in-person and hear her dreams for creating an organization that would serve both children and adults with disabilities.
We shared stories of traveling overseas and the different needs we had both seen firsthand.
Vickie knew that having a modern website that could accurately convey their cause was a must for communicating their needs to potential donors. We brainstormed ideas and design concepts for the new website and ways that the site could continue to grow with the organization. Focusing on global issues, this non-profit website needed to be user-friendly and accurately describe their mission.
Four years later, while we aren’t able to meet up in-person for a cup of tea because of the pandemic, ECW is still a valued client. In fact, ECW is currently making a difference in Ukraine and Zambia by helping hundreds of disabled children and their families have access to medical equipment, provide special education training and community-based support. They have also supplied sponsorships for orphans with disabilities to attend summer camps. Finally, while working with the local church, they have helped in providing wheelchair accessibility and supporting day/respite programs within the church.
About Every Child is Worthy Ministries: “Every Child is Worthy Ministries, also known as ECW, is a cross-disability national non-profit 501(c)(3) organization committed to promoting health and wellness initiatives for children and adults with disabilities. ECW is dedicated to making a lasting impact upon the disability community with the Message of Jesus Christ.”
Please consider visiting www.ecwministries.org and getting involved in their work.
“George and I are extremely happy with what you have done with the website. We have had several compliments about it and I will send anyone that needs your services your way.”
Step 3: Be social
Step 4: Creating your brand
When you’re learning how to start your own business you will need to find a designer who is capable of creating a powerful logo and imaging that will accurately represent your company and help set you apart from your competition. Again, this an area best left to a professional. Working with the right graphic designer will ensure your logo is formatted properly, helps you stand out, will stand the test of time, and is easily recognizable.
Step 5: Owning your systems