Bank of Calhoun County
The Bank of Calhoun County was in need of professional development services. Kristen's Koncepts was honored to have been selected to provide top-notch services for this valued client!
With creative engineering, I bring your website to more visitors with a single viewport. All of my sites are optimized for desktop, tablet, and mobile viewing for an enhanced experience and a consistent message. As a specialist in the financial industry, your bank is in safe hands with Kristen’s Koncepts! I understand your specific needs and include enhanced security by default to ensure your bank, customers, and visitors are protected at the highest level.
My solid experience in web design and development enables me to provide solutions to any client: small, midsize, enterprise, and corporate. With over 25 years in the web development industry, I will provide you with the tools you need to have a successful, stress-free website experience.
All web designs and development needs are handled in-house. We collaborate with you to develop a site that you are 100% happy with. As a special value-added service, I also include security hardening as a built-in part of website development. This security hardening is important for the safety of your website visitors as well as the website itself. With security compliant with FDIC guidelines and The Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act (GLBA), you can rest comfortable with the knowledge that you and your visitors are protected. Take a look at the slideshow below for some examples but note that not all sites were designed by me but they were all worked on by me, either design or code.
The Bank of Calhoun County was in need of professional development services. Kristen's Koncepts was honored to have been selected to provide top-notch services for this valued client!
The First National Bank in Amboy, Illinois was in need of quick and efficient development work. We were honored to provide this service and to ensure the bank team was kept in the loop!
Site URL: https://www.fnbamboy.com
The State Bank of Pearl City Illinois required maintenance performed on their site to keep it secure and up to date. We were happy to install software updates, update security settings, perform additional security hardening, and ongoing maintenance for their website!
Site URL: https://www.pearlcitybank.com
Buena Vista National Bank in Illinois needed software updates applied securely to its website while keeping it up to date with server specifications and security requirements. We were honored to have been chosen to provide this service!
Site URL: https://www.bvnb.com
Federated Bank needed security hardening, maintenance, and updates applied to its website to keep it current and secure. In addition, We provide additional security hardening and ongoing maintenance and updates!
Site URL: https://www.federatedbank.com
When changing hosting environments, Longview Bank's website experienced issues with its old design. We were pleased to provide coding expertise to help make the site usable again!
Site URL: https://www.longviewbank.com
Norman's Place needed a full fresh website! After being a thriving business since 1999, Norman's Place decided it was time to get online! Their website features an interactive calendar complete with online reservations and online payments accepted.
Site URL: https://www.normanscookingcove.com
A full website redesign for Community Bank of Illinois. They needed a major overhaul of their entire site with updated graphics, layout, and custom code. I also updated their site-icon to a fresh, updated design featuring a snippet of their official logo.
Site URL: https://www.cbcommunitybank.com
Central State Bank contacted me when they had an upcoming emergency situation with their website. In addition to saving their then-current website, I designed a completely fresh and new site for them! Boasting a new high-resolution logo, modern design, and a bold new navigation system their site is informative, easy to navigate, stylish, and a quick customer favorite! As a CBAI Member, CSB reaped high benefits and savings through our special CBAI Member deals!
Site link: https://www.csb123.com
Central State Bank of Illinois had an unexpected emergency situation with a server transition. I was brought in to rebuild the entire site on a new server. This involved creating a completely custom theme, migrating database information, migrating images, backing up page data, and rebuilding the site and all of its pages on the new server. As an emergency situation, I completed the initial transition work in one day (I worked more than a double shift that day!). Once the initial transition work was finished, I was able to take a little more time to rework the design on each of the pages, setting up the menu and navigation. Finally, I ensured the site was mobile-compatible.
Site Link: https://www.csb123.com
Zen Warrior Armory is a local company that has been serving the area for over 25 years! They provide custom handmade garments, swords, and armor to the SCA, HEMA, Stunt, and LARP communities, both locally and internationally.
This is a work in progress! The links here lead to my development area where you can see progress live in real-time as their site is built from scratch. When completed, this dev site will be transferred to their live servers under their own domain name.
Original Site: https://www.zenwarriorarmory.com
Dev Site: https://zenwarrior.digital-kristen.com
I work with a close-knit team of systems administrators to ensure your site has the resources it needs to be a top performer. CBAI Web Hosting Services has been my hosting partner for financial institutions for over 25 years. They offer a highly specialized, secured host for financial institutions. For my non-financial clients, I utilize services by LiquidNet, Ltd. which has been a reliable hosting partner of mine for over 12 years.
Every client receives the same enhanced security, regardless of size or location. I specialize in security for the financial industry. Never worry about your application audits again! As a website designer and developer who has specialized in financial institutions for years now, I guarantee website application compliance as a part of my services. Whether your site is for a bank, store, or personal venture, you can feel secure that your website is locked down tight!
Kristen has over 25 years of experience in web design and development. Our team is our family, literally. Kristen’s husband is a programmer with over 30 years of experience. Most designers graduate having learned only color theory and basic design principles, then go on to create templates that they use time and time again, changing only the smallest details from site to site. I call these cookie-cutter websites, and I do not design cookie-cutter-type sites. It is my extensive, decades-long experience that powers my knowledge of industry-specific security requirements, as well as my creativity and design expertise. I don’t offer cookie-cutter websites because I offer so much more.
25 years ago, I was building websites for banks who needed to establish their very first online presence and maintaining the email, DNS, and hosting servers at the same time! I also created a custom-coded website system that interfaced with a store’s point-of-sale system to update pricing and inventory YEARS before this became a standard technology. Today, I help banks to enhance and grow their online presence. In addition to my work in the financial sector, I enjoy working on e-commerce, blog, vlog, gaming/streaming, and all sorts of other websites! Staying up to date with current emerging technology is my superpower in this world of rapidly changing tech.
I give personal care to each and every client. You are too important to leave to a support ticket system– I am available via email, text, or phone from all of my clients whenever I am needed. I do not view my clients as customers: customers are impersonal, transaction-based short term relationships. I believe that a truly successful working relationship comes from the client-perspective where my clients are appreciated and nurtured in the long-term.
Two services are bundled into your web development service agreement: your Web Application Firewall annual subscription fee and an annual fee for your Maintenance and Updates service agreement with Kristen’s Koncepts. Your Web Application Firewall annual subscription fee consists of a yearly pass-through subscription fee for your Web Application Firewall, WordFence. This charge is $149 per year and is only a pass-through fee, meaning Kristen’s Koncepts does not profit financially from this fee at all. When we receive payment from you on your annual fee, we pay the Web Application Firewall annual
subscription fee on your behalf.
Also included is an annual Maintenance and Updates service agreement. With most companies, maintenance agreement services are performed once a month. Kristen performs standard updates and maintenance a minimum of 3 times per week, up to and commonly every day during the workweek. Your website uptime will be monitored and remediation measures taken on an as-needed basis should your site become unresponsive at no additional cost. As a standard part of this service, you will receive a weekly report on the maintenance work performed on your website.
For sites that are not part of the financial industry, we can also bundle an annual hosting and domain name into your package. Just ask for more information!
I offer website Maintenance and Updates at the most affordable rates available! The maintenance work performed on your site includes software updates, security scans, and minor content updates as needed. I also monitor your website for uptime and can recover crashed websites quickly without the need to bring in the server administrator in most instances. I will perform software updates, security scans, and filesystem backups a minimum of three times per
workweek and up to five days per week.
Your Maintenance and Updates agreement means that any time your site experiences downtime or any other problems, I am on the task regardless of the time of day or which day of the week it happens without additional cost to you. Most other companies only perform this maintenance once a month and charge premium fees for off-hours work if a site crashes. You will also receive weekly reports detailing the work performed on your website for your records. Most companies charge a lot more for a lot less work.
As an Independent Contractor, I utilize a 50/50 invoicing structure where you are invoiced for the initial 50% of your development cost plus your annual Maintenance fee and Web Application Firewall fee which are part of your bundled services. Upon receipt of the payment for the initial invoice, I begin work on your website.
When your website is ready to launch and go live, I invoice you for the final 50% of the development fee only. This means that the last invoice is actually lower than the first because the last does not include your annual bundled fees. The final 50% development fee secures the final launch of your new website to it’s production servers and your training on how to use your new website.
I specialize in developing WordPress websites. Any page builders needed in your design will be easy to use, and I always provide training. I gravitate towards using Elementor Page Builder because it is very easy for my clients to learn to use and provides a robust enough interface with advanced options that a seasoned designer can utilize for more styling and functionality.
My clients like that Elementor has an intuitive interface, extensive customization options, a wide range of templates for use, flexibility for different users and different levels of expertise, and a large community for support and help. I like that my clients feel comfortable using Elementor whereas they often feel like they need a special college degree to use other page builders like WPBakery, Divi, and others. Updating your site in an attractive way shouldn’t be hard for the end-user and I love that Elementor keeps it simple enough for my end-users to be comfortable.
I work with a close-knit team of systems administrators to ensure your site has the resources it needs to be a top performer.
All web designs and development needs are handled in-house. We collaborate with you to develop a site that you are 100% happy with.
Kristen has over 25 years of experience in web design and development. Our team is our family, literally. Kristen’s husband is a programmer with over 30 years of experience.
I give personal care to each and every client. You are too important to leave to a support ticket system– I am available via email, text, or phone from all of my clients whenever I am needed.
I specialize in developing WordPress websites. Any page builders that may be needed in your design will be easy to use, and I always provide training.
Every client receives the same enhanced security, regardless of size or location. I specialize in security for the financial industry. Never worry about your application audits again!
I offer website Maintenance and Updates at the most affordable rates available! I perform updates and maintenance a minimum of 3 times per week, unlike those other guys who only work once a month!
Any services that I provide can be bundled together for your convenience! I offer discount billing and bundle billing when needed. Ask me about bundling your services!
This option includes the design of updated/modernized graphics and layout for the website. A theme will be selected and installed, then customized for your website design. This design will provide greater functionality and options for a larger website footprint than the Quick-Up Website. Stock photos will be used where appropriate when client-provided photos are not available.
This option includes the design of updated/modernized graphics and layout for the website. Installation and minor theme customization is included. This option will get you the fastest turnaround time. Stock photos will be used where appropriate when client-provided photos are not available.
This option includes the design of updated/modernized graphics and layout for the website. This design will provide greater functionality, a more modern approach, and options for a larger website footprint. This option is ideal for very large websites, highly interactive websites, or those who want plenty of room to grow.
Changing servers for your existing website? Need to switch Linux servers? We can transfer your site painlessly!
Changing servers for your existing website? Moving to a more secure Linux environment? We can transfer your site painlessly!
As technology evolves, it is increasingly important to stay on top of new and emerging technology. Search engines are constantly updating their algorithms. The impact of social media channels on website traffic has grown over 300% in the last two years!
I utilize Analytics to see what drives traffic to your site, which are the best-performing pages, and where improvement is needed. Leveraging search engine optimization is a simple way to increase traffic in an organic way that will continue to grow over time.
I have worked off and on with Kristen Rogers for more than 25 years. She is an exceptional WordPress developer and offers a high-end affordable website. She develops and deploys a website from front to back and understands the risks associated with each step in the development lifecycle and can mitigate those risks to ensure a smooth transition. She works closely with Linux engineers and knows the Linux server environment and what is required on the backend to ensure website functionality is always at its best and performs for your customers. She also knows the security and compliance requirements for financial institutions to have an online presence, mobile applications, online forms, including email. Kristen offers social media integration and understands how vital it is for everything to work together efficiently. Kristen enjoys what she does and shares her enthusiasm with her customers and will recommend an ongoing relationship and develop a website plan, so your website is fresh, delivers dynamic content, and interacts with your customers. Kristen is also our go to person for banks websites that have not retained an ongoing relationship with a web developer as well as assisting these banks to ensure their website is fully updated, patched, and reviewed for errors to ensure a smooth migration to CBAI’s new hosting infrastructure.