Web Design in Whittier, Alaska

Whittier at a glance

Homes in Whittier have a median value of $83,800, and renters pay a median of $961 a month, compared with $352,900 and $1,419 statewide.

Designing a website around Whittier’s customers

The median home here was built in 1954. The older housing in Whittier keeps roofers, plumbers and remodelers busy.

The county around Whittier, Chugach Census Area, counts 6,553 residents and 3 cities and towns. For a city as small as Whittier, the county figures are more reliable: the median household income is $90,509 and the median age is 37.9. 63.8% of households own their home.

Mapping the area around Whittier

Distances from Whittier: Anchorage (34 miles, pop. 287,155). Whittier covers 12.3 square miles of land and 7.4 square miles of water, about 20 residents per square mile. For big-city shopping and services, Anchorage (287,155 residents) is 34 miles away. The nearest airport with an IATA code is Girdwood Airport (AQY), 20 miles northwest.

Whittier weather, in normals: July highs around 63°F, January lows around 24°F, measured at Whittier, 0.7 miles away (1991-2020). Precipitation totals about 197 inches a year, with September the wettest month. Freezing nights (32°F or below) come about 127 times a year. Cold winters bring heating calls, snow plowing and winter car trouble, and the first freeze sends everyone searching at once. Seasonal updates help: new hours, a seasonal service, a storm notice, requested by email at no extra charge.

Which Whittier businesses need a small business website

ZIP code 99693, which covers Whittier and the area around it, had 23 business establishments with employees in 2023. A few examples from the same count:

• 3 boat tour and charter operators: the trips you run, what to bring, where to meet and a contact form for dates.

In Chugach Census Area, the Census counted 379 businesses with employees and 933 without a payroll in 2023; the second group is where a simple, affordable website changes the most. Chugach Census Area has far more than the national share of waste management and remediation companies: 24 of them in the 2023 count. In that line of work, customers need clear service areas and schedules, so the website should show services, service area, schedules and how to request a pickup or quote. Hotels, inns and other lodging are also overrepresented (24, about eight times the national share). Most of these businesses are small, and the website does the job a front desk would do in a bigger company.

The legal basics for Whittier businesses online

A few rules apply to any Whittier business that sells or advertises online:

• If you send marketing email from your new business address, the CAN-SPAM rules (16 CFR Part 316) apply, including an easy way for people to opt out. 16 CFR Part 316

General information, not legal advice: confirm the details with the agency that handles each item.

Affordable web design for Whittier, done remotely

Aria works from Curitiba, Brazil, and has built websites for small businesses since 2008. We work with businesses remotely, so a company in Whittier gets the same plan, at $89 a month, without meetings or visits.

1. The sign-up at cadastro.ariaserv.com/en takes about 5 minutes; your logo and photos go by email.
2. Within 5 business days the website is ready on a temporary link, and you review it and ask for changes.
3. Approve it, pay the first month, and the website goes live on your domain together with your business email.

Later on, you send changes by email (a new price, a new photo, a new service) and the team makes them, with no extra charge.