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Designworks NW, LLC (Rick Cano)

16219 NE 13th St, Vancouver, WA 98684, USA

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‘21 Certificate of Excellence, 2021

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We're a WordPress Website Developer and Design firm and we also offer Website Maintenance + Full Security, SEO consulting for both On Page and Off Page as well as Audits and Health Reports, Website Hosting + Email, Training and Tutorials, with over 17 years of professional experience in the industry.

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26 January 2024

Rick was wonderful and we are so pleased with our website! He made the animated graphic look exactly as I saw it in my head. Tons of compliments on our site. I'd highly recommend! More...

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29 December 2023

I have been working with Rick at Designworks for about a year and he has helped me with SEO, Web Maintenance, Web design and small business consulting. He has been a tremendous help to me and my business. I am very pleased with my results so far, and look forward to working with Designworks in the future with more SEO, and Website Design services in Vancouver. Thank you Rick for your great services. More...

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2 November 2023

Rick @ Designworks NW was a pleasure to work with. He was professional and the work he performed was best in class. We will utilize Designworks NW for future projects.

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1 September 2023

Rick did an amazing job on my new company website, very professional, efficient, and exceeded all my expectations. I highly recommend Rick and his team.

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27 August 2023

Rick did a great job communicating and the logos turned out great.

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1 June 2023

Kudos to Rick Cano and his team at Designworks NW. They worked sheer magic to bring my author website to life with an exciting design, flawless functionality, and minimal effort on my part which gave me the gift of time to write more books. A high five and five stars to a stellar group of web developers and designers. More...

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1 March 2023

5-Stars! 🙌 Last year while working on a WordPress rebuild we ran into a few road blocks while using the custom fields feature, so, we called Design Works. Rick and his team were able to create a custom solution for us that easily worked within our framework. They've got the skills to build brilliant websites, therefore I highly recommend Rick and crew to any business owner needing a new or improved site for their biz! More...

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1 July 2022

I've just begun my own partnership with Rick and his crew, and it's been an amazing experience so far. Well done, Designworks!

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1 July 2022

Responsive. Timely updates. Problem-solving. Great firm to work with, and used to both large and small nonprofits and their many quirks.

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1 July 2022

We loved working with Designworks NW. They helped us with website maintenance of our WordPress website, On-Page SEO, and WordPress security. Rick was responsive, attentive, and professional. I fully recommend Designworks NW! More...

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1 July 2022

It's my absolute pleasure to share with the world the excellent website service, skills and support I received from Rick Cano, Founder and Senior Developer at Designworks NW. My website was attacked and became very sick; hardly able to move. I was introduced to Rick through a colleague. Let's just say Rick met me in the emergency room of the Rick Cano Website Hospital. Today, my website runs like a well-oiled machine! It's fast and responsive. As a busy entrepreneur I don't have the bandwidth, much less the skills to properly keep my website running properly so that my ideal clients can easily find me. Now Rick's team will keep my website running smoothly monthly going forward. No more stress about how people are experiencing their first impression of me and my company. That's music to all business owners’ ears. Thank you SO much, Rick. More...

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13 April 2019

We redesigned our website with Designworks and we are so happy to have worked with them. They provide excellent customer service, always available to answer our questions and help in anyway they can. This is a company that will continue to work with you and make sure everything is running as it should. It’s a trustworthy company that has helped a small business like ours to get the website we were wanting to have. Great experience working with them! More...

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13 April 2019

Rick and company have not only made the website I envisioned but have been there to answer all my question and not make me feel like I've asked a stupid question. They do great work and I'll be recommending them to anyone who is looking for someone to help with a new or refurbish a website. More...

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13 April 2019

Thank you Rick and team at Designworks NW!!! Our 4 year old website was barely working with plenty of customer ordering problems/complaints. It wasn't like we hadn't paid good $$$ to "self professed Word Press Pros" to upgrade and perform maintenance that just never seemed to improve our site.When we finally found and contacted Designworks, Rick emailed back to say he'd like to have a phone conversation before he got started. WHAT? He wanted to talk to us; our business mattered to Designworks??? It's been the best decision we've made for our business. Our hosting and maintenance will always be with Designworks!Our site was in such bad shape that 90% of our revenue was coming from commission paid sales platforms. Well not anymore!!! Since the site overhaul our site visits and customer ordering is way up in only a few weeks.Thank you Rick and Designworks NW, LLCBrenda LongshoreCushyChic, LLC More...

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13 April 2019

After evaluating 20 WordPress design firms and interviewing three of them in person, I chose DesignWorks Northwest. I am ecstatic I did! He redesigned my author site to be modern, SEO relevant, and beautiful. It is hosted on his servers which come with the appropriate security, backups, and database access. The owner, Rick Cano, is knowledgeable, honest, professional, and reasonably priced. We were in contact from beginning to end with my needs and input on the design, matched equally by his good advice regarding considerations for the user interface and SEO. Once he completed the design, he provided training for me to maintain it myself--something I specifically requested as I have worked on websites for the past decade and wanted some control for myself. However, the company also offers the option, for a reasonable monthly fee, to have his team do all the maintenance and updates. This is probably something I will ask them to do at a later date as other parts of my business become more time consuming. Throughout the process, and even now that it is completed, he remained supportive and answered questions or provided fixes very quickly. This is a company that takes customer support seriously. I highly recommended Designworks NW as a superior Wordpress design and hosting firm. More...

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6 April 2019

We redesigned our website with Designworks and we are so happy to have worked with them. They provide excellent customer service, always available to answer our questions and help in anyway they can. This is a company that will continue to work with you and make sure everything is running as it should. It’s a trustworthy company that has helped a small business like ours to get the website we were wanting to have. Great experience working with them! More...

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6 April 2019

Thank you Rick and team at Designworks NW!!! Our 4 year old website was barely working with plenty of customer ordering problems/complaints. It wasn't like we hadn't paid good $$$ to "self professed Word Press Pros" to upgrade and perform maintenance that just never seemed to improve our site.When we finally found and contacted Designworks, Rick emailed back to say he'd like to have a phone conversation before he got started. WHAT? He wanted to talk to us; our business mattered to Designworks??? It's been the best decision we've made for our business. Our hosting and maintenance will always be with Designworks!Our site was in such bad shape that 90% of our revenue was coming from commission paid sales platforms. Well not anymore!!! Since the site overhaul our site visits and customer ordering is way up in only a few weeks.Thank you Rick and Designworks NW, LLCBrenda LongshoreCushyChic, LLC More...

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6 April 2019

After evaluating 20 WordPress design firms and interviewing three of them in person, I chose DesignWorks Northwest. I am ecstatic I did! He redesigned my author site to be modern, SEO relevant, and beautiful. It is hosted on his servers which come with the appropriate security, backups, and database access. The owner, Rick Cano, is knowledgeable, honest, professional, and reasonably priced. We were in contact from beginning to end with my needs and input on the design, matched equally by his good advice regarding considerations for the user interface and SEO. Once he completed the design, he provided training for me to maintain it myself--something I specifically requested as I have worked on websites for the past decade and wanted some control for myself. However, the company also offers the option, for a reasonable monthly fee, to have his team do all the maintenance and updates. This is probably something I will ask them to do at a later date as other parts of my business become more time consuming. Throughout the process, and even now that it is completed, he remained supportive and answered questions or provided fixes very quickly. This is a company that takes customer support seriously. I highly recommended Designworks NW as a superior Wordpress design and hosting firm. More...

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6 April 2019

Rick and company have not only made the website I envisioned but have been there to answer all my question and not make me feel like I've asked a stupid question. They do great work and I'll be recommending them to anyone who is looking for someone to help with a new or refurbish a website. More...

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14 March 2019

Rick Cano and his professional staff have been wonderful to work with. WordPress and Designworks NW LLC have taken care of us from day one which was over a year ago now. The few times we have experienced a problem, it was solved immediately. I can't say enough about their professionalism and their willingness to work with a website neophyte like myself. More...

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6 March 2019

Rick Cano and his professional staff have been wonderful to work with. WordPress and Designworks NW LLC have taken care of us from day one which was over a year ago now. The few times we have experienced a problem, it was solved immediately. I can't say enough about their professionalism and their willingness to work with a website neophyte like myself. More...

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13 January 2019

Rick has been great to work with!! He has helped me numerous times in setting up custom options on my website. It is nice to have someone who understands your needs and Rick has always been timely with his delivery and is a great communicator. He knows his craft! Thanks Rick!

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6 January 2019

Rick has been great to work with!! He has helped me numerous times in setting up custom options on my website. It is nice to have someone who understands your needs and Rick has always been timely with his delivery and is a great communicator. He knows his craft! Thanks Rick!

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14 November 2018

Our Wordpress site was hacked with multiple instances of injected code. Rick got back to me almost immediately with an assessment of the situation and was very clear on how he would go about fixing it. Not only did he clean up our website completely but implemented security measures to keep it from happening again. He also walked me through how to use the security tools and was available to answer questions as they came up. The quality and customer service Designworks NW provided is unsurpassed. You won't get a better bang for your buck anywhere else. More...

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6 November 2018

Our Wordpress site was hacked with multiple instances of injected code. Rick got back to me almost immediately with an assessment of the situation and was very clear on how he would go about fixing it. Not only did he clean up our website completely but implemented security measures to keep it from happening again. He also walked me through how to use the security tools and was available to answer questions as they came up. The quality and customer service Designworks NW provided is unsurpassed. You won't get a better bang for your buck anywhere else. More...

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17 July 2018

Rick and his team were very responsive and open to our rush deadline. They saved our butts in a pinch when other companies couldn't. Quality of work was great and I would recommend them in the future! More...

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6 July 2018

Rick and his team were very responsive and open to our rush deadline. They saved our butts in a pinch when other companies couldn't. Quality of work was great and I would recommend them in the future! More...

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12 June 2018

Rick and his team were very responsive and open to our rush deadline. They saved our butts in a pinch when other companies couldn't. Quality of work was great and I would recommend them in the future! More...

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12 June 2018

Extremely professional. Efficient with my time, high quality work. Will absolutely be collaborating with the Designworks team on future projects!

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12 June 2018

I have worked with Rick for the past 7 years! I wouldn’t even consider using anyone else. Rick has helped develop multiple websites for me over the years. He is very knowledgeable and easy to communicate with. What I appreciate the most is his eye for design. I can give him a few examples and a description of what I am hoping to achieve and he delivers every time! Anytime I’ve had an issue or needed something maintained he has responded within hours!! His customer service and passion to help people is beyond words. Thank you again for everything! More...

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6 June 2018

Thanks to Rick at Designworks NW, LLC, my WordPress site and files are moved over to their new host. Because of tight web security, firewalls, and outdated MySQL software at previous host, it was quite a challenge. Rick was quick and helpful to answer questions I put out to my WordPress group that we decided to turn around and hire Designworks NW, LLC, to come on site and work their magic to get files moved. Rick is very pleasant, professional and wealth of knowledge. Thank you Designworks NW, LLC. More...

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6 June 2018

We have been using Designworks for 5 + years now and they have helped us out on many occasions. When your site goes down for whatever reason it is good to know you can call someone who not only understands the problem but gets on a fixes it. Very knowledgable and great value. More...

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6 June 2018

Extremely professional. Efficient with my time, high quality work. Will absolutely be collaborating with the Designworks team on future projects!

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6 June 2018

I have worked with Rick for the past 7 years! I wouldn’t even consider using anyone else. Rick has helped develop multiple websites for me over the years. He is very knowledgeable and easy to communicate with. What I appreciate the most is his eye for design. I can give him a few examples and a description of what I am hoping to achieve and he delivers every time! Anytime I’ve had an issue or needed something maintained he has responded within hours!! His customer service and passion to help people is beyond words. Thank you again for everything! More...

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6 June 2018

Rick Cano and the team at Designworks NW are awesome. We hired them to do a website redesign a few years ago. We're very happy with the results. Now they host our website and provide maintenance. They proactively look for opportunities to optimize the performance of our site and they help with installs of SSL certificates and any other tech related procedures. I fully trust these guys to manage my site.Any time I have questions, issues, etc, they are right there to help and provide explanation to what they're doing (very important for a "non techy" person like me). They don't "nickel & dime" you either. If you're seeking someone to help redesign your site, perform SEO, host your site, provide maintenance, etc. I strongly recommend Designworks NW. More...

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11 May 2018

Rick Cano and the team at Designworks NW are awesome. We hired them to do a website redesign a few years ago. We're very happy with the results. Now they host our website and provide maintenance. They proactively look for opportunities to optimize the performance of our site and they help with installs of SSL certificates and any other tech related procedures. I fully trust these guys to manage my site.

Any time I have questions, issues, etc, they are right there to help and provide explanation to what they're doing (very important for a "non techy" person like me). They don't "nickel & dime" you either.

If you're seeking someone to help redesign your site, perform SEO, host your site, provide maintenance, etc. I strongly recommend Designworks NW.
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11 May 2018

Rick Cano and the team at Designworks NW are awesome. We hired them to do a website redesign a few years ago. We're very happy with the results. Now they host our website and provide maintenance. They proactively look for opportunities to optimize the performance of our site and they help with installs of SSL certificates and any other tech related procedures. I fully trust these guys to manage my site.

Any time I have questions, issues, etc, they are right there to help and provide explanation to what they're doing (very important for a "non techy" person like me). They don't "nickel & dime" you either.

If you're seeking someone to help redesign your site, perform SEO, host your site, provide maintenance, etc. I strongly recommend Designworks NW.
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28 April 2018

Extremely professional. Efficient with my time, high quality work. Will absolutely be collaborating with the Designworks team on future projects!

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28 April 2018

I have worked with Rick for the past 7 years! I wouldn’t even consider using anyone else. Rick has helped develop multiple websites for me over the years. He is very knowledgeable and easy to communicate with. What I appreciate the most is his eye for design. I can give him a few examples and a description of what I am hoping to achieve and he delivers every time! Anytime I’ve had an issue or needed something maintained he has responded within hours!! His customer service and passion to help people is beyond words. Thank you again for everything! More...

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11 April 2018

We have been using Designworks for 5 + years now and they have helped us out on many occasions. When your site goes down for whatever reason it is good to know you can call someone who not only understands the problem but gets on a fixes it. Very knowledgable and great value. More...

Reviewed on Google Maps

11 April 2018

We have been using Designworks for 5 + years now and they have helped us out on many occasions. When your site goes down for whatever reason it is good to know you can call someone who not only understands the problem but gets on a fixes it. Very knowledgable and great value.

Reviewed on Google Maps

5 April 2018

Thanks to Rick at Designworks NW, LLC, my WordPress site and files are moved over to their new host. Because of tight web security, firewalls, and outdated MySQL software at previous host, it was quite a challenge. Rick was quick and helpful to answer questions I put out to my WordPress group that we decided to turn around and hire Designworks NW, LLC, to come on site and work their magic to get files moved. Rick is very pleasant, professional and wealth of knowledge. Thank you Designworks NW, LLC. More...

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5 April 2018

Thanks to Rick at Designworks NW, LLC, my WordPress site and files are moved over to their new host. Because of tight web security, firewalls, and outdated MySQL software at previous host, it was quite a challenge. Rick was quick and helpful to answer questions I put out to my WordPress group that we decided to turn around and hire Designworks NW, LLC, to come on site and work their magic to get files moved. Rick is very pleasant, professional and wealth of knowledge. Thank you Designworks NW, LLC. More...

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Q&As

I think what makes a great website is when I can take a clients needs, goals and vision and create a website that emulates and displays all three of those elements. I like to think that its not so much "MY" design as it is the "Customers Design". I'm just the tool or instrument that helps design the Clients design..not my design.

I have four specific questions I always like to ask a client to begin:
1. What sort of design and/or layout do "you" have in mind?
2. What is your "vision" or what do you want the end result to be?
3. Will you provide images or graphics or do you need graphic design work?
4. Do you have a logo and what are the primary colors in the logo that you want to use.

I pride myself in providing excellent customer service with a 100% guaranteed on-time delivery reputation and that I get ongoing repeat projects from over 70% of my clients.

My background was in banking and I handled quite a few positions within the banking industry but none of them had a "creative" side to them. There's only so many ways you can talk about money or finances. I wanted to create something so I began by learning how to create my own professional website for my banking profile. Believe i or not, that was the early seeds that were planted that eventually started my transition to Web Design. That was 14 years ago.

I have worked long and hard to learn everything there is to know about Web Design and everything related, like SEO, Social Media, Mobile creation, coding, php, MySql, Schema, Structured Data, Rich Snippets, Google Analytics, Webmaster tools and with my background in business banking I can assist clients with a wide range of issues to help them with their business...not just their website.

Services

We offer state of the art mobile responsive and optimized designed websites and design "your" website according to "your" specifications as we guide you through the design process. We also provide hands on training to teach you how to use your new website. Note: Monthly payments options available.

We offer three separate maintenance plans that will keep you both updated and security safe! All plans include a weekly backup of all files and content, two levels of security and 24/7 monitoring.

We offer the most current seo best practices with all search engines, whereby we can add, modify or change your SEO on a page by page basis which will improve your performance, receive a higher page ranking and thereby bringing more traffic to your website. We have two separate plans and both come with hands on training.

We offer web hosting and email hosting in one affordable hosting plan within our multiple cloud servers. Monthly payment options or annual plans available.

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