Websites
Glacier cruises, kayak trips, charters and rooms people can book from a phone, with what time to arrive and where to meet you.
Whittier from the air. Photo by Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Website design for Whittier businesses
Elyisius is based in Soldotna, and we build websites for businesses in Whittier. We're not in Whittier and we won't act like it. Most of the work happens online. Getting into town takes some planning, so your customers do their homework first, and we build a site that answers them and lets them book.
Call (907) 953-7384 or use the form below.
What we help with
Business Systems
Bookings and questions from your website land in one list, so the whole day's trips are in one place when you get to the harbor.
Marketing and SEO
People search for things to do in Prince William Sound before they ever look at the tunnel times. We build pages around those searches.
Doing business in Whittier
Whittier sits on Passage Canal in Prince William Sound, and the only road in runs through the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel. It's one lane, shared with the Alaska Railroad, and it opens to each direction on a schedule. Most of the people who live here live in one building, Begich Towers. The harbor, the cruise dock and the day boats are what bring everybody else.
So a visitor can't just wander in. They're checking the tunnel times, the boat times and the weather, sometimes weeks ahead. That's good news for you if your website answers it all. When a guest knows which tunnel opening to catch and exactly where to park, they show up on time and ready to go, and you're not answering the same call twenty times a day in July.
Websites we've built
Pick one and see the work live.
How we build it
We go over what you have
Your website, your Google Business Profile, your social media and how trips get booked today. Then we talk about what's working and what isn't.
We plan around getting here
The tunnel, parking, check in and what to wear on the water. Those are the questions people ask first, so they go up front.
We build the site and the booking
The design, the words, the booking and the note that goes out after somebody books, with the details they'll need on the day.
We keep it ready each season
Departure times and rates change year to year. We update them before the first boat goes out, and you own the site outright.
What Whittier owners ask about website design
Do you have anyone in Whittier
No, we're based in Soldotna, and we build websites for Whittier businesses online. We talk over video, you see each page as it comes together, and if something really needs us at the harbor, we'll catch the tunnel. Website design is one part of what we do, along with branding, marketing and lead follow up.
Can my website explain the tunnel to visitors
Yes, and it's one of the most useful things it can do. We point people to the current tunnel schedule, tell them how early to leave and where to go once they're through. A guest who understands the tunnel is a guest who doesn't miss the boat.
Can people book a cruise or charter from my website
Yes, people can book a cruise or charter from your website. They pick the trip and the date, send their details and get a note back with what happens next. It's all waiting for you when you come off the water.
Do you work with businesses near Whittier
Yes, we can work with businesses in Whittier and around Prince William Sound, including Valdez and Cordova, and over in Girdwood. We're based in Soldotna, with Kenai and Nikiski close by, and because most of the work is online, we can work with businesses anywhere in the state.
Can we meet in person
Yes, we can meet in person. We can meet you at your business, or we can get on a video call.
How much does it cost
What it costs depends on what your business needs, and there are a lot of options, which is why every job starts with discovery and a system evaluation. We build the smallest thing that removes the problem, and it's measured against what that problem already costs you every month. That way you can weigh the work against the time and money you're already losing to it. We're glad to give you some price ranges if that helps. Even better, if you let us know what you'd like to spend and what you need done, we'll put together the best options we can for that.
How long before we see something working
You'll see something working once the first process is built, because we start with the issues that are costing you time, money and frustration. Starting small means you're not waiting on a big project to finish before anything changes. You get to watch it work on your real messages before we build the second one, and if something needs adjusting, that's when we find out.
Contact us
Tell us where to reach you. We reply personally.