Sparklejet Website Design & Development ~ We Make Websites Better
Since 1996 PROFESSIONAL WEB DESIGN FOR BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES
PORTFOLIO PROJECTS

About Us

Sparklejet is Matt Jalbert is Sparklejet: practicing the art and craft of website design.

Contact

Matt Jalbert is on San Francisco’s Potrero Hill
Tel: 415.647.7275

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Clients

New work!

Less new work…

Old work.

  • Subserveo
  • McKinsey Consulting
  • VeriSign
  • Charles Schwab
  • Lofts Unlimited
  • Just Art Pottery
  • Narus
  • nCircle
  • Aschbacher & Frager
  • Keehn On Art
  • Artistic License
  • Emerge Records
  • QS Technologies
  • eOne Global
  • Jet Charter Group
  • Sapias
  • Beutler Corporation
  • Cryptography Research
  • CashNet
  • The Arts & Crafts Press
  • Vivacare

Recent work… see all

Rocket-Hire (HR consultant)Sparklejet Web Design - portfolio sample

The Mescall Group (advertising director’s portfolio)Sparklejet Web Design - portfolio sample

California Health Advocates (non-profit)Sparklejet Web Design - portfolio sample

See more in my Portfolio »

Sparklejet Core Services…

  • Concept to completion site development: working through the entire process of creating a website from scratch, or re-designing an existing site.
  • Information architecture and user experience design: developing the best structure for your site content and navigation, enabling users to quickly understand your offerings.
  • E-mail newsletter marketing. Turn-key e-mail marketing solutions.
  • Targeted incremental improvements: developing specific functions or working on particular sections of a website (as opposed to an overall redesign).
  • Search engine optimization (SEO) strategies: watch out for snake-oil salesmen on this topic. I have a proven standards-driven approach to helping sites achieve better search engine placement.
  • On-going website maintenance and updating.
  • Using Google Analytics for user tracking and website statistics.
  • Editorial and writing guidance.

Sparklejet’s Unique Strengths…

  • Top-shelf design at a price affordable to small businesses.
  • A real-world approach emphasizing usability, functionality and maintainability.
  • Standards-aware HTML/CSS design with outstanding accessibility (all new Sparklejet websites are table-free and use modern CSS).
  • Accountability: our small size ensures personal attention to your project.
  • Over 12 years of experience developing successful commercial websites.
  • We’re not building Steinways.

Why Choose Sparklejet…

  • For a clear explanation of your options so you can get the best website possible.
  • For intelligent web design solutions, stressing clean, rational and efficient design.
  • For fast loading easy-to-navigate pages that keep your customers happily clicking.
  • For multi-platform accessibility, so your site reaches the widest possible market.
  • For maximum value on limited budgets.
  • For a collaborative, client-focused design process that expands on your assets.
  • For Google-friendly sites that rank at the top of major search engines.
  • For sites that are easy to update, maintain, and expand.
  • For iPhone-friendly sites (no Flash) that work great on mobile devices.

Customer Testimonials

Sparklejet supports small businesses.

“The Urban Bay enterprise has… a fabulous reputation, and McGuire has a lot to learn from what you’ve accomplished.”
Charlie Moore, CEO/President, McGuire Real Estate. Partly on the strength of the Sparklejet-designed ubayp.com website, Urban Bay Properties was able to attract the venerable McGuire Real Estate to acquire the company in November 2008.

“Our website is a joy, and having you handle it so smoothly has taken years off my life.” [I’m not sure that’s a good thing, but oh well.- Matt]
Bobbi Mapstone, The Gamble House

“I would not be where I am at today without your outstanding website.”
John Hamm, Hamm Glass Studios

“Our website is designed and maintained by Matt Jalbert. We enthusiastically recommend his work.”
— Tim Holton, Holton Studio Frame-makers

“It has been a real pleasure to work with Matt Jalbert and Sparklejet. Since we began our relationship in 1998, Matt has consistently produced on-time and on-budget site work. Matt understands my needs and has unfailingly provided an attractive and well conceived site design. My customers often compliment the beauty and ease of use of my site, which has become my principal advertising venue. Professional in all regards, Matt has always promptly returned phone calls. I heartily recommend him to anyone needing quality website design with great customer service.”
— Lee Jester, The Craftsman Home

Best Practices

It's a Zen thing.

My work is informed by the many online discussions about improving websites and the user experience. You may enjoy reading more:

Handy Tools

Remember: if your website is ugly, hard to navigate, and badly written, it doesn't matter if your CSS and HTML are perfect. A website is about feel for the user more than it is about precision for search engines and technical obsessives.

Many try, but few can master the Sparklejet.

Sparklejet Employee of the Month: Chimmy Putruski

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Thank you for flying Sparklejet.

Call Matt Jalbert
415.647.7275