A mobile massage therapy company seeking to expand its reach is venturing into the online space for the first time. They aim to create a website that effectively showcases their services and connects with a new audience.
View designsMel Therapie is a mobile massage company serving the Greater Montreal area. The business has been operating successfully for many years without a website or social media presence. Recently, the company decided to expand its customer base and reach new potential clients by creating a website and enhancing its online presence. I have been tasked with designing and building a bilingual website from scratch to showcase all of the company's services and provide new clients with a way to contact and inquire about the company.
The goal of this mandate is to design and build a website that provides both new and existing users with service information and a contact method to inquire about or ideally book a therapy session. Copywriting, SEO, and imagery will also be provided alongside the design and development.
Ideation, UX research, UI design, wireframing, prototyping, web development/building in Webflow, copywriting, photography, light SEO
3 months
Figma, Webflow, Photoshop, Canva, pen & paper
2024
When discussing the persona with the company owner, it was clear there was no particular target market, and the company was looking to reach anyone they could. However, there were some characteristics that stood out enough to create a persona.
Claire is a married 53-year-old mother of two adult children, who are no longer living at home. Claire works in administration at an office all day and when she gets home, she likes to relax with her hobbies, but more recently she has become intrigued with the idea of getting at-home massages for her and her husband every couple of weeks. Claire lives in Montreal and has a large bilingual community of friends. When she finds a good service, she likes to share the news with everyone she knows.
Mel therapie has never been properly online before now, which means that any new potential customers that don't come from referrals from pre-existing customers are few and far between. This website has been designed with findabilityin mind. Light SEO, in the form of keywords and proper building strategies have been implemented in order to help with Google rankings. The website will also be able to be linked to social media ads which would more than likely land on Claire's feed.
Ideally the website would include an option to schedule their massage directly within the website with no need to contact or speak to any other party. However, the owner of Mel Therapie was not comfortable with that idea because she could not guarantee that open availabilities in the web app were always accurate. Therefore, as an alternative, in the contact sheet, we have given the user the option to suggest a day and time they would like to have services rendered. The company will then confirm via email.
At-home massage can be a pretty vulnerable position to be put in, a stranger in your home, touching you with minimal coverings can be daunting. We have made sure to include a picture and biography (with credentials) of the Mel Therapie therapist to help potential customers feel more at ease.
Claire is not familiar with what kind of limitations there are when using an at-home therapy service. Claire and her husband are looking for different massage styles and aren't sure what is available or feasible. A dedicated service list has been created to provide users with a complete list of services and descriptions.
A competitive analysis was performed involving both direct and indirect competitors serving the Montreal area. Some of these competitors had a large team of at-home mobile massage therapists, while others had one therapist. Some of the competitors offered at-home massage and others did not.
User testing was conducted in person with three different participants.
The final designs successfully addressed the user's needs and challenges as defined by the mandate's persona. Despite some constraints on feasibility for the company, the designs achieved the key goal of establishing an online presence that effectively connects with both existing and new customers.
The home page introduces users to the company and its services, offering valuable information about what the business does. It builds trust through testimonials, features a promotional section to attract new clients, and highlights the top three selling points: in-home therapy, a variety of massage techniques, and a certified therapist.
The service page provides users with a list of all therapy styles available, alongside their descriptions and photo. Users can use the tabs and the scroll-to-top button to maneuver easily around the page. At any time in the process the user can click the "book" button in the navbar to contact the company and book a service.
When the "book" button in the top nav bar is clicked by the user will be directed to this page. The user will be able to see general times and days available at the top, and they will be able to write a message and tentatively request therapy, date, time. Mel Therapie, will get back to them within 24 hours to confirm or suggest another date and time.
Once the design was complete, I continued on to build the design out in Webflow both in English and French. All copy and imagery were provided by me and approved by the owner of Mel Therapie. You can view the live site in the link below.
MEL THERAPIE LIVE SITE