Custom Website Design
Every website that we design is done from scratch, using the best techniques available that suit your particular design. Each business is different, therefore, each design is different, and we come up with concepts based on the information we have gathered from our discussions with you.
We take into account a variety of things, including colour palette, typography, usability, graphic efficiency and more, to ensure that the design we create for you gives the best impression of your business.
Accessibility
You wouldn't stop someone from using your services because of a disability, would you? Chances are, the answer to that is 'no'. Besides the fact that it is illegal to do so anyway.
The same level of accessibility also applies to your website - it is now a legal requirement. This means making necessary adjustments to your website to account for people with visual impairments (such as colour blindness or impaired vision) to people with reduced motor skills and more.
The good news is that, where possible, we aim to ensure that all of our websites meet the needs of all potential users.
XHTML and CSS
Why is it so important to us that the XHTML and CSS coding used in your website is valid? Quite a few reasons, actually. From making your website faster and more efficient, to improving search engine visibility, as well as making it easier to update, more accessible, improved usability and much more besides.
That's why.
Web Standards
Web standards have been set up for many reasons, but one of the main reasons is to ensure consistency and reliability for designers and developers/ If your website wasn't (or isn't) coded in line with these standards, it may not work properly now, or it may fail to work in the future. Most certainly, the chances are that it is not accessible, and it may not provide a very usable experience.
Guess what? We follow web standards.
Cross-Browser
These days, there are many different web browsers available, and each usually have several different versions too - Internet Explorer 6.0, Internet Explorer 7.0, Internet Explorer 8.0, Firefox 1.0, Firefox 1.5, Firefox 3.5 and you get the general idea.
In an ideal world, all these browsers would display websites exactly the same. Un fortunately, we are not in an ideal world, and each browser does have it's own little perks and problems, which a web designer has to take into account.
We test our websites on as many different browsers as possible, to ensure a consistent appearance on all modern browsers.
Content Managed
Even the most basic websites that we produce for our clients are Content Managed.
Is this important to you? It should be! It means that YOU have the power to keep your website content up to date and relevant as your business grows, therefore saving you money in the long run.
We'll even show you how to do it!
Scalability and Expansion
What happens if you want to build on your website at a later date (due to your website making your business grow so fast, you can barely keep up with it...hopefully!)?
With us, it's quite easy, as we design your website with the ability to have additional features added without having to go through all the hassle of having it redesigned.
Another potential money saving service for you!
Fast Site-wide Changes
The added advantage of using valid XHTML and CSS coding, is that it gives us the ability to update and modify your website layout quickly and efficiently.
This could be for a variety of reasons. You may feel that your site needs visually updated after a while, or you may want to improve the overall usability of your site based on feedback you receive.
The way we code our websites make this much simpler to do, and much cheaper for you.
Fast Loading
People don't like waiting.
In the online world, studies have been conducted that show the average person is not willing to wait for more than 5 seconds for a page to load before they go elsewhere. You wouldn't want a customer to go to your competitor because you took too long to answer the phone, would you?
Of course not, and you wouldn't want them to go because your website took too long to display. Fortunately, we optimise our sites to make sure that this doesn't happen needlessly.
Web Hosting
It would be a ridiculous idea to start building a house if you didn't have land on which it could be built. If you imagine that your website is your 'house', then your web hosting would be your 'land'. You can't have a site without the hosting.
As part of the complete service that we offer, we can provide you with hosting at a very competitive price. We even give you a period of free hosting, ranging from 3 months to a full year! You can, of course, choose your own host. That won't stop us from designing your site. We'll provide advice for you too, but we know from experience that our hosting is fast and reliable, and that can also improve your website loading times as mentioned above.
Domain Name Registration
Just in the way that you couldn't build a house without land, you can't really have one without an address too. Your domain name is your online address. It needs to be carefully chosen.
We can register your domain name on your behalf (it's actually included free when you have your website designed by us). It's registered in your name, not ours, and you can take advantage of the reduced renewal fees that we can obtain when the time for renewal comes.
Depending on the hosting package that you get from us (if you want us to host your website, that is), even the renewal fee is free of charge too!
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