Web Site Design & Build

Web Site Design:

GOOD WEB SITE DESIGN: A good looking web site can give a visitor a reassuring feel of professionalism. But they have to find the web site first and if they can not find the site in search engines they will go elsewhere. In our view a good web site will look good but will also:

Be easy to find in search engines

or visitors will go elsewhere. Search Engine optimisation - optimising the code of each page to make it search engine friendly.

Download quickly

or they will go elsewhere. Optimising the code of each page and the file sizes of images so they download fast

Be easy to use

or they will go elsewhere. Making the navigation clear and simple and the same on every page so the visitor knows where they are at all times

Offer Good Content

or no one will come back. Make the sure the content is what the visitor wants - say what you do and then do what you say.

Be disabled friendly

or you could be taken to court. The Disability Discrimination Act requires that web sites are accessible. Check your site here: WebXACT

Be secure

or visitors will go elsewhere.

Work on different computers and browsers

or visitors will go elsewhere. We test our web sites on PC, Mac and Linux and use IE5.5, 6 & 7, Mozilla/Firefox, Opera & Safari browsers.

We will work with you to produce the best looking web site we can that is also search engine optimised, fast to download, easy to use and offers good content - -giving the visitors what they want.

This should enable to you to make sales, get enquiries, take bookings and promote your services locally, nationally and worldwide. Giving you a return on your web site investment.

Web Site Build Process:

Building a web site for you normally follow this process:

1. Discuss what you want from your website. This could include:
   • Information on your products and services
   • Selling your products online
   • Company details: About the company, contact details, Terms & Conditions
   • Web sites you like & dislike, looks, corporate colours etc..
2. Create a web site design - to your approval
3. Build the web site with your content - to your approval
4. Upload the web site to the internet and put into search engines

This process can take anything from days to months normally depending on how soon the content can be delivered.

Other things to think about:

Domain Name

Do you have a domain name already? If not we need to buy one - normally about £25pa

Web Site Hosting

Do you have web space already and is it appropriate to the web site you want - if you need programming can your web site host cope

Changing/Updating Content later

There are 3 ways to change content later:

1. Pay WellMadeWebsite monthly/quarterly/annually to make changes to your web site
2. Learn, or I can show you, how to make simple changes yourself
3. Content Management System (CMS) - an online program that allows you to make changes to your web site ( to varying degrees) through a web browser.

E Commerce

Making secure sales online needs a shopping cart system and somewhere for the money to go. There are various ways to take Credit Card details online:

1. Take Credit Cards securely online but put through your offline machine - frowned upon by banks but does work
2. Get a Paypal Account. Its free and money goes straight into your paypal account when a sale is made - no waiting for 60 days
3. Ask your bank about getting a Merchant Account.

These are just some of the areas to think about when setting up or developing a web site.