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Creating an easy to use website

When developing a website you need to consider many points. 1) Does it look and feel how you want it to? 2) Is it user friendly and easy to use? 3) Is it SEO friendly and will rank on the search engines and? 4) Have you got all the functionality that you need?

It is worth making a note of these questions so you can note what you want under each heading. It may be that your website is ecommerce based, meaning you want people to buy online, then your focus will be different to that of a site trying to gain enquiries.

It can be easy to get carried away with adding in functionality to a site that may not be needed. The more functionality the more to go wrong, so my advice is to keep it simple to start with and then build on it once you know what your customers need and want.

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Choosing a web designer

When it comes to choosing a web designer, you need to establish what is important to you. It may be that price is the main factor and you want something for as cheap as possible, or it may be that money is not really the main concern and quality and speed are most important.

Once you have a rough idea of what you want to accomplish with your website you can start to obtain quotes from web designers. Some designers will design and program a website others will only design it in which case you would need to find a programmer too. Ideally you want to use a company or individual that can offer both otherwise you may have issues with communication between the two.

Be wary of always going with the cheapest quote you have as you may find that quality suffers because of it. Always ask to see working examples of work they have created and possibly even to speak to some of their past or current clients to get a review.

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Marketing material – beware of copyright laws

When making marketing material it’s likely that you are going to want to use images on the material to support the information that you are providing, however it’s important to think about where those images are coming from as they could be protected under copyright law.

Most images that you search for online are copyrighted this means that you are not allowed to use these images unless you have the permission of the legal owner of the image.

You can actually purchase the rights to some images online for a fairly low cost however it may be easier and cheaper to instead you your own photographs or have a photographer produce images for you and sell you the rights to the images. This way the images that you pay for will be exactly what you want without compromise.

Ensure that if you do use your own images that you place a copyright on them so that other can’t use your images without your permission.

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Out dated web design

Looking around at different websites I’m shocked at how many businesses have out dated, poor functioning websites that are representing their business to prospective clients. I came across so many that not only looked cheap and unprofessional but all had link that didn’t work, websites that could be accessed properly from a mobile device and graphics that didn’t display properly. All of these issues could very easily be addressed by getting a web designer to update your business page and ensure that it’s not only functioning properly but it also looks great to attract more business.

The way to look at it is that for most companies the website is the first impression that a potential customer gets of your business so it’s important to make an impact for all the right reasons.

If you ran a shop you wouldn’t let it get scruffy and out dated otherwise people wouldn’t come in so why let your website get like that?

So get a good web designer in and give your website the facelift it needs to give your business a boom!

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The Science Of Web Programming

Creating a website starts with planning the site’s structure according to its purpose. The basis of a website is its stability to run properly. The site’s requirements will dictate the network infrastructure, database type that’ll support the system, and store the backend data. These factors should be considered before beginning website programming.

There’s a wide range of suitable Web programming languages available. There’s no reason of believing that any single language will fully prevail and dominate the Web programming scene. When you’re developing a simple site, the idea of which programming language and framework to apply can arise for things like contact forms, jQuery Slider, photo galleries or any other dynamic content components that are generated by web servers. When you’re out looking for a web designer or developer, you’ll hear them say “We code in PHP” or “We develop in ASP.NET/C#” and you may wonder what they’re talking about and which one is better than the other.

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Finding the Right Web Design Company Northampton

To succeed in the ever growing and competitive online market, it is important to build and maintain a strong brand presence. If you can’t design a website on your own, it means you have to look for a competent and able web design company Northampton to do the job for you in an excellent manner. There are numerous options you have making it quite challenging to choose the one to work with. Below are some tips that you can work with to help you get the best agency that will work wonders for you.

Understand the goals you want to achieve

Before you go out looking for an expert web design company, it is important to know why you want to invest in a website and exactly what you want to achieve from it. Discuss with your stakeholders so that there are no conflict of interest when it comes to the purpose of the site. With this information in hand, you will be able to head hunt the ideal company that will come in and help the company to realise its goals with a well designed website.

Understand that content is king 

You cannot design a website without incredible content that will be used to push its agenda. For this reason, both you and the web design company Northampton should be aware that content is top priority. This will also help them when coming up with an ideal site as they will work on something that the audience can use to interact with the company through its content. When they are done, you can be assured that the content together with the design will deliver the message you had purposed which will in turn lead to increased views, shares and even conversions.

Know the goals for the new website 

It is not possible to blindly design a website without knowing what it will be used for. You will be investing a fair amount of resources into the site thus you also need to think about the expectations and goals of the site. This should be communicated effectively to the web design company so that they can come up with incredible results at the end of the day. It helps to look for a company that has a proven track record as it means that they will handle your project with the seriousness it deserves so that you can end up seeing the results you wanted.

When looking for web design company Northampton, you should also understand that you pay for what you get. In simple terms cheap may end up being expensive as the company can come up with a shoddy end product that will not impress you at all. To avoid all this, it is best to compare the different rates that different companies offer so that you can get a feel of what you are supposed to pay. It is also important to look for a company that sets realistic deadlines so that you do not have to wait a decade before your site is completed.