Web Site Design

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How A Web Site Can Help Promote Business

Until recently the traditional way for a business to get more custom or to keep in touch with existing customers was to advertise, use direct mail, run a telesales campaign or mail out a newsletter.

All of these can be expensive and time consuming and printed material can often have a shelf life of days. A good web site is a dynamic and interesting way to promote a business:

• In its most simplest form it can be an 'Electronic Brochure' that is NEVER out of date.
• The content can be changed as required without expensive reprinting costs.
• The web pages can be adjusted to suit business growth as and when required.
• The web site can be used to promote the business to a local and a global market.
• A website is easy to update and low cost to maintain.

All web site design and build work is undertaken by our in house web design agency UK department working from details provided by the customer.

From our early days of just providing web sites we have now extended our range of services to include hosting, domain names, virtual tours etc. As technology develops we will add new products and services to benefit our customers and our organisation.

The most important aspect of any website is how it is promoted. See our Web Site Marketing Packages.

Example Pricing

• Domain registration - 2 years for .co.uk or 1 year for .com
• 12 months web site hosting
• Template type web site design - With up to 6 contact & information pages
• Graphics supplied by customer
• 12 months inclusion in UseWho.com the local on-line business directory
• Email facilities as required

• Domain registration - 2 years for .co.uk or 1 year for .com
• 12 months web site hosting
• Web site design
• Animation, graphics & flash technology
• 12 months inclusion in UseWho.com the local on-line business directory
• Email facilities as required
• Customer enquiry form
• Detailed monthly website pages stats
• Detailed monthly website page analysis

Additional Options

1. Virtual Reality Tour with 6 panoramas starting @ £1250.00 including photography
2. CD Rom ‘brochure’ production
3. Database interrogation
4. E-commerce on-line shopping
5. Email forwarding
6. Sound file inclusion in website
7. Video file inclusion in website
8. Search engine services
9. On-site consultancy service

Please note that all prices are exclusive of VAT.  E&OE.

Design Essentials

If you can't grab attention with your first page, also known as the home or welcome page of your site, you cannot succeed in website marketing. This seems an obvious statement, but the lost opportunities of many solid online businesses point to the fact the impact of the first impression is still sorely lacking across the Internet.

Here are the main elements you should strive to include in your site's home page, whatever your audience.

1. The Opening Paragraph:
How often have you visited a site, and after reading their introductory text, you still haven't a clue what the site is about or what they do. It's a well known and documented fact that most Web surfers have the attention spans of fleas; either they pick up enough information to continue, or they leave. It's that simple. The rule to follow here we'll borrow from journalists, who attempt to encapsulate the 5 W's into their lead paragraphs: Who, What, Where, Why and How. Answer these questions quickly, and let the surfer know exactly what's in it for them to stay.

2. Navigation:
Generally, people expect to find navigation menus at the top or on the left of the page. This navigation links to the various pages of your site, which should be kept to a minimum. Don't separate pages for similar content, keep all the information as brief as possible. Be clear with your link descriptions, to avoid confusion, a sure-fire site killer.

3. Spreading The Word:
If you've done a good job of capturing interest, you should give people an easy opportunity to spread the word. This kind of viral marketing is invaluable and will be the best source of quality traffic, bar none. Use this to let people quickly alert their friends about your site through an email form.

4. Build A Membership:
Names of opt-in newsletter subscribers can be the best leads you'll ever prospect. Build a quality list and give people the option to join on your home page. Even if they leave, you have the opportunity to sell them over and over through periodic mail outs This is a MUST HAVE for any website.

5. Provide a Search Component:
If you allow people a quick search box that returns relevant results from your site, you'll find that many people will use it. This kind of bonus navigation for the user is appreciated, and scripts that spider your site, or index through a database can be found in abundance.

6. Eliminate Unwanted Elements:
Other people are just like you, they want to find what they are looking for without interference and as quickly as possible. Don't deter them with Flash intro pages, slow-loading graphics or even sound files. Such elements only distract the visitor from their objective of finding the right information, and your objective of delivering that information to achieve a sale.