Our design process starts with an extensive discussion with the client to determine the exact requirements of the proposed web site, and how this fits in with the current and proposed marketing and business aims. This initial consultation costs nothing.
When considering the design of any site we believe in following a few basic principles:
- Navigation through the site should be easy and obvious to the sites' users.
- The web site should be compatible with all major browsers.
- Images and page content should be optimised, so pages load fast.
The last few years have seen amazing claims made about the potential of the internet followed by some spectacular dot com failures. It is not surprising therefore that there is confusion as to what benefits having a web site might bring.
Properly thought out, your web site should increase awareness of your organisation, and reduce the time taken for you to deal with enquiries for information.
- Static Sites
- E commerce
- Dynamic Content
- Slideshows & Panoramas
Even a simple web site is probably the cheapest and most immediate method of providing information to a mass audience. Whether you wish to display a few short paragraphs and contact details, or have a more detailed web presence Vectis Webdesign can help.
A simple web site, merely acting as another form of advertising, will be beneficial to most businesses and, unlike more traditional forms of advertising, a web site allows you to provide far more detail, be more up to date, and reach a wide audience, all at relatively little cost.
More complex sites with e-commerce facilities can add another sales channel to your organisation, at a fraction of the cost of any other means.
Integrated online credit card processing increases the likelihood of customer purchase, and reduces the retailers overhead burden.
For a large number of web sites static web pages are fine. You provide us with the text and images and we will create the web page for you.
However on some sites there may be a requirement for the content to change according to some circumstance or other.
Vectis Webdesign are specialists in the creation of dynamic sites, and have been used by other web design agencies who are unable to do this work themselves.
Examples of such work include:
- A search form which then produces results page. This could be used for example for an estate agency, where people can search for a specific type of property they are interested in;
- Availability Calendars - great for guest houses and B&B's;
- On-line stores, with product details easily managed by the client;
- To show a latest news item about your company, with searchable archives;
- The display of a random "quote for the day";
- Online voting.
In most cases such content would be stored in a database, which could be easily updated by the client using a web based form, controlled by a password protected area of the web site.
We can produce interactive slideshows, and panoramic photos to put on your site, for more details see below.
Increasingly companies will find they need a presence on the internet to add credibility to their organisation. More frequently it is becoming usual to find a www. address on a business card or a piece of marketing literature.
Look through our current portfolio to see examples of the range of sites we produce.
language of the people.” (W.B Yeates)