We offer website design in Shropshire, Midlands and for those of you unsure about why you need a website, or what type of website you will need then take a look at our services.
In this day and age, businesses cannot afford not to have a website has more or less everyone has come to rely on them. The common calls that can be heard from bargain hunters are “I got it online” and “have you looked online for that cheap didgeridoo doo!?”
This is often asked by prospective buyers (not so much about the didgeridoo doo!) as owning a website and selling from it means that you can often find items cheaper online as the overheads are obviously less, therefore the owners can pass on the discounts to their customers.
The Cost of Not Having a Website!
Another great reason for having a website is that if you have a shop or a service such as a restaurant, then you can get your message across to millions of people, and all by the click of a button! The stark reality is that not having a website is costing you money from people not knowing about you and therefore not buying from you!
But, people often associate website design with costing a lot of money, and where that may have been true a few years ago, technology and design have moved on so much that you can find a good website designer for a reasonable amount-like the website design in Shropshire site you are currently at now!
Based in the Midlands, our web design services will provide you with quality built and great looking websites that, due to search engine optimisation, means that more people can find you and therefore equalling more sales! By also targeting local businesses with your website you can turn prospective buyers into sales all because you used your website to be found in local search.
Although sales are the bottom line for any business there are other reasons to have a website. A website presence increases your corporate identity and portrays a professional image of your business. For example, if customer service is paramount to your business and you are known in your industry for being customer attentive, then using a website only adds to this experience for your customers as they can find the information they want, when they want.
With your website you can also market to your customers and interact with them about new products and acquisitions the company is making to build a solid client base. From the client base it is up to you how you utilise this, but a proven way of increasing sales is to acquire your site visitors email addresses which you can turn into leads so that they become customers effortlessly.
We offer a number of different options based on different requirements:
- Small business web design-these sites are ideal for new or small businesses that want to increase their target audiences on the internet.
- Ecommerce sites- we create a website that enables you to make money 24 hours a day whether you are an existing business, or you are just starting out. We use MySQL and PHP meaning you can have all the elements you need for a fully functioning ecommerce site.
- Content Management Systems (CMS) – this type of website will allow you to be fully in control of your site as you can add content whenever you want. Once designed by us, you can change and design your own webpage’s.
- Blogs for SEO- We can either add a blog to your existing site, or we can create a website that has a blog built into it. This is great for SEO purposes, but it also means you can share news, updates and offers with your customers.
- Property websites- Property websites are ideal for businesses looking to get a database driven property website design, including those looking for estate agency website designs.
- Website redesign- if you already have a site and want a whole new SEO friendly website, or if you just want a few areas of the current site tweaking, we can offer you a redesign to suit your sites needs.
And now for the science bit…the range of website design programming languages we use are:
* Markup languages (such as HTML, XHTML and XML) =Framework that the website is built on
* Style sheet languages (such as CSS and XSL) =Makes it look pretty!
* Client-side scripting (such as JavaScript)= Makes items on the page more interactive
* Server-side scripting (such as PHP and ASP) =Used to write web applications
* Database technologies (such as MySQL and PostgreSQL)= Product catalogues
* Multimedia technologies (such as Flash and Silverlight)= Interactive design functionality
