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WEBSITE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT  [Return to Services]
 

Users are now more sophisticated & expect more, and professional website design has become the minimum standard.  Your website is usually the first impression many will have of your business or society.  Your site should be a reference point & be informative to clients & should add value to your business / cause / members.  For your site to do what it was created for, it should be treated like every other aspect of your business & not merely as something that will look after itself.  Websites need continuous refinement & improvement & research shows that visitors are more likely to return to your website if it's updated frequently.

Website graphics incorporate your branding.  Your website is an extension of your business, it's a marketing tool that should become part of yourbrand.
 

WE OFFER DIFFERENT DESIGN PACKAGES:  A basic informative site consisting of 3 - 6 pages or a more comprehensive site that can be anything between 5 - 15 pages.  The price for a basic site starts with R2000 depending on the amount of work required.  ALL SITES ARE QUOTED AFTER NEEDS ARE DETERMINED.  

We design custom site - we do not use templates!  Custom design means that your site is built from scratch, tailored exactly to your needs.  We quote according to your needs & budget - we do now charge by the hour, so there are no surprises.  Some clients know exactly what they want, others need guidance - we have the knowledge & experience to guide you.  And you are at all times a part of the process. 
 

Creating custom websites involves a variety of skills & services that we provide.  It usually works best when we handle all aspects, but sometimes clients only use 1 or 2 of our services & we can accommodate that.

An important element that will let your visitors know that your business is professional, is a well thought out, esthetically pleasing, user-friendly site.  A fast loading, easy navigation informative site will impress the visitor.  It must be attractive & effective.  We pay attention to the following when designing a website:

 Balance & Layout

 Clean Backgrounds

 Fast Clicking Site

 User-Friendly Navigation

 Simplicity even in Complexity

 Text Readability

 Download Time
 

Balance in a website is important: this allows the page to flow.  The main focus when entering a site is the top left of the page, moving focus to the right.  Important items should immediately stand out without creating a cluttered page.  Too many flashing & moving elements on a page is not recommended as this distracts the visitors. 

Along with the design, content is so incredibly important.  The design will give the feel of your business & the content will give the actual purpose of your business.  Too many sites out there may have beautiful graphics that fill the page but that alone is not enough when you're trying to sell or provide a service.  That being said, pages & pages of text might bore visitors.  Web content must be more tightly constructed than text in books or magazines because visitors can just as easily close the window & choose another.  Content needs to serve the needs of the visitor and it must be to the point but constructed in a way that the visitor is enticed.

We do extensive research & preparation beforehand to also be familiar with your business / organisation.  The needs of both the client or the prospective clients / visitors are identified & a structure for the website is created.  The navigation should be easy & direct.  One shouldn't have to search for a specific piece of info - related information should be grouped together.  The key is to structure the site in a way where crucial info & graphics are not overshadowed by unnecessary flashy graphics that distracts instead of ads.

 
WE ARE OFTEN ASKED ABOUT THE PROCEDURE & PROCESS FOR GETTING YOUR OWN WEBSITE:

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It starts with the initial contact.  We determine your needs & give a quote accordingly.  Some clients know exactly what they want while others want options.  We can provide these options.

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Quote is accepted & the process starts

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Your domain name is registered

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Our designer will contact you to obtain the design elements & listen to what you had in mind.  A "rough" version of your home page is then placed on a sub-domain for you to look at.  Changes to the layout, structure, etc. is made at this stage.

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If we do not have the content of the site yet, the project manager will contact your for the info.  We obviously cannot finish the site without the information and we recommend that we have all the text when starting the project.  This speeds the process up, but more importantly it will help with the initial conceptualisation of your site.

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The site is then tested & finalised.

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And then finally we launch the site on your domain.
 
 

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