Advice Section

Why have a website?
Owning a website is seen as the thing to do these days. Why? "Every other business has one"
is the most common phrase. There is an element of this and it's one of the main reasons
people invest in one. Their first biggest mistake. So why should any business have a website?
Well, what is a website? Understanding this is the first step to making a decision to invest.
To some people, it's an electronic brochure that helps lower costs by giving prospective clients
information about products and services they can view anytime without having to mail out leaflets
and information. To others, it's a marketing tool acting as bait to pull in new clients and serve
existing ones. Identify what you want your website to do by making a list of goals and setting
expectations.

What to check for when getting a web design quote...
Can the web design company provide advice and support and a complete package included
in the price? You should check that the below are all covered.

* Domain name registration?
* Hosting?
* Email Accounts and Email Forwarding?
* Bespoke design?
* Re-design and upgrading?
* Search engine optimization?
* Search engine submissions?
* Ongoing support?

How to make it easy for a Web Designer to build your Website...
You have an idea for a website and you are now looking for somebody to build you the site.
You want it to be a smooth ride, and want to have a good working relationship with your web
designer. You are also looking for a low cost website, so how will you make all of this possible?

Before contacting the designer or designers, have a clear picture in your mind about how you
want the website to look, you can get ideas by visiting similar websites to the one you need
designed. You will need to decide colours, graphics and content.

Try putting all of the content into a word document, with all of the words checked for
any spelling mistakes. It should be in a very readable state, with page breaks and
titles for each page. The titles could be the key phrases in your subject matter which
people are likely to search for. Try to think of the niche phrases as the more obvious
ones will be harder to achieve top placements in the major search engines such
as Google.