usability
for web sites...
Usability? Common sense isn't it...? Well, actually yes. There is no great art form to making a usable web site, but so many companies get it wrong!
A usable site should be just that - why so many bits of information get added in, and language resembling latin gets used, we shall never understand. Say what you need to say, and leave it at that - even search engines mark you down for waffling on about nonsense, so do your customers!
All you need to do is have an understanding about who will be visiting your site, and what they will be looking for - and that will pretty much tell you how to build!
"Check, test and check again! We use, and re-use, a simple list of usability check points for every site which ensures that every page remains usable.."
All web site information should be available within three clicks (according to Jakob Nielson's research), otherwise people lose interest. There is no point in handing out medals to people who retrieve info from deep within your site.
Don't re-invent the wheel. The web has been around long enough for people to have an idea about what they are looking for - "contact us", "back" and "about us" are all terms you're familiar with, so is everybody else. If you change the basics, you risk confusing the masses.
If your website isn't usable, do you really have a website..?
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We design web sites
for companies in tarporley...
In tarporley, it's important to know that the company that designs your website knows what they are doing. It is of course possible that other tarporley companies that also design leaflets, logos, letterheads etc can build a website, but surely it's a good idea to get someone that knows web design in tarporley really well - that way you can be sure that you get the best value web site.
The internet continues to grow, year after year - putting more pressure on any tarporley company without a good quality website. The credit crunch has proven that even seemingly solid companies can sink, so securing more customers has to be a good thing.
We are based in tarporley, chesire and have seen more than our fair share of website designs. We have a proven track record of delivering more than what our clients were expecting, for less money. Now that is a deal that any company looking for a website should be interested in...
Our web design company
firstly, we work in tarporley...
This web design company is the same as any other... Right? We're not sorry to say - you are wrong.
Why are we different?
To be blunt, we are honest. We'll say what we think, and it gets results. We're located in Tarporley, Cheshire so we're not having to find huge overheads each month, meaning we can concentrate more on each website we design.
We believe a web site should be designed for the people who are to use it, not the company who is buying it. The simplicity of our web design approach is why we constantly get referrals from our clients.
Whether you are in Tarporley, Nantwich, Crewe or any area around Chester and the Wirral, we ensure we have the web design tools we need so we can:
- Understand your business - if we know the business behind the site, we can exceed your expectations and objectives,
- Be extremely flexible - if you've got an unreasonable deadline, we regularly make it possible!
- Provide the best service - this is our commitment. We believe we offer the best service around, and we should know - Really, so should you.
Our main interest is to ensure your satisfaction, and our attitude builds long term partnerships. Everything we do is considered, and everything is guaranteed to be what you want.
Why wouldn't you want to work with people like that, eh?
We supply a full web design package, that includes all the necessary information / guidance you need to get your website up and running.
You can have as little or as much involvement as you wish, and each web design we produce comes with :
- Comprehensive, stable and secure web site hosting - including email services.
- Website statistics, that enable you to see what your customers are looking at, and what they don't seem to like.
- Payment processing for when you need to be able to accept online payments from your web site.
- Extremely high usability, making your customer's experience far more easy - meaning they return again and again.
- Great accessibility levels, so that you can be sure that you are not turning any potential client away
Interested in web design?
we have designed over 100 web sites...
web site basics
domain namesA domain name is essentially a signpost on the Internet. Almost every website you've ever been to, and every email you've ever composed, has used a domain name in its address.
web hostingYour webserver is basically a the computer on which all your website files are stored. This computer is connected to the internet, and serves information to whoever asks for it...
emailIf you have a domain and a hosting server, you have the facilties to send and receive email. Most people know what email is, but few really understand the best way to use it...
imagesFully critical, yet extremely easy to get wrong. Generally, images are the quickest and easiest way to convey what you are about to your customer - your very personality is instantly described by the images you use...web site marketing
email marketingYou know what email is, but do you know where it can take your business? Compare an email strategy to your current marketing technique, and see the benefits...
pay per clickAn advertising technique used on websites, especially search engines. Pay per click advertisements are usually text ads placed near search results; when a site visitor clicks on the advertisement, the advertiser is charged a small amount.web site considerations
designEvery aspect of your web presence can be taken care of by us. There are quite a few sections of the web design path to cover before you have yourself the site that you want - so we start at the start...
accessibility"Accessibility" is a great business ethic, as well as a legal (and moral) one. Why turn customers away because they have little idea how the internet works, or have poor vision, or the wrong colour hair?
usabilityA usable site should be just that - why so many bits of information get added in, and language resembling latin gets used, we shall never understand. Say what you need to say, and leave it at that - even search engines mark you down for waffling on about
search enginesThere are quite a few methods involved with the climb to the top of the tree - so you need to experiment. We have found that a using a variety of techniques works the best, after all it is the spice of life.web site tools
cmsIf you want to get in full control of your website, you need cms [content management system]. You can add, edit and delete pages from your website, without even phoning us!
statisticsUsing some of the most detailed tools around, we can tell you what your customers are searching for, what they enter into search engines, which pages they look at on your site, which pages they leave your site etc..
integrationWith many companies now operating quite specialist software in their back office, it makes sense for their website to be able to integrate with all the information stored - rather than duplicating everything! Common examples of this web design integrationweb site types
ecommerce websitesIf you're in business, then you already know the answer why. Online shopping was up 50% last year, following the previous years 32% increase - and things are set to continue...
small business websitesSmall businesses need to have a competent website nowadays. If your business doesn't have a website, kiss your customers good-bye...
custom website designYour website needs to do specific things, you want to be able to customise your website to suit your business methods - we constantly custom build websites from scratch... For some years now n-code has provided a fast and reliable service which has been really cost effective...