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Our
design philosophy follows several major rules of good web development:
Interesting and Informative Content
As well as being attractive, a good web site will contain complete and
easily understood information about your products and/or services.
Easy
Navigation
The information contained in your site should be easily accessible. This
is accomplished by using a logical navigation structure, site maps or
search functions.
Site Theme "Fits" Your Business
The overall theme of your site should not stray from the overall theme
of your business. Colours and graphics such as logos that may already
be established should be used whenever possible. It is also important
that your site remain professional and have a business tone.
Search
Engine Optimization
Relentless
pursuit of search engine placement, link exchange, "sticky"
content, and good marketing. The vast majority of visitors find sites
on search engines. The challenge is that search engines are all different,
and it takes weeks or months before efforts on your site begin to appear
in engines. This makes experimentation time consuming. But, it is not
alchemy. Search engines look for words on the page or embedded in the
code of the pages; put up text that is interesting to people, submit pages
carefully and consistently, and keep the content fresh, and rankings will
climb. Many engines also increase ranking if a site is linked from other
sites, so link exchange helps boost traffic directly and indirectly.
Sticky
content means visitors will come back. If your site is a 3 page advertisement,
they will read it once and not return. If, on the other hand, you provide
valuable information and services, you let them interact with your site,
and you treat them well, then you have repeat visitors and e-word-of-mouth.
Marketing
Once your web site is completed, it is important that it can be found.
One way we accomplish this for you is to optimize the site for Search
Engine Indexing. Another is for you to market your site as you would the
rest of your business. It is important to include your site on all
other marketing materials such as business cards, brochures and flyers.
Good
marketing does not need to be expensive. It needs to be interesting and
meet a need. Press releases, email announcements, and both free and paid
listing can generate extensive web presence quickly at an infinitely lower
cost that an equivalent radio, print, or tv campaign.
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