A great website should be beautiful and fit to purpose in its design without ever compromising usability and accessibility. The balance of the design and content should keep your users' attention focused exactly where you want it. The content of the website should be well written to be understood by humans and search engines alike, making your website easy to discover and understand.
Combining the psychology of a good interface design and the knowledge of program functionality with your requirements I can create a professional and aesthetically pleasing website for both business and personal use. I provide high quality website designs that are cross-compatible on most common browsers and conform to the latest web standards according to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Accessibility and usability are key attributes in ensuring that your visitors can clearly see and read everything on your website. I follow good practice according to many professional and academic Human Computer Interaction (HCI) studies to help ensure a good feeling between your website and its visitors. This is achieved by combining practical functionality with aesthetic website design. I strive to create environments that feel familiar to users even though they may have never been there before. During our meetings, I will provide free advice on the best approaches and practices that could apply to your website.
With years of experience in Adobe Photoshop, I can effortlessly convert your Photoshop Document (PSD) designs to high quality, cross-compatible websites that are made from 100% standard compliant HTML/CSS according to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). I can offer a one day turnaround on most standard PSD files. Additionally I can turn your ordinary single page website into a PHP based website that is easier to manage and comes complete with its own Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) contact form.
Your website will be programmed using the globally recognised Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) programming language, in the most efficient and secure way possible to help generate quick, safe and user friendly pages. This also enables me to make fast and uncomplicated changes to your website in the future, saving you time and money.
The hosting is the physical location of the website on a server. With my websites I provide Linux platform hosting with a 99.9% uptime rate, at very competitive prices. Furthermore, each package comes complete with the industry leading cPanel which has an array of features from comprehensive statistics to File Transfer Protocol (FTP) user management and much more. For more information on my package price plans and bespoke packages please contact me.
A web feed (sometimes known as Really Simple Syndication (RSS) or Atom) is a data format allowing other people to receive the latest news/updates, etc from a website, without actually having to visit it. They are an excellent way to get your name onto the desktops, Facebook pages or even phones of your target audience. I can develop pages for you that automatically update the web feed that your target audience sees. Additionally, I can write other peoples web feeds into your website to provide a more dynamic feel.
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is the practice of optimising a website in a way so that it ranks highly in search engine results. Often, this is achieved by focusing on the appropriate use of relevant keywords and phrases within a page. Before your website is developed, potential keywords and phrases for your website will be identified and discussed.
The domain name is the website name that points to the websites physical location. For example, tomcash.co.uk is a domain name. Choosing a good domain name is very important as it is what users will have to remember. When registering your domain name I will provide you with free advice and guidance on what will work best for you.
This is the process of developing efficient and effective databases to help process and store your data most resourcefully. During the specification and design phase of your website, we will talk about the structure of your website and how a database could best be integrated. A good database design alongside expert programming will aid in building a dynamic and user friendly website.
