The core of our work is with start ups, small and family owned busineses, organisations and individuals. For these key groups, working with a freelance designer results in considerable cost savings, but also provides a reliable single contact point for both the project and ongoing technical support.
Making a website appealing and informative is one thing, but the importance of making it simple to maintain and easy for visitors to use is equally important in order for a site to fulfil it's potential. These concepts form the core of our design strategy:
- accessibility - a site needs to be intuitive and easy to navigate, so people can find their way around. On even our most complex site designs, you are never more than two clicks from where you want to be - for most, it's just a single click.
- functionality - each part of a site needs to deliver the information and functions required, clearly and efficiently. This applies for both the owners as well as the users!
- search engines performance - a site needs designing from the 'ground up' with search optimisation in mind. Key features are included at each stage in order to maximise search potential. Once online, site submission and performance reviews are an ongoing process.
working with you
We need to understand the outcomes you want from your website, as well as the nuts and bolts of what it needs to do. With that in mind we do our homework, finding out as much as possible about your organisation, business sector and target audience before starting a project.
During development our goal is to build up a fruitful working relationship, which makes both your job and ours much easier. We keep you well informed at each stage, explain things clearly and give you all the available options to consider. At important phases of development, we can even come and work on site at your premises in order to improve the efficiency, feedback and Q&As about the project. This approach results in considerable time saving on both sides - due to everyone having a clearer picture of current requirements and progress of the project.
Staff training for the maintenance and running of the site can also be undertaken at your offices using your own IT equipment, for maximum staff benefit. Ongoing technical support, advice and an annual review are also part of the service provided.
a customised solution
We discuss all the available options with you and come up with a solution specifically tailored to your requirements. For instance, it's no good having a site that requires lots of regular management if you don't the have time to do it, or opting for the cheapest solution if it quickly becomes redundant.
Typical solutions include:
The features and functions for the site you require are built into the best, most cost effective solution for each job. Where you need to retain an existing website or link new features to it (such as an online shop), we can provide you with a solution to merge the two seamlesly together.
more for your money
We don't charge expensive 'extra service' fees for the typical things that need doing to get a website up and running such as:
- domain registration
- setting up email accounts
- site submissions
- minor tweaks and amendments etc
All are included in the service provided. If you need a few good quality photos of your workplace or organization to illustrate the site, then this can also be undertaken at no extra cost (for example - all of the photos on this site were taken by us during the course of a normal working day!)
