21/05/2016
Web development involves a lot more than just programming. This is true if we are talking about a new commercial website. To launch a new website, you will need:
A domain name that is relevant to the product or service you sell
A domain registration company
A reliable company to host your website
Installation and configuration of software on the server
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - people need to find your site
None of the above address actually building your website. We have been through this process and we can help you with the entire process of launching a new website, from domain name selection through web programming.
Web development is the process of building a complete website, whether for commercial or internal use. A web application is an application that is accessed via a web browser over a network such as Internet or Intranet. When we talk about web development we are referring to database driven websites utilizing one or more of the following technologies:
ASP.NET Framework (Microsoft Technology)
Microsoft SQL Server
PHP (Open Source Technology)
MySQL (Open Source Technology)
Java, AJAX and other web technologies
WEB DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
There are standards for everything and web development is no different. All our web applications conform to World Wide Web Consortium (W3C.org) standards which guarantee interoperability with current and future web technologies. Our applications also comply with these standards. We develop web applications with consideration taht they will be accessible to all users for many years to come.
WEB SITE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
Your website should be as unique as you and your business are. We specializes in custom website creations and original graphic designs that will meet all your special needs, both now and in the future.
We provide affordable online web services. While designing and optimizing your custom website, yours is the ONLY website we are focusing on. Our commitment to you is to do our best to exceed your expectations.
There are various steps in the web site design and development process. From gathering initial information, to the creation of web site, and finally to maintenance to keep the web site up to date and current.
Information Gathering
Planning
Design
Development
Testing and Delivery
Maintenance
INFORMATION GATHERING
The first step in designing a successful web site is to gather information. Many things need to be taken into consideration when the look and feel of site is created.
This is actually the most important step, as it involves a concrete knowledge of the company it is created for. It involves a good understanding business goals and desire and how the web can be utilized to help to achieve those goals.
Specific matters to consider are:
objective
What is the objective of the site? Do you want to provide information, promote a service, sell a product… ?
Intention
What do you foresee to achieve by building this web site? Two of the more common goals are either to make money or share information.
Target Audience
Is there a distinct group of people that will help you reach your goals? Consider their age, s*x and interests. This helps determine the best design style for the web site.
Content
What kind of information will the target audience be looking for on the site? Are they looking for particular information, a particular product or service, online ordering … ?
PLANNING
A web site plan is made after gathering the required information. This is the point where a site map is developed.
The site map is a list of all main topics of the site as well as sub-topics. This serves as a guide as to what content will be on the site, and is essential to developing a consistent, easy to understand navigational system. The end-user of the web site must be kept in mind when designing site. A good user interface creates an easy to navigate web site.
During planning, web designer also decides what technologies should be implemented. Elements such as interactive forms, ecommerce, flash, etc. are discussed when planning the web site.
DESIGN
Design determines the look and feel of the site.
Target audience is one of the key factors taken into consideration. A site aimed at teenagers will look much different than one meant for a financial institution. As part of the design, it is also important to incorporate elements such as the company logo or colors to strengthen the identity of the company on the web site.
Designer should allow you to view your project throughout the design and development stages. The most important reason for this is that it gives you the opportunity to express your likes and dislikes on the site design.
DEVELOPMENT
During development all of the elements from the prototype are used to create the actual, functional site.
Elements such as interactive contact forms, flash animations or ecommerce shopping carts are implemented and made functional.
On the technical front, a successful web site requires an understanding of front-end web development. This involves writing valid XHTML / CSS code that complies to current web standards, maximizing functionality, as well as accessibility for as large an audience as possible.
TESTING AND DELIVERY
Complete functionality of forms or other scripts are tested live. Compatibility issues (viewing differences between different web browsers) are resolved ensuring that your web site is optimized to be viewed properly in the most recent browser versions.
The basic technologies currently used are XHTML and CSS. As part of testing code written for the web site is validated. Valid code means that web site meets the current web development standards.
MAINTENANCE
To bring visitors repeatedly to the site needs to offer new content or products on a regular basis.
Content Management System (CMS) can be implemented to the web site if customers prefer to update their own contents. This has to be decided during the Planning.
Customer may be able to edit existing contents of the web site or even add new pages to the web site if back-end administrative rights are owned by the customer, the possibilities are endless.
Some customers prefer to have all the control so that they can make updates to their web site whenever they decide to do so. Some prefer to hand off the web site entirely. That is where the help of a web expert comes in.
Maintenance also include Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Submission (SES). This is the optimization of the web site with elements such as: description and keyword tags. These elements help the web site to achieve higher rankings in the search engines. The code validation also plays a vital role in Search Engine Optimization.
There are lots of details involved in optimizing and submitting the web site to the search engines. This is a very important part because it is important to make sure that people can find it.
