Effective website design requires great attention to detail, and involves many areas of focus. I have experience with all aspects of the website design process, and am currently available for contract work or employment. Get in touch!
Five Steps to Web Design Heaven
What I can do for you:
1. Analysis
The first stage of developing any website is to determine its purpose within your business. Where are your visitors coming from? What are they expecting to find? This is crucial in holding your visitors' attention and generating sales.
2. Information Organisation
The web isn't like other forms of media; with the wide range of information available at one's fingertips, organising it is particularly important. Different groups of people may use the website differently, and it is important to ensure all users can find the information they want. If users cannot find your key message in a short time frame, they may go to a competitor!
3. Content Authoring and SEO
Tone, language and readability are all important to your website's success. The way a website reads is often overlooked, but it is another opportunity to allow the user to formulate an opinion of your business. Another key concern is writing your text in a way that generates the highest possible ranking for your website on search engines. This requires a particular type of writing.
4. Graphic Design
Your branding and values should be carefully reflected in your website design. This is why specially designed, unique site graphics can be more effective than a generic web template at communicating your message.
5. Implementation
Once the website design is complete, it can be uploaded to a web host on the internet. As well as text and graphics, I have the skills to create other custom features — such as a contact form, comments page or even an e-commerce platform! These all add value to the website, allowing it to become even more effective.