CREATING A GREAT WEBSITE
So you’re about to join the growing ranks of the World Wide Web and get yourself a Web Site. You might be new to this whole “Internet thing” and have no idea where to begin. AIM COMPLETE COMPUTING SERVICES are Adelaide based web designers; we can make the right web site happen for you.
No matter your level of experience with the Internet, we will guide you through the essential process required to ensure you get a Web Site that works.
Everything will be taken in to consideration to make certain that your Web Site is;
The best you can get for your budget
Well balanced
Easy to use / navigate and makes sense to the visitor
Displays sensible use of colours and themes
Reflects the business / organisation you represent
Conveys concisely information across to your target audience
Presents a consistent design theme throughout
Easily maintained
Has room for growth
Designed for maximum impact
THE METHOD
How can we make this happen? Firstly through in depth discussion we’ll orientate you to having some clear cut objectives;
Why you want a Web Site?
What you want your Web Site to achieve?
Who are you targeting?
Do you need e-commerce?
Have you checked out your competitors?
What you do and don’t like about Web Sites you use?
Do you have a particular look in mind?
Do you a current have a logo?
By assessing these key points and more we will build an outline for the type of Web Site that will be best suited to you. We’ll work with you to understand your needs, having this understanding of your business / organisation will give you a Web Site that achieves your aims.
We’ll call out to where you trade to get a sense of your organisation and what it does; this all plays a part in coming up with the right Web site design for you.
Once we have gained an understanding of what you are after we’ll provide you with a comprehensive quote, so you know up front exactly what it’s going to cost to produce your Web Site.
CONSTRUCTING YOUR SITE
Once we’ve been given the go ahead to develop your site we’ll provide you with a “DESIGN CONCEPT”, this will form the basic look of the site and give you a chance to have input as to the final appearance of the site.
When you’ve approved the design concept, Web Site construction proper will begin. We’ll stick to a tight schedule as outlined in the quote, so you’ll know when your Web Site is due to go live.
All web sites constructed by AIM COMPLETE COMPUTER SERVICES are built to exacting standards using current web development standards. We employ “best practices”, such as cross platform / browser compatibility, following W3C (World Wide Web consortium) guidelines, the correct use of include files and style sheets, accessibility, standardised page layout, effective / consistent use of Object Linking and Embedding (OLE).
WHAT’S REQUIRED BEFORE YOUR SITE CAN GO LIVE?
There are a couple of things that are required before your Web Site can go live, which will have been discussed during the quote process. For those new to World Wide Web and Web Sites, if you want your site closely tied to your business / organisation name you need a registered domain name A “REGISTERED DOMAIN NAME” refers to the text name that represents your WORLD WIDE WEB address, eg the domain name for McDonalds Australia is mcdonalds.com.au.
You’ll also require WEB HOSTING. Web Hosting refers to where your website will reside once you have a registered domain name. WEB HOSTING is the physical location of the data that makes up your web site. A “COMPUTER” is required with space set aside to accept the data of your web site. Hence WEB HOSTING, web hosting is separate from domain name registration and the design process but you can’t have a web site with out it. WEB HOSTING can be arranged by your domain names registrar, your internet service provider or third party internet service provider. Generally basic WEB HOSTING is charged annually at a flat rate for standard HTM/L sites where no database is required and does not exceed a certain size cap (eg, 50Mb of Web space). Different hosting rates would be applied to a site that has a shopping cart for example, as a database will be involved which therefore changes the hosting requirements.
If you find this all too daunting or don’t want to have to worry about organising domain name registration and web hosting, AIM COMPLETE COMPUTER SERVICES will be more than happy to arrange this for you.
COST
The cost of your web site will vary according to it’s complexity and your requirements, basic Web Sites can be developed for as little as $1000.00 AU.
