Website Design

Website design has become extremely important in business today, yet millions of websites on the Internet are useless and rarely discovered. Why? Well there are over 80 million websites on the Internet, so it's no surprise that poorly designed and marketed websites never get discovered. A professional website designer will carefully analyse your business requirements and develop the right image, functionality and online exposure for your website, ensuring it's success and leaving the competitors behind.

Whether your business needs a simple brochure type website or a large e-commerce website, our professionally qualified website designers will be able to advise you appropriately and develop the solution that your business deserves.

A website presence is absolutely essential for any business but the design and online exposure is the key to success, after all what use would a website be to your business that cannot be seen by your potential clients, or when viewed gives an unprofessional image of your company? Our experience in the world of website design and online marketing has taught us that if a website is not well designed and marketed then it will fail to capture an audience, thereby negating the reason to have a website in the first place.

The services we provide for website design go further than your average website designers because all of our staff are degree qualified software engineers and Microsoft Certified Professionals. Add to this the vast experience we have with a large variety of business and you have a leading business website development team in Wales.

"It is so important that your web designer can advise and offer solutions to give a company’s products the right profile and online presence that suits the market place you are selling in. We feel our new site fulfills these objectives and we look forward to working with you in the future."
Kevan Wilson, Managing Director ColourLite Company

If you are thinking about having a website designed for your business then give one of our website designers a call, they will be happy to discuss your requirements and give you a few ideas before progressing with your plans.

Professional Website Design

An extremely important factor in website design is complying to the highest coding standards. Our website developers will ensure that your site complies to XHTML (Extensible HyperText Markup Language), CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), and DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) standards. You may or may not know much about these standards but they are important to the usability and visibility of your website on the Internet.

Whether your website is small and static or large and dynamic our website designers make every effort to ensure it receives the widest audience possible. We don't stop at website design, we provide search engine optimisation and actively register your website with all major search engines and look to promote your website on other websites where possible.

When it comes to getting your business online we consider ourselves among the best in the business. Below is a list of the services we provide to get your business online.



Designer Websites provide high quality, professional website design services but importantly our services are affordable. We also provide a free quotation with no obligation, so call us today and a member of our website development team will arrange a meeting at your convenience.

Website Designers in Cardiff, Barry and Penarth

Designer Websites have an office based in Penarth (just outside Barry); we also have remote offices in Barry and Cardiff. Although predominantly our work is based in Cardiff and South Wales we also have clients in Bristol, Bath, Manchester and London. We are more than happy to travel anywhere in the UK.

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

The best looking websites will go undiscovered without the aid of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). There are many techniques and methods available to optimise a website for the major search engines and below we discuss some of those techniques to give you a better understanding. There are two main types of SEO namely Organic and Pay Per Click.

Organic Search Engine Optimisation

Organic search engine optimisation is the method of designing or re-designing a website in such a way that improves the position of its placement in the search engines without the use of pay per click advertising or sponsored links. By utilising strict coding practices, improving the content, links and strategic placement of keywords, we significantly improve the chances of seeing your website above other competitors in the search engines. It can take time for this kind of optimisation to appear to be working, often 3 to 6 months before seeing significant traffic, however, it is by far the most long term and cost effective type of Search Engine Optimisation.

Pay Per Click (PPC) Search Engine Optimisation

Pay Per Click search engine optimisation is the method of placing keywords throughout the website and building these words into advertising campaigns to trigger specific adverts in search engines. A great example of this is Google AdWords where an advertiser supplies a number of keywords that make their advertisement appear in the Google search engine or content networks. These sponsored links usually appear of the right hand side of the Google search engine. This method is a very quick way to drive relevant traffic to your website, however without proper management can work out very expensive indeed.

The Designer Websites Method

Most website design companies prefer one or other of these methods, but we strongly believe that if you build your website around the Organic method you can complement this with a balanced dose of PPC. This means that if PPC is not within your budget you still receive the benefits of an optimised website. If you can budget for some PPC advertising we highly recommend doing so as this will drive relevant traffic to your site, then when your organic SEO techniques take over you can turn the PPC on and off to boost sales as appropriate.

Our techniques for search engine optimisation include:

• High quality coding structures - XHTML, CSS and DDA Compliance
• Strategic keyword placement - Selection and placement of keywords throughout your website is vital
• Quality links into your website - We assist you to get as many quality links into your website as possible
• Enhanced content - Search engines love unique content!
• Pay Per Click - PPC campaign management and reporting

We are happy to optimise an existing website, if you already have a website and would like to discuss how to improve its visibility contact us today.

Content Management Systems

No business wants a website that will cost them money every time it needs an update. In order to change the content of your website quickly, easily and without any web programming knowledge then you will need a content management system (CMS).

If the content of your website is likely to change often then you will certainly require this functionality, however the level of CMS required can be variable. We build content management systems bespoke as we believe that pre-built packages allow non-compliancy and errors to creep into the code of your website.

For most business websites and online website shops there will be a number of pages that require regular changes, however, for these websites a complete content management system is overkill and will likely become a wasted resource. For example a shop website will likely need to change their products and prices regularly but will not very often want to change the design, wording or structure of their website. So when considering a content management system we encourage you to think about exactly what you will want to modify regularly and we'll then build a system to match your business requirements.

If you would like to know more about content management systems contact us for a free consultation.

Accessibility

Designer Websites employ XHTML and CSS coding standards to provide maximum accessibility for your business website. We specialise in accessible website design and view accessibility as vital to the success of any business website. As standard we include accessible website design when providing you with a quotation for your requirements.

As well as complying with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) law, designing and constructing your site to meet these standards increases its visibility by being more compatible with the various type of browsers out there today, and also by improving the websites visibility by the major search engines, this is because the spiders for these search engines read accessible websites easier and more efficiently. Add to this the increased audience as a result of being viewable by users with a real requirement for accessibility and you have potentially increased your site traffic tremendously.

Here's a little more information for these terms:

• XHTML - A coding standard to ensure readability across all browsers, including hand held devices, televisions, telephones, Braille devices and screen readers
• CSS - Allows for contrast options and font changes quickly and easily.
• Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) Compliance
  • A Compliance - Single A compliance as set out by the W3C guidelines. The lowest level of compliancy for the Disability Discrimination Act.
  • AA Compliance - Double A compliance as set out by the W3C guidelines. The most employed level of compliancy for the Disability Discrimination Act.
  • AAA Compliance - Triple A compliance as set out by the W3C guidelines. The highest level of compliancy for the Disability Discrimination Act.

You can find more information on the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative website at http://www.w3.org/WAI

If you already have a website and would like an accessibility audit give us a call, its a relatively quick and inexpensive process, but very worthwhile indeed.

E-Commerce Website Design

Over the years we have designed and developed many e-commerce websites, from small shop websites to large corporate holiday sites.

We have designed our own shopping cart system which caters for most e-commerce applications. With this system users of your website can easily browse or search through your list of products and choose exactly what they want, before adding to their shopping basket and purchasing through an online merchant like WorldPay or ProTX.

Our shopping cart system also offers complete product management via an online control panel.

Extra Security
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) ensures that your customers shop with security and peace of mind. We utilise the SSL technology to encrypt each transaction being sent over the Internet via your e-commerce solution.

Similarly we can also secure your content management system with SSL.

Logo Design and Photography

More often than not our clients already have a corporate image, or a logo and some basic stationery. However if your are just getting your business off the ground or are looking to re-brand we can assist. We can design a corporate image that suits your business. We employ the latest techniques and graphical software tools to help with the design process. We are also affiliated with a major printing company based in Wales, that can assist with the printing of stationery if required.

We also provide photography services for your website. You may simply require a few images of your staff, premises or vehicles, or maybe you need photographs of your products for your online website shop. Please feel free to give us a call to discuss your photography requirements.

Database Design

Your solution may or may not require a database. If your business requires a website shop or some degree of content management systems then it will require a database. Our website designers are highly skilled and professionally trained database administrators. Whatever your database needs we can provide the right solution for you.

Primarily we employ SQL Server for database solutions, however we are happy to work with MS Access, SQL Server and Oracle.

Web-based Solutions Consultancy

We also provide consultancy services to organisations building their own web-based solutions. We have highly skilled and appropriately trained members of our team with excellent skills and experience in:

• Project Planning and Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Requirements Documentation
• Technical Specification Documentation

Please call Jason on 0870 9504018 to arrange a free initial consultation.

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