Services and CMS (Content Management Systems)

Full Web site and page interface design and programming.
Animation, Graphics and Flash.

Design

Website design is more than a look - it is a means by which you help users to achieve goals. Web design encompasses information architecture, design, user journeys; the design has to reflect your business objectives, deliver information and make services easy to use.

To start the process of designing and creating your website ideally you`ll have a good idea of some if not all of the following:

* Clear brand guidelines if you have them
* Preferences for colour and photography
* Competitor and reference sites
* Your audiences and the tone you want to project
* The content and services you intend to provide

The Process

Create page designs
Develop the site
Develop and add functionality
Add content and images
Add visitor tracking
Test thoroughly
Organise hosting
Upload the site
Submit to search engines

CMS (Content Management Systems)
Creating a content management to your website is advisable if you want to be able to edit your pages and images and add additional pages. I t will allow you review, re-use, edit, publish and manage the content of your website efficiently and effectively - and in doing so means that you are able to keep your site up to date and maximise the chances of your visitors returning.

If regular updating and management of your information is important to your business operation, then a content management system is essential.

A CMS will allow you to
* Modify Text
* Insert Pictures
* Include External Hyperlinks
* Pre-defined templates
* Add Tables
* Complete text control - bold, italics etc
* Format text, left right and centre
* Add new pages
* Dynamic navigation creation
* Image library
* Built in ftp
* No software required
* No Training required
* Password protected
* Editable from any PC world wide
* Unlimited use
* No renewal costs
* Database driven but static page creation
* Complete Page Control
* Complete Site Control

Content Management Systems allow a non-technical user to:

* Be in complete control of a website's content
* Administer your site from ANY computer connected to the Internet.
* Manage their website without having to install additional software
* Add/update images directly from their PC to their website
* Not have to worry about understanding or using FTP (file transfer protocol)
* Manage their web site without any knowledge of HTML
* Add new pages and navigation to those new pages automatically
* Manage their site without the need of costly support calls to WebCreation UK
* Keep their site fresh and up to date

If you are creating your site on a tight budget and won`t need to make alterations often, we are happy to create just the pages and site witout the CMS and are happy to make changes when you need them on an hourly rate or add on a CMS at a later date.