Matthew Warner
Fourth Eye Digital Arts
Websites for Personal Use, Small Businesses and Large Corporations
Build, Design and Maintain
Website design can be a long and painstaking process. Understanding how the system works, and how it will benefit your company maybe difficult for those who are not used to using these types of networks. There are also many different avenues to take into account, and along the way, you're going to meet many different parties who may or may not be reputable. After understanding what it takes to make sure your company has what needs, the necessary steps will be implemented. This means having comprehensive knowledge of how websites function, how search engine optimization functions and what you are ultimately hoping to achieve. Taking all of these into account will amount to your overall success.
A website can range in price. This all depends on what your requirements are.
Online Stores
Splash Pages
Portfolio's
News and Content
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Understanding Your Website: Domain Name
There are many things to understand about your website. From the format, to the headings, to how it is going to interact to your audience. You have to plan out what you do before doing so. A website can be something that is worked on by multiple parties, or by an individual developer. They can be designed specifically for a single purpose, or have many. Your website is also a personal reference code, linked to yourself or your company. Your domain name is going to be unique and there will be no one else in the entire planet who has that website name with the same credentials as yourself, or your company.
The Most Important Element's to consider when Designing a Website
Reach and Demographics
How many people can; or are you trying to reach? Do you have a set limit of clients that you can manage at once? Or, can you manage any amount of traffic that you may receive?
Psychographic Analysis
Designing your website in a way that allows your audience to interact with ease. This may be researched based, or it can be something creative that you have designed yourself. Make sure you have a strong understanding of how your potential clients will interact with your design scheme.
Links
Connecting your website to other location is important for helping other find your site. I will be related to what your website does, and how it can interact with other types of business, ideas or related information.
Data
Do you have information to share? You can build your site complete with download options that connect to the file that you have stored. These can be photos, videos, or music files. The amount of space you need will be determined by what your ultimate goal is.
Format
The format of your website will determine what it will look like on different platforms. Think about how your audience is going to view your website. Are they going to mainly be using their smart devices, or visiting your site on a computer?
Placing
Keywords
Functionality
Types of Websites
There are many different types of websites. The most prominent ones you will notice are business websites that are an explanation of what a company does, with photographs and links to their company's information. Fairly straightforward, but more interactive elements can be integrated based on budget, or what the client or website developer decides is necessary for marketing purposes. There are also many different types of second and third party website hosting and building companies. Some offer the user more options to add things to their site then others. The program you go with will be determined by what type of website you want to have.
Online Stores
Having an online store can allow your company to streamline product, and service sales. You will be able to allow your clients to pay online, and have the money sent directly to the institution of your choice. These systems also allow its users to view the product, and read customer reviews. There will also be a "shopping cart" element that can be checked out after filling out the required fields, and payment is secured.
News Websites, Content and Online Blogs
These are used for sharing. Thoughts, stories, ideas and information. Depending on how much information is going to be shared, you may need to use a specific operating system, or your own servers to manage this type of project.
Hosting Programs
Hosting your website is the term used for the server or platform that is responsible for registering your domain name. In some cases, the same platform that you will be using to build your website will also be responsible for hosting it as well. Otherwise, having your own servers, and understanding the parameters of coding proceedings is your next step. But for most people who want to have a website created for business or personal reasons they will be using second and or third-party systems to host, code and develop their website.
Top Website Builders
-WordPress
This platform offers hosting, and multiple avenues for you to build, theme and or code your website. It offers a solid backend platform that will allow you to design, develop and learn new systems and protocols. There are thousands of pre-built dialogues that can be programmed into your website, and the majority comes with a third party application developers. This means that you're going to have to understand where your work, and software is coming from before it is implemented into your site. This program also leaves lots of room for security breaches, because of the amount of hands that have to be implemented into making your site look the way you want to do. WordPress is great for people who understand how to use the program, and are familiar with internet programmable systems. This hosting program offers multiple avenues for you to build, develop and theme your website.
-Jimdo
This program is simple to use, and also allows the user to take advantage of both back and, and front end coating. You can build, design and customize your website, or you can use the available templates and parameters the system provides for you. Either way you're going to reach your audience and make the most out of your business idea. With the ability to interact with major search engine platforms, this is one of the leading choices for new companies, and existing corporations.
-Weebly
This hosting program offers multiple avenues for you to build, develop and theme your website. They work in conjunction with other website builders, and
-Go Daddy
These are all popular website design and hosting companies, they offer both options for their clients. They also have packages that can include more data and details, allowing you to focus heavily on your business, instead of the coding aspect. This means that adding information, keeping your audience informed, and developing algorithms will be that much simpler.
-Private Developers and Coders
Using private developers encoders allows you the benefit of customizing your website, and you get and I'll take advantage of their education and work experience. Private developers encoders can usually operate systems using their own language servers, and build unique websites that are hosted from their on site location.
Mobile Optimization/Application Development
The recent rise in Mobile technology has allowed users to be closer to their workspace then they were in previous years. This means the use of computers has gone down dramatically. Viewing websites for information, finding places, and getting details can be done with your smartphone or Apple device. Our phones are now used to display websites, and in some cases websites are also built with mobile application parameters. Using mobile optimization parameters and systems with your website design means that your clients will be able to view your website comfortably on their mobile devices. This is very important, because in many cases if you would like your audience to be able to view your information, they are going to need to do so using a cell phone or smart device. Making sure your website functions in both capacities will help your audience find you, and ensure that multiple parties can navigate your page successfully.
Online Security, Spam, Dangers
Online security, spam and dangers is something that needs to be understood from an arbitrary perspective. Working with people you have not met on the internet is something we all are doing more and more these days. But this needs to be taken with a grade of salt. There should be a line, limit and restriction for where your income and finances are being sent. Working with individuals who live in foreign countries, will not be the most reliable website developers, simply because of the amount of financial transactions that need to be going through in order to pay these people. In many cases, people who want have websites design will look for cheaper sources and look for outsourced labor. This can end up with more problems down the road, because you are unable to communicate with them directly. They also do not have a head office that you can contact, and you will not be able to have the same access to your own credentials. Working with someone who is prepared to explain to you how the account transfer works, and be able to share the data with them will be more beneficial to you in the future.
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Get started today with your new website, and contact me for a free consultation session. I will find out exactly what you need to accomplish and we will decide the best way to go about doing so. After a consultation session we can work at a price plan that suits your budget. Whenever you would like to get started, please hit the get started button below. Please contact me directly, or send me an email with your specifications so I can provide you with a detailed written proposal.
Resources
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