Posted on the 1st September 2012 in Web Design

Website Maintenance Is Essential

If you are planning to get a new website developed then having a proper website maintenance plan is essential to keep your website in business. There are many companies that do not do this and have serious problems in the short term!

Regular website maintenance guarantees smooth functioning of your website, especially its operational aspects. Regular maintenance will reduce the chances of getting into serious consequences technically and / or visibly. A website maintenance company will take care of general website related issues like spelling mistakes, broken links, feedback not answered, missing images and page titles, and many more issues that will otherwise portray your company as unprofessional.

Many business owners think that once a website is developed it will pretty much take care of itself and does not require any maintenance. You do not get a second chance to make that all important first impression and website visitors notice the above mentioned things.

Website maintenance enriches the user experience by creating a positive impression of a well maintained website. A website that offers effortless financial transaction without any technical glicks. The website's navigation tools should be intact. No broken or missing links and files. These are the small things which help in better interaction with the customers. It is advisable not to overlook them if your business is serious about making good business online.


Posted on the 1st July 2012 in Web Design

Dental Web Design

Passion for Dental Web Design

Today, research has shown that more than 80% of consumers are now shopping online for products and services. The health service industry must change their marketing strategies to reach potential patients. The Dental Profession are now using this technology to reach prospective patients and to service existing clientele.


Many Dental Health Professionals have already recruited the services of a Dental Web Design Agency to create their unique custom built dental websites. By doing this, dental practices will establish a strong professional online presence and make the information about the practice and the types of services offered, such as general dentistry, cosmetic dentistry and more, available to online users.

Wecan media professional web designers can provide dental practices the ability to streamline the appointment process. Wecan create staff bios with pictures and even provide a virtual tour of the practice, answer frequently asked questions and provide directional maps. A Dental Practice would also has the option of providing downloadable documents for patients to print, fill out, and bring to the practice. This can significantly cut down on patient admission times!


Wecan give you

  • A custom built dental site specifically designed for your individual dental practice unique to all other dental websites.
  • Your own logo, colours, pictures, graphics, layout and design.
  • A domain registry
  • Search engine placement
  • Directory listings
  • Email accounts
  • Monthly website statistics.
  • Option of providing secure patient online registration.
  • Newsletters to your patients. You can even have a dental design that includes accepting secured online payments by patients.
  • Website maintenance - Professional Dental web designer and php programmer at your disposal.
Having a customized dental web design allows YOU to gain a competitive edge over other dental practices. A custom designed dental website will show consumers you are not only a professional dental practice, but also a practice that values its patients.
Wecan media is a creative, talented, and professional team of people with a passion for creating customised Dental Web Design, Search Engine Marketing solutions along side a mobile marketing platform.

Posted on the 1st January 2012 in Web Design

Web Design

Web Design graphics play an important role in marketing your website and are therefore, a very efficient and effective way of boosting your sales. It is very likely that your graphics give the potential customer their very first impression of your website and it is very important that a constant overall image of your site is created.

 
The quality and positioning of the graphics contained in your website design are crucial for it to look both striking and professional. If all else fails in your website design, using professional looking graphics can only serve to enhance your site.
 
Positioning in web design
 
Obviously, in launching a professional website design, you are trying to get a message across to your customers, whether it be informative or for sales. In either case, the content of a website must be easily read. One way to achieve this is by breaking up the text with well positioned and relevant graphics, ensuring that the viewer's interest is held while you get your marketing message across. The graphics should be complementary to the text and aid in conveying the marketing message. The visitor should be able to look at a web site and instantly know what to expect from the rest of the site. Website graphics and their positioning play a vital role in web design
 
Image Formats for web design
 
Generally, the formats used for website graphics are either JPG or GIF, as they load quicker than most others. The JPG format is mainly used for photographs and the GIF format is mainly used for buttons, logos or menu bars. A word of caution when working with graphics in JPG format. This format is a lossy compression, which means that every time the image is edited and saved, it loses a small amount of quality. The best way to avoid this is to edit the image in the native format of the image manipulation soft ware you are using, and then save the final version in the JPG format. 
 
Size Does Matter in web design
 
Whenever someone visits a web page, that web page is downloaded onto their computer, which means that your graphics are downloaded as well. There are 2 very important factors that come into play here if the site contains large graphic files. The first being that if the viewer is using a slow internet connection, the graphic will take forever to download, causing the viewer to lose interest and probably leave the website. The second being that graphics can use a lot of bandwidth, which means that if there are many large graphic files on the site, and that site becomes popular, then the cost of running that site may escalate considerably.
 
Therefore, if your graphics are more than 50kb, then seriously think about reducing their size. There are two points that you should consider. One, stop thinking about inches or centimetres and think in pixels, as this is what your web page is measured in. Two, screen resolution wont be much better than 96 pixels/inch on most computers, so why use a graphic that has a resolution of 600 pixels/inch and therefore six times bigger? 
 
In summary, professional website graphics are attention grabbers and will make your website stand out in the crowd. They can enhance your website and increase its popularity and thus generate revenue. Good web design graphics add professionalism to your website, which will in turn entice viewers to return. On the flip side of the coin, poor quality or badly positioned graphics can cause your site more harm than good. Large graphics files can cause web pages to load slowly, potentially losing viewers and damaging your business. 
 
Web design is very important as this is your online presence that creates that first impression of who you are and what you have to offer. Web design and website development may be best left to the professionals web designers due to their experience however simple web design can be fun for you to do too!

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