Design
The Design Process
At Keswick Web Design we firmly believe in a 2 way process of design and collaboration, at every stage we are in constant communication to ensure that the end product achieves the desired effect. We strongly believe that the ability for clients to update and edit their own website is crucial, a site updated on a regular basis provides a far more professional feel than a simple 'online brochure' which hasn't had any content changed since it's creation. All of our sites let you edit your own content, add downloads, modify polls, update photo gallery's, etc.
A typical process might be as follows:
- Initial approach by client. A brief questionnaire is provided to outline the requirements of the finished work.
- Meeting is set up to discuss aims and objectives. Either in person or virtually if necessary using skype, msn, telephone, etc.
- Initial mock up site is designed and placed online onto our Keswick Web Design demo site for approval of overall colour schemes and site feel. At this stage several site templates may be produced for the clients inspection if necessary.
- Process of domain name registration and hosting set up begins. If clients have existing domain names these can be easily transferred to our stable and secure hosting environment.
- Beta site is constructed using images, logo's and text provided by the client, logos and images can be produced in house if necessary or if a new corporate image is required.
- After clients approval and final alterations site is made 'live'. Assistance with the domain's email set up is provided.
- Clients are now provided with instructions on the ways to update their own site, including a personal visit and walk through of site functionality where necessary.
- A 'settling' period of 4 weeks including free minor site updates begins to ensure the site is doing it's job and meets it's criteria and to ensure clients are comfortable with adding and editing content.
We can tailor your site to provide exactly what you require and ensure that you have the tools available to edit and upload content on your site. We offer all the support you need to help your website to be dynamic and fresh for your clients.
Why Should You Choose Keswick Web Design?
- We're A Local And Global Company
Being based in Keswick allows us to be a local company for organisations in the North West. We can meet to discuss your needs easily and quickly whenever required to help acheive your online presence.
We also work globally and have several clients who we've never met face to face! All contact and discussion involved in the design process can easily be carried out via email, skype and modern communication technologies. - You Can Edit Your Website Yourself
Our websites are all built using a Content Management System. This allows you to login to your own website to edit text, add or remove pictures, create news items, etc.
Your can very easily have a current website with up to date articles without the time and expense involved in having to go through a web designer for each change. Making the site more cost effective for you and more attractive for end users. - Our Websites Are Highly Cost Effective
As we design sites using a Content Management System allowing you to update your website yourself there is no need to pay any 'maintenance' charges as with some other web design companies. The only ongoing costs are annual hosting and domain name renewal.
As a local company we have very few overheads and can usually offer far more cost effective sites than the competition. - We Have Experience With A Wide Client Base
We work with an extremely wide client base. Large, global companies such as M-Sport and the websites we created for the new Fiesta rally cars offer a completely different set of challenges and requirements to some of our more local clients delivering to a focused client base.We have the experience to deal with your organisation at any level.
- We're A 'One Stop Shop'
Keswick Web Design offer all of the services involved in website design and creation. We build and design your website, we can create colour schemes and logo's, offer hosting and domain name services, provide search engine optimisation.... Anything to do with creating a successful web presence for your company can be provided in house. This saves you the time of having to contact multiple providers and helps keep things simple and cost effective for you. - We Come Recommended
As you can see from the 'Our Clients' page we come very highly recommended. We like to think that this comes from our personal approach to your organisations needs. - We Have Class Leading Hosting
Our cost effective website hosting provides class leading uptime on fast and stable servers. Our uptime statistics can be found here.
Our servers are also UK based to help with Search Engine performance and can be tailored to include carbon offsetting to help maintain a carbon neutral website. As our hosting is offered in house we deal with all of the issues involved with setting up SQL Databases, email creation, etc. - Our Sites Work
Our websites are designed to have a consistent and user friendly navigation structure, combined with clean and modern designs this ensures your visitors can find the information they're looking for quickly and easily while also allowing you to display the information you need to highlight.
Our websites are also standards compliant and checked across all modern browsers for consistency.