We only ask for what it costs; not less and never more than the value of efforts and the time we spend to create your web site. Our mission - not only create an adequately priced and functional web site but also to reduce the amount of overpriced junk thrown into the cyber space every day.

We believe that having done inexpensive but a good quality web site with us you will want to come back and tell others. That's how we build up strong business relations and quality client base.

Portfolio Of Work

Looking at a web designer's portfolio of past projects is the quickest and easiest way to decide if they are the right company for your needs.

Questions you should be asking yourself include:
• Is their portfolio of work sympathetic to my business?
• Do I like their style of design?
• Do all their websites look the same?

Although your first impact of the company will usually be their own website, make sure you look deeper into their portfolio. Every designer is capable of producing one great website - but can they produce twenty great websites in succession? Expect a portfolio of at least eight websites - and look for a good variety of work.

Skills, Qualifications and References

Skills

Whether the design company has appropriate skills will depend solely on your aims and objectives. Do you require Flash animation, database design, client log-in areas or search engine optimisation? If so, can that web design company produce such work? If they say they can - make sure they can prove it.

Qualifications

It is perfectly acceptable to ask for the credentials of the designers or key members within the company. Whilst qualifications do not necessarily mean that the website design company is up to the job (or that a design company without specific qualifications is not up the job) it is a fair way to judge their experience and expertise.

References

The main problem with relying on published references is that no company will advertise a bad or indifferent reference. However, look for companies that at least provide some kind of client feedback. Make sure the source of the quote is published - alongside their contact details. Most people genuinely enjoy offering recommendations - so don't worry about making a quick phone call or email to previous clients to ask for some impartial advice.

Cost

Web design companies can have very different ways of charging. Some may charge high set-up costs and low recurring fees. Some will pull in customers with a low set-up cost and then charge high recurring fees.

Bear in mind that most professional web design companies work on a bespoke basis - and will therefore not be able to publish specific prices. They will however, be able to provide you with an estimate figure based on a technical and/or design brief. They should also be able to provide you with an indication of what their hourly/daily rate is.

Our low prices are based on pre-built templates and styles, which we modify and tune in according to client's needs, and indicated in the Pricing section for ready made web site. Our bespoke web site design services are priced individually after we examine the client's needs and see technical specs and design brief.

Size Of The Company

Largely speaking, the size of the company provides you with no indication to the quality or work they can produce; or the services they can provide. There are a lot of freelance web designers who can produce far superior work to large companies, but there are also freelance web designers who charge much more than large companies.

Don't let your preconceptions about the size of companies get in the way of the facts. More important considerations are whether they are going to be proactive - and if they can offer a high level of support. Companies that do not provide a landline phone number or an address will almost certainly be harder to contact when you need them the most.

Deadlines

Make sure that your projected time scale is achievable by that company. The complexity of the site will affect this greatly - and the designer will need a specific brief before being able to provide time scales. Find out how to write a design brief here.

Personality

Perhaps most importantly, make sure that you get on with your web designers! Many web design projects can last months or even years - so a high level of compatibility will ultimately make the process considerably more enjoyable for everyone.

There are several issues arising when you decide on whether to get a designer to create your own web shop or just hire a ready Internet selling facility with a back office from any of the thousands of providers out there. It really depends on whether you want an 'out of the box' solution (of which there are plenty of really solid choices - many of them free or low cost), or one completely created from scratch, to spec, which is probably only the best choice for people who need very specific functionality that can't be provided by a pre-packaged cms - although even in that case its feasible to take a ready made cms and modify it to spec.

Plenty to consider here, not least is the SEO aspect of things. Server location is not as important as it used to be, but a UK hosted site is VERY important if you are unable to verify your site in google webmaster tools and set its geo location to the UK.

Also, what happens if that company goes under? You lose your website, potentially lose a lot of business, and you most likely won't have any comeback - so you'll be back at square one, having paid a bunch of money with nothing to show for it. And assuming that you are leasing eCommerce web site, there'll be a good chance that you're going to be stuck with a selection of stock templates, meaning you won't get something that truely captures and communicates your business' image or identity, plus your 'look' will be shared with several other sites.

On the other hand, if you are a start up on a tight budget and just want to try it out before you get serious about your online business, then there is no point paying for the design and development of full blownInternet shop as there are many alternatives you might consider.

If you are unsure, please get in touch and we can help you decide. And don't worry - the consultation is free!

Free web site and it's real cost.

Lately the number of companies offerring free web site, free hosting or free web site propmotion (all together or separately) attracting a large percent of unsuspecting clients, have grown immensly. Not going into the details of the how they built or the quality of service provided let's concentrate on the main thing. There are two kinds of web sites; "satellites" - sites filled with certain content to promote other sites through them by reciprocal linking and sites, which are being promoted - the proper ones.

The satellites are hastily and badly built web sites filled with thematic content which serve one sole purpose - to sell links from its’ pages. Many web masters, making money from these sales create a whole network of such satellites for the purpose of promotion of other sites and mostly that is exatly what they offer you as a free web site or a web site to rent. The time investment and expenses on their part are almost equal to none but the client fills the site with authentic content, so invaluable for high ranking in search engines and thus for the subsequent sale of the link references to other sites with similar content.

If you decided to go for a free web site, you need to be ready that it's quite likely your web site could be blacklisted by search engines and almost certainly will not reach any top positions in organic results or high ratings.

Sure, the integration of a multi-lingual system is entirely possible for a small additional fee which depends on the number of additional languages and the site structure. For example, a dual language display and management system installed on a private small web site will cost approximately £80.

build a quality web site

Web sites that suit every budget!

How does it work?

There's nothing complicated - first thing you want to do is to examine our portfolio and make sure that our work meets your needs and expectations. If you would like to develop a completely bespoke web site to match to certain functional requirements of your business or a web site with a large number of pages and advanced technologies, please state that in the web site order form.

Four easy steps:

1. From the available templates select one which conforms most to your requirements. As soon as you made up your mind we'll set up informational and logical structure, add your logo or banner developed for your site using fonts and styles to give it a distinctive look. If you do not have a logo yet, we can develop it for you in a short period of time.

2. Fill the online Order Form - this will take you a couple of minutes to complete. You'll answer a few questions and provide us with your contact details. Also, you'll need to tell us about your expectations of functionality and the aims your web site. It will help if we understand what your target audience and competition is. All of it will allow us to plan and design your site according to your requirements.

3. Send us your texts for the web site. If you need help with copywriting, we'll be glad to provide this service. All content can be added or modified by you through the CMS (content management system or back office) at any time and from any location provided you have an Internet access.

4. Your web site goes live! When you are happy with the result you pay remaining 50% of the balance and we publish your site online. Now you can proudly present your business to the potential clients.

We guarantee...
1. Unique design for your web site;
2. Help with the choice of graphical elements if required (pictures, photos, clipart);
3. Free set up of the Domain Name and Hosting, help with choosing a Domain which is right for your business;
4. Web site development using provided texts, graphics and approved design;
5. Technical Support (free for the first 6 months), updates, additional features and site's functional expansion (subject to Contract).

We've been building affordable web sites for over 9 years. The Internet has changed and we change along with it investing into our modern top notch equipment and highly qualified staff. Our experience and abilities can guarantee the stability of our pricing policy. We promise you that when you order a web site with us you'll get excellent service and best value for your money.