So we all know that these days, you have to have a website right? Well if you didn't think so you probably wouldn't be reading this page. However, web sites can have many purposes. Some websites are designed to secure further business by offering on-line trading. Others enable potential clients to see what services or products a company can offer. Keeping existing clients informed of new products or services and by giving potential clients sufficient information in order for them to contact your company. Some websites exist to champion a particular campaign or cause or maybe you just want a personal site to keep in touch with friends and family or to showcase your skills or interests.

Whatever your reason for wanting a web site, west5web is here to help!!

So why choose west5web. You know there are loads of web designers out there offering you the world. What makes west5web different? Well here are a few things that west5web promises to its customers:

West5web will help you decide on the purpose of your website:
What is the goal of your web site? What do you want it to achieve and who will be your potential audience? How can you keep visitors coming back to your site? These are all important questions to ask and the answers will go a long way to determining the look and feel of your site.

West5web will help you decide on the content of your website:
The content of your website should be well written, well laid out, complemented with well chosen images and above all interesting. There are so many websites in existence today that unless your site grabs readers attention, they will simply move on and look elsewhere.

West5web ensures your site adheres to the priciples of quality web site design:
There are many sites today that look great, have flashy intro. sequences and loads of high quality images and animations. Great you may think. But think about when you last looked at a website and you were presented with a Flash introduction and a timer stating how long the page has to load. You probably did one of two things - skipped the intro. or worse still, left the site altogether. In effect that client has paid a fortune for something that hardly anyone looks at. Research has shown that web users will wait approximately 10 seconds for a page to load before moving on and looking elsewhere. Sometimes I won't even wait that long.

In addition, not everyone has the latest and fastest broadband connections and web users are notoriously impatient. Also, the latest fancy effects and tricks will not show up in all browsers, especially some older versions of Internet Explorer and Netscape but more importantly some of the newer browsers that are growing increasingly popular as an alterntive to the dominance of Microsoft [eg Mozilla, Opera]. Do you really want to miss out on up to 20% of potential traffic and customers to you site?

In my opinion, web sites and web design should adhere to all the following:

fast loading
function fully and correctly in all browsers
navigation around the site should be straightforward - no page should   be more than 3 clicks away
be pleasing on the eye
attract and retain visitors
meet the needs of your business

West5web will talk to you in plain, simple terms, avoiding technical jargon:
Not everyone understands terms like search engine optimisation, google ranking, rollover images and so on. If you do, you probably wouldn't be looking for someone to build a website for you. We will obviously not treat out clients as idiots but we will never leave you confused or unclear by not explaining technical issues in plain simple terms.

West5web will never take on work we cannot complete:
If we are too busy to take on a piece of web site design work or we feel it is beyond our capabilities, we will tell you from the outset. We will never make false promises that we know we cannot fulfill. We may, with you permission, outsource the work elsewhere or recommend an alternative designer to you but we will never frustrate clients by agreeing to the impossible.

West5web will hold you hand throughout the design and build process and beyond:
We will keep clients updated on progress throughout the various stages of building a website. Until the website is finalised, nothing is set in stone. We will liaise with you regularly either by visiting your premises or by phone or email. Designing and building a website is most definitely a "moving feast" and if it takes several attempts before you are happy with the overall feel and design of the site, then so be it.

Even once your site is completed, west5web will always be at the end of the phone to help with any issues that may arise. You may want the site upgraded or updated from time to time or minor ammendements made. West5webwill be there for you.